Shawn McPherson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- State House (KY) - District 22, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (KY) - District 22
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Shawn McPherson is currently being tested through the 2024 Political Courage Test.
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Kentucky State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| I am 100% pro life therefore in case of incest or rape the child could be given up for adoption. | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | c) Should local governments be able to levy taxes? | ||
| I feel that we need to promote being a right to work state. The way to increase revenue is by increasing jobs and investing in infrastructure. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in Kentucky? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | f) Should theft of under $1,000 be considered a misdemeanor? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the legalization of medicinal marijuana? | ||
| I support medical marijuana in pill form prescribed by a doctor. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Kentucky? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| I feel minimum wage should be a starting wage for young people not a living wage. Therefore increasing the minimum wage could hurt young people from entering the work force during their high school and college years. I feel that the family leave act should be an option for workers however if they do not have time built up the employer should not be required to pay. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Kentucky? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Kentucky? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Kentucky high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| No | e) Do you support prohibiting corporal punishment in all Kentucky schools? | ||
| In reference to chartered schools there are some proposed bills that would allow for tax credits which would possibly allow for funding. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom after passing gun safety training? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I am endorsed by the NRA and will always fight for our second amendment rights. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Kentucky's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| I support paid medical leave during a national emergency if the employer has received relief funding for these purposes. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Kentucky's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Kentucky's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Kentucky state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding anti-discrimination laws to include hair textures and protective hairstyles? | ||
| I feel that we are born the gender we should identify with either male or female. I do not support discrimination in any form. I feel we all have human rights and they should be protected. | |||
| I feel this election is about our rights. Our right to defend ourselves, the unborn and our jobs. This District is surrounded by all Republican representatives. To have a seat at the table I feel this District would be best served by a Republican Representative. I am that person. | |||
| First thing is to limit the powers of our Governor in making executive mandates which are broad brushing across our state. Some areas may needs different rules that other areas. I feel we need to get the State economy back open and running at full force. We had a good economy which was able to fund numerous projects. Getting our economy back to full force is the way I would fund projects. |
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