Tim Sheridan's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Tim Sheridan has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2016.
- "I support a woman's right to make her own health care decisions." (votesmart.org)
- "It has become increasingly apparent that a vocal minority in Congress is targeting womenâs rights (including reproductive sovereignty, access to affordable healthcare services, and wage equality), in an attempt to dismantle hard-won protections. I am committed to opposing this minority by affirming and protecting the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and ratified by the Supreme Court." (sheridanforcongress.com)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I will support the research, development and implementation of green technologies for American firms. To this end, I will support tax credits, low-interest loans/loan guarantees and grants to encourage such work." (votesmart.org)
- "When Iâm in Congress, I will be a leading voice in supporting legislation that will stop and begin to reverse the effects of climate change." (sheridanforcongress.com)
- Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- "I pledge that I will support common sense gun safety measures like ensuring that potential terrorists cannot buy firearms." (votesmart.org)
- "I support universal background checks prior to the purchase of firearms." (votesmart.org)
- "Iâm pleased that our nation has acted to make healthcare available to more Americans. Over 9 million Americans, including 1.3 million Californians, have signed up for healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA)." (sheridanforcongress.com)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "An earned-path to permanent residency and citizenship for the 11 million or so undocumented illegal immigrants currently living in the shadows of our country [â¦]" (sheridanforcongress.com)
- Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "I am also committed to ensuring that the rights conferred to married and dedicated partners are available to all who enter into the civil contract of marriage, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identification." (sheridanforcongress.com)
- Do you support same-sex marriage? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- "Privatization is not the answer." (sheridanforcongress.com)
- Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? "No" (votesmart.org)
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-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I support a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| 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.
| Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| ) Creating good paying jobs that repair our country's infrastructure and that develops green technology; ) Protecting Social Security and Medicare for seniors; ) Increasing funding for education, and reducing the costs of college student loans; ) Increasing pay and benefits for our military personnel, veterans and their families. |
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