South Carolina 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
- No Answer

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
- No Answer

Campaign Finance

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- More from corporations and corporate PACs than unions. Unions are representative of workers, corporations are representative of shareholders and billionaires/millionaires.

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?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- A one size fits all approach is not the right approach to education. However, issues such as methods of funding, civil rights of students, teacher's rights, and fair pay should be regulated from the federal level.

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
- Implement a carbon fee with a green dividend, and promote energy freedom for states and individuals.

Guns

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- It is not my aim to control guns, I never use the word "control." I am in favor of promoting gun safety and common sense resolutions to gun-related issues.

Health Care

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

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
- No Answer

Marijuana

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- For medicinal, but not recreational.

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
- America is not the worlds police, and American troops are not canon fodder for the military industrial complex. We must use military force only when threatened or when all diplomatic options are exhausted.

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.
- At the top of my agenda is increasing funding for the VA, and implementing new programs for veterans and their families.Second is getting better healthcare for all Americans, by fixing the Affordable Care Act and adding a public option, and eventually moving towards a single-payer, Medicare for All system.Third is making sure our economy works for the workers, not just the 1%. I will fight to raise the minimum wage to a living wage, increase grants and stipends to small businesses, and work to grow our middle class, not shrink it.