Jim Rose has not completed the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning abortion.
X | a) Abortions should always be legally available. | ||
b) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy. | |||
c) Abortions should be legal only when pregnancy resulted from incest, rape, or when the life of the woman is endangered. | |||
d) Abortions should be legal only when the life of the woman is endangered. | |||
e) Abortions should always be illegal. | |||
f) Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and parental notification requirements. | |||
g) Prohibit the late-term abortion procedure known as "partial-birth" abortion. | |||
h) Support "buffer zones" by requiring demonstrators to stay at least 15 feet away from abortion clinic doorways and driveways. | |||
X | i) Other | ||
Yes | j) Should Wyoming government funding be provided to clinics and medical facilities that provide abortion services? | ||
Prohibit abortions in the 3rd trimester except in cases where mother's life is endangered |
Indicate the principles you support (if any) concerning affirmative action. State government agencies should take race and sex into account in the following sectors:
Yes | a) College and university admissions | ||
Yes | b) Public employment | ||
Yes | c) State contracting | ||
d) Other |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) to address crime.
a) Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff. | |||
b) Support contracting with private sector firms to build and/or manage state prisons. | |||
X | c) End parole for repeat violent felons. | ||
d) Support the use of the death penalty. | |||
X | e) Oppose the death penalty. | ||
X | f) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders. | ||
X | g) Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community. | ||
X | h) Increase state funds for programs which rehabilitate and educate inmates during and after their prison sentences. | ||
i) Decriminalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. | |||
j) Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes. | |||
k) Strengthen penalties and sentences for sex offenders. | |||
l) Lower the blood-alcohol-content limit defining drunk driving. | |||
m) Prosecute juveniles who commit murder or other serious violent crimes as adults. | |||
n) Other |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning the economy and employment.
a) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses. | |||
b) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion. | |||
c) Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice. | |||
X | d) Increase funding for state job-training programs that retrain displaced workers or teach skills needed in today's job market. | ||
X | e) Increase pay for state employees. | ||
f) Other | |||
Yes | g) Do you support Constitutional Amendment C, which states that funds paid into worker's compensation may only be expended as provided in the Worker's Compensation Act, as well as for debt service and workplace safety? | ||
Undecided | h) Do you support worker's compensation coverage for injuries resulting from "normal activities of day-to-day living," which were eliminated from worker's compensation coverage by the legislature in 1994? |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.
X | a) Increase state funds for professional development of public school teachers and administrators. | ||
b) Encourage private or corporate investment in public school programs. | |||
c) Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious). | |||
d) Favor charter schools where independent groups receive state authorization and funding to establish new schools. | |||
X | e) Support sex education programs which stress abstinence. | ||
X | f) Support sex education programs which stress safe sexual practices. | ||
X | g) Increase state funds for school construction and facility maintenance. | ||
X | h) Increase state funds for hiring of additional teachers. | ||
i) Endorse teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools. | |||
X | j) Maintain state funding for investment in new technology for schools (i.e. computers, computer training). | ||
X | k) Support local control of education as long as the school district meets state health and safety standards. | ||
l) Other | |||
No | m) Do you support requiring statewide student assessment tests? |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.p) Which level of government do you believe should have primary responsibility for the regulation and use of state and federal public lands?
X | a) Require the use of cleaner burning fuels in order to prevent pollution. | ||
b) Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution. | |||
c) Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented. | |||
d) Require the state to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land. | |||
X | e) Provide funding for recycling programs in Wyoming. | ||
f) Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations. | |||
g) Suspend participation in unfunded, federally mandated environmental protection legislation.. | |||
h) Restructure the electric utility industry to allow consumers to choose their power company. | |||
X | i) Urge Congress to revise the 1872 mining law to increase the fees charged to mining companies using federal lands. | ||
X | j) Extend the moratorium on the sale of state trust lands to private buyers as imposed by the State Public Lands Commission. | ||
k) Other | |||
No | l) State environmental regulations should not be stricter than federal law. | ||
Yes | m) Should out-of-state visitors pay more than Wyoming residents to use state parks? | ||
Yes | n) Do you support requiring out-of-state hunters to enter a lottery to obtain big-game hunting licenses? | ||
No | o) Do you support allowing out-of-state radioactive waste disposal in Wyoming? | ||
X | Federal | ||
X | State | ||
Local | |||
None |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding government reform.a) Do you support limits on the number of terms of the following Wyoming officials?b) Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates?
