Patrick Drake has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2020.
Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? |
Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? |
No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? |
No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? |
No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
Yes | Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? |
Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? |
No | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? |
Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? |
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
Greatly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
Greatly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
Greatly Decrease | d) Education | ||
Greatly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
Greatly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
Greatly Decrease | h) Medical Research | ||
Greatly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
Greatly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
m) Other or expanded categories | |||
Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
Eliminate | b) Corporate taxes | ||
Eliminate | c) Small business taxes | ||
Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
Eliminate | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
Eliminate | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Eliminate | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Eliminate | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
Eliminate | k) Payroll taxes | ||
l) Other or expanded categories |
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, how you would use executive orders if elected. |
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