Kansas Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- I think any woman has the opportunity to choose or abort a pregnancy, regardless of whatever circumstances.

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
- We're spending too much money on rifles & guns, ships and aircraft, than we need.

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- I would prefer any political candidate gets the money he or she needs to get elected and, if the issue works out, re-election.

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
- Back in the 1950s, Americans paid a smaller amount of taxes and corporations spent almost the same.Let's make America great again!

Education

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- Everyone typically moves from one state to another. The rules & regulations should be uniform in all 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?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- One of the biggest financial burdens we will face is the challenge for all people to have and use the energy we have.

Guns

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- I think it is abhorrent that kids in schools these days face the explosion of attack-style weapons.

Health Care

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- Eventually we will get to a single-payer system, like every other nation on the planet.

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
- Especially people who are on a pardoning trip to the US. I especially do not like Americans dividing families here to protect their lives and families.

Marijuana

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- Sure. Why not?

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?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- I don't like the use of American security in any situation.

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.
- I personally believe students in schools must not face an AR-15 assault weapon in schools. I passionately believe people from outside of America shouldn't be separated from family members. I religiously do not believe one should skinny dip in the Sea of Galilee on the tax-payers' dime. I fervently oppose the presidency of Donald J. Trump.