2021

Abortion

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

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

1. Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- No

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

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

Energy

1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- No

2. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

Environment

1. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

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

Immigration

Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marriage

Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes

National Security

1. Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support?
- No

Social Security

Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- No

Virginia Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test

Crime

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No

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

Economy

1. Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

Energy

1. Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry?
- Yes

Environment

1. Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes

Spending and Taxes

1. Agriculture
- Maintain Status

2. Arts
- Maintain Status

3. Defense
- Maintain Status

4. Education
- Maintain Status

5. Environment
- Maintain Status

6. Homeland Security
- Maintain Status

7. International aid
- Maintain Status

8. Medical Research
- Maintain Status

9. Scientific Research
- Maintain Status

10. Space exploration
- Maintain Status

11. United Nations
- Maintain Status

12. Welfare
- Maintain Status

13. Capital gains taxes
- Maintain Status

14. Corporate taxes
- Maintain Status

15. Small business taxes
- Maintain Status

16. Excise taxes (alcohol)
- Maintain Status

17. Excise taxes (cigarettes)
- Maintain Status

18. Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
- Maintain Status

19. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Maintain Status

20. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Maintain Status

21. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Maintain Status

22. Inheritance taxes
- Maintain Status

23. Payroll taxes
- Maintain Status

24. Maintain current status until a full evaluation of rates is completed.
- Maintain current levels until a full audit can be conducted of all spending.