| Full Name: | Daniel H. Boman |
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| Office: | State House (AL) - District 16, Democratic |
| First Elected: | 11/02/2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Fallon; 3 Children: Brooklyn, John Daniel, Kruz |
| Birth Date: | 12/07/1974 |
| Birth Place: | Tupelo, MS |
| Home City: | Sulligent, AL |
| Religion: | Baptist |
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In response to the increasing unwillingness of candidates to answer issue questions, Project Vote Smart has researched Presidential and Congressional candidates' public ecords to determine candidates' likely responses on certain key issues. These issue positions, from the year 2012, are provided below as a courtesy to voters.
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Afghanistan: Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | |
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Budget: In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | |
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Budget: In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | |
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Economy: Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | |
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Economy: Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | |
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Education: Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | |
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Energy: Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | |
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Environment: Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | |
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Guns: Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | |
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Health Care: Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | |
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Immigration: Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | |
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Marriage: Do you support same-sex marriage? | |
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National Security: Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | |
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Social Security: Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | |
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Official Position: Candidate had the Political Courage to address this issue directly.
Inferred Position: Candidate refused to address this issue directly, but Project Vote Smart inferred this issue position based on the candidate's public statements, voting record, and evaluations from special interest groups.
Unknown Position: Candidate refused to address this issue.
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Other or Expanded Principles & Legislative Priorities are entered exactly as the candidate has submitted it. Project Vote Smart does not edit for misspelled words, punctuation or grammar.
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-life | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? |
| No | b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy? |
| No | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? |
| No | 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? |
| No | g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? |
| No | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? |
| i) Other or expanded principles |
1) State Spending | |
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. | |
| Slightly Decrease | a) Education (higher) |
| Greatly Increase | b) Education (K-12) |
| Maintain Status | c) Environment |
| Slightly Decrease | d) Health care |
| Slightly Increase | e) Law enforcement |
| Greatly Increase | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure |
| Slightly Decrease | g) Welfare |
| h) Other or expanded categories |
2) State Taxes | |
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. | |
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes |
| Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes |
| Slightly Increase | c) Corporate taxes |
| Maintain Status | d) Gasoline taxes |
| Slightly Increase | e) Property taxes |
| Slightly Decrease | f) Sales taxes |
| Slightly Decrease | g) Sales taxes (grocery) |
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (low-income families) |
| Maintain Status | i) Income taxes (middle-income families) |
| Maintain Status | j) Income taxes (high-income families) |
| k) Other or expanded categories |
3) Budget Stabilization | |
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Alabama's budget. | |
| No | a) Tapping into Alabama's "rainy day" fund |
| No | b) Regulating and taxing gaming proceeds |
| Yes | c) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders |
| Yes | d) Increasing tuition rates at public universities |
| No | e) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees |
| No | f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients |
| Yes | g) Privatizing certain government services |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | a) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Alabama governors? |
| Yes | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Alabama state legislators? |
c) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government? | |
| No | 1) Individual |
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee |
| Yes | 3) Corporate |
| Yes | 4) Political Party |
| Yes | d) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? |
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? |
| Yes | f) Should the Alabama Ethics Commission have the power of subpoena? |
| Yes | g) Should current elected officials be prohibited from holding additional state jobs? |
| No | h) Should Alabama hold a constitutional convention to rewrite the state constitution? |
| i) 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) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? |
| No | d) Do you support increasing penalties for illegal cockfighting? |
| Yes | e) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? |
| Yes | f) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? |
| Yes | g) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
| 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 |
| No | a) Do you support national education standards? |
| Yes | b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? |
| Yes | c) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? |
| No | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? |
| No | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? |
| No | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Alabama high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? |
| g) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | 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 providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? |
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Alabama's energy infrastructure? |
| No | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? |
| No | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? |
| g) Other or expanded principles |
| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? |
| Yes | b) Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? |
| Yes | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? |
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? |
| e) Other or expanded principles |
| No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? |
| No | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? |
| No | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? |
| No | d) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? |
| No | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? |
| No | f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Alabama? |
| No | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? |
| No | b) Should Alabama allow same-sex couples to form civil unions? |
| No | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? |
| No | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? |
| No | e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? |
| No | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Alabama's anti-discrimination laws? |
| No | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Alabama's anti-discrimination laws? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
| 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. | |
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