Larry Hutchinson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- "Death and taxes folks. The money has to come from somewhere. I like many an American would let to bring home more and not pay any taxes. Our economy is rolling along. My concern is where the money goes. Different regions what and need different things. One want a bridge another a damn and here in Michigan it's the roads. As it relates to taking from hard working men and women what they have been promised, no reduction it pay or attempt to go after their pensions." (None)
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- "The money changers have to go. My democracy is not for sale. It is not some trophy or conversation piece that you show off to your friends like an antique car. This is serious business the faint hearted need not apply. We need true and committed people who would do the job for free if they had to. Voter suppression and campaign finance go hand and hard. Access to the ballot and making it easier not harder to vote. Publicly funded election would keep everything above board. Wouldn't cost a penny more than what we already spend on elections." (None)
- "Campaign finance reform is top on my agenda. We need publicly funded elections and for election day to become a holiday. The way we elect people to office is by back door deal making and media measures of who is a leading candidate. Let's level the playing field and get big money out of or election process. We keep this up and our country with lose what makes us great, "one man one vote." (None)
- Do you support the regulation of campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? "Yes" (None)
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- Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (None)
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- Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? "Yes" (None)
- Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? "Yes" (None)
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- Do you support a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for All? "Yes" (None)
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- Do you support lowering the cost of prescription drugs? "Yes" (None)
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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-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| I believe life begins at conception. I believe in a woman's right to choose and the first choice is not to get pregnant in the first place which is hard to do in our overly sexualized society. In cases of rape and incest, before we throw the baby out with the bathwater let's try some counciling first. I could see maybe making an exception, but as it relates to an "unexpected pregnancy," Jesus was an unexpected pregnancy. So for me, that would not rise to the level of supporting an abortion. | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support raising taxes on any income or on any entity, to promote economic growth? | ||
| Death and taxes folks. The money has to come from somewhere. I like many an American would let to bring home more and not pay any taxes. Our economy is rolling along. My concern is where the money goes. Different regions what and need different things. One want a bridge another a damn and here in Michigan it's the roads. As it relates to taking from hard working men and women what they have been promised, no reduction it pay or attempt to go after their pensions. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| These are hard questions posed. As a minority, I have seen what the evils of poverty drives one to. Everyone is trying to make and get by. Parents do the best they can, but the peer pressure of the streets pulls them in and before you know it momma and daddy's little angel is out with their friends hacking get rich quick schemes that little be known to them could land them in trouble even if they get away with their plot it will embolden them to commit more crimes. The answer is a good education, environment, secure income situation. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Michigan? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Michigan? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Michigan? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Michigan's high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| I'm originally from Flint, Michigan and the water is still gray. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the regulation of campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support repealing the ability for the governor to execute emergency actions without legislative approval in Michigan? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for All? | ||
| No | c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| No | d) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave opportunities? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support lowering the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Michigan's state government in closing gender, racial and other wage gaps? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Campaign finance reform is top on my agenda. We need publicly funded elections and for election day to become a holiday. The way we elect people to office is by back door deal making and media measures of who is a leading candidate. Let's level the playing field and get big money out of or election process. We keep this up and our country with lose what makes us great, "one man one vote. | |||
| The money changers have to go. My democracy is not for sale. It is not some trophy or conversation piece that you show off to your friends like an antique car. This is serious business the faint hearted need not apply. We need true and committed people who would do the job for free if they had to. Voter suppression and campaign finance go hand and hard. Access to the ballot and making it easier not harder to vote. Publicly funded election would keep everything above board. Wouldn't cost a penny more than what we already spend on elections. |
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