Candidates who qualify will be invited to take the 2022 Political Courage Test.
Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
Yes | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
d) Other or expanded principles: |
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing New York 's budget.
No | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
No | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
No | c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
Yes | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
Increase income tax on very high income earners. |
Yes | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
No | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
To clean up NY government, we need to take the influence of big money out of policymaking - thus we need to take big money out of political campaigns. I support public matching funds to finance campaigns for election to public office |
No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
No | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
No | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support replacing the cash bail system with a supervised release system for misdemeanor charges? | ||
f) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
No | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
No | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of New York ? | ||
b. lower taxes on working class and middle income to stimulate growth and raise taxes on very rich to pay for needed government investments and programs c) depends on which regulations |
Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in New York ? | ||
No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New York high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
No | d) Should students' standardized test scores be used to evaluate teacher performance? | ||
a) as a minimum but New York standards should be higher |
Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
d) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
No | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through New York 's health care programs? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | |||
e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | |||
c) as part of a overall plan NY should adopt single-payer "medicare-for-all" type heath plan |
Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New York 's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New York 's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by New York state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
Yes | d) Should New York permit localities to adopt "Sanctuary City" immigration policies? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
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