Carol Ammons' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Office:
- State House (IL) - District 103, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (IL) - District 103
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Carol Ammons is currently being tested through the 2024 Political Courage Test.
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Illinois State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Illinois's budget.
| No | a) Should the Illinois state government be required to pass a budget every year? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support borrowing money from in-state vendors to pay outstanding state debts? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support using state funds to provide high speed internet to rural schools? | ||
| d) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | |||
| No | e) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| g) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | |||
| a) What does passing a budget every year entail? Do you mean the state can't operate without the budget? Or that we need a multi-year budget? g) I support a graduated income tax that takes the burden off of Illinoisans with less and expects those with the most to pay the most. | |||
| a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | |||
| b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | |||
| No | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| a) I support comprehensive campaign reform that moves us to publicly funded campaigns. b) Piecemeal campaign reform only helps the rich by making it more complicated and difficult for those with less to support their candidates. I support publicly funded campaigns that level the playing field for all candidates. c) Redistricting is a complex issue that impacts minority voters more than anyone else. This is too simple of a question to say yes or no to whether or not I support this. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | |||
| No | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| b) I support immediate decriminalization of marijuana to ensure we don?t waste taxpayers? money on jail or prison time for people charged only with possession. I also support full legalization of marijuana but the legislation must include safeguards against abuse such as limiting purchase to adults only and prohibiting creation of marijuana bars or other businesses established for the purpose of consuming the product on the premises. Recreational use requires extensive debates about access and regulation. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | |||
| d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | |||
| No | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Illinois? | ||
| c) This question is too vague. What types of regulations? What is the reason for reducing them? d) Again, too vague. It depends - who are we expanding it to, what benefits we're expanding, and what are the parameters of this expansion? | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Illinois? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Illinois high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring local governments to fund teacher pensions? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) 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? | ||
| No | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Illinois's health care programs? | ||
| c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | |||
| d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | |||
| No | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| a) Pharmaceutical companies should be required to fund treatment for opioid abuse if they want to operate in the state. c) I support single-payer. d) I support the concept of death with dignity, but this is legislation that needs extensive detail for me to say I simply support it. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Illinois's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Illinois's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Illinois state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
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