Vote Smart - Facts For All

DJDT

Versions

Package	Name	Version
Django		3.2.25
Python		3.12.3
crispy_forms	Crispy_Forms	2.0
debug_toolbar	Debug Toolbar	4.3.0
rest_framework	Django REST framework	3.15.1
rest_framework_simplejwt	Rest_Framework_Simplejwt	5.3.1
tagging	Tagging	0.5.0

Time

Resource usage

Resource	Value
User CPU time	8067.497 msec
System CPU time	85.726 msec
Total CPU time	8153.223 msec
Elapsed time	8215.453 msec
Context switches	3777 voluntary, 4452 involuntary

Browser timing

Timing attribute	Timeline	Milliseconds since navigation start (+length)

Settings from justfacts_project.settings

Setting	Value
ABSOLUTE_URL_OVERRIDES	`{}`
ADMINS	`[]`
ADMIN_ENABLED	`False`
ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX	`'/static/admin/'`
ALLOWED_DOCUMENT_EXTENSIONS	`('doc', 'docx', 'odt', 'pdf', 'txt', 'rtf')`
ALLOWED_HOSTS	`['0.0.0.0', '192.168.1.10', '127.0.0.1', 'localhost', 'average-owl-21.loca.lt', '0e3f-35-155-34-40.ngrok-free.app', 'j.futurefacts.votesmart.io', 'n.futurefacts.votesmart.io']`
API_ACCESS_KEY	`'********************'`
API_PROFILE	`'********************'`
API_SECRET_KEY	`'********************'`
APPEND_SLASH	`True`
APP_ROOT	`'/var/www/justfacts/justfacts_project'`
AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS	`['django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend']`
AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS	`'********************'`
AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE	`'misc.UserProfile'`
AUTH_USER_MODEL	`'auth.User'`
BANNED_EMAILS	`[]`
BASE_DIR	`'/var/www/justfacts'`
CACHES	`{'default': {'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache', 'LOCATION': 'jwt-blacklist'}}`
CACHE_CRP_TIMEOUT	`86400`
CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_ALIAS	`'default'`
CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX	`'********************'`
CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_SECONDS	`600`
CACHE_NIMSP_TIMEOUT	`86400`
CACHE_USE_ANYWAY	`False`
CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS	`['http://localhost:3000', 'http://127.0.0.1:3000', 'https://www.votesmart.org', 'http://n.futurefacts.votesmart.io:3000', 'http://n.futurefacts.votesmart.io', 'http://j.futurefacts.votesmart.io']`
CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS	`True`
CORS_ALLOW_METHODS	`['GET', 'POST']`
CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL	`True`
CRISPY_TEMPLATE_PACK	`'bootstrap4'`
CSRF_COOKIE_AGE	`31449600`
CSRF_COOKIE_DOMAIN	`None`
CSRF_COOKIE_HTTPONLY	`False`
CSRF_COOKIE_NAME	`'csrftoken'`
CSRF_COOKIE_PATH	`'/'`
CSRF_COOKIE_SAMESITE	`'Lax'`
CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE	`True`
CSRF_FAILURE_VIEW	`'django.views.csrf.csrf_failure'`
CSRF_HEADER_NAME	`'HTTP_X_CSRFTOKEN'`
CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS	`[]`
CSRF_USE_SESSIONS	`False`
DATABASES	`{'default': {'ATOMIC_REQUESTS': False, 'AUTOCOMMIT': True, 'CONN_MAX_AGE': 0, 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', 'HOST': '52.27.7.38', 'NAME': 'pvsadmin', 'OPTIONS': {}, 'PASSWORD': '********************', 'PORT': '5432', 'TEST': {'CHARSET': None, 'COLLATION': None, 'MIGRATE': True, 'MIRROR': None, 'NAME': None}, 'TIME_ZONE': None, 'USER': 'web'}}`
DATABASE_ROUTERS	`[]`
DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE	`2621440`
DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_NUMBER_FIELDS	`1000`
DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_NUMBER_FILES	`100`
DATETIME_FORMAT	`'N j, Y, P'`
DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS	`['%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M', '%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S', '%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S.%f', '%m/%d/%Y %H:%M', '%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S', '%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S.%f', '%m/%d/%y %H:%M']`
DATE_FORMAT	`'N j, Y'`
DATE_INPUT_FORMATS	`['%Y-%m-%d', '%m/%d/%Y', '%m/%d/%y', '%b %d %Y', '%b %d, %Y', '%d %b %Y', '%d %b, %Y', '%B %d %Y', '%B %d, %Y', '%d %B %Y', '%d %B, %Y']`
DEBUG	`True`
DEBUG_PROPAGATE_EXCEPTIONS	`False`
DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG	`{'SHOW_TOOLBAR_CALLBACK': <function <lambda> at 0x7e8dfd2eccc0>}`
DEBUG_TOOLBAR_PANELS	['debug_toolbar.panels.versions.VersionsPanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.timer.TimerPanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.settings.SettingsPanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.headers.HeadersPanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.request.RequestPanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.sql.SQLPanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.staticfiles.StaticFilesPanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.templates.TemplatesPanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.cache.CachePanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.signals.SignalsPanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.logging.LoggingPanel', 'debug_toolbar.panels.redirects.RedirectsPanel']
DECIMAL_SEPARATOR	`'.'`
DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD	`'django.db.models.AutoField'`
DEFAULT_CHARSET	`'utf-8'`
DEFAULT_EXCEPTION_REPORTER	`'django.views.debug.ExceptionReporter'`
DEFAULT_EXCEPTION_REPORTER_FILTER	`'django.views.debug.SafeExceptionReporterFilter'`
DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE	`'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage'`
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL	`'webmaster@votesmart.org'`
DEFAULT_HASHING_ALGORITHM	`'sha256'`
DEFAULT_INDEX_TABLESPACE	`''`
DEFAULT_TABLESPACE	`''`
DISALLOWED_USER_AGENTS	`[]`
DONATE_ACCESS_KEY	`'********************'`
DONATE_CAPTCHA	`True`
DONATE_CLOSED	`False`
DONATE_PROFILE	`'WEBDONATE090622'`
DONATE_SECRET_KEY	`'********************'`
ELECTION_CUTOFF	`datetime.datetime(2025, 8, 20, 17, 27, 3, 867430)`
ELECTION_SHORT_CUTOFF	`datetime.datetime(2025, 12, 4, 17, 27, 3, 867441)`
EMAIL_BACKEND	`'justfacts_project.email_backend.EmailBackend'`
EMAIL_HOST	`'email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com'`
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD	`'********************'`
EMAIL_HOST_USER	`'AKIAJZFXFJLPUOI3BUGQ'`
EMAIL_PORT	`587`
EMAIL_SSL_CERTFILE	`None`
EMAIL_SSL_KEYFILE	`'********************'`
EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX	`'[Django] '`
EMAIL_TIMEOUT	`None`
EMAIL_USE_LOCALTIME	`False`
EMAIL_USE_SSL	`False`
EMAIL_USE_TLS	`True`
FACEBOOK_ACCESS_TOKEN	`'********************'`
FACEBOOK_API_SECRET	`'********************'`
FACEBOOK_APP_ID	`'380926668611330'`
FACEBOOK_AUTH_EXTRA_ARGUMENTS	`{'scope': 'email,user_location'}`
FACEBOOK_EXTENDED_PERMISSIONS	`['email', 'user_location', 'publish_actions']`
FILE_UPLOAD_DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS	`None`
FILE_UPLOAD_HANDLERS	`['django.core.files.uploadhandler.MemoryFileUploadHandler', 'django.core.files.uploadhandler.TemporaryFileUploadHandler']`
FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE	`2621440`
FILE_UPLOAD_PERMISSIONS	`420`
FILE_UPLOAD_TEMP_DIR	`None`
FIRST_DAY_OF_WEEK	`0`
FIXTURE_DIRS	`[]`
FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME	`None`
FORMAT_MODULE_PATH	`None`
FORM_RENDERER	`'django.forms.renderers.DjangoTemplates'`
GOOGLE_ANALYTICS	`{'google_analytics_id': 'UA-31404458-5'}`
ICONTACT_AUTH	`{'api_key': '******************', 'password': '******************', 'username': 'votesmart'}`
IGNORABLE_404_URLS	`[]`
INSTALLED_APPS	['django.contrib.admin', 'django.contrib.auth', 'django.contrib.contenttypes', 'django.contrib.sessions', 'django.contrib.messages', 'django.contrib.sites', 'django.contrib.staticfiles', 'django.contrib.humanize', 'django.contrib.postgres', 'pypvs.apps.PypvsConfig', 'about.apps.AboutConfig', 'candidate.apps.CandidateConfig', 'government.apps.GovernmentConfig', 'offices.apps.OfficesConfig', 'misc.apps.MiscConfig', 'search.apps.SearchConfig', 'keyvotes.apps.KeyvotesConfig', 'elections.apps.ElectionsConfig', 'education.apps.EducationConfig', 'survey.apps.SurveyConfig', 'share.apps.ShareConfig', 'tracking.apps.TrackingConfig', 'vetoes.apps.VetoesConfig', 'vsjax.apps.VsjaxConfig', 'hoover.apps.HooverConfig', 'helpus.apps.HelpusConfig', 'blog.apps.BlogConfig', 'media.apps.MediaConfig', 'sidebysideAPI.apps.SidebysideapiConfig', 'nextfactsAPI.apps.NextfactsapiConfig', 'google_analytics', 'crispy_forms', 'crispy_bootstrap4', 'django_comments', 'tagging', 'debug_toolbar', 'corsheaders', 'rest_framework', 'rest_framework_simplejwt']
INTERNAL_IP	`('127.0.0.1',)`
INTERNAL_IPS	`[]`
IS_BSD	`False`
JWT_ACCESS_TTL	`datetime.timedelta(seconds=900)`
JWT_ALGORITHM	`'HS256'`
JWT_COOKIE_NAME	`'access_token'`
JWT_SECRET_KEY	`'********************'`
LANGUAGES	[('af', 'Afrikaans'), ('ar', 'Arabic'), ('ar-dz', 'Algerian Arabic'), ('ast', 'Asturian'), ('az', 'Azerbaijani'), ('bg', 'Bulgarian'), ('be', 'Belarusian'), ('bn', 'Bengali'), ('br', 'Breton'), ('bs', 'Bosnian'), ('ca', 'Catalan'), ('cs', 'Czech'), ('cy', 'Welsh'), ('da', 'Danish'), ('de', 'German'), ('dsb', 'Lower Sorbian'), ('el', 'Greek'), ('en', 'English'), ('en-au', 'Australian English'), ('en-gb', 'British English'), ('eo', 'Esperanto'), ('es', 'Spanish'), ('es-ar', 'Argentinian Spanish'), ('es-co', 'Colombian Spanish'), ('es-mx', 'Mexican Spanish'), ('es-ni', 'Nicaraguan Spanish'), ('es-ve', 'Venezuelan Spanish'), ('et', 'Estonian'), ('eu', 'Basque'), ('fa', 'Persian'), ('fi', 'Finnish'), ('fr', 'French'), ('fy', 'Frisian'), ('ga', 'Irish'), ('gd', 'Scottish Gaelic'), ('gl', 'Galician'), ('he', 'Hebrew'), ('hi', 'Hindi'), ('hr', 'Croatian'), ('hsb', 'Upper Sorbian'), ('hu', 'Hungarian'), ('hy', 'Armenian'), ('ia', 'Interlingua'), ('id', 'Indonesian'), ('ig', 'Igbo'), ('io', 'Ido'), ('is', 'Icelandic'), ('it', 'Italian'), ('ja', 'Japanese'), ('ka', 'Georgian'), ('kab', 'Kabyle'), ('kk', 'Kazakh'), ('km', 'Khmer'), ('kn', 'Kannada'), ('ko', 'Korean'), ('ky', 'Kyrgyz'), ('lb', 'Luxembourgish'), ('lt', 'Lithuanian'), ('lv', 'Latvian'), ('mk', 'Macedonian'), ('ml', 'Malayalam'), ('mn', 'Mongolian'), ('mr', 'Marathi'), ('my', 'Burmese'), ('nb', 'Norwegian Bokmål'), ('ne', 'Nepali'), ('nl', 'Dutch'), ('nn', 'Norwegian Nynorsk'), ('os', 'Ossetic'), ('pa', 'Punjabi'), ('pl', 'Polish'), ('pt', 'Portuguese'), ('pt-br', 'Brazilian Portuguese'), ('ro', 'Romanian'), ('ru', 'Russian'), ('sk', 'Slovak'), ('sl', 'Slovenian'), ('sq', 'Albanian'), ('sr', 'Serbian'), ('sr-latn', 'Serbian Latin'), ('sv', 'Swedish'), ('sw', 'Swahili'), ('ta', 'Tamil'), ('te', 'Telugu'), ('tg', 'Tajik'), ('th', 'Thai'), ('tk', 'Turkmen'), ('tr', 'Turkish'), ('tt', 'Tatar'), ('udm', 'Udmurt'), ('uk', 'Ukrainian'), ('ur', 'Urdu'), ('uz', 'Uzbek'), ('vi', 'Vietnamese'), ('zh-hans', 'Simplified Chinese'), ('zh-hant', 'Traditional Chinese')]
LANGUAGES_BIDI	`['he', 'ar', 'ar-dz', 'fa', 'ur']`
LANGUAGE_CODE	`'en-us'`
LANGUAGE_COOKIE_AGE	`None`
LANGUAGE_COOKIE_DOMAIN	`None`
LANGUAGE_COOKIE_HTTPONLY	`False`
LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME	`'django_language'`
LANGUAGE_COOKIE_PATH	`'/'`
LANGUAGE_COOKIE_SAMESITE	`None`
LANGUAGE_COOKIE_SECURE	`False`
LOCALE_PATHS	`[]`
LOGGING	`{'disable_existing_loggers': False, 'handlers': {'file': {'class': 'logging.FileHandler', 'filename': '/var/www/justfacts/django_errors.log', 'level': 'ERROR'}}, 'loggers': {'django': {'handlers': ['file'], 'level': 'ERROR', 'propagate': True}}, 'version': 1}`
LOGGING_CONFIG	`'logging.config.dictConfig'`
LOGIN_ERROR_URL	`'/login'`
LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL	`'/user'`
LOGIN_URL	`'/login'`
LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL	`None`
MANAGERS	`[]`
MEDIA_ROOT	`''`
MEDIA_URL	`'/'`
MESSAGE_STORAGE	`'django.contrib.messages.storage.fallback.FallbackStorage'`
MIDDLEWARE	['django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware', 'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware', 'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware', 'misc.middleware.RedisConnectionPoolMiddleware', 'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware', 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware', 'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware', 'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware', 'debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware', 'misc.middleware.MessagesMiddleware', 'corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware', 'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware']
MIGRATION_MODULES	`{}`
MONTH_DAY_FORMAT	`'F j'`
NUMBER_GROUPING	`0`
PASSWORD_HASHERS	`'********************'`
PASSWORD_RESET_TIMEOUT	`'********************'`
PASSWORD_RESET_TIMEOUT_DAYS	`'********************'`
PHOTO_URL	`'//votesmart.org/canphoto/'`
PREPEND_WWW	`False`
RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_KEY	`'********************'`
RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC_KEY	`'********************'`
REDIS_HOST	`'34.222.112.159'`
REDIS_PORT	`6379`
REGISTRATION_OPEN	`True`
RELEASE_ID	`1`
REST_FRAMEWORK	`{'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': ('rest_framework_simplejwt.authentication.JWTAuthentication',)}`
ROOT_URLCONF	`'justfacts_project.urls'`
SECRET_KEY	`'********************'`
SECURE_BROWSER_XSS_FILTER	`False`
SECURE_CONTENT_TYPE_NOSNIFF	`True`
SECURE_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS	`False`
SECURE_HSTS_PRELOAD	`False`
SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS	`0`
SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER	`None`
SECURE_REDIRECT_EXEMPT	`[]`
SECURE_REFERRER_POLICY	`'same-origin'`
SECURE_SSL_HOST	`None`
SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT	`False`
SECURITY_BRUTE_FORCE_KEY_PREFIX	`'********************'`
SECURITY_BRUTE_FORCE_TIMEOUT	`900`
SECURITY_BRUTE_FORCE_URL_PATTERN	`'check-key\|check-user'`
SECURITY_FORCE_PROTECTIONS	`False`
SECURITY_LOGIN_MAX_TRIES	`3`
SERVER_EMAIL	`'root@localhost'`
SESSION_CACHE_ALIAS	`'default'`
SESSION_COOKIE_AGE	`1209600`
SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN	`None`
SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY	`True`
SESSION_COOKIE_NAME	`'sessionid'`
SESSION_COOKIE_PATH	`'/'`
SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE	`'Lax'`
SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE	`True`
SESSION_ENGINE	`'django.contrib.sessions.backends.signed_cookies'`
SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE	`False`
SESSION_FILE_PATH	`None`
SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST	`False`
SESSION_SERIALIZER	`'django.contrib.sessions.serializers.PickleSerializer'`
SETTINGS_MODULE	`'justfacts_project.settings'`
SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT	`'m/d/Y P'`
SHORT_DATE_FORMAT	`'m/d/Y'`
SIGNING_BACKEND	`'django.core.signing.TimestampSigner'`
SILENCED_SYSTEM_CHECKS	`['models.E007', 'fields.E311', 'fields.E903']`
SIMPLE_JWT	`{'ACCESS_TOKEN_LIFETIME': '******************', 'REFRESH_TOKEN_LIFETIME': '******************'}`
SITE_ID	`1`
SOCIAL_AUTH_BACKEND_ERROR_URL	`'/login'`
SOCIAL_AUTH_RAISE_EXCEPTIONS	`False`
STAFF_PHOTO_PATH	`'images/staff'`
STATICFILES_DIRS	`['/var/www/justfacts/assets']`
STATICFILES_FINDERS	`['django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder', 'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder']`
STATICFILES_STORAGE	`'django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage'`
STATIC_ROOT	`'/var/www/justfacts/static/'`
STATIC_URL	`'/static/'`
TEMPLATES	`[{'APP_DIRS': True, 'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates', 'DIRS': ['/var/www/justfacts/templates', '/var/www/justfacts/sidebyside/sidebyside_react_app/'], 'OPTIONS': {'context_processors': ['django.template.context_processors.debug', 'django.template.context_processors.request', 'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth', 'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages']}}]`
TESTING	`False`
TEST_NON_SERIALIZED_APPS	`[]`
TEST_RUNNER	`'django.test.runner.DiscoverRunner'`
THOUSAND_SEPARATOR	`','`
TIME_FORMAT	`'P'`
TIME_INPUT_FORMATS	`['%H:%M:%S', '%H:%M:%S.%f', '%H:%M']`
TIME_ZONE	`'UTC'`
TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY	`'********************'`
TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET	`'********************'`
USE_I18N	`True`
USE_L10N	`True`
USE_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR	`False`
USE_TZ	`False`
USE_X_FORWARDED_HOST	`False`
USE_X_FORWARDED_PORT	`False`
WSGI_APPLICATION	`'justfacts_project.wsgi.application'`
X_FRAME_OPTIONS	`'DENY'`
YEAR_MONTH_FORMAT	`'F Y'`

