Oregon State Legislative Election 2012 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

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

2. Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No

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

4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

7. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures?
- Yes

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

9. Other or expanded principles
- I SUPPORT THE NECESSARY SOCIAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO HELP A MOTHER KEEP OR ADOPT THEIR BABY.

Budget, Spending, & Tax

1. Education (higher)
- No Answer

2. Education (K-12)
- No Answer

3. Environment
- No Answer

4. Health care
- No Answer

5. Law enforcement/corrections
- No Answer

6. Transportation/infrastructure
- No Answer

7. Welfare
- No Answer

8. Other or expanded categories
- I BELIEVE EACH OF THESE AREAS ARE BUDGET AND SERVICE PRIORITIES TO MY CONSTITUENTS. HOWEVER, FUNDING LEVELS MUST BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISE IN REVENUE RESTRUCTURING, IDENTIFYING THE CORE SERVICES AND PRIORITIZING THOSE SERVICES PROVIDED BY STATE GOVERNMENT.

1. Alcohol taxes
- No Answer

2. Cigarette taxes
- No Answer

3. Corporate taxes
- No Answer

4. Gas/Oil taxes
- No Answer

5. Property taxes
- No Answer

6. Income taxes (low-income families)
- No Answer

7. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- No Answer

8. Income taxes (high-income families)
- No Answer

9. Other or expanded categories
- THE LEVELS OF THESE AND OTHER REVENUE GENERATORS MUST BE DETERMINED THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISE ON REVENUE RESTRUCTURING, IDENTIFYING TO THE CORE SERVICES AND PRIORITIZING THESE SERVICES PROVIDED BY STATE GOVERNMENT.

1. Tapping into Oregon's "rainy day" fund
- No Answer

2. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No Answer

3. Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining
- No Answer

4. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- No Answer

5. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- No Answer

6. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No Answer

7. Other or expanded principles
- AGAIN, BUDGET STABALIZATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISE OF REVENUE RESTRUCTURING, IDENTIFYING THE CORE SERVICES AND PRIORITIZING THOSE SERVICES PROVIDED BY STATE GOVERNMENT.

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

1. Individual
- No

2. Political Action Committee
- No

3. Corporate
- No

4. Political Party
- No

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes

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

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

1. Other or expanded principles
- REGARDING e), IT IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF OREGON'S MAIL IN BALLOT PROCESS BUT I DO SUPPORT A STRONG SYSTEM OF VOTER INTEGRITY.

Crime & Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- No

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

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No Answer

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

7. Should illegal immigrants be able to obtain a special Oregon driver's license?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- [d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?,e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?] Candidate wrote next to d and e: "questions best answered by the D.A. and Judge on a case by case basis" REGARDING g) WE NEED COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION REFORM. I WOULD SUPPORT A SPECIAL TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ACTIVELY ON THE PATH TO CITIZENSHIP.

Economic

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

2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- No

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

4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- No

5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No

7. Do you support eliminating corporate kicker checks?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- MOST OF THE QUESTIONS ABOVE WOULD NEED TO BE ANSWERED WITH AN "IT DEPENDS". IT DEPENDS ON SPECIFIC PROPOSALS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE NEED AND THE PROPOSAL.

Education

1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- Yes

2. Do you support a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes

3. Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers?
- No

4. Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?
- Yes

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

6. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

7. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Oregon high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- AGAIN, "IT DEPENDS". WHAT WOULD THE MERIT PAY SYSTEM LOOK LIKE? ARE THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ACTIVELY/LEGALLY ON THE PATH TO CITIZENSHIP, ETC.

Environment & Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- Yes

3. Do you support state funding for improvements to Oregon's energy infrastructure?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- No

5. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No

6. Other or expanded principles
- AGAIN, "IT DEPENDS". STATE TAX REVENUES SHOULD FOLLOW A TRUE STATE NEED AND CORE FUNCTION OF STATE GOVERNMENT. WE NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS THAT TAX DOLLARS DO NOT SUPPLANT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT.

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No

3. Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

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

5. Other or expanded principles
- I BELIEVE OREGON'S CHL LAW WORKS BUT THE LESS RESTRICTIVE LAWS OF ALASKA, ARIZONA AND VERMONT ALSO WORK WELL.

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No

2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes

3. Do you support efforts to channel Medicaid and other publicly funded health programs into "Coordinated Care Organizations"?
- Yes

4. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes

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

6. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- TRUE HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED WHEN IT IS PATIENT CENTERED. TRUE TRANSFORMATION WOULD INCLUDE TORT REFORM, EXPANDED HIGH RISK POOL, OWNERSHIP AND TRANSPORTABILITY OF POLICIES, PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT CHANGES, ELIMINATING LIMITS ON CATESTROPHIC MEDICAL COSTS, ELIMINATE PRE-EXISTING EXEMPTIONS AND FINALLY, REDUCE GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT/CONTROL.

Social

1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes

2. Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions?
- No

3. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Oregon's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

4. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Oregon's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- I RESPECT EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE HOW THEY WANT TO LIVE THEIR LIVES. HOWEVER, I DO NOT BELIEVE OREGON'S LAWS MUST SUPPORT EVERYONE'S PERSONAL CHOICES.

Legislative Priorities

In the following area, on an attached page, or via e-mail, 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 BELIEVE THE BEST SUPPORT THE OREGON LEGISLATURE CAN PROVIDE OREGONIANS IS TO ESTABLISH POLICIES THAT CREATE A CLIMATE FOR A ROBUST ECONOMY AND JOB CREATION. GETTING OREGONIANS WORKING IN FAMILY WAGE JOBS, WITH BENEFITS WILL GO ALONG WAY IN SOLVING MOST OF OREGON'S CHALLENGES. POLICIES WOULD INCLUDE DRAMATIC REDUCTIONS IN STATE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, INTERFERENCE, IN-FLEXIBILITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. ALSO, WE MUST ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR BALANCED MANAGEMENT OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. FOCUSSING THE 2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON GETTING STATE GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY WOULD DO A LOT TO RESTORE OREGON'S ECONOMY.