| Full Name: | Jeanne E. Kohl-Welles |
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| Current Office: | State Senate - District 36, Democratic |
| First Elected: | 11/08/1994 |
| Last Elected: | 11/02/2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Female |
| Family: | Husband: Alex; 5 Children: Randy, Brennan, Terra, Kyle, Devon |
| Birth Date: | 10/19/1942 |
| Birth Place: | Madison, WI |
| Home City: | Seattle, WA |
| Religion: | Episcopalian |
What is the Political Courage Test?
| Pro-choice | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? |
| No | b) Should abortion be legal only within 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? |
| Yes | g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? |
| No | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? |
| i) Other or expanded principles |
1) 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. | |
| Greatly Increase | a) Education (higher) |
| Greatly Increase | b) Education (K-12) |
| Slightly Increase | c) Environment |
| Greatly Increase | d) Health care |
| Slightly Increase | e) Law enforcement |
| Slightly Increase | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure |
| Slightly Increase | g) Welfare |
| h) Other or expanded categories |
2) 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. | |
| Slightly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes |
| Slightly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes |
| Slightly Increase | c) Corporate taxes |
| Slightly Increase | d) Gasoline taxes |
| Maintain Status | e) Property taxes |
| Slightly Decrease | f) Sales taxes |
| g) Other or expanded categories |
3) Budget Stabilization | |
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Washington's budget. | |
| Yes | a) Tapping into Washington's "rainy day" fund |
| Yes | b) Instituting an income tax on high-earners |
| Yes | c) Extending the suspension of Initiative 960, the Taxpayer Protection Act |
| Yes | d) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders |
| No | e) Increasing tuition rates at public universities |
| Yes | f) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees |
| No | g) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients |
| Yes | h) Privatizing certain government services |
| i) Other or expanded principles |
| No | a) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Washington governors? |
| No | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Washington state legislators? |
c) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government? | |
| Yes | 1) Individual |
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee |
| Yes | 3) Corporate |
| Yes | 4) Political Party |
| Yes | 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? |
| f) Other or expanded principles |
| 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) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? |
| No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? |
| No | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? |
| No | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? |
| g) Other or expanded principles |
| No | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? |
| No | b) Do you support the privatization of liquor sales? |
| Yes | c) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? |
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? |
| No | 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) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? |
| No | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? |
| Yes | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? |
| Yes | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Washington high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? |
| g) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? |
| 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 providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? |
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Washington's energy infrastructure? |
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? |
| Yes | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? |
| g) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | 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? |
| Yes | e) Do you support a ban on assault weapons? |
| f) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | 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? |
| Yes | 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? |
| Yes | f) Do you support continuing to allow physician-assisted suicide in Washington? |
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
| No | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? |
| Yes | b) Should Washington continue to allow same-sex couples to form domestic partnerships? |
| Yes | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? |
| Yes | 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 Washington's anti-discrimination laws? |
| Yes | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Washington's anti-discrimination laws? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
| Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding. | |
My top priorities include strengthening our economy by creating living-wage jobs and helping our small businesses prosper; access to qualify, affordable higher education; and providing safe, secure access to medical marijuana for qualifying patients. |
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