Montana State Legislative Election 2016 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?
- No

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
- It a women right to choose to terminate an pregnancy if she so desire do so. I just don?t support using public money to terminate a pregnancy.

Spending & Tax

1. Education (higher)
- Greatly Increase

2. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status

3. Environment
- Maintain Status

4. Health care
- Slightly Decrease

5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Maintain Status

6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Greatly Increase

7. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease

8. Other or expanded categories
- I fully support law enforcements and their efforts to protect our communities. We need to make sure they have what they need to do their jobs as safely as possible. I will do everything I can to get them the latest and greatest new equipment to help them respond to and incident. Get cell reception throughout the entire state highways while traveling on Federal, State Highways and county roads. Funded through legalizing small amounts of marijuana and the sales being tax and given the tax money to support the law enforcement programs.

1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

2. Cigarette taxes
- Greatly Increase

3. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease

4. Small business taxes
- Greatly Decrease

5. Gas/Oil taxes
- Maintain Status

6. Property taxes
- Maintain Status

7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Maintain Status

8. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- Maintain Status

9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Maintain Status

10. Other or expanded principles
- Small business is the backbone of all communities. Rising taxes on small business only hurts their ability to grow the business and hinders job growth. They need to be able to buy the latest and greatest equipment to help improve their products and become more energy efficient. We need to eliminate the small business taxes that hinder job creation.

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

1. Individual
- No

2. Political Action Committee
- No

3. Corporate
- Yes

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?
- Yes

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

1. Other or expanded principles
- I support eliminating outside dark money in Montana campaigns!

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 legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- Yes

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

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

6. Do you support delaying the seizure of assets by law enforcement officials until after a conviction?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- I support legalizing small amounts of marijuana sales and the sales being tax to support the law enforcement programs.

Economic

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

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

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

10. Should employers be able to ask about applicants' criminal history before interviewing them?
- Yes

11. Do you support transferring the control over some federal land to the Montanan state government?
- No

12. Other or expanded principles
- Supporting land transfers are and will be a case by case issues. In some case small transfers of federal land will benefit all Montanans.

Education

1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- No

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

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

6. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

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

8. Other or expanded principles
- We need to continue to utilize our natural resource for funding public education. Also create good paying jobs that create revenue for the public education with out raising taxes.

Environment & Energy

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

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- Yes

3. Do you support state funding for improvements to Montana's energy infrastructure?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes

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

6. Do you support increased regulations of the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- Montana is rich in natural resources. We must protect these industries timber, coal, oil, gas, and mining from the federal and state overreach crippling their growth. I will stand up and defend Montana's natural resource industries and the high-wage jobs they provide. INFRASTRUCTUREI will make infrastructure a priority. I will work with both sides of the legislature to deliver much needed funding for roads, bridges, water and sewer to Montana communities in need.

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 citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

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

5. Other or expanded principles
- If you are a law bidding citizen and have no prior felonies convection, you should be able to purchase and own a weapon. I will do what is necessary to retain your rights to own a weapon in the state of Montana as your State Senator. I support the Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution which protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms and was adopted on December 15, 1791, as part of the first ten amendments contained in the Bill of Rights

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- Yes

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 Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

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

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

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

1. Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes

2. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Montana's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

3. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Montana's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

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.
- Create, Attract, and Retain High Wage Jobs: We Need to attract new company's through short term tax incentives (18) months to help relocation expenses. Key employee moves, building purchases, infrastructure cost in setting up the new physical plants. Very costly and most business won't make any money for the first year during this process. More money going out than coming in. I personnel have had to do it and a short term tax breaks help new company?s make decision on whether they will relocate or not. After the 18 months the company will be tax as any other normal company.