Washington Congressional Election 2014 Political Courage Test

Abortion

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- I support campaign finance reform that is open, transparent and consistent that does not threaten anyone's first amendment rights.

Capital Punishment

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economy

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

2. Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- I believe that each state should decide what education standards are in place.

Energy

1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- Yes

2. Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Energy exploration is a key to our economic vitality.

Environment

1. Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- Innovation and consumer demand will drive technology and reforms that do a better job of protecting our environment than regulations ever will.

Guns

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- I will defend our 2nd Amendment rights.

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- The Affordable Care Act has been a disaster and the worst is yet to come. There are solutions that solve the problems we face while restoring the medical system.

Immigration

1. Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- The first promise made when swearing in for office is to defend the Constitution against enemies foreign and domestic. My duties are to protect American citizens first. I do agree that there has to be a plan to address the 12 million illegal immigrants that are here now. I would suggest, a self reporting period, a fine, and some sort of worker status that has no voting rights until actual US Citizenship is earned through the normal channels.

Marriage

1. Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- I believe the federal government has no business involving itself in marriage or moral issues. This should be up the states and between the two people involved.

National Security

1. Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
- Yes

2. Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social Security

1. Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Spending and Taxes

1. Agriculture
- Maintain Status

2. Arts
- Maintain Status

3. Defense
- Slightly Increase

4. Education
- Maintain Status

5. Environment
- Greatly Decrease

6. Homeland Security
- Maintain Status

7. International aid
- Greatly Decrease

8. Medical Research
- Slightly Increase

9. Scientific Research
- Maintain Status

10. Space exploration
- Slightly Increase

11. United Nations
- Eliminate

12. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease

13. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

1. Capital gains taxes
- Eliminate

2. Corporate taxes
- Greatly Decrease

3. Excise taxes (alcohol)
- Maintain Status

4. Excise taxes (cigarettes)
- Maintain Status

5. Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
- Greatly Decrease

6. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Greatly Decrease

7. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Greatly Decrease

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

9. Inheritance taxes
- Eliminate

10. Payroll taxes
- Eliminate

11. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

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.
- My top three priorities beyond restoring trust by telling the truth at all times and returning the government back to the people are as follows: Finding and removing job killing over-regulation to get people back to work, Co sponsor HR 25 which will give everyone an instant raise and eliminate the IRS, and work to improve our VA medical system. I will also push for energy exploration which will lower costs and improve our economy.