Nancy Kemper has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
I want to keep abortion as rare as possible, but legal. As a minister, I have counseled many women and girls in very difficult life circumstances, or with problem pregnancies to believe that one answer fits all situations. |
Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
I support a progressive income tax, and believe that taxes on our wealthiest citizens, at their lowest rates since the late 1960s, should be gradually increased. I do not support a flat tax because I believe it to be regressive on the poorest of our citizens. |
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? |
Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
No | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? |
No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
Yes | Do you support government 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? | ||
Climate change is not a matter of belief. It is fact. |
Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
While upholding the Second Amendment as currently interpreted by the Supreme Court, I believe, with the late Justice Scalia, that there are reasonable limits on the types of guns and ammunition which ordinary citizens may be permitted to own. |
No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
I favor a gradual move toward a universal health care for all U.S. citizens and their children, modeled after Medicare. |
No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
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I believe that a path to citizenship should be offered for families and individuals who have otherwise been law-abiding participants in the American way of life. |
No | 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.
Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
Slightly Increase | g) International aid | ||
Greatly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
m) Other or expanded categories | |||
Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
Greatly Increase | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
Greatly Increase | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
Slightly Increase | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Greatly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Slightly Increase | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
l) Other or expanded categories |
If elected, my top priorities will be education: pre-K schools; making higher education affordable for college bound students, and improved vocational training and retraining for the unemployed; continuing to work to improve the Affordable Care Act and expand it; addressing the student debt crisis and working to allow young adults to refinance their student loans at market rates; eliminating dark money from the political processes of our nation. |
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