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Brent Sonnek-Schmelz's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Brent Sonnek-Schmelz 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.

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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.

  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "First, we need to treat addicts as patients, not criminals. Drug use and abuse presents us with a public health problem, not a crime problem. A combination of education, treatment, removal of stigma and a clear path towards a productive life may help reduce the number of people that suffer and die as a result of addiction." (votesmart.org)
  • "Invest heavily in job retraining through public private partnerships. No one should feel left behind by the pace of the world. If people have the tools to excel, they will." (votesmart.org)
  • "Cut corporate taxes to allow business to invest in their employees and communities." (votesmart.org)
  • "All students – regardless of their zip code – should have the opportunity to receive a first-rate education in America. That means the vice grip placed on public education by powerful union bosses and bureaucrats must be loosened, while local parents, students and teachers should be empowered." (www.brent4congress.com)
  • "Support the Keystone XL pipeline project and oppose bans on fracking, with proper regulation to ensure oversight and protect our drinking water." (www.brent4congress.com)
  • "Support alternative energies, including wind and solar, but also geothermal, tidal, wave action, kinetic and others." (onyourballot.vote411.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Defend the constitutional right to free speech -- politically correct or not -- and ensure that law-abiding Americans are able to keep and bear arms, while being willing to find common ground on legislation for universal background checks." (votesmart.org)
  • "Most people are reporting that the cost and quality of their care has declined since ObamaCare became the law of the land. And it is getting worse. Insurance premiums rise for less coverage, deductibles rise meaning your paying more for your insurance and more for your care. ObamaCare is not working for the people. It is not working for the insurance companies. It is not working for doctors or hospitals." (votesmart.org)
  • "Fixing the immigration mess with comprehensive reforms that are fair, but tough. Securing the border and providing a rigorous path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who are willing to get to the back of the line, stay out of trouble, learn English and pay back taxes." (votesmart.org)
  • "Every American adult should have the freedom to marry the person they love. Period." (www.brent4congress.com)
  • "We must focus our energies on destroying the enemy that is terrorizing innocent people across the world. It's time for the United States to reassert itself on the global stage, directly confront this evil ideology, and provide the serious leadership the world needs now." (votesmart.org)

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