Dan Elder has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 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? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
No level of government should be involved with financing or restricting abortion services. |
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Missouri's budget.
Yes | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
Yes | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
No | c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
I support any effort to make state government more effective in its limited role and less costly to the taxpayer. |
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? | ||
No | 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? | ||
Campaign donations should be limited to living people only and publicly tracked. I do not support the use of districts for elections, but rather a proportional representation system which would reflect a much more accurate representation of the electorate. |
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? | ||
Capital punishment is something we know doesn't work. Cannabis, and all drugs, should be removed from federal and state laws. |
No | 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? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
No | 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? | ||
No | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Missouri? | ||
No | g) Do you support increasing state taxes on tobacco products? | ||
No | h) Do you support increasing funding for the Missouri Department of Agriculture? | ||
Yes | i) Do you support implementing tolling stations on Interstate 70 to increase transportation funding? | ||
j) Other or expanded principles: |
No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Missouri? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Missouri high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
No | d) Do you support increasing funding for the state education budget? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
No | 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? | ||
No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
d) Other or expanded principles: |
No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
Yes | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Missouri's health care programs? | ||
No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
No | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
f) Other or expanded principles: |
No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Missouri's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Missouri's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Missouri state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
No | d) Do you support the removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces? | ||
I do not support "anti-discrimination" laws of any sort. The smallest minority group is the individual. Individual rights are paramount, not group rights. I do not support the use of taxpayer funds to remove statues, however if a private group raised the money I would not object. |
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