Albert Butler's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- State Senate (MS) - District 37, Democratic
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Albert Butler is currently being tested through the 2023 Political Courage Test.
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Mississippi State Legislative Election 2019 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? | ||
| I do not support the use of public funds in all abortion cases. | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Mississippi's budget.
| No | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | c) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support limiting the use of "copycat" or "model bills" by Mississippi's state legislature? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | b) Should a minor 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support restoring voting rights to ex-felons? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the legalization of industrial hemp farming? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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 expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Mississippi? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| I believe paid family leave should be tied to the number of employees and size of company's profits. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Mississippi? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Mississippi high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| No | d) Do you support legislation that would create an online preschool program in Mississippi? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, 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? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Mississippi's health care programs? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | 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: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Mississippi's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Mississippi's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Mississippi state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| I believe in fully funding public education. I also believe supporting legislation that makes affordable healthcare available to all. With our aging infrastructure, legislation that will allow funds to be set aside to strategically rehab and replace these structures should be put in place. | |||
| Healthcare-voting to expand Medicare to ensure healthcare for all. Fully funding education including teacher pay raises, funding for Career and Technical education and 4(four) year college institutions. Programs with incentives that will reduce the teacher shortage in high need areas in the state. -Lottery funds Infrastructure-Lottery funds and increasing gas taxes. |
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