Headers

Request headers

Key	Value
Accept	/
Accept-Encoding	gzip, br, zstd, deflate
Cookie	=> see Request panel
Host	j.futurefacts.votesmart.io
User-Agent	Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)

Response headers

Key	Value
Content-Length	75394
Content-Type	text/html; charset=utf-8
Vary	origin

WSGI environ

Since the WSGI environ inherits the environment of the server, only a significant subset is shown below.

Key	Value
CONTENT_LENGTH
CONTENT_TYPE
PATH_INFO	/candidate/evaluations/13753/michael-paymar/54
QUERY_STRING
REMOTE_ADDR	216.73.216.136
REQUEST_METHOD	GET
SCRIPT_NAME
SERVER_NAME	j.futurefacts.votesmart.io
SERVER_PORT	443
SERVER_PROTOCOL	HTTP/1.1

Request

View information

View function	Arguments	Keyword arguments	URL name
`candidate.views.evals`	`()`	`{'candidateId': '13753', 'categoryId': '54'}`	`candidate_evaluations`

Cookies

Variable	Value
`'csrftoken'`	`'B12pHgAj13l0xgrdUBYAQcxuEEcvrtuG3qG8DMnEAg3d8Ai2oPKKpPBsqCUEiJBs'`

No session data

No GET data

No POST data

SQL queries from 1 connection

default 377.16 ms (13 queries )

Query Timeline Time (ms) Action

SELECT *
  FROM factcheck_speech_candidate
INNER JOIN speech_candidate
    ON factcheck_speech_candidate.speech_candidate_id = speech_candidate.speech_candidate_id
WHERE speech_candidate.candidate_id = 13753
   AND factcheck_speech_candidate.factcheckruling_id IN (1, 2, 16, 23, 26, 27, 28)SELECT * FROM factcheck_speech_candidate INNER JOIN speech_candidate ON factcheck_speech_candidate.speech_candidate_id = speech_candidate.speech_candidate_id WHERE speech_candidate.candidate_id = 13753 AND factcheck_speech_candidate.factcheckruling_id IN (1, 2, 16, 23, 26, 27, 28)

7.97

Connection: default

Transaction status: Idle

/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1529)
  factcheck_speeches_speech_ids = [x.speech_id for x in factcheck_speeches]

SELECT "category_category"."category_category_id",
       "category_category"."category_id",
       "category_category"."parent_id"
  FROM "category_category"
WHERE "category_category"."parent_id" = 54SELECT ••• FROM "category_category" WHERE "category_category"."parent_id" = 54

7.67

Connection: default

Transaction status: Idle

/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1545)
  if not get_children:

SELECT "speech_category"."speech_category_id",
       "speech_category"."speech_id",
       "speech_category"."category_id"
  FROM "speech_category"
WHERE "speech_category"."category_id" IN (37, 5, 7, 40, 73, 54, 107, 75, 13, 77, 109, 76, 110, 20, 25, 31)SELECT ••• FROM "speech_category" WHERE "speech_category"."category_id" IN (37, 5, 7, 40, 73, 54, 107, 75, 13, 77, 109, 76, 110, 20, 25, 31)

194.37

Connection: default

Transaction status: Idle

/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1568)
  factcheck_speech_ids_for_current_category = [

SELECT "candidate"."candidate_id",
       "candidate"."candidatestatus_id",
       "candidate"."candidatetitle_id",
       "candidate"."state_id",
       "candidate"."release_id",
       "candidate"."firstname",
       "candidate"."middlename",
       "candidate"."lastname",
       "candidate"."nickname",
       "candidate"."pronunciation",
       "candidate"."gender",
       "candidate"."suffix",
       "candidate"."birthdate",
       "candidate"."birthplace",
       "candidate"."homecity",
       "candidate"."education",
       "candidate"."family",
       "candidate"."profession",
       "candidate"."political",
       "candidate"."religion",
       "candidate"."orgmember",
       "candidate"."specialmsg",
       "candidate"."caucus",
       "candidate"."bioformyear",
       "candidate"."fecid",
       "candidate"."photourl",
       "candidate"."bioid",
       "candidate"."callnote",
       "candidate"."password",
       "candidate"."candidatepreferredname_id",
       "candidatepreferredname"."candidatepreferredname_id",
       "candidatepreferredname"."name"
  FROM "candidate"
INNER JOIN "candidatepreferredname"
    ON ("candidate"."candidatepreferredname_id" = "candidatepreferredname"."candidatepreferredname_id")
WHERE "candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753
LIMIT 21SELECT ••• FROM "candidate" INNER JOIN "candidatepreferredname" ON ("candidate"."candidatepreferredname_id" = "candidatepreferredname"."candidatepreferredname_id") WHERE "candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 LIMIT 21

7.68

Connection: default

Transaction status: Idle

/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1581)
  'candidatepreferredname').get(candidate_id=candidateId)

