Christy Perry's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Christy Perry has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- "Christy believes in the sanctity and value of all life from conception and has demonstrated this principle in her voting record at the state level. Christy does not believe government funds should be used to terminate life in any fashion." (christyperryforidaho.com)
- "Christy knows that we must lower taxes at all levels and simplify the tax code. Excessive taxes rob citizens of their ability to provide for themselves and, instead, makes them more dependent on government services." (christyperryforidaho.com)
- "America must continue to invest in its military and increase border security." (christyperryforidaho.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Citizens and businesses alike want a reliable transportation and funding system designed to meet our future needs as our population, technology, and economy grow. Investments in our infrastructure systems, including roads, bridges, airports, water and sewer systems, and power grids, must be a top priority for Congress." (christyperryforidaho.com)
- Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Education is a state and local responsibility, not a federal mandate. Education begins in the home with parents and continues as a collaborative effort between those parents, our valued teachers, and our local communities." (christyperryforidaho.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Rated 100% by the National Rifle Association (votesmart.org)
- "Christy will always support and promote legislation to strengthen our 2nd Amendment rights, just as she has at the state level. Christy has consistently received the NRAâs highest A+ rating during her seven years in the Legislature." (christyperryforidaho.com)
- Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "As healthcare costs continue to rise under Obamacare, Idahoans have struggled to afford their premiums. Christy will work to roll back the high-priced, Obamacare mandates that have had such a negative effect on our middle-class citizens and families." (christyperryforidaho.com)
- "America has always welcomed legal immigrants who work to achieve the "American Dream". However, our current immigration system is broken. Immigration controls are necessary to ensure Americaâs national security and the safety of our citizens and that begins with securing our borders." (christyperryforidaho.com)
- "America has always welcomed legal immigrants who work to achieve the "American Dream". However, our current immigration system is broken. Immigration controls are necessary to ensure Americaâs national security and the safety of our citizens and that begins with securing our borders." (christyperryforidaho.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Some of the above questions are relative to extenuating circumstances of the case and /or the other questions I responded to in this section. | |||
1) 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.2) 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.3) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Idaho's budget.
| Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | 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: | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Property taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| j) Other or expanded categories: | |||
| Yes | a) Tapping into Idaho's "rainy day" fund | ||
| No | b) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
| c) Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining | |||
| d) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | |||
| e) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | |||
| No | f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| I believe the administrators of public agencies should have the flexibility handle the public worker issues mentioned above. | |||
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 | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Should the right to hunt, fish, and trap be incorporated into Idaho's constitution? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| No | c) Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | |||
| Yes | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| d) This depends entirely upon the status of the individual and the crime committed. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | c) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Idaho's shift to an increased emphasis on technology in the classroom? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support a performance pay system for teachers? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support eliminating tenure for new teachers? | ||
| Yes | e) Should teachers' collective bargaining abilities be restricted? | ||
| Yes | f) Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | h) Do you suppport the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| Yes | i) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Idaho high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| It is important to remember that some illegal immigrants are not here by choice. Some illegal immigrants were brought here by their parents as children. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
| No | 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 Idaho's energy infrastructure? | ||
| No | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| No | e) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| No | b) Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Idaho's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Idaho's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| I believe these issues are sufficiently covered under Idaho Code. | |||
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