Raymond Speakman has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
No | b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
Yes | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | ||
Yes | i) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
Yes | j) Should employers be able to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage as a component of health care benefits? | ||
k) Other or expanded principles: |
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) | ||
Slightly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
Slightly Increase | d) Health care | ||
Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
Maintain Status | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
Slightly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
Maintain Status | d) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | e) Property taxes | ||
Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
Slightly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
No | j) Do you support extending the one-cent sales tax surcharge? | ||
k) Other or expanded principles: | |||
All of these are subjective It is a budget issue. If we don't have the money it can't be spent. As we have the money, it can be spent according to needs. |
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
Yes | 1) Individual | ||
Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
Yes | f) Should Arizona assert sovereignty over federal lands within its borders? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles: |
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) Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles: |
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? | ||
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? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles: |
No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
c) Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers? | |||
Yes | 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? | ||
No | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Arizona high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
On the issue of illegal immigrants and in-state tuition, the students need to become legal, and then be eligible for in-state tuition. |
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 state funding for improvements to Arizona's energy infrastructure? | ||
No | 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? | ||
I answered no to all of these on the premise that funding on a state level should not be industry specific, but we have to be looking at ways we can encourage and support the development of these resources. It is critical. |
Yes | 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? | ||
Training on the possession and use of guns is very important and should be required. |
No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
No | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
h) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
Yes | b) Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions? | ||
No | c) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Arizona's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
No | d) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Arizona's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
As I have listened to the citizens in my district, the top three issues are: 1. Education 2. Jobs 3. Economy And there are many factors that then surround these three issues including: immigration, state budget, prisons, public lands, water rights, taxes, regulations, and others. I think it is very important that education, economy, jobs and legislation become a synergistic composite where they all work together for the benefit of the whole. And that is where I will focus my attention, to bring the whole together for the benefit of the individuals, the citizens, the families, and the children. |
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