Chris Will's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Chris Will has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Arizona State Legislative Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
| No | c) Do you support banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy? | ||
| Yes | d) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | e) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| No | g) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | ||
| No | i) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| No | j) Should employers be able to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage as a component of health care benefits? | ||
| Re f: Parental notification needs to be accompanied by optional counseling and support for the patient. Re: i: When I was in college Planned Parenthood was my only source of healthcare for annual exams. Re j: What my Dr. prescribes & why is none of my employer's business. | |||
1) State Spending:Using the key, 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.2) State Taxes:Using the key,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.
| Slightly Increase | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Health care | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
| h) Other or expanded categories: | |||
| Slightly Decrease | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Property taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Sales taxes | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | h) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| No | j) Do you support extending the one-cent sales tax surcharge? | ||
| It may seem odd to advocate increases in spending while favoring lower taxes, but with better structuring of expenditures and the spending generated by people keeping more of their earnings the economy should improve and incrementally support continuing decreases in taxation while cutting back expenditures as more people get jobs or start businesses and fewer people need state-sponsored services. | |||
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
| No | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| No | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | b) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | f) Should Arizona assert sovereignty over federal lands within its borders? | ||
| Re 1: Most individuals have self-limiting budgets. Re 2: Not only should PACs have limits on their contributions, but those contributions should be completely transparent and open regarding the donors. Re 3: I don't think corporations should be supporting candidates at all. | |||
| No | 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) Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Re a: With so many death sentences being overturned the system can no longer be trusted to convict the correct person, so no. Re b: The prisons are overcrowded and ill-equipped to deal successfully with this. Re c: We can no longer afford the war on drugs. Re d: Children are not equipped to deal with the issues they will face in adult facilities. Re e: They should face counseling and education. Re f: Local law enforcement is already aware of laws and need to be allowed discretion to enforce them as effectively as they deem necessary. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | d) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| Re a: insofar as reducing regulations streamlines & clarifies processes without increasing potential harm to individuals or the environment. | |||
| a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | |||
| Yes | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| Yes | c) Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers? | ||
| No | d) Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| Yes | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Arizona high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Re g: Children who were brought here by their parents, who had no choice in the matter, followed all the rules and were educated in our schools are now an investment and if they wish to go on to higher education to further their education and continue to contribute to society should be encouraged. | |||
| Yes | 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)? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support state funding for improvements to Arizona's energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| No | e) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| No | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | e) Do you support expanding Medicaid in Arizona in compliance with the Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| Yes | b) Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Arizona's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Arizona's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 1) Improving the quality of education, especially K-12. 2) Making government more transparent and accessible to citizens, whether they want to run for office or just be more informed and involved. 3) Abolish private prisons and bring public prisons up to code, make them accountable and more transparent to public scrutiny and make legal information accessible to prisoners. |
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