California 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
- In alignment with my Oath of Office, I support the laws of the land, including Roe vs Wade.

Budget

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

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

3. Other or expanded principles
- I support optimizing our military budget by rooting out fraud and overspending through the competition of states for military contracts. I ultimately support a military well-prepared and full access to modern technology.

Campaign Finance

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- Our election process is overrun by money and an oligarchy system.

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?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Businesses small, medium and large of all kinds are tax collectors for the federal government. In order to promote competition, you need to lower tax obligation. Taxation of businesses ultimately raises the cost of services and goods. This affects the poorest most harshly.

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- Every state has particular education needs and those should be left to the decisions of the states.

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?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- However, government should not fund the manufacturing of those ideas.

Guns

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- I generally support proper legislation that accomplishes: legislation that does NOT infringe on the rights of responsible gun owners but penalizes irresponsible gun owners. I support legislation that will keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill and those convicted of any crime that has removed their 2nd Amendment rights. I am extremely supportive of law abiding citizens rights and the prosecution of criminals.

Health Care

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- There are good aspects of the ACA, those should stay. There are also line items that need to be reversed and open to free market solutions.

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 support the removal of all unlawful immigrants (illegal aliens) that have committed violent crimes or have been a burden on our welfare systems in America. The wall is a symptom of the failure of Congress to reform immigration policy. Our current border issue is now a national security issue. I support the wall where needed.

Marijuana

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- I support removing marijuana from the Controlled Substance Act under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice and moving it into the Food and Drug Administration for their complete regulatory and control authority.

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?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Based on the technological advancements of the USA, we can prevent our military from having boots on the ground by using air, drone and missile support. Boots on the ground should only be authorized after all non-troop, diplomatic, and economic avenues have been exhausted. After all these avenues have been exhausted, I support military force to prevent hostile governments from possessing nuclear weapons.In the Middle East, understanding that Israel is our only ally, we must do everything to protect the sovereignty and security of Israel.

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.
- Veterans medical and mental healthcare are top of my list. Although this administration is heading in the right direction, the incumbent has failed to advocate solutions in our district. I will not fail. Our country is facing epidemic proportions of homelessness, mental healthcare solutions, and drug abuse. US Congress has already approved multi billion dollar bills to address these epidemics but has not yet found a pathway to address the root causes. Working with professionals, we have detailed plans of establishing programs in our district that can be used as a model nationally.