David Olson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- Supervisor (Crawford County, WI) - District 7
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David Olson submitted the 2010 Political Courage Test after the official deadline and release of results to the media. The candidate's late responses are provided here as a public service.
Wisconsin State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test
| 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| h) not state mandated Abortion is defined as Intentional killing of an unborn child. The "life of the mother" exception is medically unneccessary and is a dangerous "loophole" for those who intensely advocate for abortion-on-demand. Some leaders of the abortion-on-demand movement would define EVERY pregnancy as an endangerment to the life of the mother. I believe that if a doctor is helping remove a cancerous uterus and the baby dies in the process that this is not abortion, since it was not the doctor's INTENT to kill the unborn child. This principle should be applied to other similar situations. | |||
1) State SpendingIndicate 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.2) State TaxesIndicate 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.3) Budget StabilizationIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Wisconsin's budget.
| Greatly Decrease | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Environment | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Health care | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Law enforcement | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
| Slightly Decrease | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
| e) Property taxes | |||
| Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
| g) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
| h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
| i) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
| No | a) Tapping into Wisconsin's "rainy day" fund | ||
| No | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
| c) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | |||
| Yes | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
| Yes | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| Yes | f) Privatizing certain government services | ||
| a) College education is a choice, and if taxpayers fund higher than they should have say on how much they want students to spend on it. b) Eliminate programs requirements that are not essential to obtaining a job, and thriving in society. c) Citizens have rights to fishing, hunting, and gaming and State has responsibility to manage resources AND to protect property rights. d and g) Investigate the proper way to privatize these programs and phase them out gradually. f) State highways fully paid state, county and below paid by county and local. | |||
| b) Requirement to use on programs that are lung-health related. c) To encourage businesses to come and stay Wisconsin. d) Money from gas taxes goes ONLY towards transportation/highways. e) Still researching this issue. People should not loose their homes due to increasing property taxes. g,h,i) I do not support a graduated income tax. I believe that taxation should not discourage productivity. | |||
| d) better to decrease State spending. e) Medicaid is a federal mandate, the federal government should pay 100%. g) Lots research must be done before privatizing services. | |||
e) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
| No | a) Do you support online voter registration? | ||
| No | b) Should voters be required to present government-issued photo identification at the polls? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Wisconsin governors? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Wisconsin state legislators? | ||
| No | 1) Individual | ||
| No | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| 3) Corporate | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| b) Local government should verify identification. 3) Still researching. f) Encourage but not make spending limits mandatory. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the criminalization of drunken driving for first-time offenders? | ||
| e) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | |||
| f) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | |||
| Yes | g) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| c) Decrimilize, but don't legalize. e) Individual District Attorney should make this determination, based on an interview with offender. f) Should be decided on a case by case basis. g) | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | b) Do you support capping interest rates and fees on payday loans? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | g) Do you support using public funds to construct a high-speed rail line in Wisconsin? | ||
| No | h) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| a) regulations should be reviewed and determination should f) Infrastructure spending should be increased when needed, and not solely for job creation purposes. | |||
| No | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Wisconsin high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| b) more research needed d) debate needed on whether state funding should support private charter schools. | |||
| No | 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)? | ||
| No | c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
| d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Wisconsin'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? | ||
| d) more research needed on this question (is this about ethanol) d) for public buildings yes d) no subsidizing homes or business | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Yes | b) Should it be a state felony to purchase a gun for a convicted felon? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
| a) There restrictions on convicted felons and/or people on probation. Who is restricting this? e) both the seller and buyer must prove due diligence with respect to gun safety. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | |||
| c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Wisconsin? | ||
| g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | |||
| b) I am not certain of the level of government involvement in regards to this question. c) This is a matter for federal courts to resolve under the interstate commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution. e) These limits should to the realistic cost of the malpractice to the patient and not a fixed dollar amount. | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| No | b) Should Wisconsin allow same-sex couples to form civil unions? | ||
| 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 Wisconsin's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Wisconsin's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles | |||
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