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Paul Krizek's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Virginia State Legislative Election 2015 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?
Yes c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
Yes 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?
i) Other or expanded principles:

1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Virginia's budget.2) 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.3) 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.

No a) Tapping into Virginia's "rainy day" fund
No b) Decreasing funding for public universities
No c) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
No d) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
No e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
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
Greatly Increase g) Welfare
Slightly Increase a) Alcohol taxes
Greatly Increase b) Cigarette taxes
Slightly Increase c) Corporate taxes
Maintain Status d) Small business taxes
Greatly Increase e) Gas/Oil taxes
Maintain Status f) Property taxes
Maintain Status g) Sales taxes
Eliminate h) Income taxes (low-income families)
Maintain Status i) Income taxes (mid-income families)
Slightly Increase j) Income taxes (high-income families)
Expanding Medicaid would recover $2.1 Billion dollars every budget cycle to the VA budget, making it unnecessary to tap the "rainy day" fund. Also, the state sales tax on watercraft is 2 percent with a $2,000 cap. That means no additional tax is imposed on a boat's value over $100,000. As yachts can cost millions of dollars, if we raised the tax rate to 4.15 percent with no cap the rate would raise an estimated $6 million a year in revenue. Those are just two ways to work towards balancing the budget without needing to do a-e above.
Surplus funds from Medicaid expansion would go toward all levels of education funding.
Families below the Federal poverty line should be exempt from paying taxes. Virginia should also reestablish the Estate tax, the repeal of which benefited only a few mega wealthy Virginians and greatly reduced incentive for charitable giving.

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
No 4) Political Party
No 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?
Across the board spending limits in Virginia don't make sense. The cost of buying airtime in some areas, like Northern VA is far greater than the cost of air time in other parts of Virginia. Limiting candidates to a state average could prove detrimental to political participation.
No 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?
No d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
No e) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
f) Other or expanded principles:
Yes a) Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes b) Do you support lowering 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 increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
Yes e) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
Yes f) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
Yes g) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
Yes h) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage?
i) Other or expanded principles:
No a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
No b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers?
Yes 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?
Yes g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Virginia high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
I have no problem with a set of basic standards that all students should learn. However, testing as the only means of determining what students have learned is a fatally flawed, and teachers should be free to teach students in ways that will help them learn best.
Yes a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
No 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 Virginia'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?
Yes f) Do you support increased regulations of the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry?
g) 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 citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
Yes d) Should a license be required for gun possession?
e) Other or expanded principles:
Yes a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
Yes 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 ("Obamacare")?
Yes 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?
e) yes, under the current system. However, I believe healthcare should be universal.
Yes a) Do you support same-sex marriage?
Yes b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Virginia's anti-discrimination laws?
Yes c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Virginia's anti-discrimination laws?
The fight for LGBT equality is far from over. Virginians can still be fired or kicked out of their housing simply because of whom they love. This isn't right and I will continue to fight for non-discrimination.
1) Increase the minimum wage to at least $10.10 and index it to the regional cost of living. 2) Expand Medicaid 3) Revitalize the Route 1 corridor to become an economic hub of of Northern VA with high-quality businesses and high-quality affordable housing.

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