2020 Survey Questions for State Candidates
Prohibiting Abortion: Prohibiting abortion except when necessary to save the mother’s life
I did not answer the question on abortion because your wording has left out other options. I am pro-choice, pro-life, anti-abortion because abortion, by definition, is the preplanned death of the infant. The US Supreme Court ruled the decision to ‘terminate the pregnancy’ is to be made by the Doctor and the woman. They did not authorize pre-meditated murder.
Taxpayer-Funded Abortion: Allowing taxpayer dollars to fund organizations that provide abortion.
Oppose
Physician-Assisted Suicide: Allowing voluntary physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.
Oppose
Conscience Rights for Creative Professionals: Requiring creative professionals (photographer, baker, wedding vendor) to participate in events or create messages that violate their moral or religious beliefs.
Oppose
Conscience Rights for Faith-based Organizations: Exempting faith-based organizations from regulations that cause them to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs.
Support
Speech Restrictions on Campus: Prohibiting speech zones or speech codes that restrict where students can discuss controversial or unpopular issues on college campuses.
Again, your wording in 6 does not allow for other options, so I did not answer this question directly. I am in favor of free speech anywhere as long as it does not interfere with others exercising their rights. Free speech should not interfere with the ingress or egress of students to classes and does not disrupt the formal classes or other formal functions of the school/university.
Social Media Censorship: Requiring viewpoint neutrality on large social media platforms (Facebook/Twitter/Google) by prohibiting them from censoring viewpoints or messages they disagree with or find offensive.
Oppose.
Women’s Sports: Preventing biological males who identify as female from competing in women’s sports.
Support
Child Counseling: Allowing parents to get professional counseling for children struggling with gender identity issues to help them reach their desired outcome.
Support
Protected Class for Sexual Orientation: Adding “sexual orientation” as a protected class alongside race, religion, sex, age, and disability in nondiscrimination law.
Oppose
Protected Class for Gender Identity: Adding “gender identity” as a protected class…
Oppose
School Choice: Allowing the use of tax credits, vouchers, and education savings accounts to cover the cost of children attending the school of their parents’ choice, including private schools.
Support
Homeschooling: Allowing parents to home school their children with minimal involvement from the state.
Support
Criminal Justice Reform: Changing the criminal justice system to reduce the number of non-violent offenders in prison and the cost of public safety.
Support
Medical Rights of Conscience: Allowing health care workers and providers the freedom to practice medicine in accordance with their personal beliefs and conscience.
Support
Increasing Taxes: Increasing taxes on the wealthy to pay for more social programs.
Oppose
Medicare for All: Providing universal, state-run single-payer health care (also known as Medicare for All).
Oppose