Positions

Wyoming Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

2. Other or expanded principles
- I don't believe anyone is in favor of abortion, but it is a very difficult decision for a woman to make and I believe it should be a decision between the woman and her doctor. She does not need the government or anyone else deciding for her. Also, I feel men should start talking to men about male responsibility instead of setting themselves up as judges of women.

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- I very much support our military servicemen and servicewomen. But President Eisenhower warned us about the military-industrial complex. Our military budget totals more than that of the next highest spenders, including Russia, China and Saudi Arabia. And yet our military personnel often have to seek food stamps because they don't earn enough. They often have to buy military equipment because what is given them is not of the best quality.

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- I am in favor of a 28th amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision of the Supreme Court.

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- I am speaking of basic standards.

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- The problem of gun violence in the United States is a health problem and should be studied by the Center for Disease and their hands should not be tied. I am in favor of repealing the Dickey Amendment. Additionally, I believe there are some people who should not have guns and some guns that no ordinary citizen should be able to possess.

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- However, I am not happy with the word "Affordable." I believe our nation will be stronger if everyone is healthy and am in favor of single-payer health insurance.

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- Our immigration laws are cruel. We are, and have been for a long time, tearing families apart. We need comprehensive immigration reform, At the present moment the only ones really benefiting from our current laws and the private prison corporations.

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- We have been and are making more enemies around the world than friends. The whole idea of regime change must stop.

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- First, our nation will be stronger if everyone is entitled to healthcare, college or career education, and a decent living wage for 40 hours of work. Healthcare and post high-school education could be funded by the money we are wasting on the military-industrial complex and our excessive military involvement throughout the world. Secondly, we must get big, dark money out of politics.