| Full Name: | Luis J. Rodriguez |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Birth Place: | El Paso, TX |
| Home City: | San Fernando, CA |
Luis J. Rodriguez
Luis J. Rodriguez's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Luis Rodriguez refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
What is the Political Courage Test?
Issue Positions
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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Abortion: Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? |  |
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Budget, Spending, and Taxes: In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | |
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| Yes | |
Budget, Spending, and Taxes: In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | |
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| Yes | |
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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Environment and Energy: Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | |
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Environment and Energy: Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | |
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| No | |
Foreign Policy: Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | |
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| No | |
Foreign Policy: Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | |
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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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Same-Sex Marriage: Do you support same-sex marriage? | |
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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.
Project Vote Smart's Research: Click on this icon to reveal more information about this candidate's position.
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.