SELECT DISTINCT (pvs_election_party(election_candidate.election_candidate_id)) AS "party",
       (
        SELECT ecs.name
          FROM electionstage_candidate esc
          JOIN election_electionstage ees USING (election_electionstage_id)
          JOIN electioncandidatestatus ecs USING (electioncandidatestatus_id)
          JOIN electionstage es USING (electionstage_id)
         WHERE esc.election_candidate_id = election_candidate.election_candidate_id
         ORDER BY es.rank DESC
         LIMIT 1
       ) AS "election_status",
       (
        SELECT election_electionstage.electionstage_id
          FROM electionstage_candidate
          JOIN election_candidate
            ON electionstage_candidate.election_candidate_id = election_candidate.election_candidate_id
          JOIN election_electionstage
            ON electionstage_candidate.election_electionstage_id=election_electionstage.election_electionstage_id
         WHERE election_electionstage.electiondate >= '2025-12-04 17:27:03.867441'::date
           AND election_candidate.candidate_id=13753
         LIMIT 1
       ) AS "electionstage",
       "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id",
       "election_candidate"."election_id",
       "election_candidate"."candidate_id",
       "election_candidate"."office_id",
       "election_candidate"."state_id",
       "election_candidate"."districtname_id",
       "election_candidate"."parent_id",
       "election_candidate"."major",
       "election_candidate"."ballotname",
       "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id",
       "election"."election_id",
       "election"."state_id",
       "election"."officetype_id",
       "election"."special",
       "election"."electionyear",
       "officetype"."officetype_id",
       "officetype"."officelevel_id",
       "officetype"."officebranch_id",
       "officetype"."name",
       "officetype"."fullname",
       "officetype"."rank",
       "office"."office_id",
       "office"."officetype_id",
       "office"."release_id",
       "office"."code",
       "office"."name",
       "office"."title",
       "office"."npatoffice",
       "office"."shorttitle",
       "office"."rank",
       T9."officetype_id",
       T9."officelevel_id",
       T9."officebranch_id",
       T9."name",
       T9."fullname",
       T9."rank",
       "state"."state_id",
       "state"."statetype_id",
       "state"."statecode",
       "state"."name",
       "state"."nickname",
       "state"."capital",
       "state"."area",
       "state"."population",
       "state"."statehood",
       "state"."motto",
       "state"."flower",
       "state"."tree",
       "state"."bird",
       "state"."high",
       "state"."low",
       "state"."type",
       "state"."legisname",
       "state"."ltgov",
       "state"."bicameral",
       "state"."lowername",
       "state"."senators",
       "state"."reps",
       "state"."termlimit",
       "state"."termlength",
       "state"."billurl",
       "state"."voteurl",
       "state"."registration",
       "state"."primarydate",
       "state"."generaldate",
       "state"."absenteewho",
       "state"."absenteehow",
       "state"."absenteewhen",
       "state"."largestcity",
       "state"."atlarge",
       "state"."ushousename",
       "state"."rollupper",
       "state"."rolllower",
       "state"."uscircuit",
       "state"."electoralvotes",
       "state"."caucus",
       "districtname"."districtname_id",
       "districtname"."name",
       "districtname"."rank",
       "v_running_mate"."election_candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."parent_id",
       "v_running_mate"."candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."rm_candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."firstname",
       "v_running_mate"."nickname",
       "v_running_mate"."middlename",
       "v_running_mate"."lastname",
       "v_running_mate"."suffix",
       "v_running_mate"."candidatepreferredname_id",
       "v_running_mate"."title",
       "v_running_mate"."rm_party",
       "v_running_mate"."rank"
  FROM "election_candidate"
INNER JOIN "electionstage_candidate"
    ON ("election_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "electionstage_candidate"."election_candidate_id")
INNER JOIN "election_electionstage"
    ON ("electionstage_candidate"."election_electionstage_id" = "election_electionstage"."election_electionstage_id")
INNER JOIN "election"
    ON ("election_candidate"."election_id" = "election"."election_id")
INNER JOIN "officetype"
    ON ("election"."officetype_id" = "officetype"."officetype_id")
INNER JOIN "office"
    ON ("election_candidate"."office_id" = "office"."office_id")
INNER JOIN "officetype" T9
    ON ("office"."officetype_id" = T9."officetype_id")
INNER JOIN "state"
    ON ("election_candidate"."state_id" = "state"."state_id")
  LEFT OUTER JOIN "districtname"
    ON ("election_candidate"."districtname_id" = "districtname"."districtname_id")
  LEFT OUTER JOIN "v_running_mate"
    ON ("election_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id")
WHERE ("election_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "election_electionstage"."electiondate" >= '2025-12-04'::date AND "electionstage_candidate"."electioncandidatestatus_id" IN (6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13))
LIMIT 1SELECT ••• FROM electionstage_candidate esc JOIN election_electionstage ees USING (election_electionstage_id) JOIN electioncandidatestatus ecs USING (electioncandidatestatus_id) JOIN electionstage es USING (electionstage_id) WHERE esc.election_candidate_id = election_candidate.election_candidate_id ORDER BY es.rank DESC LIMIT 1) AS "election_status", (SELECT election_electionstage.electionstage_id FROM electionstage_candidate JOIN election_candidate ON electionstage_candidate.election_candidate_id = election_candidate.election_candidate_id JOIN election_electionstage ON electionstage_candidate.election_electionstage_id=election_electionstage.election_electionstage_id WHERE election_electionstage.electiondate >= '2025-12-04 17:27:03.867441'::date AND election_candidate.candidate_id=13753 LIMIT 1) AS "electionstage", "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id", "election_candidate"."election_id", "election_candidate"."candidate_id", "election_candidate"."office_id", "election_candidate"."state_id", "election_candidate"."districtname_id", "election_candidate"."parent_id", "election_candidate"."major", "election_candidate"."ballotname", "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id", "election"."election_id", "election"."state_id", "election"."officetype_id", "election"."special", "election"."electionyear", "officetype"."officetype_id", "officetype"."officelevel_id", "officetype"."officebranch_id", "officetype"."name", "officetype"."fullname", "officetype"."rank", "office"."office_id", "office"."officetype_id", "office"."release_id", "office"."code", "office"."name", "office"."title", "office"."npatoffice", "office"."shorttitle", "office"."rank", T9."officetype_id", T9."officelevel_id", T9."officebranch_id", T9."name", T9."fullname", T9."rank", "state"."state_id", "state"."statetype_id", "state"."statecode", "state"."name", "state"."nickname", "state"."capital", "state"."area", "state"."population", "state"."statehood", "state"."motto", "state"."flower", "state"."tree", "state"."bird", "state"."high", "state"."low", "state"."type", "state"."legisname", "state"."ltgov", "state"."bicameral", "state"."lowername", "state"."senators", "state"."reps", "state"."termlimit", "state"."termlength", "state"."billurl", "state"."voteurl", "state"."registration", "state"."primarydate", "state"."generaldate", "state"."absenteewho", "state"."absenteehow", "state"."absenteewhen", "state"."largestcity", "state"."atlarge", "state"."ushousename", "state"."rollupper", "state"."rolllower", "state"."uscircuit", "state"."electoralvotes", "state"."caucus", "districtname"."districtname_id", "districtname"."name", "districtname"."rank", "v_running_mate"."election_candidate_id", "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id", "v_running_mate"."parent_id", "v_running_mate"."candidate_id", "v_running_mate"."rm_candidate_id", "v_running_mate"."firstname", "v_running_mate"."nickname", "v_running_mate"."middlename", "v_running_mate"."lastname", "v_running_mate"."suffix", "v_running_mate"."candidatepreferredname_id", "v_running_mate"."title", "v_running_mate"."rm_party", "v_running_mate"."rank" FROM "election_candidate" INNER JOIN "electionstage_candidate" ON ("election_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "electionstage_candidate"."election_candidate_id") INNER JOIN "election_electionstage" ON ("electionstage_candidate"."election_electionstage_id" = "election_electionstage"."election_electionstage_id") INNER JOIN "election" ON ("election_candidate"."election_id" = "election"."election_id") INNER JOIN "officetype" ON ("election"."officetype_id" = "officetype"."officetype_id") INNER JOIN "office" ON ("election_candidate"."office_id" = "office"."office_id") INNER JOIN "officetype" T9 ON ("office"."officetype_id" = T9."officetype_id") INNER JOIN "state" ON ("election_candidate"."state_id" = "state"."state_id") LEFT OUTER JOIN "districtname" ON ("election_candidate"."districtname_id" = "districtname"."districtname_id") LEFT OUTER JOIN "v_running_mate" ON ("election_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id") WHERE ("election_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "election_electionstage"."electiondate" >= '2025-12-04'::date AND "electionstage_candidate"."electioncandidatestatus_id" IN (6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13)) LIMIT 1

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/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1626)
  electionStages = elections[0].electionstagecandidate.select_related(

SELECT DISTINCT (pvs_election_party(election_candidate.election_candidate_id)) AS "party",
       (
        SELECT ecs.name
          FROM electionstage_candidate esc
          JOIN election_electionstage ees USING (election_electionstage_id)
          JOIN electioncandidatestatus ecs USING (electioncandidatestatus_id)
          JOIN electionstage es USING (electionstage_id)
         WHERE esc.election_candidate_id = election_candidate.election_candidate_id
         ORDER BY es.rank DESC
         LIMIT 1
       ) AS "election_status",
       (
        SELECT election_electionstage.electionstage_id
          FROM electionstage_candidate
          JOIN election_candidate
            ON electionstage_candidate.election_candidate_id = election_candidate.election_candidate_id
          JOIN election_electionstage
            ON electionstage_candidate.election_electionstage_id=election_electionstage.election_electionstage_id
         WHERE election_electionstage.electiondate >= '2025-12-04 17:27:03.867441'::date
           AND election_candidate.candidate_id=13753
         LIMIT 1
       ) AS "electionstage",
       "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id",
       "election_candidate"."election_id",
       "election_candidate"."candidate_id",
       "election_candidate"."office_id",
       "election_candidate"."state_id",
       "election_candidate"."districtname_id",
       "election_candidate"."parent_id",
       "election_candidate"."major",
       "election_candidate"."ballotname",
       "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id",
       "election"."election_id",
       "election"."state_id",
       "election"."officetype_id",
       "election"."special",
       "election"."electionyear",
       "officetype"."officetype_id",
       "officetype"."officelevel_id",
       "officetype"."officebranch_id",
       "officetype"."name",
       "officetype"."fullname",
       "officetype"."rank",
       "office"."office_id",
       "office"."officetype_id",
       "office"."release_id",
       "office"."code",
       "office"."name",
       "office"."title",
       "office"."npatoffice",
       "office"."shorttitle",
       "office"."rank",
       T9."officetype_id",
       T9."officelevel_id",
       T9."officebranch_id",
       T9."name",
       T9."fullname",
       T9."rank",
       "state"."state_id",
       "state"."statetype_id",
       "state"."statecode",
       "state"."name",
       "state"."nickname",
       "state"."capital",
       "state"."area",
       "state"."population",
       "state"."statehood",
       "state"."motto",
       "state"."flower",
       "state"."tree",
       "state"."bird",
       "state"."high",
       "state"."low",
       "state"."type",
       "state"."legisname",
       "state"."ltgov",
       "state"."bicameral",
       "state"."lowername",
       "state"."senators",
       "state"."reps",
       "state"."termlimit",
       "state"."termlength",
       "state"."billurl",
       "state"."voteurl",
       "state"."registration",
       "state"."primarydate",
       "state"."generaldate",
       "state"."absenteewho",
       "state"."absenteehow",
       "state"."absenteewhen",
       "state"."largestcity",
       "state"."atlarge",
       "state"."ushousename",
       "state"."rollupper",
       "state"."rolllower",
       "state"."uscircuit",
       "state"."electoralvotes",
       "state"."caucus",
       "districtname"."districtname_id",
       "districtname"."name",
       "districtname"."rank",
       "v_running_mate"."election_candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."parent_id",
       "v_running_mate"."candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."rm_candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."firstname",
       "v_running_mate"."nickname",
       "v_running_mate"."middlename",
       "v_running_mate"."lastname",
       "v_running_mate"."suffix",
       "v_running_mate"."candidatepreferredname_id",
       "v_running_mate"."title",
       "v_running_mate"."rm_party",
       "v_running_mate"."rank"
  FROM "election_candidate"
INNER JOIN "electionstage_candidate"
    ON ("election_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "electionstage_candidate"."election_candidate_id")
INNER JOIN "election_electionstage"
    ON ("electionstage_candidate"."election_electionstage_id" = "election_electionstage"."election_electionstage_id")
INNER JOIN "election"
    ON ("election_candidate"."election_id" = "election"."election_id")
INNER JOIN "officetype"
    ON ("election"."officetype_id" = "officetype"."officetype_id")
INNER JOIN "office"
    ON ("election_candidate"."office_id" = "office"."office_id")
INNER JOIN "officetype" T9
    ON ("office"."officetype_id" = T9."officetype_id")
INNER JOIN "state"
    ON ("election_candidate"."state_id" = "state"."state_id")
  LEFT OUTER JOIN "districtname"
    ON ("election_candidate"."districtname_id" = "districtname"."districtname_id")
  LEFT OUTER JOIN "v_running_mate"
    ON ("election_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id")
WHERE ("election_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "election_electionstage"."electiondate" >= '2025-12-04'::date AND "electionstage_candidate"."electioncandidatestatus_id" IN (6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13))SELECT ••• FROM electionstage_candidate esc JOIN election_electionstage ees USING (election_electionstage_id) JOIN electioncandidatestatus ecs USING (electioncandidatestatus_id) JOIN electionstage es USING (electionstage_id) WHERE esc.election_candidate_id = election_candidate.election_candidate_id ORDER BY es.rank DESC LIMIT 1) AS "election_status", (SELECT election_electionstage.electionstage_id FROM electionstage_candidate JOIN election_candidate ON electionstage_candidate.election_candidate_id = election_candidate.election_candidate_id JOIN election_electionstage ON electionstage_candidate.election_electionstage_id=election_electionstage.election_electionstage_id WHERE election_electionstage.electiondate >= '2025-12-04 17:27:03.867441'::date AND election_candidate.candidate_id=13753 LIMIT 1) AS "electionstage", "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id", "election_candidate"."election_id", "election_candidate"."candidate_id", "election_candidate"."office_id", "election_candidate"."state_id", "election_candidate"."districtname_id", "election_candidate"."parent_id", "election_candidate"."major", "election_candidate"."ballotname", "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id", "election"."election_id", "election"."state_id", "election"."officetype_id", "election"."special", "election"."electionyear", "officetype"."officetype_id", "officetype"."officelevel_id", "officetype"."officebranch_id", "officetype"."name", "officetype"."fullname", "officetype"."rank", "office"."office_id", "office"."officetype_id", "office"."release_id", "office"."code", "office"."name", "office"."title", "office"."npatoffice", "office"."shorttitle", "office"."rank", T9."officetype_id", T9."officelevel_id", T9."officebranch_id", T9."name", T9."fullname", T9."rank", "state"."state_id", "state"."statetype_id", "state"."statecode", "state"."name", "state"."nickname", "state"."capital", "state"."area", "state"."population", "state"."statehood", "state"."motto", "state"."flower", "state"."tree", "state"."bird", "state"."high", "state"."low", "state"."type", "state"."legisname", "state"."ltgov", "state"."bicameral", "state"."lowername", "state"."senators", "state"."reps", "state"."termlimit", "state"."termlength", "state"."billurl", "state"."voteurl", "state"."registration", "state"."primarydate", "state"."generaldate", "state"."absenteewho", "state"."absenteehow", "state"."absenteewhen", "state"."largestcity", "state"."atlarge", "state"."ushousename", "state"."rollupper", "state"."rolllower", "state"."uscircuit", "state"."electoralvotes", "state"."caucus", "districtname"."districtname_id", "districtname"."name", "districtname"."rank", "v_running_mate"."election_candidate_id", "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id", "v_running_mate"."parent_id", "v_running_mate"."candidate_id", "v_running_mate"."rm_candidate_id", "v_running_mate"."firstname", "v_running_mate"."nickname", "v_running_mate"."middlename", "v_running_mate"."lastname", "v_running_mate"."suffix", "v_running_mate"."candidatepreferredname_id", "v_running_mate"."title", "v_running_mate"."rm_party", "v_running_mate"."rank" FROM "election_candidate" INNER JOIN "electionstage_candidate" ON ("election_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "electionstage_candidate"."election_candidate_id") INNER JOIN "election_electionstage" ON ("electionstage_candidate"."election_electionstage_id" = "election_electionstage"."election_electionstage_id") INNER JOIN "election" ON ("election_candidate"."election_id" = "election"."election_id") INNER JOIN "officetype" ON ("election"."officetype_id" = "officetype"."officetype_id") INNER JOIN "office" ON ("election_candidate"."office_id" = "office"."office_id") INNER JOIN "officetype" T9 ON ("office"."officetype_id" = T9."officetype_id") INNER JOIN "state" ON ("election_candidate"."state_id" = "state"."state_id") LEFT OUTER JOIN "districtname" ON ("election_candidate"."districtname_id" = "districtname"."districtname_id") LEFT OUTER JOIN "v_running_mate" ON ("election_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id") WHERE ("election_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "election_electionstage"."electiondate" >= '2025-12-04'::date AND "electionstage_candidate"."electioncandidatestatus_id" IN (6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13))

