Florida 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
- I would support legislation that would eliminate dark money contributions to campaigns, re-write the laws that allowed for the Citizens's United Decision and loop-holes which allow churches to contribute to campaigns without record of the donors.

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
- Trickle down economics have led to the weakening of unions, increase in share values and disproportionate distribution of wealth in this country.

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- Too many children are left to the whims of their state's government. A federal standard would ensure every child has the opportunity to achieve their greatest potential.

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
- No Answer

Guns

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- I support gun safety legislation which requires criminal and mental health background checks for all gun and ammunition sales. Mandatory training for licensed gun owners as well as liability insurance requirements for all weapons. A ban on assault style weapons and a tax on ammunition.

Health Care

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- The ACA went a long way to offering coverage for millions of Americans. The protections for pre-existing conditions ensures access for those who were previously denied coverage. We need to go further with our expansion of coverage to a Medicare for All type of system.

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
- I believe we need to create a short clear path to citizenship. Offer a work visa for a year and allow applications for citizenship after that time.

Marijuana

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- Marijuana should be removed from the list of Schedule 1 drugs and limited to the same requirements as alcohol.

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
- 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.
- Implementation of our F.A.S.T. tax plan to pay off the deficit and create the revenue needed to support healthcare, infrastructure, environmental and education priorities.Medicare for all would reduce our spending of 18% of the GDP to 11% while offering coverage for everyone with a base and ceiling of care. The revenue created from our tax plan would allow for development of our infrastructure, creating high paying skilled jobs. The additional revenue would allow for coverage of technical and higher learning opportunities for students leaving high school.