Christine Triebsch's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Christine Triebsch has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Georgia State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Issues about women's reproductive and sexual health are between the women and their doctors. Period. | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| Yes | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I support an equitable tax increase for taxpayers. This means the taxpayers in the top one percent should pay their fair share. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| We should make it easier, not harder, for people to exercise their right to vote. I am opposed to all forms of voter suppression and voter intimidation. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in Georgia? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the indefinite electronic tracking of individuals with multiple sex-offense convictions? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Georgia? | ||
| 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? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Georgia? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Georgia? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Georgia high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support allowing home school students to participate in extracurricular activities offered by public schools? | ||
| No | f) Should public colleges and universities be able to deny funding to student-led religious, political, or ideological groups? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) 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 teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom after passing gun safety training? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I support common sense gun safety legislation. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Georgia's health care programs? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| Yes | 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 access to quality and affordable healthcare for all Georgians. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Georgia's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Georgia's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Georgia state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| We are in a pandemic. As of today, September 22, 2020, we have lost 6,604 Georgians to Covid-19 and 307,339 Georgians have been confirmed to have Covid-19. Our state desperately needs new leadership. The very first question our state government should ask before it makes any decision is this: "Is it in the best interest of our families, neighbors, community and state?" This is where we start. | |||
| First, I support fully funding public schools. An investment in public schools in an investment in the future of our community. I oppose private school vouchers. Vouchers syphon funds from public schools into private schools. Quality public education is critical and will benefit everyone in the state. Second, we are in a pandemic and must expand Medicaid! I support access to quality, affordable healthcare while protecting pre-existing conditions. Third, let's fix gerrymandered districts by engaging a non-partisan, independent committee. When gerrymandered districts are eliminated, the voters will select their representatives rather than the representatives selecting their voters. |
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