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Valencia Stovall's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (GA) - District 34

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Issue Positions

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 2022.

  • Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-choice" (votesmart.org)
  • "I support using public funds when the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest." (votesmart.org)
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  • "Promote more community sustainable efforts like recycling, solar power, and other renewable energies" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Introduce a smooth economic transition process to curb the use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gases to adequately address the climate crisis" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Ramp up engagement in investment in carbon neutral efforts" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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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.
Pro-choice Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Yes Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
No Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
I believe the lawsuits should go through the judicial process and should not be automatically exempted.
Yes Do you support increasing defense spending?
There should be accountability on the spending and the benefits to the American people for how their tax dollars are being spent.
Yes Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
These businesses have paid taxes into our system and most importantly provide income for their workers. A lot of the small businesses were distressed and some have closed and will not reopen. This has had a negative impact on local communities across the US. The classification for small businesses should be modified to include micro small businesses. There should be an increase in research & development in new technologies that grow underserved communities.
Yes Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
Our education system is outdated and doesn't meet the needs of all students. There are too many variations in how the delivery of education is made. In order for parents, students and potential employers to better understand the learning capacity of the students, there must be some level of comparison which can transform assessment innovation programs. It can also save money spent on redundant services and those which are not effective. Funding for schools should not be dependent upon local tax bases. More support can be given to skill trade certification for every high school graduate.
Yes Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
Yes Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
Our climate is too important to every person and should be regulated so that uniformity is taking place.
Yes Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
I support the right of people to have guns, but don't support the high powered weapons that are used in military combat nor allowing someone with mental health history of violence to be permitted to have a gun.
No Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
Yes Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
The government should provide funds or tax credits to offset the cost to businesses. These public health crises are not under the control of normal business operations.
Yes Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
No Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
There could be a rolling legalization, tiered legalization, and some type of amnesty program with limited family sponsorships. Some consideration should be made for those immigrants who have been in the US for years.
Yes Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
Yes Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
Yes Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
There must be better fair trade deals with nations which share common goals with the US. I support favorable changes to EB-5 program. By removing barriers, US businesses are able to import products which can't be produced and export products which are needed in other countries.
My top 3 priorities are Economic Opportunity with a focus on transforming our education system and support small business growth, Government Efficiency by ensuring a well run government that is fiscally sound and able to meet the needs of quality and affordable healthcare, justice reform, immigration reform, and infrastructure, and Global Stewardship that modernizes our global trade programs and sustain environmental practices. To identify the funding needed, a review of excess and redundant spending are essential which happens a lot in long existing bureaucracies.

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