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/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1640)
  for e in elections:

SELECT "category_section"."category_section_id",
       "category_section"."category_id",
       "category_section"."section_id",
       "category"."category_id",
       "category"."name",
       "category"."description",
       "category"."release_id",
       "category"."key",
       "category"."rank",
       "section"."section_id",
       "section"."name"
  FROM "category_section"
INNER JOIN "category"
    ON ("category_section"."category_id" = "category"."category_id")
INNER JOIN "section"
    ON ("category_section"."section_id" = "section"."section_id")
WHERE ("category"."release_id" >= 1 AND "category_section"."section_id" = 'R')
ORDER BY "category"."name" ASCSELECT ••• FROM "category_section" INNER JOIN "category" ON ("category_section"."category_id" = "category"."category_id") INNER JOIN "section" ON ("category_section"."section_id" = "section"."section_id") WHERE ("category"."release_id" >= 1 AND "category_section"."section_id" = 'R') ORDER BY "category"."name" ASC

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/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1778)
  len(categories)

SELECT "category_section"."category_section_id",
       "category_section"."category_id",
       "category_section"."section_id",
       "category"."category_id",
       "category"."name",
       "category"."description",
       "category"."release_id",
       "category"."key",
       "category"."rank",
       "section"."section_id",
       "section"."name"
  FROM "category_section"
INNER JOIN "category"
    ON ("category_section"."category_id" = "category"."category_id")
INNER JOIN "section"
    ON ("category_section"."section_id" = "section"."section_id")
WHERE ("category"."release_id" >= 1 AND "category_section"."section_id" = 'R' AND "category_section"."category_id" = 54)
LIMIT 21SELECT ••• FROM "category_section" INNER JOIN "category" ON ("category_section"."category_id" = "category"."category_id") INNER JOIN "section" ON ("category_section"."section_id" = "section"."section_id") WHERE ("category"."release_id" >= 1 AND "category_section"."section_id" = 'R' AND "category_section"."category_id" = 54) LIMIT 21

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/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1782)
  chosenCategory = categories.get(

SELECT "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id",
       "election_candidate"."election_id",
       "election_candidate"."candidate_id",
       "election_candidate"."office_id",
       "election_candidate"."state_id",
       "election_candidate"."districtname_id",
       "election_candidate"."parent_id",
       "election_candidate"."major",
       "election_candidate"."ballotname",
       "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id",
       "election"."election_id",
       "election"."state_id",
       "election"."officetype_id",
       "election"."special",
       "election"."electionyear",
       "v_running_mate"."election_candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."parent_id",
       "v_running_mate"."candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."rm_candidate_id",
       "v_running_mate"."firstname",
       "v_running_mate"."nickname",
       "v_running_mate"."middlename",
       "v_running_mate"."lastname",
       "v_running_mate"."suffix",
       "v_running_mate"."candidatepreferredname_id",
       "v_running_mate"."title",
       "v_running_mate"."rm_party",
       "v_running_mate"."rank"
  FROM "election_candidate"
INNER JOIN "election"
    ON ("election_candidate"."election_id" = "election"."election_id")
  LEFT OUTER JOIN "v_running_mate"
    ON ("election_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id")
WHERE "election_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753SELECT ••• FROM "election_candidate" INNER JOIN "election" ON ("election_candidate"."election_id" = "election"."election_id") LEFT OUTER JOIN "v_running_mate" ON ("election_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "v_running_mate"."rm_election_candidate_id") WHERE "election_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753

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/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1795)
  for e in allElections:

SELECT (v_category_resolve.category_id) AS "category_id",
       (CASE WHEN v_category_resolve.name IS NOT NULL THEN v_category_resolve.name ELSE (SELECT name from category s2c JOIN sig_category s2sc USING (category_id) WHERE s2sc.sig_id = sig.sig_id LIMIT 1) END) AS "category_name",
       (CASE WHEN (rating.usesigrating OR sig.usesigrating) AND rating_candidate.sig_rating IS NOT NULL AND rating.ratingformat_id <> 3 THEN rating_candidate.sig_rating || CASE WHEN rating.ratingtext ~ 'percent' AND rating.ratingformat_id = 1 THEN '%' ELSE '' END ELSE rating_candidate.our_rating || '%' END) AS "ratingvalue",
       "rating_candidate"."rating_candidate_id",
       "rating_candidate"."rating_id",
       "rating_candidate"."candidate_id",
       "rating_candidate"."sig_rating",
       "rating_candidate"."our_rating",
       "rating"."rating_id",
       "rating"."sig_id",
       "rating"."ratingformat_id",
       "rating"."ratingsession_id",
       "rating"."release_id",
       "rating"."span",
       "rating"."ratingtext",
       "rating"."description",
       "rating"."name",
       "rating"."usesigrating",
       "rating"."created",
       "rating"."modified",
       "sig"."sig_id",
       "sig"."parent_id",
       "sig"."state",
       "sig"."release_id",
       "sig"."name",
       "sig"."address",
       "sig"."city",
       "sig"."zip",
       "sig"."phone1",
       "sig"."fax",
       "sig"."email",
       "sig"."url",
       "sig"."description",
       "sig"."contactname",
       "sig"."phone2",
       "sig"."ratinggroup",
       "sig"."state_id",
       "sig"."usesigrating",
       "sig"."major"
  FROM "rating_candidate"
INNER JOIN "rating"
    ON ("rating_candidate"."rating_id" = "rating"."rating_id")
INNER JOIN "sig"
    ON ("rating"."sig_id" = "sig"."sig_id")
INNER JOIN "sig_category"
    ON ("sig"."sig_id" = "sig_category"."sig_id")
INNER JOIN "v_category_resolve"
    ON ("sig_category"."category_id" = "v_category_resolve"."category_id")
WHERE ("sig_category".category_id = 54 AND "rating_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "rating"."release_id" >= 1 AND "sig"."release_id" >= 1)
ORDER BY "v_category_resolve"."name" ASC,
          "rating"."span" DESC,
          "sig"."name" ASCSELECT ••• from category s2c JOIN sig_category s2sc USING (category_id) WHERE s2sc.sig_id = sig.sig_id LIMIT 1) END) AS "category_name", (CASE WHEN (rating.usesigrating OR sig.usesigrating) AND rating_candidate.sig_rating IS NOT NULL AND rating.ratingformat_id <> 3 THEN rating_candidate.sig_rating || CASE WHEN rating.ratingtext ~ 'percent' AND rating.ratingformat_id = 1 THEN '%' ELSE '' END ELSE rating_candidate.our_rating || '%' END) AS "ratingvalue", "rating_candidate"."rating_candidate_id", "rating_candidate"."rating_id", "rating_candidate"."candidate_id", "rating_candidate"."sig_rating", "rating_candidate"."our_rating", "rating"."rating_id", "rating"."sig_id", "rating"."ratingformat_id", "rating"."ratingsession_id", "rating"."release_id", "rating"."span", "rating"."ratingtext", "rating"."description", "rating"."name", "rating"."usesigrating", "rating"."created", "rating"."modified", "sig"."sig_id", "sig"."parent_id", "sig"."state", "sig"."release_id", "sig"."name", "sig"."address", "sig"."city", "sig"."zip", "sig"."phone1", "sig"."fax", "sig"."email", "sig"."url", "sig"."description", "sig"."contactname", "sig"."phone2", "sig"."ratinggroup", "sig"."state_id", "sig"."usesigrating", "sig"."major" FROM "rating_candidate" INNER JOIN "rating" ON ("rating_candidate"."rating_id" = "rating"."rating_id") INNER JOIN "sig" ON ("rating"."sig_id" = "sig"."sig_id") INNER JOIN "sig_category" ON ("sig"."sig_id" = "sig_category"."sig_id") INNER JOIN "v_category_resolve" ON ("sig_category"."category_id" = "v_category_resolve"."category_id") WHERE ("sig_category".category_id = 54 AND "rating_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "rating"."release_id" >= 1 AND "sig"."release_id" >= 1) ORDER BY "v_category_resolve"."name" ASC, "rating"."span" DESC, "sig"."name" ASC

9.11

Connection: default

Transaction status: Idle

/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1831)
  opinionsSorted = sorted(

SELECT "endorse_candidate"."endorse_candidate_id",
       "endorse_candidate"."endorse_id",
       "endorse_candidate"."election_candidate_id",
       "endorse"."endorse_id",
       "endorse"."sig_id",
       "endorse"."election_id",
       "endorse"."release_id",
       "sig"."sig_id",
       "sig"."parent_id",
       "sig"."state",
       "sig"."release_id",
       "sig"."name",
       "sig"."address",
       "sig"."city",
       "sig"."zip",
       "sig"."phone1",
       "sig"."fax",
       "sig"."email",
       "sig"."url",
       "sig"."description",
       "sig"."contactname",
       "sig"."phone2",
       "sig"."ratinggroup",
       "sig"."state_id",
       "sig"."usesigrating",
       "sig"."major",
       "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id",
       "election_candidate"."election_id",
       "election_candidate"."candidate_id",
       "election_candidate"."office_id",
       "election_candidate"."state_id",
       "election_candidate"."districtname_id",
       "election_candidate"."parent_id",
       "election_candidate"."major",
       "election_candidate"."ballotname",
       "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id"
  FROM "endorse_candidate"
INNER JOIN "election_candidate"
    ON ("endorse_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id")
INNER JOIN "election"
    ON ("election_candidate"."election_id" = "election"."election_id")
INNER JOIN "endorse"
    ON ("endorse_candidate"."endorse_id" = "endorse"."endorse_id")
INNER JOIN "sig"
    ON ("endorse"."sig_id" = "sig"."sig_id")
INNER JOIN "sig_category"
    ON ("sig"."sig_id" = "sig_category"."sig_id")
WHERE ("election_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "election"."electionyear" = 2012 AND "endorse"."release_id" >= 1 AND "sig"."release_id" >= 1 AND "sig_category"."category_id" = 54)
ORDER BY "sig"."name" ASC
LIMIT 21SELECT ••• FROM "endorse_candidate" INNER JOIN "election_candidate" ON ("endorse_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id") INNER JOIN "election" ON ("election_candidate"."election_id" = "election"."election_id") INNER JOIN "endorse" ON ("endorse_candidate"."endorse_id" = "endorse"."endorse_id") INNER JOIN "sig" ON ("endorse"."sig_id" = "sig"."sig_id") INNER JOIN "sig_category" ON ("sig"."sig_id" = "sig_category"."sig_id") WHERE ("election_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "election"."electionyear" = 2012 AND "endorse"."release_id" >= 1 AND "sig"."release_id" >= 1 AND "sig_category"."category_id" = 54) ORDER BY "sig"."name" ASC LIMIT 21

9.07

Connection: default

Transaction status: Idle

/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1859)
  print(groupEndorsements)

