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Brian Jones refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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California State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test
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| 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? |
| No | 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? |
| 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? |
| i) Other or expanded principles |
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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. |
| Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) |
| Slightly Decrease | b) Education (K-12) |
| c) Environment |
| Slightly Decrease | d) Health care |
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement |
| Maintain Status | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure |
| Slightly Decrease | g) Welfare |
| h) Other or expanded categories |
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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. |
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes |
| Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes |
| Greatly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes |
| Greatly Decrease | d) Gasoline taxes |
| Maintain Status | e) Property taxes |
| Slightly Decrease | f) Sales taxes |
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) |
| Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) |
| Slightly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) |
| j) Other or expanded categories |
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3) Budget Stabilization |
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing California's budget. |
| No | a) Tapping into California's "rainy day" fund |
| b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders |
| Yes | c) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees |
| Yes | d) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients |
| Yes | e) Privatizing certain government services |
| f) Other or expanded principles |
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| Yes | a) Should California hold a constitutional convention to rewrite the state constitution? |
| Yes | b) Do you support changing the requirement for state budget passage from a two-thirds vote to a majority vote? |
| Yes | c) Do you support limits on the number of terms for California governors? |
| No | d) Do you support limits on the number of terms for California state legislators? |
e) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government? |
| 1) Individual |
| 2) Political Action Committee |
| 3) Corporate |
| 4) Political Party |
| Yes | f) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? |
| Yes | g) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
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| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? |
| 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? |
| Yes | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? |
| g) Other or expanded principles |
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| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? |
| No | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? |
| No | c) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? |
| Yes | d) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? |
| No | e) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? |
| No | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? |
| Yes | g) Do you support suspending the sale of bonds that would finance the California high-speed rail? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
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| 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? |
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? |
| Yes | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? |
| No | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from California high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? |
| g) Other or expanded principles |
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| 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)? |
| No | c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? |
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to California's energy infrastructure? |
| No | 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? |
| g) Other or expanded principles |
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| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? |
| No | 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? |
| No | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? |
| e) Other or expanded principles |
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| No | a) Do you support the establishment of a single-payer, publicly-administered health care system for California? |
| No | b) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? |
| Yes | c) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? |
| Yes | d) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? |
| No | e) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? |
| Yes | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? |
| No | g) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in California? |
| No | h) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? |
| i) Other or expanded principles |
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| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? |
| No | b) Should California allow same-sex couples to form domestic partnerships? |
| No | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? |
| No | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? |
| No | e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? |
| No | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in California's anti-discrimination laws? |
| No | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in California's anti-discrimination laws? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
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| 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. |
Jobs?I am the only candidate, who as an elected official, has actually contributed to creating jobs in the district. I know how to create jobs?get government out of the way of the people who are willing to take a risk and create an enterprise that can succeed.
Spending?Spending in Sacramento is not just out of control, it?s not even understood. Every California family has to live within its means?IT HAS TO. Santee is the only East County City not to raise sales tax ever. We cut spending and balanced our budget. It can be done! |
