Chris Frandsen, Jr.'s Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Texas State Legislative Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| No | g) Do you support requiring a doctor to show a sonogram to patients seeking an abortion? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | ||
| No | i) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Government does not belong in the medical and ethical decision process of any individual. Decisions such as abortion belong ultimately to the woman whose body is supporting the pregnancy. She should make her decision based on the input that she solicits from her supporters(parents, spouses, doctors and friends) and her own personal values. | |||
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 of the proposals you support (if any) for balancing Texas's budget.
| Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Environment | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Health care | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Other or expanded categories: | ||
| Slightly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Property taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Sales taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Other or expanded categories: | ||
| Yes | a) Tapping into Texas's "rainy day" fund | ||
| No | b) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
| No | c) Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining | ||
| No | d) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | ||
| No | e) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | ||
| No | f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| Water - A Water plan exists for the next 50 years but it is unfunded. This is unconscionable! We must provide for our children and grandchildren. | |||
| Gasoline tax-increase and dedicate all to transportation Energy tax - on electric cars to dedicate to transportation Oil/Gas - Sunset Out of date R&D Exemptions such as allowed Fracking equipment Oil/Gas - Expand depletion taxes to offset investment in alternate long term energy supplies to replace oil and gas in Texas when shale fields are exhausted | |||
| Government exists to solve problems that individuals on their own cannot solve. Taxes exists to support those tasks which are determined by the people to be the responsibility of Government. The level of government that is assigned these tasks should be as low as possible to ensure oversight by the citizenry. The level of government assigned tasks should be appropriate to the proportion of the population effected by the task and resources available. Example: Water supplies have been the responsibility of local government because supplies were plentiful in the past- Population dictate that this is now a State level responsibility. | |||
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 | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support strengthening restrictions on the state's use of eminent domain? | ||
| We must remove money from special interests from politics. All special interests! Citizens should be defined as individual humans. and only US citizens should be allowed to make donations. $2000 limit per candidate per citizen for all levels of government Campaign and issue advertising should be limited to 30 days before elections | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | g) Should municipalities be allowed to prohibit law enforcement from checking the immigration status of individuals in custody? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| If we give direct financial assistance to banks and auto companies then why not individuals? | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| c) Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers? | |||
| No | d) Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school? | ||
| No | e) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| Yes | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Texas high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Tenure is not an issue in Texas. | |||
| 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 state funding for improvements to Texas energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| Climate change is real and serious. We may have waited too long to begin the amelioration efforts. However we must move to deal with the results, rising sea levels, drought, disease migration such as West Nile Disease, plant and species migrations and die offs. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| I believe in the 2nd Amendment. I also believe that unrestricted gun ownership is foolish. A weapon is a dangerous instrument and training and licensing is the minimum that should be required. I believe background checks are essential to protect the safety of society. People kill people and unstable people should not be allowed near guns. In addition to background checks I think two of the following three references should be provided before a person can get a license: from a parent, teacher, minister and or police officer. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| If we retain commercial health insurance like any insurance product the state should have the right to regulate insurance companies and their products | |||
| No | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| Yes | b) Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Texas's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Texas's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Marriage is a religious institution and should be available to all within the guidelines of the church performing the ceremony. Civil unions and marriage licenses are government sanctions of relationships and thus should be open to same-sex couples. | |||
| Restore $5.2 billion in educational funds and grants cut during the last session and properly fund enrollment growth, robust pre school programs and full year education for schools with struggling populations. Place a moratorium on high states testing until alternate assessment vehicles for schools and teachers can be developed that are fair and provide valuable feedback to educators Fully fund the State Water plan. Demand complete transparency of state funds and funding instruments. |
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