SELECT (
        SELECT appointed
          FROM office_state os
         WHERE os.office_id = office_candidate.office_id
           AND os.state_id = office_candidate.state_id
       ) AS "office_appointed",
       (
        SELECT string_agg(name, ', ')
          FROM leadership
          JOIN leadership_candidate USING (leadership_id)
         WHERE leadership_candidate.office_candidate_id = office_candidate.office_candidate_id
       ) AS "leadership",
       (pvs_office_party(office_candidate.office_candidate_id)) AS "party",
       "office_candidate"."office_candidate_id",
       "office_candidate"."office_id",
       "office_candidate"."candidate_id",
       "office_candidate"."state_id",
       "office_candidate"."districtname_id",
       "office_candidate"."officecandidatestatus_id",
       "office_candidate"."local_id",
       "office_candidate"."termstart",
       "office_candidate"."termend",
       "office_candidate"."specialmsg",
       "office_candidate"."importid",
       "office_candidate"."lastelect",
       "office_candidate"."nextelect",
       "office_candidate"."firstelect",
       "office_candidate"."appointed",
       "office_candidate"."parent_id",
       "office"."office_id",
       "office"."officetype_id",
       "office"."release_id",
       "office"."code",
       "office"."name",
       "office"."title",
       "office"."npatoffice",
       "office"."shorttitle",
       "office"."rank",
       "districtname"."districtname_id",
       "districtname"."name",
       "districtname"."rank",
       "local"."local_id",
       "local"."state_id",
       "local"."localtype_id",
       "local"."name",
       "local"."url",
       "local"."parent_id",
       "local"."voteurl",
       "local"."committeeurl",
       "local"."financeurl"
  FROM "office_candidate"
INNER JOIN "office"
    ON ("office_candidate"."office_id" = "office"."office_id")
  LEFT OUTER JOIN "districtname"
    ON ("office_candidate"."districtname_id" = "districtname"."districtname_id")
  LEFT OUTER JOIN "local"
    ON ("office_candidate"."local_id" = "local"."local_id")
WHERE ("office_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "office_candidate"."officecandidatestatus_id" IN (1, 3, 4))SELECT (SELECT appointed FROM office_state os WHERE os.office_id = office_candidate.office_id AND os.state_id = office_candidate.state_id) AS "office_appointed", (SELECT string_agg(name, ', ') FROM leadership JOIN leadership_candidate USING (leadership_id) WHERE leadership_candidate.office_candidate_id = office_candidate.office_candidate_id) AS "leadership", (pvs_office_party(office_candidate.office_candidate_id)) AS "party", "office_candidate"."office_candidate_id", "office_candidate"."office_id", "office_candidate"."candidate_id", "office_candidate"."state_id", "office_candidate"."districtname_id", "office_candidate"."officecandidatestatus_id", "office_candidate"."local_id", "office_candidate"."termstart", "office_candidate"."termend", "office_candidate"."specialmsg", "office_candidate"."importid", "office_candidate"."lastelect", "office_candidate"."nextelect", "office_candidate"."firstelect", "office_candidate"."appointed", "office_candidate"."parent_id", "office"."office_id", "office"."officetype_id", "office"."release_id", "office"."code", "office"."name", "office"."title", "office"."npatoffice", "office"."shorttitle", "office"."rank", "districtname"."districtname_id", "districtname"."name", "districtname"."rank", "local"."local_id", "local"."state_id", "local"."localtype_id", "local"."name", "local"."url", "local"."parent_id", "local"."voteurl", "local"."committeeurl", "local"."financeurl" FROM "office_candidate" INNER JOIN "office" ON ("office_candidate"."office_id" = "office"."office_id") LEFT OUTER JOIN "districtname" ON ("office_candidate"."districtname_id" = "districtname"."districtname_id") LEFT OUTER JOIN "local" ON ("office_candidate"."local_id" = "local"."local_id") WHERE ("office_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "office_candidate"."officecandidatestatus_id" IN (1, 3, 4))

5.29

Connection: default

Transaction status: Idle

/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1893)
  return HttpResponse(template.render(context, request))

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/backends/django.py in render(61)
  return self.template.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(170)
  return self._render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/test/utils.py in instrumented_test_render(100)
  return self.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py in render(150)
  return compiled_parent._render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/test/utils.py in instrumented_test_render(100)
  return self.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py in render(150)
  return compiled_parent._render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/test/utils.py in instrumented_test_render(100)
  return self.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py in render(62)
  result = block.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py in render(62)
  result = block.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py in render(195)
  return template.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(172)
  return self._render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/test/utils.py in instrumented_test_render(100)
  return self.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/defaulttags.py in render(314)
  if match:

52	`{% if candidate.candidatestatus_id == 3 %}`
53	`<p class="card-text"><b>Deceased</b></p>`
54	`{% endif %}`
55	`{% if offices %}`
56
57	`<div class="row mt-2">`
58	`<div class="col text-left candidate-text candidate-header-text">`
59

/var/www/justfacts/templates/candidate/candidate_header.html

SELECT "endorse_candidate"."endorse_candidate_id",
       "endorse_candidate"."endorse_id",
       "endorse_candidate"."election_candidate_id",
       "endorse"."endorse_id",
       "endorse"."sig_id",
       "endorse"."election_id",
       "endorse"."release_id",
       "sig"."sig_id",
       "sig"."parent_id",
       "sig"."state",
       "sig"."release_id",
       "sig"."name",
       "sig"."address",
       "sig"."city",
       "sig"."zip",
       "sig"."phone1",
       "sig"."fax",
       "sig"."email",
       "sig"."url",
       "sig"."description",
       "sig"."contactname",
       "sig"."phone2",
       "sig"."ratinggroup",
       "sig"."state_id",
       "sig"."usesigrating",
       "sig"."major",
       "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id",
       "election_candidate"."election_id",
       "election_candidate"."candidate_id",
       "election_candidate"."office_id",
       "election_candidate"."state_id",
       "election_candidate"."districtname_id",
       "election_candidate"."parent_id",
       "election_candidate"."major",
       "election_candidate"."ballotname",
       "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id"
  FROM "endorse_candidate"
INNER JOIN "election_candidate"
    ON ("endorse_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id")
INNER JOIN "election"
    ON ("election_candidate"."election_id" = "election"."election_id")
INNER JOIN "endorse"
    ON ("endorse_candidate"."endorse_id" = "endorse"."endorse_id")
INNER JOIN "sig"
    ON ("endorse"."sig_id" = "sig"."sig_id")
INNER JOIN "sig_category"
    ON ("sig"."sig_id" = "sig_category"."sig_id")
WHERE ("election_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "election"."electionyear" = 2012 AND "endorse"."release_id" >= 1 AND "sig"."release_id" >= 1 AND "sig_category"."category_id" = 54)
ORDER BY "sig"."name" ASCSELECT ••• FROM "endorse_candidate" INNER JOIN "election_candidate" ON ("endorse_candidate"."election_candidate_id" = "election_candidate"."election_candidate_id") INNER JOIN "election" ON ("election_candidate"."election_id" = "election"."election_id") INNER JOIN "endorse" ON ("endorse_candidate"."endorse_id" = "endorse"."endorse_id") INNER JOIN "sig" ON ("endorse"."sig_id" = "sig"."sig_id") INNER JOIN "sig_category" ON ("sig"."sig_id" = "sig_category"."sig_id") WHERE ("election_candidate"."candidate_id" = 13753 AND "election"."electionyear" = 2012 AND "endorse"."release_id" >= 1 AND "sig"."release_id" >= 1 AND "sig_category"."category_id" = 54) ORDER BY "sig"."name" ASC

6.03

Connection: default

Transaction status: Idle

/var/www/justfacts/misc/middleware.py in __call__(50)
  return self.get_response(request)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/corsheaders/middleware.py in __call__(56)
  result = self.get_response(request)

/var/www/justfacts/candidate/views.py in evals(1893)
  return HttpResponse(template.render(context, request))

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/backends/django.py in render(61)
  return self.template.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(170)
  return self._render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/test/utils.py in instrumented_test_render(100)
  return self.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py in render(150)
  return compiled_parent._render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/test/utils.py in instrumented_test_render(100)
  return self.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py in render(150)
  return compiled_parent._render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/test/utils.py in instrumented_test_render(100)
  return self.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py in render(62)
  result = block.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py in render(62)
  result = block.nodelist.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render(938)
  bit = node.render_annotated(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/base.py in render_annotated(905)
  return self.render(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/defaulttags.py in render(308)
  match = condition.eval(context)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/smartif.py in eval(58)
  return func(context, self.first, self.second)

/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/django/template/smartif.py in <lambda>(94)
  'or': infix(6, lambda context, x, y: x.eval(context) or y.eval(context)),

14	`<div class="row">`
15	`<div class="col-md-4">`
16
17	`{% if groupEndorsements or indivEndorsements %}`
18	`<div class="row">`
19	`<div class="col">`
20	`<div class="card card-nav-tabs">`
21	`<div class="card-header card-header-danger evaluations-endorsement-header">`

/var/www/justfacts/templates/candidate/opinions.html

Static files (669 found, 0 used)

Static file path

/var/www/justfacts/assets

Static file apps

django.contrib.admin
debug_toolbar
rest_framework

Static files

None

django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder (498 files)

django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder (171 files)

Templates (40 rendered)

