California 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?
- Yes

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?
- No Answer

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
- re d) When the life of the mother is at issue, every effort should be made to save both the mother and the child. Should the child die while trying to save both lives, then this is not an abortion.

Budget, Spending, & Tax

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.

1. Education (higher)
- Maintain Status

2. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status

3. Environment
- Greatly Decrease

4. Health care
- Slightly Decrease

5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Maintain Status

6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Greatly Increase

7. Welfare
- Greatly Decrease

8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

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.

1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

2. Tobacco taxes
- Maintain Status

3. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease

4. Gas/Oil taxes
- Maintain Status

5. Property taxes
- Maintain Status

6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status

7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Eliminate

8. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- Eliminate

9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Eliminate

10. Other or expanded categories
- By eliminating the income tax, people would have more money to spend and this money would spur the economy in this state. The increase in sales taxes collected would greatly help our cities and counties.

Budget Stabilization:

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing California's budget by marking Yes (Y) or No (N).

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

2. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No

3. Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining
- Yes

4. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- Yes

5. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- Yes

6. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- California has been overspending for too long. It is time we start making more people independent and stop depending upon Government for their existence. The size of Government has greatly grown and it is time to start looking at how Government can do more with less just like every other private business in this country has done over the last 20 years.

Public Pensions:

To mitigate California's public pension shortfall, do you support:

1. Increasing contributions by current and future employees?
- Yes

2. Hybrid retirement plans that combine guaranteed and privately-managed benefits?
- Yes

3. Raising the retirement age for new employees?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?

1. Individual
- No

2. Political Action Committee
- Yes

3. Corporate
- Yes

4. Political Party
- No

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- No

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?
- No

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

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?

1. Other or expanded principles
- I do not support that a group of unaccountable individuals are in charge of the redistricting of this state.

Crime & Public Safety

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

2. Do you support the California prison realignment program?
- No

3. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- No Answer

4. Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- Yes

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

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

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

8. Other or expanded principles
- re c) while I support alternatives to incarceration, these alternatives are work programs where the prisoner must work off his debt to society and to the victim. re e) depends. An 8 year old is a minor and should not be held to an adult standard. A 17 year old based upon the crime may need to be charged as an adult. re f) depends. A DA should be allowed to bring such charges based upon the age of the minor and circumstances of the case.

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?
- Yes

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?
- Yes

5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- No Answer

6. Do you support the high speed rail project between San Francisco and Los Angeles?
- No

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

8. Other or expanded principles
- re e) I support increased spending on infrastructure of our roads and bridges because we need it, not because it will create jobs.

Education

1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- No

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?
- No

7. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from California high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment & Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- No

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No

3. Do you support state funding for improvements to California's energy infrastructure?
- No

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
- At this time, our California budget is in a mess. While there are some projects that I could support, in this state's current financial situation, the state should not be funding energy development. Instead, we should look for ways that we can encourage private enterprise to make the investments that are necessary for California's future.

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?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

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?
- No Answer

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

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

5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- No

6. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No Answer

7. Other or expanded principles
- re b) depends upon the reforms.re f) depends. I would support if the doctors are prescribing marijuana in a controlled environment like a hospital.

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 California's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

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

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

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.
- We need to restore California greatness by eliminating unnecessary regulations that are driving business out of this state. We need to make common sense sustainable pension reforms. We need to cut costs, increase efficiencies and balance the State budget.