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Kevin Ehret’s campaign website highlights the following issues:
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? |
| Yes | b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? |
| Yes | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? |
| Yes | d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? |
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? |
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? |
| Yes | g) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? |
| Yes | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? |
| i) Other or expanded principles: |
| 1) Budget Stabilization: | |
| Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing New Jersey's budget. | |
| Yes | a) Tapping into New Jersey's "rainy day" fund |
| Yes | b) Decreasing funding for public universities |
| No | c) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions |
| Yes | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees |
| No | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients |
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |
| 2) State Spending: | |
| Using the key, indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once. | |
| Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) |
| Slightly Increase | b) Education (K-12) |
| Maintain Status | c) Environment |
| Maintain Status | d) Health care |
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement/corrections |
| Slightly Increase | f) Transportation/infrastructure |
| Maintain Status | g) Welfare |
| h) Other or expanded categories: | |
| 3) State Taxes: | |
| Using the key, indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once. | |
| Slightly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes |
| Slightly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes |
| Slightly Increase | c) Corporate taxes |
| Slightly Increase | d) Small business taxes |
| Slightly Increase | e) Gas/Oil taxes |
| Maintain Status | f) Property taxes |
| Maintain Status | g) Sales taxes |
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (low-income families) |
| Maintain Status | i) Income taxes (mid-income families) |
| Slightly Increase | j) Income taxes (high-income families) |
| k) Other or expanded principles: | |
| a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates? | |
| Yes | 1) Individual |
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee |
| Yes | 3) Corporate |
| No | 4) Political Party |
| Yes | b) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? |
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? |
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? |
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? |
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? |
| Yes | b) Do you support an expansion of substance abuse treatment programs in New Jersey? |
| Yes | c) Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? |
| Yes | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? |
| Yes | e) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? |
| f) Other or expanded principles: |
| Yes | a) Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? |
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? |
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? |
| Yes | d) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? |
| Yes | e) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? |
| Yes | f) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? |
| Yes | g) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? |
| Yes | h) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage? |
| Yes | i) Should the state of New Jersey provide additional support for Atlantic City? |
| j) Other or expanded principles: |
| No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? |
| Yes | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? |
| No | c) Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers? |
| Yes | d) Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school? |
| No | e) Do you support state funding for charter schools? |
| Yes | f) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? |
| No | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from New Jersey high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? |
| h) Other or expanded principles: |
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? |
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? |
| Yes | c) Do you support state funding for improvements to New Jersey's energy infrastructure? |
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? |
| Yes | e) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? |
| Yes | f) Do you support increased regulations of the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? |
| g) Other or expanded principles: |
| Yes | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? |
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? |
| Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? |
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? |
| e) Other or expanded principles: |
| No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? |
| Yes | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? |
| Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? |
| Yes | d) Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? |
| No | e) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? |
| Yes | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? |
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? |
| h) Other or expanded principles: |
| Yes | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? |
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws? |
| Yes | c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws? |
| d) Other or expanded principles: |