Template paths

/var/www/justfacts/templates
/var/www/justfacts/sidebyside/sidebyside_react_app

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State's are charged " 'with the responsibility of ' 'being an advocate and ' 'ultimate guardian for all ' 'children until they are 18 ' 'years of age. The question ' 'is, "When is an unborn child ' 'a person afforded ' 'protections under State ' 'law?" \r\n' '\r\n' 'I am a Christian and my ' 'beliefs are without ' 'exception, "Pro-Life," a ' 'child is conceived and ' 'exists at conception. As a ' 'Congressman representing ' 'District 4, I pledge to vote ' 'the will of the people and ' 'will honor the oath of ' 'office taken casting my vote ' "IAW my Constituents' " 'direction. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Pro-life', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'generally ' 'support ' 'pro-choice ' 'or ' 'pro-life ' 'legislation?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Budget'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Increasing taxes further ' 'negates our free market ' "system's impact resulting in " 'a decrease in GDP and ' 'personal discretionary ' 'income. We will lose more ' 'jobs and the market will ' 'shrink further - The growth ' 'of all are necessary to grow ' 'our economy and reduce our ' 'deficit. \r\n' '\r\n' 'Our military needs ' 'sufficient resources to ' 'maintain a 1.5 theater ' 'campaign capability to ' 'effectively defend our ' 'country. In Iraq and ' 'Afghanistan, we currently ' 'have enough resources to ' 'maintain that one single ' 'theater. Additional cuts ' 'would reduce our resources ' 'further and it would be ' 'difficult to defend our ' 'country if attacked ' 'elsewhere in the world.\r\n'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'In ' 'order ' 'to ' 'balance ' 'the ' 'budget, ' 'do you ' 'support ' 'reducing ' 'defense ' 'spending?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'In ' 'order ' 'to ' 'balance ' 'the ' 'budget, ' 'do you ' 'support ' 'an ' 'income ' 'tax ' 'increase ' 'on any ' 'tax ' 'bracket?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Campaign Finance'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporate backing of ' 'candidates without campaign ' 'contribution limits has ' 'fostered candidate loyalties ' 'to corporations rather than ' 'their constituents. ' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. Candidates should be ' 'as close to equal in ' 'exposure as possible and ' 'regulating gifts and ' 'contributions to keep ' 'candidates close in their ' 'marketing expenditures will ' 'foster debates and candidate ' 'interaction allowing the ' 'voters to see the real deals ' 'and not be unfairly ' 'influenced by massive ' 'differences in spending ' 'capabilities.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'indirect ' 'campaign ' 'contributions ' 'from ' 'corporations ' 'and ' 'unions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Crime'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Incarcerating non-violent ' 'offenders for crimes holds ' "them accountable but doesn't " 'address societal causes or ' 'problems. Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. Education ' 'funding should then support ' 'the implementation of these ' 'programs thereby meeting the ' "students' and adults' " 'needs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'requiring ' 'states ' 'to ' 'implement ' 'education ' 'reforms ' 'in ' 'order ' 'to be ' 'eligible ' 'for ' 'competitive ' 'federal ' 'grants?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Energy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['We need to harvest our ' 'natural resources and reduce ' 'our dependency on the import ' 'of foreign fossil fuels. We ' 'MUST accelerate development ' 'of renewable energy (solar, ' 'wind, thermal) to eliminate ' 'as much of and as soon as ' 'possible, our dependence on ' 'fossil fuels. Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. Hydraulic fracturing ' 'has the potential to cause ' 'cataclysmic damage to our ' 'environment if not harvested ' 'carefully.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'building ' 'the ' 'Keystone ' 'XL ' 'pipeline?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'funding ' 'for the ' 'development ' 'of ' 'renewable ' 'energy ' '(e.g. ' 'solar, ' 'wind, ' 'thermal)?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'increased ' 'regulations ' 'on the ' 'hydraulic ' 'fracturing ' '("fracking") ' 'industry?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Environment'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Meeting Federally mandated ' 'emission goals, i.e. moving ' 'to alternative fuel and ' 'energy sources requires a ' 'coordinated effort by the ' 'entire U.S. to change to new ' 'or improved equipment is ' 'doable. As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. Also noted, polar ' 'ice caps are melting faster ' 'than cyclically projected ' 'and the Ozone layer ' 'protecting planet Earth is ' 'being destroyed, causing ' "great change in Earth's " 'climate and ability to ' 'sustain life.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'believe ' 'that ' 'human ' 'activity ' 'is ' 'contributing ' 'to ' 'climate ' 'change?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'federal ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'greenhouse ' 'gas ' 'emissions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Guns'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['All states must report ALL ' 'felons to the NICS. 38 ' 'states report less than 80% ' 'of their felony ' 'convictions. Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'generally ' 'support ' 'gun-control ' 'legislation?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Health Care'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Access to Healthcare for ' 'everyone is attainable and ' 'should be included in every ' "person's basic plan of " "life's necessities just like " 'maintaining a budget, ' 'vacation pay, sick pay, ' 'owning a car and a home. ' "Obamacare's structure was " 'flawed when implemented, is ' 'incurring billions of ' 'dollars in losses and is ' 'projected to collapse from ' 'insufficient participation ' 'in 2017. The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. Anyone failing ' 'to meet the minimum ' 'requirements or that applies ' 'after the 24 month period ' 'expires would be deported ' 'back to their country of ' 'origin.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'requiring ' 'illegal ' 'immigrants ' 'to ' 'return ' 'to ' 'their ' 'country ' 'of ' 'origin ' 'before ' 'they ' 'are ' 'eligible ' 'for ' 'citizenship?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Marriage'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Psychological, psychiatric ' 'and medical professionals ' 'acknowledge that they do not ' 'know what causes an ' 'attraction in individuals in ' 'same-sex relationships. ' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'same-sex ' 'marriage?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'National Security'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Terrorists willing to kill ' 'Americans cannot have ' 'sanctuary anywhere. Work ' 'with host authorities if ' 'allied, act if not until ' 'neutralized. Sovereignty of ' 'a country sheltering ' 'terrorists that refuses to ' 'arrest them should not be ' 'respected. \r\n' '\r\n' 'If working to build or ' 'acquire nuclear weapons, ' 'first use diplomatic ' 'negotiations and sanctions. ' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'targeting ' 'suspected ' 'terrorists ' 'outside ' 'of ' 'official ' 'theaters ' 'of ' 'conflict?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Should ' 'the U.S ' 'use ' 'military ' 'force ' 'in ' 'order ' 'to ' 'prevent ' 'governments ' 'hostile ' 'to the ' 'United ' 'States ' 'from ' 'possessing ' 'a ' 'nuclear ' 'weapon?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Social Security'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['People should have an ' 'opportunity to invest their ' 'Social Security taxes into ' 'vehicles that would return ' 'an amount greater in value ' 'than would have otherwise ' 'accrued. The Federal ' 'Government cannot be ' 'responsible for investing a ' 'Contributors taxes and as a ' 'result, Contributors are not ' 'getting the benefit of a ' 'greater return had the funds ' 'been invested. Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. International Aid ' 'needs to be reduced and ' 'those funds directed toward ' 'stimulating jobs, funding ' 'U.S. infrastructure, ' 'highways and bridge ' 'refurbishment. Our water ' 'pipelines are crumbling ' 'nationally as are our ' 'bridges and highways. We ' 'need to reduce funding other ' 'nations financial problems ' 'and take care of our own. ' 'Reductions are not ' 'eliminations and we will ' 'increase spending when we ' 'are whole again. ' 'Eliminating Fraud, Waste and ' 'Abuse in Government programs ' 'will recover additional ' 'misaligned revenue.', 'We need to reduce taxes in ' 'areas that would stimulate ' 'the growth of small ' 'businesses, increase the net ' 'income of our middle and ' 'lower class families and ' 'increase the tax on excise ' 'or luxury items. This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. 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Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than ' 'once.TaxesIndicate what ' 'federal tax levels (#1-6) ' 'you support for the ' 'following general ' 'categories. Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than once.', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Administrative Priorities'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['National Security ' '(Immigration, Terrorism and ' 'Rebuilding our Military) - ' 'JOBS/Education - ' 'Healthcare\r\n' '\r\n' 'Maryland District 4. The ' 'Federal Government has to ' 'Stop Spending More Than We ' 'Take In!! With a strong ' 'Federal Government workforce ' 'in our District we still ' 'need more jobs. 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State's are charged " 'with the responsibility of ' 'being an advocate and ' 'ultimate guardian for all ' 'children until they are 18 ' 'years of age. The question ' 'is, "When is an unborn child ' 'a person afforded ' 'protections under State ' 'law?" \r\n' '\r\n' 'I am a Christian and my ' 'beliefs are without ' 'exception, "Pro-Life," a ' 'child is conceived and ' 'exists at conception. As a ' 'Congressman representing ' 'District 4, I pledge to vote ' 'the will of the people and ' 'will honor the oath of ' 'office taken casting my vote ' "IAW my Constituents' " 'direction. 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In Iraq and ' 'Afghanistan, we currently ' 'have enough resources to ' 'maintain that one single ' 'theater. 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' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. Candidates should be ' 'as close to equal in ' 'exposure as possible and ' 'regulating gifts and ' 'contributions to keep ' 'candidates close in their ' 'marketing expenditures will ' 'foster debates and candidate ' 'interaction allowing the ' 'voters to see the real deals ' 'and not be unfairly ' 'influenced by massive ' 'differences in spending ' 'capabilities.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'indirect ' 'campaign ' 'contributions ' 'from ' 'corporations ' 'and ' 'unions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Crime'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Incarcerating non-violent ' 'offenders for crimes holds ' "them accountable but doesn't " 'address societal causes or ' 'problems. Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. 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Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. Hydraulic fracturing ' 'has the potential to cause ' 'cataclysmic damage to our ' 'environment if not harvested ' 'carefully.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'building ' 'the ' 'Keystone ' 'XL ' 'pipeline?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'funding ' 'for the ' 'development ' 'of ' 'renewable ' 'energy ' '(e.g. ' 'solar, ' 'wind, ' 'thermal)?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'increased ' 'regulations ' 'on the ' 'hydraulic ' 'fracturing ' '("fracking") ' 'industry?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Environment'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Meeting Federally mandated ' 'emission goals, i.e. moving ' 'to alternative fuel and ' 'energy sources requires a ' 'coordinated effort by the ' 'entire U.S. to change to new ' 'or improved equipment is ' 'doable. As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. 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Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. 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The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. 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' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. 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' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. 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The Federal ' 'Government cannot be ' 'responsible for investing a ' 'Contributors taxes and as a ' 'result, Contributors are not ' 'getting the benefit of a ' 'greater return had the funds ' 'been invested. Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. International Aid ' 'needs to be reduced and ' 'those funds directed toward ' 'stimulating jobs, funding ' 'U.S. infrastructure, ' 'highways and bridge ' 'refurbishment. Our water ' 'pipelines are crumbling ' 'nationally as are our ' 'bridges and highways. We ' 'need to reduce funding other ' 'nations financial problems ' 'and take care of our own. ' 'Reductions are not ' 'eliminations and we will ' 'increase spending when we ' 'are whole again. ' 'Eliminating Fraud, Waste and ' 'Abuse in Government programs ' 'will recover additional ' 'misaligned revenue.', 'We need to reduce taxes in ' 'areas that would stimulate ' 'the growth of small ' 'businesses, increase the net ' 'income of our middle and ' 'lower class families and ' 'increase the tax on excise ' 'or luxury items. This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. 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Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than ' 'once.TaxesIndicate what ' 'federal tax levels (#1-6) ' 'you support for the ' 'following general ' 'categories. Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than once.', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Administrative Priorities'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['National Security ' '(Immigration, Terrorism and ' 'Rebuilding our Military) - ' 'JOBS/Education - ' 'Healthcare\r\n' '\r\n' 'Maryland District 4. The ' 'Federal Government has to ' 'Stop Spending More Than We ' 'Take In!! With a strong ' 'Federal Government workforce ' 'in our District we still ' 'need more jobs. Controlling ' 'education funding at the ' 'local level will allow us to ' 'determine subjects taught ' 'that are in the best ' 'interest of our children. ' "Let's keep the jobs we have, " 'stimulate job growth and ' 'educate our young. Retrain ' 'our adults to provide the ' 'workforce corporations ' 'need. Encourage and support ' 'small business ownership ' 'which IS the strength of our ' 'local economy. '], 'npatoption_text': [], 'npatrow_text': [], 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}], 'socialWebaddresses': [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], 'title': 'David Therrien - Political Positions - '}
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State's are charged " 'with the responsibility of ' 'being an advocate and ' 'ultimate guardian for all ' 'children until they are 18 ' 'years of age. The question ' 'is, "When is an unborn child ' 'a person afforded ' 'protections under State ' 'law?" \r\n' '\r\n' 'I am a Christian and my ' 'beliefs are without ' 'exception, "Pro-Life," a ' 'child is conceived and ' 'exists at conception. As a ' 'Congressman representing ' 'District 4, I pledge to vote ' 'the will of the people and ' 'will honor the oath of ' 'office taken casting my vote ' "IAW my Constituents' " 'direction. 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In Iraq and ' 'Afghanistan, we currently ' 'have enough resources to ' 'maintain that one single ' 'theater. Additional cuts ' 'would reduce our resources ' 'further and it would be ' 'difficult to defend our ' 'country if attacked ' 'elsewhere in the world.\r\n'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'In ' 'order ' 'to ' 'balance ' 'the ' 'budget, ' 'do you ' 'support ' 'reducing ' 'defense ' 'spending?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'In ' 'order ' 'to ' 'balance ' 'the ' 'budget, ' 'do you ' 'support ' 'an ' 'income ' 'tax ' 'increase ' 'on any ' 'tax ' 'bracket?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Campaign Finance'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporate backing of ' 'candidates without campaign ' 'contribution limits has ' 'fostered candidate loyalties ' 'to corporations rather than ' 'their constituents. ' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. Candidates should be ' 'as close to equal in ' 'exposure as possible and ' 'regulating gifts and ' 'contributions to keep ' 'candidates close in their ' 'marketing expenditures will ' 'foster debates and candidate ' 'interaction allowing the ' 'voters to see the real deals ' 'and not be unfairly ' 'influenced by massive ' 'differences in spending ' 'capabilities.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'indirect ' 'campaign ' 'contributions ' 'from ' 'corporations ' 'and ' 'unions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Crime'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Incarcerating non-violent ' 'offenders for crimes holds ' "them accountable but doesn't " 'address societal causes or ' 'problems. Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. 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Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. 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As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. Also noted, polar ' 'ice caps are melting faster ' 'than cyclically projected ' 'and the Ozone layer ' 'protecting planet Earth is ' 'being destroyed, causing ' "great change in Earth's " 'climate and ability to ' 'sustain life.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'believe ' 'that ' 'human ' 'activity ' 'is ' 'contributing ' 'to ' 'climate ' 'change?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'federal ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'greenhouse ' 'gas ' 'emissions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Guns'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['All states must report ALL ' 'felons to the NICS. 38 ' 'states report less than 80% ' 'of their felony ' 'convictions. Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. 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The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. Anyone failing ' 'to meet the minimum ' 'requirements or that applies ' 'after the 24 month period ' 'expires would be deported ' 'back to their country of ' 'origin.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'requiring ' 'illegal ' 'immigrants ' 'to ' 'return ' 'to ' 'their ' 'country ' 'of ' 'origin ' 'before ' 'they ' 'are ' 'eligible ' 'for ' 'citizenship?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Marriage'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Psychological, psychiatric ' 'and medical professionals ' 'acknowledge that they do not ' 'know what causes an ' 'attraction in individuals in ' 'same-sex relationships. ' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. 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' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. 