Christy Thomas' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Christy Thomas has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2014 Political Courage Test.
New Mexico State Legislative Election 2014 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
| No | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| No | d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| No | g) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| The answer is no to all of the above because I don't believe the state or federal government should interfere with private medical decisions of citizens. I do believe we should have a public health care option when the private markets have failed to meet the needs of all citizens. | |||
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 New Mexico's budget.
| Greatly Increase | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Environment | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Health care | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
| Slightly Increase | g) Welfare | ||
| h) Other or expanded categories: | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Property taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| j) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Tapping into New Mexico's "rainy day" fund | ||
| No | b) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
| No | c) Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining | ||
| No | 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 | ||
| Reducing excessive expenditures brought on by unfunded federal mandates such as No child Left Behind. Reducing administrative overhead costs in Santa Fe and through out all government departments. Removing loopholes in the current tax laws and funding the NM Taxation and revenue department so they may have the required manpower to go after tax dodgers. Bring transparency to all government departments so that the people may always see how their money is being spent. | |||
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | b) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support separating dates for partisan and school elections? | ||
| In New Mexico, we are required to show our ID at time of registration or first time voting if we have registered by mail or outside of the clerks office. Once Is enough and we should not be required to carry our papers in order to exercise our rights as citizens. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| The Death Penalty should be reserved for our most heinous offenders and violent criminals whose brutality continues while incarcerated. Non-violent offenders should not be filling our overcrowded prison system, living on the tax payers dime. I support the Decriminalization of Marijuana, which would decrease illegal activity, fight the ever growing violence South of our border and increase tax revenue. When minors committing crimes, it should be considered on a case by case basis as to how we treat the individual. Our local peace keepers are overwhelmed and undermanned, we should not add Federal Department obligations to their work load. | |||
| Yes | 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 government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage? | ||
| All of these I support on a case by case basis that would require full transparency and accountability. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
| No | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from New Mexico high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Common core is the excessive testing program purchase from a British Company that is unnecessary for public education to succeed. We will send Billions of tax dollars to Europe in order to meet the No child Left Behind standards. We also cannot afford to provide private schooling at the expense of our public sector. The needs of public schools must first be met, before adding extra services to the system. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
| Yes | 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 New Mexico's energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| Law abiding gun owners should have no from criminals owning guns when we stop allowing felons to purchase guns through loopholes in our existing laws. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| No | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| No | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| I do not support the government putting more regulations on private sector business until the government can enforce the regulations already in place. I also believe the private market should remain private and there should be a public option for those who chose against the private market. Interstate Health insurance compacts have a constitutional issue of states rights being removed and also would allow for our tax dollars to be relocated out of state. On the issue of medical marijuana, the government should not be allowed to regulate the health care decisions made by private citizens. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Mexico's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Mexico's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses? | ||
| The government should never be allowed to regulate our private lives and in today's world we should stop discrimination the moment we see it. At least New Mexico can say, "we can ID them." A drivers license does not grant citizenship, but it does allow for our state to track them and hold them accountable for the same laws New Mexicans are required to follow. Fencing isn't stopping them from coming here, but that doesn't mean we can't do anything about it or that they can operate above the law. | |||
| JOBS: All of the listed item will bring jobs to our state. Education: correcting our current problems with funding and transparency. Removing No Child Left Behind mandates and common core standards. Roads and infrastructure: correcting our funding issues. Return of public works departments partnered with private companies. Healthcare: return and expand New Mexico's public health care for those who do not choose the private option. |
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