West Virginia State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

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

2. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No

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

4. Other or expanded principles
- My answer to the question about rape is not to be considered as Yes or NO as abortion is now legal however I cannot even imagine the heartbreak of being assualted and becoming pregnant as a result.

Budget, Spending, & Tax

1. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions?
- No

2. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees?
- No

3. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients?
- No

4. An income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- As a conservative it is my position that raising taxes is the best practice for balancing a budget or sustaining an economy

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

1. Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates?
- No

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

3. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes

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

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime & Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No

2. Do you support expanding existing medical marijuana laws to include edible and/or respiratory forms of marijuana?
- No

3. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No Answer

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

6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

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

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

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

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

6. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of West Virginia?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- Question D: to whom?

Education

1. Do you support adopting federal education standards in West Virginia?
- No

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

3. Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from West Virginia high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

4. Do you support increasing funding for the state education budget?
- No Answer

5. Other or expanded principles
- Question D Education now receives more than 50% of the total budget. Funds are not being allocated to the local communities effectively and the results are not positive

Environment & Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No Answer

2. Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No Answer

3. Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- A; All forms of energy should be considered, however, this should be a private endeavor by investors that will take the risks and reap the benefits of their investment. Taxpayers should not have to risk their resources and possibly an increase of taxes.

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?
- Yes

3. Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom?
- No Answer

4. Should a license be required for gun ownership?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- C) WV hasThis should be the decision for school boards and whom ever they feel needs to be involved. It is legal to carry a weapon in WV.

Health

1. Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
- Yes

2. Do you support Medicaid expansion through West Virginia's health care programs?
- No Answer

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

4. Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
- No Answer

5. Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations?
- Yes

6. Other or expanded principles
- QB&C: Citizens should not be required to purchase healthcare at the risk of facing a penaltyAnd Medicaid has already been expanded through the ACA E: Dying is so personal and each of us should be provided the dignity of dying without government intervention but would not support legalizing euthanasia. that action opens up doors that can?t be easily closed

Social

1. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in West Virginia's anti-discrimination laws?
- No Answer

2. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in West Virginia's anti-discrimination laws?
- No Answer

3. Do you support greater efforts by West Virginia state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
- No Answer

4. Other or expanded principles
- Employees are protected from gender discrimination now and of course (C) women and men should be paid equally for equal work but the comparisons must be equal and not skewed in any manner

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.
- My priorities are interdependent and that would be low education proficiency for students now performing uncompetitively within the workforce environment and all the while WV is imvesting large portion of our budget. Our workforce isn?t ready for new jobs in the skilled market; we must invest in career technical education more. Arresting - reduction/eliminating the opioid addiction problems has to be everyone?s full concentration in the legislature. We cannot start early enough with counseling our kids about the perils of drug use.