Richard Gordon has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | |||
b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? | |||
c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | |||
d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | |||
e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | |||
f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | |||
g) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | |||
h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | |||
i) 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.3) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing California's budget by marking Yes (Y) or No (N).4) Public Pensions:To mitigate California's public pension shortfall, do you support:
a) Education (higher) | |||
b) Education (K-12) | |||
c) Environment | |||
d) Health care | |||
e) Law enforcement/corrections | |||
f) Transportation/infrastructure | |||
g) Welfare | |||
h) Other or expanded categories: | |||
a) Alcohol taxes | |||
b) Tobacco taxes | |||
c) Corporate taxes | |||
d) Gas/Oil taxes | |||
e) Property taxes | |||
f) Sales taxes | |||
g) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
h) Income taxes (mid-income families) | |||
i) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
j) Other or expanded categories: | |||
a) Tapping into California's "rainy day" fund | |||
b) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | |||
c) Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining | |||
d) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | |||
e) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | |||
f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | |||
g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
a) Increasing contributions by current and future employees? | |||
b) Hybrid retirement plans that combine guaranteed and privately-managed benefits? | |||
c) Raising the retirement age for new employees? | |||
d) Other or expanded principles: |
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
1) Individual | |||
2) Political Action Committee | |||
3) Corporate | |||
4) Political Party | |||
b) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | |||
c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | |||
d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | |||
e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | |||
f) Other or expanded principles: |
a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | |||
b) Do you support the California prison realignment program? | |||
c) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | |||
d) Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | |||
e) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | |||
f) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | |||
g) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | |||
h) Other or expanded principles: |
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? | ||
Yes | 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 the high speed rail project between San Francisco and Los Angeles? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
I support regulatory reform and not a simple reduction of regulations on the private sector. |
Yes | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
No | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
No | 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 California high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
Tenure alone does not produce effective teachers, but I do support tenure. I believe a merit pay system would be difficult to implement. I support a mentor teacher position which would bring higher pay to those who train and support other teachers. |
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 California's energy infrastructure? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
f) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
No | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | 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? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
g) 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 California's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in California's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
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