Mason McCoy has not completed the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
No | 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? | ||
No | 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 the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | ||
No | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
Making abortion illegal will not prevent abortion. It will only prevent abortions from being performed by licensed professionals in safe environments. |
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Iowa's budget.2) 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.3) 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.
Yes | a) Tapping into Iowa's "rainy day" fund | ||
No | b) Decreasing funding for public universities | ||
No | c) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | ||
No | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | ||
No | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
Slightly Increase | a) Education (higher) | ||
Greatly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
Greatly Increase | c) Environment | ||
Slightly Increase | d) Health care | ||
Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
Maintain Status | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
h) Other or expanded categories: | |||
Slightly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
Greatly Increase | c) Corporate taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | d) Small business taxes | ||
Maintain Status | e) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | f) Property taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | g) Sales taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Maintain Status | i) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
Slightly Increase | j) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Yes | k) Do you support applying sales taxes to all online purchases? | ||
l) Other or expanded principles: | |||
There are more ways to balance a budget than just cutting funding. We should increase the revenue we generate. We could do so by legalizing and regulating cannabis. The tax revenue generated would be substantial. |
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? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
With reference to requiring a government-issued photo ID at the polls, I will only support this if we make access to the ID's more widespread. This means that we would need to reopen several DMV offices that were recently closed. |
No | 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 legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support delaying the seizure of assets by law enforcement officials until after a conviction? | ||
a) There have been too many people cleared of charges from death row to support risking executing an innocent person. d) Generally, no, but in certain extreme situations I can understand it. |
No | a) Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
No | b) Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
No | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
No | f) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
No | g) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
No | h) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
Yes | i) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage? | ||
No | j) Should employers be able to ask about applicants' criminal history before interviewing them? | ||
The economy can only be stimulated when people have money to purchase products or services. Keeping wages low only hurts our economy. Requiring welfare applicant to pass a drug test has been shown repeatedly to be an extreme waste of taxpayer money. Employers should only be allowed to ask about criminal history when it would interfere with their job. (sex offender applying to work with kids) |
No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
No | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
Yes | 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 Iowa high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
g) i support illegal immigrants from Iowa receiving in-state tuition, but not allowing them to be eligible for public financial assistance. |
Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
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 Iowa's energy infrastructure? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support increased regulations of the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support passing additional regulations on the agricultural industry in order to reduce water pollution? | ||
g) these new regulations do not have to cost farmers money, they can be better practices that protect our water and soil. Legalizing industrial hemp would be a great step towards helping our environment and opening up a new crop for our farmers to put into their rotation. |
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? | ||
Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
I support background checks and requiring permits for carrying and purchasing firearms. I do not, however support an "assault weapons" ban. I support our Second Amendment, but we do need have some common sense laws on the books in regards to firearms. |
Yes | 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? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
No | e) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
Yes | h) Do you support allowing terminally ill patients to utilize experimental treatments that have not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration? | ||
i) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Iowa's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Iowa's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Iowa? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
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