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The Federal ' 'Government cannot be ' 'responsible for investing a ' 'Contributors taxes and as a ' 'result, Contributors are not ' 'getting the benefit of a ' 'greater return had the funds ' 'been invested. Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. International Aid ' 'needs to be reduced and ' 'those funds directed toward ' 'stimulating jobs, funding ' 'U.S. infrastructure, ' 'highways and bridge ' 'refurbishment. Our water ' 'pipelines are crumbling ' 'nationally as are our ' 'bridges and highways. We ' 'need to reduce funding other ' 'nations financial problems ' 'and take care of our own. ' 'Reductions are not ' 'eliminations and we will ' 'increase spending when we ' 'are whole again. ' 'Eliminating Fraud, Waste and ' 'Abuse in Government programs ' 'will recover additional ' 'misaligned revenue.', 'We need to reduce taxes in ' 'areas that would stimulate ' 'the growth of small ' 'businesses, increase the net ' 'income of our middle and ' 'lower class families and ' 'increase the tax on excise ' 'or luxury items. This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. 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Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than ' 'once.TaxesIndicate what ' 'federal tax levels (#1-6) ' 'you support for the ' 'following general ' 'categories. Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than once.', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Administrative Priorities'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['National Security ' '(Immigration, Terrorism and ' 'Rebuilding our Military) - ' 'JOBS/Education - ' 'Healthcare\r\n' '\r\n' 'Maryland District 4. The ' 'Federal Government has to ' 'Stop Spending More Than We ' 'Take In!! With a strong ' 'Federal Government workforce ' 'in our District we still ' 'need more jobs. 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State's are charged " 'with the responsibility of ' 'being an advocate and ' 'ultimate guardian for all ' 'children until they are 18 ' 'years of age. The question ' 'is, "When is an unborn child ' 'a person afforded ' 'protections under State ' 'law?" \r\n' '\r\n' 'I am a Christian and my ' 'beliefs are without ' 'exception, "Pro-Life," a ' 'child is conceived and ' 'exists at conception. As a ' 'Congressman representing ' 'District 4, I pledge to vote ' 'the will of the people and ' 'will honor the oath of ' 'office taken casting my vote ' "IAW my Constituents' " 'direction. 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In Iraq and ' 'Afghanistan, we currently ' 'have enough resources to ' 'maintain that one single ' 'theater. 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' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. Candidates should be ' 'as close to equal in ' 'exposure as possible and ' 'regulating gifts and ' 'contributions to keep ' 'candidates close in their ' 'marketing expenditures will ' 'foster debates and candidate ' 'interaction allowing the ' 'voters to see the real deals ' 'and not be unfairly ' 'influenced by massive ' 'differences in spending ' 'capabilities.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'indirect ' 'campaign ' 'contributions ' 'from ' 'corporations ' 'and ' 'unions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Crime'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Incarcerating non-violent ' 'offenders for crimes holds ' "them accountable but doesn't " 'address societal causes or ' 'problems. Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. Education ' 'funding should then support ' 'the implementation of these ' 'programs thereby meeting the ' "students' and adults' " 'needs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'requiring ' 'states ' 'to ' 'implement ' 'education ' 'reforms ' 'in ' 'order ' 'to be ' 'eligible ' 'for ' 'competitive ' 'federal ' 'grants?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Energy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['We need to harvest our ' 'natural resources and reduce ' 'our dependency on the import ' 'of foreign fossil fuels. We ' 'MUST accelerate development ' 'of renewable energy (solar, ' 'wind, thermal) to eliminate ' 'as much of and as soon as ' 'possible, our dependence on ' 'fossil fuels. Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. Hydraulic fracturing ' 'has the potential to cause ' 'cataclysmic damage to our ' 'environment if not harvested ' 'carefully.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'building ' 'the ' 'Keystone ' 'XL ' 'pipeline?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'funding ' 'for the ' 'development ' 'of ' 'renewable ' 'energy ' '(e.g. ' 'solar, ' 'wind, ' 'thermal)?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'increased ' 'regulations ' 'on the ' 'hydraulic ' 'fracturing ' '("fracking") ' 'industry?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Environment'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Meeting Federally mandated ' 'emission goals, i.e. moving ' 'to alternative fuel and ' 'energy sources requires a ' 'coordinated effort by the ' 'entire U.S. to change to new ' 'or improved equipment is ' 'doable. As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. Also noted, polar ' 'ice caps are melting faster ' 'than cyclically projected ' 'and the Ozone layer ' 'protecting planet Earth is ' 'being destroyed, causing ' "great change in Earth's " 'climate and ability to ' 'sustain life.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'believe ' 'that ' 'human ' 'activity ' 'is ' 'contributing ' 'to ' 'climate ' 'change?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'federal ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'greenhouse ' 'gas ' 'emissions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Guns'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['All states must report ALL ' 'felons to the NICS. 38 ' 'states report less than 80% ' 'of their felony ' 'convictions. Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. 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The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. 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' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. 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' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. 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The Federal ' 'Government cannot be ' 'responsible for investing a ' 'Contributors taxes and as a ' 'result, Contributors are not ' 'getting the benefit of a ' 'greater return had the funds ' 'been invested. Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. International Aid ' 'needs to be reduced and ' 'those funds directed toward ' 'stimulating jobs, funding ' 'U.S. infrastructure, ' 'highways and bridge ' 'refurbishment. Our water ' 'pipelines are crumbling ' 'nationally as are our ' 'bridges and highways. We ' 'need to reduce funding other ' 'nations financial problems ' 'and take care of our own. ' 'Reductions are not ' 'eliminations and we will ' 'increase spending when we ' 'are whole again. ' 'Eliminating Fraud, Waste and ' 'Abuse in Government programs ' 'will recover additional ' 'misaligned revenue.', 'We need to reduce taxes in ' 'areas that would stimulate ' 'the growth of small ' 'businesses, increase the net ' 'income of our middle and ' 'lower class families and ' 'increase the tax on excise ' 'or luxury items. This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. 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Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than ' 'once.TaxesIndicate what ' 'federal tax levels (#1-6) ' 'you support for the ' 'following general ' 'categories. Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than once.', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Administrative Priorities'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['National Security ' '(Immigration, Terrorism and ' 'Rebuilding our Military) - ' 'JOBS/Education - ' 'Healthcare\r\n' '\r\n' 'Maryland District 4. The ' 'Federal Government has to ' 'Stop Spending More Than We ' 'Take In!! With a strong ' 'Federal Government workforce ' 'in our District we still ' 'need more jobs. 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Additional cuts ' 'would reduce our resources ' 'further and it would be ' 'difficult to defend our ' 'country if attacked ' 'elsewhere in the world.\r\n'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'In ' 'order ' 'to ' 'balance ' 'the ' 'budget, ' 'do you ' 'support ' 'reducing ' 'defense ' 'spending?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'In ' 'order ' 'to ' 'balance ' 'the ' 'budget, ' 'do you ' 'support ' 'an ' 'income ' 'tax ' 'increase ' 'on any ' 'tax ' 'bracket?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Campaign Finance'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporate backing of ' 'candidates without campaign ' 'contribution limits has ' 'fostered candidate loyalties ' 'to corporations rather than ' 'their constituents. ' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. Candidates should be ' 'as close to equal in ' 'exposure as possible and ' 'regulating gifts and ' 'contributions to keep ' 'candidates close in their ' 'marketing expenditures will ' 'foster debates and candidate ' 'interaction allowing the ' 'voters to see the real deals ' 'and not be unfairly ' 'influenced by massive ' 'differences in spending ' 'capabilities.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'indirect ' 'campaign ' 'contributions ' 'from ' 'corporations ' 'and ' 'unions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Crime'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Incarcerating non-violent ' 'offenders for crimes holds ' "them accountable but doesn't " 'address societal causes or ' 'problems. Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. Education ' 'funding should then support ' 'the implementation of these ' 'programs thereby meeting the ' "students' and adults' " 'needs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'requiring ' 'states ' 'to ' 'implement ' 'education ' 'reforms ' 'in ' 'order ' 'to be ' 'eligible ' 'for ' 'competitive ' 'federal ' 'grants?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Energy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['We need to harvest our ' 'natural resources and reduce ' 'our dependency on the import ' 'of foreign fossil fuels. We ' 'MUST accelerate development ' 'of renewable energy (solar, ' 'wind, thermal) to eliminate ' 'as much of and as soon as ' 'possible, our dependence on ' 'fossil fuels. Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. Hydraulic fracturing ' 'has the potential to cause ' 'cataclysmic damage to our ' 'environment if not harvested ' 'carefully.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'building ' 'the ' 'Keystone ' 'XL ' 'pipeline?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'funding ' 'for the ' 'development ' 'of ' 'renewable ' 'energy ' '(e.g. ' 'solar, ' 'wind, ' 'thermal)?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'increased ' 'regulations ' 'on the ' 'hydraulic ' 'fracturing ' '("fracking") ' 'industry?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Environment'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Meeting Federally mandated ' 'emission goals, i.e. moving ' 'to alternative fuel and ' 'energy sources requires a ' 'coordinated effort by the ' 'entire U.S. to change to new ' 'or improved equipment is ' 'doable. As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. Also noted, polar ' 'ice caps are melting faster ' 'than cyclically projected ' 'and the Ozone layer ' 'protecting planet Earth is ' 'being destroyed, causing ' "great change in Earth's " 'climate and ability to ' 'sustain life.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'believe ' 'that ' 'human ' 'activity ' 'is ' 'contributing ' 'to ' 'climate ' 'change?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'federal ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'greenhouse ' 'gas ' 'emissions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Guns'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['All states must report ALL ' 'felons to the NICS. 38 ' 'states report less than 80% ' 'of their felony ' 'convictions. Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'generally ' 'support ' 'gun-control ' 'legislation?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Health Care'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Access to Healthcare for ' 'everyone is attainable and ' 'should be included in every ' "person's basic plan of " "life's necessities just like " 'maintaining a budget, ' 'vacation pay, sick pay, ' 'owning a car and a home. ' "Obamacare's structure was " 'flawed when implemented, is ' 'incurring billions of ' 'dollars in losses and is ' 'projected to collapse from ' 'insufficient participation ' 'in 2017. The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. Anyone failing ' 'to meet the minimum ' 'requirements or that applies ' 'after the 24 month period ' 'expires would be deported ' 'back to their country of ' 'origin.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'requiring ' 'illegal ' 'immigrants ' 'to ' 'return ' 'to ' 'their ' 'country ' 'of ' 'origin ' 'before ' 'they ' 'are ' 'eligible ' 'for ' 'citizenship?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Marriage'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Psychological, psychiatric ' 'and medical professionals ' 'acknowledge that they do not ' 'know what causes an ' 'attraction in individuals in ' 'same-sex relationships. ' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'same-sex ' 'marriage?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'National Security'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Terrorists willing to kill ' 'Americans cannot have ' 'sanctuary anywhere. Work ' 'with host authorities if ' 'allied, act if not until ' 'neutralized. Sovereignty of ' 'a country sheltering ' 'terrorists that refuses to ' 'arrest them should not be ' 'respected. \r\n' '\r\n' 'If working to build or ' 'acquire nuclear weapons, ' 'first use diplomatic ' 'negotiations and sanctions. ' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'targeting ' 'suspected ' 'terrorists ' 'outside ' 'of ' 'official ' 'theaters ' 'of ' 'conflict?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Should ' 'the U.S ' 'use ' 'military ' 'force ' 'in ' 'order ' 'to ' 'prevent ' 'governments ' 'hostile ' 'to the ' 'United ' 'States ' 'from ' 'possessing ' 'a ' 'nuclear ' 'weapon?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Social Security'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['People should have an ' 'opportunity to invest their ' 'Social Security taxes into ' 'vehicles that would return ' 'an amount greater in value ' 'than would have otherwise ' 'accrued. The Federal ' 'Government cannot be ' 'responsible for investing a ' 'Contributors taxes and as a ' 'result, Contributors are not ' 'getting the benefit of a ' 'greater return had the funds ' 'been invested. Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. International Aid ' 'needs to be reduced and ' 'those funds directed toward ' 'stimulating jobs, funding ' 'U.S. infrastructure, ' 'highways and bridge ' 'refurbishment. Our water ' 'pipelines are crumbling ' 'nationally as are our ' 'bridges and highways. We ' 'need to reduce funding other ' 'nations financial problems ' 'and take care of our own. ' 'Reductions are not ' 'eliminations and we will ' 'increase spending when we ' 'are whole again. ' 'Eliminating Fraud, Waste and ' 'Abuse in Government programs ' 'will recover additional ' 'misaligned revenue.', 'We need to reduce taxes in ' 'areas that would stimulate ' 'the growth of small ' 'businesses, increase the net ' 'income of our middle and ' 'lower class families and ' 'increase the tax on excise ' 'or luxury items. This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'a) ' 'Agriculture', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'b) Arts', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'c) ' 'Defense', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'd) ' 'Education', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'e) ' 'Environment', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'f) ' 'Homeland ' 'Security', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'g) ' 'International ' 'aid', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'h) ' 'Medical ' 'Research', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'i) ' 'Scientific ' 'Research', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'j) ' 'Space ' 'exploration', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'k) ' 'United ' 'Nations', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'l) ' 'Welfare', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'a) ' 'Capital ' 'gains ' 'taxes', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'b) ' 'Corporate ' 'taxes', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'c) ' 'Small ' 'business ' 'taxes', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'd) ' 'Excise ' 'taxes ' '(alcohol)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'e) ' 'Excise ' 'taxes ' '(cigarettes)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'f) ' 'Excise ' 'taxes ' '(transportation ' 'fuel)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'g) ' 'Income ' 'taxes ' '(low-income ' 'families)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'h) ' 'Income ' 'taxes ' '(middle-income ' 'families)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'i) ' 'Income ' 'taxes ' '(high-income ' 'families)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'j) ' 'Inheritance ' 'taxes', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'k) ' 'Payroll ' 'taxes', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': 'SpendingIndicate what ' 'federal spending levels ' '(#1-6) you support for the ' 'following general ' 'categories. Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than ' 'once.TaxesIndicate what ' 'federal tax levels (#1-6) ' 'you support for the ' 'following general ' 'categories. Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than once.', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Administrative Priorities'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['National Security ' '(Immigration, Terrorism and ' 'Rebuilding our Military) - ' 'JOBS/Education - ' 'Healthcare\r\n' '\r\n' 'Maryland District 4. The ' 'Federal Government has to ' 'Stop Spending More Than We ' 'Take In!! With a strong ' 'Federal Government workforce ' 'in our District we still ' 'need more jobs. Controlling ' 'education funding at the ' 'local level will allow us to ' 'determine subjects taught ' 'that are in the best ' 'interest of our children. ' "Let's keep the jobs we have, " 'stimulate job growth and ' 'educate our young. Retrain ' 'our adults to provide the ' 'workforce corporations ' 'need. Encourage and support ' 'small business ownership ' 'which IS the strength of our ' 'local economy. '], 'npatoption_text': [], 'npatrow_text': [], 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}], 'socialWebaddresses': [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], 'title': 'David Therrien - Political Positions - '}
