Thomas O'Mara's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Office:
- State Senate (NY) - District 58, Republican, Conservative, Independence Party
On The Ballot: Running, Conservative, Republican for State Senate (NY) - District 58
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New York State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | |||
| Yes | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | |||
| No | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| a) I have supported new retirement tiers for incoming state workers requiring greater contributions to the retirement system. I further support an early retirement incentive. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in New York? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Do you support eliminating cash bail for all crimes? | ||
| NYS has gone too far in eliminating bail for certain crimes. I oppose the current efforts t I defund our police. I #BackTheBlue I'm proud to have the endorsements of the NYS Police and the Detectives Endowment Assoc. of the NYPD. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of New York? | ||
| f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | |||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support the legalization of mobile sports betting and wagering? | ||
| f) I support an employee funded paid family leave program. | |||
| a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in New York? | |||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in New York? | |||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New York high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| As Chairman of the Senate Environmental Conservation Cmte, I fought for and achieved a Clean Water Infrastructure Fund of Billions $$, Testing of school drinking water for lead, Funding to combat Invasive Species and HABs and creation of a Paint Stewardship Program. | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| 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 after passing gun safety training? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I am the only member/candidate for the NYS Senate to receive an A+ from the NRA this year. I also have an A+ rating from SCOPE. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through New York's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | |||
| e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | |||
| f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | |||
| g) Do you support suspending rent payments for at least 90 days during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | |||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New York's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New York's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by New York state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring all public female-designated restrooms to provide free feminine hygiene products? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| New York needs to be more business friendly and to ease the burdens of taxes, regulations & energy costs on businesses of all types and sizes. I'm proud to have the endorsement of NFIB-NY, New York's largest small business association | |||
| To promote expansion of manufacturing in NYS, particularly in the area of medical equipment. I am proud to have the endorsements of the Manufacturers Assoc. of CNY (MACNY) and the Business Council of NYS. |
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