Edward Thomson
RWon the General, 2019 New Jersey State Assembly District 30
New Jersey State Assembly, District 30 (2017 - Present)
To be claimed
Former Member, Budget Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Consumer Affairs Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Education Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Law and Public Safety Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Member, Regulated Professions Committee
Member, Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources
Member, State and Local Government Committee
Member, Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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?
- Yes
3. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- Yes
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions?
- Yes
2. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees?
- No
3. An income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates?
- Yes
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. Do you support automatic voter registration?
- No
6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
2. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes
3. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
4. Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering state income 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 expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No
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 New Jersey?
- No
7. Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support adopting federal education standards in New Jersey?
- No
2. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
3. Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New Jersey high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
3. Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives?
- Yes
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
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?
- Yes
4. Should a license be required for gun ownership?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
- Yes
2. Do you support Medicaid expansion through New Jersey's health care programs?
- Yes
3. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No
4. Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
- No
5. Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations?
- No
6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
2. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
3. Do you support greater efforts by New Jersey state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
- Yes
4. Do you support legislation that would hold parents liable for damages caused by their child's bullying offenses?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, any additional priorities of your campaign that have not been covered in these questions.
- My top priorities are making our state more affordable for residents and businesses, improving our economy and creating jobs, addressing our state's ongoing fiscal challenges, and eliminating forced high-density housing mandates.
2. In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top legislative priority and how you plan to fund it.
- One of the biggest drivers of our fiscal crisis now and into the future is our our massively underfunded pension systems. By utilizing federal dollars to fully fund our liability while including essential protections for pensioners and taxpayers we can save the systems from failure and avoid adding a massive burden on the backs of the state's taxpayers.