Pro-life | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
No | b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
No | 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? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? | ||
Yes | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | ||
On question (g), I would caviate that by stating not under the age of 10. |
1) State SpendingIndicate 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 TaxesIndicate 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 StabilizationIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Florida's budget.
Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
Greatly Decrease | d) Health care | ||
Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement | ||
Greatly Increase | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
Slightly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
h) Other or expanded categories | |||
Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
Greatly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | e) Property taxes | ||
Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
g) Other or expanded categories | |||
No | a) Tapping into Florida's "rainy day" fund | ||
Yes | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
No | c) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
Yes | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
Yes | e) Reducing pension benefits for state employees | ||
No | f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
Yes | g) Privatizing certain government services | ||
We have a mandate to balance our budget, it is in FL Constitution. Also we should never tap into our Rainy day funds, those are for catastrophic issues, such as hurricanes and other disasters. The public /state sector employees should also be purged. Since construction and buildings are at a standstill, there should be a reduction in employees who service those industries. |
c) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
Yes | a) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Florida governors? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Florida state legislators? | ||
Yes | 1) Individual | ||
Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
No | d) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
FL has eight year term limits for all Cabinet and Legislative bodies. Extending that to 12 years would be ideal. |
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? | ||
No | c) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? | ||
Yes | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
Yes | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges for a first offense? | ||
No | f) Should red light cameras be used to detect traffic violations? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
States have a duty to protect its borders if the federal government does not care to do so. I did a bill that would require that an illigal immigrant in our FL jails for a NON violent crime should be sent home to their native country, and if they returned to the state and committed other crimes their jail terms would be doubled, unfortunately this bill did not make it out of all it's committees. |
No | a) Should Florida repeal its ban on public funding of religious institutions? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
No | g) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
h) Other or expanded principles |
No | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | ||
Yes | c) Should students be permitted to lead prayers at noncompulsory public school events? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support ending the practice of tenure for Florida public school teachers? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
No | h) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Florida high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
In what other profession in the state can a bad employee be promoted other than teachers. Teachers that have a right to be paid more when they have great student outcomes, and/or are teaching children with disabilities. |
Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
Yes | 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 providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Florida's energy infrastructure? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
No | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
Since FL is the Sunshine State, we should be on the cutting edge of solar energy. Currently we import all our solar panels from Asia, and assembling them here in the USA. We need to be manufacturing them here. I did a bill early on that did away with sales taxes on all solar appuratuses. |
No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles |
No | 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? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
No | d) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
No | f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Florida? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
Where in the Constitution does it mandate the purchase of anything, let alone healthcare. It is unconstitutional! |
Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
No | b) Should Florida allow same-sex couples to form civil unions? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? | ||
No | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
I also believe gays have a right to adoption in the state of FL |
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