Timothy Utz's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Timothy Utz has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Minnesota State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Minnesota's budget.
| No | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Budget stabilization is a far broader issue than these simple narrow questions. | |||
| No | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| C) The Minnesota Constitution in Article 3, Section 1 and Article 4, Section 3 clearly places responsibility for redistricting to only the legislature. A constitutional amendment would be required for a commission to be created and have the authority. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| Yes | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| C) In specific violent crimes, a minor can be prosecuted as an adult provided that a jury approves the charges, not a judge or judiciary. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Minnesota? | ||
| B) Lowering state taxes without also lowering state spending forces the government into borrowing and manipulating the economy, which causes an economic bubble. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Minnesota? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Minnesota high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| B) Currently, charter schools are already state funded. The Minnesota Constitution provides this practice in Article 13, Section 1. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| C) Significant money is already provided annually through the Legacy Fund Constitutional Amendment. | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Minnesota's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring assisted-living facilities to be licensed by the state? | ||
| No | g) Do you support a state tax on all prescription opioids? | ||
| F) If the location is receiving state funding. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Minnesota state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Do you support increasing penalties on protesters who obstruct traffic, freeways, or access to airports? | ||
| C) The state government already has such requirements internally, but the pay gap within the general population is an issue. | |||
| I want to focus our state government to operate within the limits of the Minnesota Constitution. We need to work to fully fund basic transportation needs (roads), especially in the north metro of the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area. Also, promoting our district as a great place to live, work, shop, worship, and raise families. I would like to be on the Education, Capital Investment, and Judiciary Committees. |
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