No | 1) State Senators and Representatives | ||
No | 2) Governor | ||
Yes | 1) Individual | ||
Yes | 2) PAC | ||
Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
Yes | c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns? | ||
Undecided | e) Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns? | ||
No | f) Would you vote to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution requiring an annual balanced federal budget? | ||
Undecided | g) Do you support limiting the Governor's line item veto authority? | ||
No | h) Do you support Constitutional Amendment B, which would change the minimum requirement for petition signatures for initiative and referendums? | ||
Yes | i) Do you support the Wyoming Ethics Initiative, which establishes ethical standards and specifies unlawful acts for state employees? | ||
j) Other |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues.
a) Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons. | |||
b) Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms. | |||
X | c) Maintain state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms. | ||
d) Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms. | |||
e) Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms by law-abiding citizens. | |||
f) Favor allowing citizens to carry concealed firearms. | |||
g) Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms. | |||
h) Other |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health issues.
X | a) Provide tax incentives to small businesses that provide health care to their employees. | ||
X | b) Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care, through managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care where necessary. | ||
X | c) Provide health care to uninsured children by expanding Medicaid or designing a children's health insurance program. | ||
d) Transfer more existing Medicaid recipients into managed care programs. | |||
X | e) Use state funds to continue some Medicaid coverage for legal immigrants. | ||
f) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits. | |||
g) Guaranteeing medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government. | |||
h) Other |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.
X | a) Increase state funding for programs to prevent teen pregnancy. | ||
X | b) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees. | ||
c) Increase state funds to provide child care to children in low-income working families. | |||
X | d) Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support. | ||
X | e) Favor banning smoking in public places. | ||
f) Increase state funding for Head Start in order to serve additional children and/or increase services from a half to a full day. | |||
g) Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth. | |||
X | h) Support state funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans and job training and placement. | ||
X | i) Increase funding for methamphetamine treatment and public education programs. | ||
j) Other | |||
Undecided | k) Do you believe that the Wyoming government should include sexual orientation in Wyoming's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Undecided | l) Do you believe that the Wyoming government should recognize same-sex marriages? |
Indicate the funding levels you will support for the following general categories. Select one level only.
Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
Greatly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
Greatly Increase | c) Education (Higher) | ||
Slightly Increase | d) Environment | ||
Slightly Increase | e) Health care | ||
Maintain Status | f) Law enforcement | ||
Maintain Status | g) Transportation infrastructure (highways, roads, bridges) | ||
Maintain Status | h) Welfare | ||
i) Other |
Indicate the tax levels you will support. Select one level only.
Slightly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
Maintain Status | b) Capital gains taxes | ||
Greatly Increase | c) Cigarette taxes | ||
Maintain Status | d) Gas taxes | ||
Maintain Status | e) Lodging taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | f) Mining excise/severance taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | g) Oil/Gas production taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | h) Property taxes | ||
Maintain Status | i) Sales taxes | ||
No | k) Would you support implementing a state individual income tax in Wyoming? | ||
No | l) Would you support implementing a state corporate income tax in Wyoming? | ||
Electric excise tax -- Slightly Increase |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Wyoming's relations with Native American residents.
a) Encourage legislation which would give the state of Wyoming more authority in dealing with Native American tribal governments. | |||
X | b) Support the current sovereign status that tribal governments in Wyoming have over their members and lands. | ||
Yes | c) Do you support allowing Native American tribes in Wyoming to operate gambling facilities on their land? |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding welfare.
a) Maintain the five-year limit on welfare benefits. | |||
X | b) Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients participate in work activities in order to receive benefits. | ||
X | c) Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients. | ||
X | d) Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients. | ||
X | e) Provide child care for welfare recipients who work. | ||
f) Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work. | |||
g) Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home. | |||
h) Limit benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare. | |||
i) Eliminate government-funded welfare programs. | |||
j) Other |
1. Secure equitable, stable funding for education: K-12, community colleges and UW through a comprehensive examination of all state revenue sources, assuring that Wyoming's mineral wealth benefits Wyoming's people. 2. Encourage the development and improvement of communitites through compatible growth; benefiting all citizens regardless of age or income level. |
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