North Carolina State Legislative Election 2012 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

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

2. Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy?
- Yes

3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes

4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

7. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures?
- Yes

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

9. Other or expanded principles
- [c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?] Candidate wrote "IF TRUE"[d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?] Candidate wrote "IF TRUE" (c) & (d) SHOULD DEPEND ON THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

Budget, Spending, & Tax

State Spending:

Using the key, indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Education (higher)
- Maintain Status

2. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status

3. Environment
- Slightly Decrease

4. Health care
- Maintain Status

5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Maintain Status

6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Slightly Increase

7. Welfare
- Greatly Decrease

8. Other or expanded categories
- 2 JUSTICE/COURTS2 COMMUNITY COLLEGES SPENDING SHOULD RISE ONLY IN PROPORTION TO POPULATION & INFLATION

State Taxes:

Using the key,indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

2. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status

3. Corporate taxes
- Eliminate

4. Gas/Oil taxes
- Maintain Status

5. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease

6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status

7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease

8. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- Slightly Decrease

9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Decrease

10. Should North Carolina increase its sales tax to support education programs?
- No

11. Other or expanded categories
- (d) SHOULD BE MAINTAINED UNTIL ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING ARE FOUND, SUCH AS TOLLS & USER FEES

Budget Stabilization:

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing North Carolina's budget.

1. Tapping into North Carolina's "rainy day" fund
- No Answer

2. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No Answer

3. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- No Answer

4. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- No Answer

5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No Answer

6. Other or expanded principles
- BUDGETED SPENDING SHOULD RISE ONLY AT THE RATE OF POPULATION & INFLATION

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?

1. Individual
- No

2. Political Action Committee
- No

3. Corporate
- No

4. Political Party
- No

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- No

6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes

7. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- No Answer

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

9. Should a referendum among affected residents be required for annexation approval?
- Yes

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?

1. Other or expanded principles
- [d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?] Candidate wrote "DEPENDS" (d) DEPENDS ON HOW IT IS SET UP, HOW WORKABLE IT WOULD REALLY BE, AND HOW SUBJECT TO ETERNAL LITIGATION IT WOULD BE. PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED ENOUGH ALREADY.

Crime & Public Safety

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

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- No

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No Answer

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

7. Other or expanded principles
- [d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?] Candidate underlined "violent"[e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?] Candidate wrote "MAYBE" (e) DEPENDS ON FACTORS SUCH AS WHO THEY ARE SENT TO.(f) DEPENDS ON WHETHER FEDS ARE ENFORCING THE LAWS, AND/OR COOPERATING WITH STATE & LOCAL POLICE.

Economic

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

2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes

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

4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- No Answer

5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- No Answer

6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- [d) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?] Candidate wrote "DEPENDS"[e) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?] Candidate wrote "DEPENDS"[f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?] Candidate wrote "NOT STATE" (d) DEPENDS ON COMPETITION FROM OTHER STATES.(e) DEPENDS ON FUTURE OPERATING COSTS TO THE STATE AND THE TRUE LEVEL OF JOB CREATION.

Education

1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- Yes

2. Do you support a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes

3. Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers?
- No

4. Should corporal punishment be allowed in public schools?
- Yes

5. Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?
- Yes

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

7. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- No Answer

8. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from North Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

9. Other or expanded principles
- [g) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?] Candidate wrote "DEPENDS" (g) NEEDS MORE SPECIFICS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE A YES OR NO ANSWER.

Environment & Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- No

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No Answer

3. Do you support legalizing hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in North Carolina?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for improvements to North Carolina's energy infrastructure?
- No

5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- No

6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- [b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?] Candidate wrote "DEPENDS" (b) IF IT IS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE THEN PRIVATE COMPANIES AND FUNDING SHOULD DEVELOP THE RESOURCES. IF A STATE OR FEDERAL GRANT IS NEEDED, IT SHOULD BE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

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

3. Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

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

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No

2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes

3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes

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

5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes

6. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- [b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?] Candidate wrote "DEPENDS" (b) DEPENDS ON WHAT THE REFORM IS.

Social

1. Should marriage between one man and one woman be the only domestic legal union recognized in North Carolina?
- Yes

2. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

3. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

4. Other or expanded principles
- DISCRIMINATION SHOULD BE ILLEGAL FOR ANY REASON, NOT BASED ON GROUPS AND THEIR VICTIM STATUS AS A GROUP.

Legislative Priorities

In the following area, on an attached page, or via e-mail, 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.
- 1. JOBS: ONLY THE PRIVATE ECONOMY CAN CREATE JOBS THAT GROW THE ECONOMY/GDP. I SUPPORT TAX AND REGULATORY REFORM TO ENCOURAGE JOB GROWTH IN THE PRIVATE ECONOMY. 2. EDUCATION: I SUPPORT MORE CHOICE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS, MORE COMPETITION TO PRODUCE EXCELLENT SCHOOLS, AND MORE VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN NON-COLLEGE TRACKS. 3. TRANSPORTATION: FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IS DECLINING AND NEEDS ARE GROWING. I SUPPORT FUNDING OPTIONS SUCH AS TOLLS AND USER FEES TO SUPPLEMENT OR SUPPLANT GAS TAXES FOR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING.