Montana State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

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

2. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No

3. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- I'm pro-life. At project veritas you can witness planned parenthood doctors bargaining prices of baby parts over dinner casually. It upsets me that 60 million babies have never had a chance at life since roe v wade.

Budget, Spending, & Tax

1. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions?
- Yes

2. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees?
- Yes

3. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients?
- No

4. An income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

5. Eliminating block grants to public school districts?
- Yes

6. Decreasing funding to the Montana Department of Health and Human Services?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- The real problem in government is wasteful spending. If government became more efficient it could become much more effective with the funds it already has.

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

1. Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates?
- No

2. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No

3. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes

4. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- Vote fraud is a real problem nationwide, not so much in the state of Montana. Voter ID laws are essential to stop dead people from voting, people voting twice and illegals voting. More importantly the electronic voting machines are easily hack-able and don't leave a paper trail to verify authenticity. I would support the elimination of the political practices division in state government. My feeling is they do little promote real transparency. Out of state environmental groups can still bully our state in court or in public debate.

Crime & Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

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

3. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No

4. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

4. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No

5. Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
- Yes

6. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Montana?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support adopting federal education standards in Montana?
- No

2. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes

3. Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Montana high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment & Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

3. Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives?
- No

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No

3. Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom?
- Yes

4. Should a license be required for gun ownership?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- Red flag gun laws will probably be proposed, hopefully killed in committee. These gun laws are unconstitutional and create a new situation where government is actively engaged in PRECRIME prevention which goes against the natural laws of the universe, common sense and sets a dangerous precedent.

Health

1. Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
- No

2. Do you support Medicaid expansion through Montana's health care programs?
- No

3. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No

4. Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
- No

5. Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations?
- Yes

6. Do you support increasing state funding for tracking and reporting opioid usage and overdoses?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- Vaccine makers are effectively above the law, and that upsets me. These vaccines go directly to your brain in the bloodstream and vaccine makers should be subject to recourse in court if they hurt people. I don't think its public education's place to mandate vaccines from a private third-party that are above the law apart of a 'big pharma' monopoly.

Social

1. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Montana's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

2. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Montana's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

3. Do you support greater efforts by Montana state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
- No

4. Should individuals be required to use a bathroom that corresponds with the gender listed on their birth certificate?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- Modern liberalism and moral relativism have left everyone unhappy and unfulfilled. Gay people deserve the same rights as straight people under government. Our society is more accepting of these minority groups than modern political discourse makes it sound. I don't support government enforcing 'hate speech' laws because it is too subjective to one's own personal perspective.

Legislative Priorities

In the following area, 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.
- Voting no on new taxes, voting against more gun regulations, voting against unnecessary increase in state government size in non-essential services, voting Pro-life, I want a raw milk bill, I support right-to-work legislation to attract more business to our state, federal forests are mismanaged and standing dead trees/undergrowth should be harvested for better forest health