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State's are charged " 'with the responsibility of ' 'being an advocate and ' 'ultimate guardian for all ' 'children until they are 18 ' 'years of age. The question ' 'is, "When is an unborn child ' 'a person afforded ' 'protections under State ' 'law?" \r\n' '\r\n' 'I am a Christian and my ' 'beliefs are without ' 'exception, "Pro-Life," a ' 'child is conceived and ' 'exists at conception. As a ' 'Congressman representing ' 'District 4, I pledge to vote ' 'the will of the people and ' 'will honor the oath of ' 'office taken casting my vote ' "IAW my Constituents' " 'direction. 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In Iraq and ' 'Afghanistan, we currently ' 'have enough resources to ' 'maintain that one single ' 'theater. 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' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. Candidates should be ' 'as close to equal in ' 'exposure as possible and ' 'regulating gifts and ' 'contributions to keep ' 'candidates close in their ' 'marketing expenditures will ' 'foster debates and candidate ' 'interaction allowing the ' 'voters to see the real deals ' 'and not be unfairly ' 'influenced by massive ' 'differences in spending ' 'capabilities.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'indirect ' 'campaign ' 'contributions ' 'from ' 'corporations ' 'and ' 'unions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Crime'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Incarcerating non-violent ' 'offenders for crimes holds ' "them accountable but doesn't " 'address societal causes or ' 'problems. Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. 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Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. 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As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. Also noted, polar ' 'ice caps are melting faster ' 'than cyclically projected ' 'and the Ozone layer ' 'protecting planet Earth is ' 'being destroyed, causing ' "great change in Earth's " 'climate and ability to ' 'sustain life.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'believe ' 'that ' 'human ' 'activity ' 'is ' 'contributing ' 'to ' 'climate ' 'change?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'federal ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'greenhouse ' 'gas ' 'emissions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Guns'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['All states must report ALL ' 'felons to the NICS. 38 ' 'states report less than 80% ' 'of their felony ' 'convictions. Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. 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The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. Anyone failing ' 'to meet the minimum ' 'requirements or that applies ' 'after the 24 month period ' 'expires would be deported ' 'back to their country of ' 'origin.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'requiring ' 'illegal ' 'immigrants ' 'to ' 'return ' 'to ' 'their ' 'country ' 'of ' 'origin ' 'before ' 'they ' 'are ' 'eligible ' 'for ' 'citizenship?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Marriage'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Psychological, psychiatric ' 'and medical professionals ' 'acknowledge that they do not ' 'know what causes an ' 'attraction in individuals in ' 'same-sex relationships. ' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. 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' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. 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The Federal ' 'Government cannot be ' 'responsible for investing a ' 'Contributors taxes and as a ' 'result, Contributors are not ' 'getting the benefit of a ' 'greater return had the funds ' 'been invested. Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. International Aid ' 'needs to be reduced and ' 'those funds directed toward ' 'stimulating jobs, funding ' 'U.S. infrastructure, ' 'highways and bridge ' 'refurbishment. Our water ' 'pipelines are crumbling ' 'nationally as are our ' 'bridges and highways. We ' 'need to reduce funding other ' 'nations financial problems ' 'and take care of our own. ' 'Reductions are not ' 'eliminations and we will ' 'increase spending when we ' 'are whole again. ' 'Eliminating Fraud, Waste and ' 'Abuse in Government programs ' 'will recover additional ' 'misaligned revenue.', 'We need to reduce taxes in ' 'areas that would stimulate ' 'the growth of small ' 'businesses, increase the net ' 'income of our middle and ' 'lower class families and ' 'increase the tax on excise ' 'or luxury items. This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. 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State's are charged " 'with the responsibility of ' 'being an advocate and ' 'ultimate guardian for all ' 'children until they are 18 ' 'years of age. The question ' 'is, "When is an unborn child ' 'a person afforded ' 'protections under State ' 'law?" \r\n' '\r\n' 'I am a Christian and my ' 'beliefs are without ' 'exception, "Pro-Life," a ' 'child is conceived and ' 'exists at conception. As a ' 'Congressman representing ' 'District 4, I pledge to vote ' 'the will of the people and ' 'will honor the oath of ' 'office taken casting my vote ' "IAW my Constituents' " 'direction. 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In Iraq and ' 'Afghanistan, we currently ' 'have enough resources to ' 'maintain that one single ' 'theater. 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' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. 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Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. 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Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. 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As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. 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Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. 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The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. 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' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. 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' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. 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Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. 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This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. 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Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than ' 'once.TaxesIndicate what ' 'federal tax levels (#1-6) ' 'you support for the ' 'following general ' 'categories. Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than once.', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Administrative Priorities'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['National Security ' '(Immigration, Terrorism and ' 'Rebuilding our Military) - ' 'JOBS/Education - ' 'Healthcare\r\n' '\r\n' 'Maryland District 4. The ' 'Federal Government has to ' 'Stop Spending More Than We ' 'Take In!! With a strong ' 'Federal Government workforce ' 'in our District we still ' 'need more jobs. 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State's are charged " 'with the responsibility of ' 'being an advocate and ' 'ultimate guardian for all ' 'children until they are 18 ' 'years of age. The question ' 'is, "When is an unborn child ' 'a person afforded ' 'protections under State ' 'law?" \r\n' '\r\n' 'I am a Christian and my ' 'beliefs are without ' 'exception, "Pro-Life," a ' 'child is conceived and ' 'exists at conception. As a ' 'Congressman representing ' 'District 4, I pledge to vote ' 'the will of the people and ' 'will honor the oath of ' 'office taken casting my vote ' "IAW my Constituents' " 'direction. 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In Iraq and ' 'Afghanistan, we currently ' 'have enough resources to ' 'maintain that one single ' 'theater. 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' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. Candidates should be ' 'as close to equal in ' 'exposure as possible and ' 'regulating gifts and ' 'contributions to keep ' 'candidates close in their ' 'marketing expenditures will ' 'foster debates and candidate ' 'interaction allowing the ' 'voters to see the real deals ' 'and not be unfairly ' 'influenced by massive ' 'differences in spending ' 'capabilities.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'indirect ' 'campaign ' 'contributions ' 'from ' 'corporations ' 'and ' 'unions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Crime'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Incarcerating non-violent ' 'offenders for crimes holds ' "them accountable but doesn't " 'address societal causes or ' 'problems. Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. 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Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. 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As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. 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Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. 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The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. 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' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. 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' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. 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Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. International Aid ' 'needs to be reduced and ' 'those funds directed toward ' 'stimulating jobs, funding ' 'U.S. infrastructure, ' 'highways and bridge ' 'refurbishment. Our water ' 'pipelines are crumbling ' 'nationally as are our ' 'bridges and highways. We ' 'need to reduce funding other ' 'nations financial problems ' 'and take care of our own. ' 'Reductions are not ' 'eliminations and we will ' 'increase spending when we ' 'are whole again. ' 'Eliminating Fraud, Waste and ' 'Abuse in Government programs ' 'will recover additional ' 'misaligned revenue.', 'We need to reduce taxes in ' 'areas that would stimulate ' 'the growth of small ' 'businesses, increase the net ' 'income of our middle and ' 'lower class families and ' 'increase the tax on excise ' 'or luxury items. This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. 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' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. 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We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. 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Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. Hydraulic fracturing ' 'has the potential to cause ' 'cataclysmic damage to our ' 'environment if not harvested ' 'carefully.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'building ' 'the ' 'Keystone ' 'XL ' 'pipeline?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'funding ' 'for the ' 'development ' 'of ' 'renewable ' 'energy ' '(e.g. ' 'solar, ' 'wind, ' 'thermal)?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'increased ' 'regulations ' 'on the ' 'hydraulic ' 'fracturing ' '("fracking") ' 'industry?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Environment'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Meeting Federally mandated ' 'emission goals, i.e. moving ' 'to alternative fuel and ' 'energy sources requires a ' 'coordinated effort by the ' 'entire U.S. to change to new ' 'or improved equipment is ' 'doable. As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. 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Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. 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The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. 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' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. 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' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. 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Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. International Aid ' 'needs to be reduced and ' 'those funds directed toward ' 'stimulating jobs, funding ' 'U.S. infrastructure, ' 'highways and bridge ' 'refurbishment. Our water ' 'pipelines are crumbling ' 'nationally as are our ' 'bridges and highways. We ' 'need to reduce funding other ' 'nations financial problems ' 'and take care of our own. ' 'Reductions are not ' 'eliminations and we will ' 'increase spending when we ' 'are whole again. ' 'Eliminating Fraud, Waste and ' 'Abuse in Government programs ' 'will recover additional ' 'misaligned revenue.', 'We need to reduce taxes in ' 'areas that would stimulate ' 'the growth of small ' 'businesses, increase the net ' 'income of our middle and ' 'lower class families and ' 'increase the tax on excise ' 'or luxury items. This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. 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Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than ' 'once.TaxesIndicate what ' 'federal tax levels (#1-6) ' 'you support for the ' 'following general ' 'categories. Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than once.', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Administrative Priorities'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['National Security ' '(Immigration, Terrorism and ' 'Rebuilding our Military) - ' 'JOBS/Education - ' 'Healthcare\r\n' '\r\n' 'Maryland District 4. The ' 'Federal Government has to ' 'Stop Spending More Than We ' 'Take In!! With a strong ' 'Federal Government workforce ' 'in our District we still ' 'need more jobs. 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State's are charged " 'with the responsibility of ' 'being an advocate and ' 'ultimate guardian for all ' 'children until they are 18 ' 'years of age. The question ' 'is, "When is an unborn child ' 'a person afforded ' 'protections under State ' 'law?" \r\n' '\r\n' 'I am a Christian and my ' 'beliefs are without ' 'exception, "Pro-Life," a ' 'child is conceived and ' 'exists at conception. As a ' 'Congressman representing ' 'District 4, I pledge to vote ' 'the will of the people and ' 'will honor the oath of ' 'office taken casting my vote ' "IAW my Constituents' " 'direction. 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In Iraq and ' 'Afghanistan, we currently ' 'have enough resources to ' 'maintain that one single ' 'theater. Additional cuts ' 'would reduce our resources ' 'further and it would be ' 'difficult to defend our ' 'country if attacked ' 'elsewhere in the world.\r\n'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'In ' 'order ' 'to ' 'balance ' 'the ' 'budget, ' 'do you ' 'support ' 'reducing ' 'defense ' 'spending?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'In ' 'order ' 'to ' 'balance ' 'the ' 'budget, ' 'do you ' 'support ' 'an ' 'income ' 'tax ' 'increase ' 'on any ' 'tax ' 'bracket?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Campaign Finance'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporate backing of ' 'candidates without campaign ' 'contribution limits has ' 'fostered candidate loyalties ' 'to corporations rather than ' 'their constituents. ' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. Candidates should be ' 'as close to equal in ' 'exposure as possible and ' 'regulating gifts and ' 'contributions to keep ' 'candidates close in their ' 'marketing expenditures will ' 'foster debates and candidate ' 'interaction allowing the ' 'voters to see the real deals ' 'and not be unfairly ' 'influenced by massive ' 'differences in spending ' 'capabilities.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'indirect ' 'campaign ' 'contributions ' 'from ' 'corporations ' 'and ' 'unions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Crime'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Incarcerating non-violent ' 'offenders for crimes holds ' "them accountable but doesn't " 'address societal causes or ' 'problems. Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. Education ' 'funding should then support ' 'the implementation of these ' 'programs thereby meeting the ' "students' and adults' " 'needs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'requiring ' 'states ' 'to ' 'implement ' 'education ' 'reforms ' 'in ' 'order ' 'to be ' 'eligible ' 'for ' 'competitive ' 'federal ' 'grants?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Energy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['We need to harvest our ' 'natural resources and reduce ' 'our dependency on the import ' 'of foreign fossil fuels. We ' 'MUST accelerate development ' 'of renewable energy (solar, ' 'wind, thermal) to eliminate ' 'as much of and as soon as ' 'possible, our dependence on ' 'fossil fuels. Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. Hydraulic fracturing ' 'has the potential to cause ' 'cataclysmic damage to our ' 'environment if not harvested ' 'carefully.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'building ' 'the ' 'Keystone ' 'XL ' 'pipeline?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'funding ' 'for the ' 'development ' 'of ' 'renewable ' 'energy ' '(e.g. ' 'solar, ' 'wind, ' 'thermal)?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'increased ' 'regulations ' 'on the ' 'hydraulic ' 'fracturing ' '("fracking") ' 'industry?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Environment'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Meeting Federally mandated ' 'emission goals, i.e. moving ' 'to alternative fuel and ' 'energy sources requires a ' 'coordinated effort by the ' 'entire U.S. to change to new ' 'or improved equipment is ' 'doable. As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. Also noted, polar ' 'ice caps are melting faster ' 'than cyclically projected ' 'and the Ozone layer ' 'protecting planet Earth is ' 'being destroyed, causing ' "great change in Earth's " 'climate and ability to ' 'sustain life.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'believe ' 'that ' 'human ' 'activity ' 'is ' 'contributing ' 'to ' 'climate ' 'change?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'federal ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'greenhouse ' 'gas ' 'emissions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Guns'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['All states must report ALL ' 'felons to the NICS. 38 ' 'states report less than 80% ' 'of their felony ' 'convictions. Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'generally ' 'support ' 'gun-control ' 'legislation?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Health Care'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Access to Healthcare for ' 'everyone is attainable and ' 'should be included in every ' "person's basic plan of " "life's necessities just like " 'maintaining a budget, ' 'vacation pay, sick pay, ' 'owning a car and a home. ' "Obamacare's structure was " 'flawed when implemented, is ' 'incurring billions of ' 'dollars in losses and is ' 'projected to collapse from ' 'insufficient participation ' 'in 2017. The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. Anyone failing ' 'to meet the minimum ' 'requirements or that applies ' 'after the 24 month period ' 'expires would be deported ' 'back to their country of ' 'origin.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'requiring ' 'illegal ' 'immigrants ' 'to ' 'return ' 'to ' 'their ' 'country ' 'of ' 'origin ' 'before ' 'they ' 'are ' 'eligible ' 'for ' 'citizenship?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Marriage'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Psychological, psychiatric ' 'and medical professionals ' 'acknowledge that they do not ' 'know what causes an ' 'attraction in individuals in ' 'same-sex relationships. ' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'same-sex ' 'marriage?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'National Security'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Terrorists willing to kill ' 'Americans cannot have ' 'sanctuary anywhere. Work ' 'with host authorities if ' 'allied, act if not until ' 'neutralized. Sovereignty of ' 'a country sheltering ' 'terrorists that refuses to ' 'arrest them should not be ' 'respected. \r\n' '\r\n' 'If working to build or ' 'acquire nuclear weapons, ' 'first use diplomatic ' 'negotiations and sanctions. ' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'targeting ' 'suspected ' 'terrorists ' 'outside ' 'of ' 'official ' 'theaters ' 'of ' 'conflict?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Should ' 'the U.S ' 'use ' 'military ' 'force ' 'in ' 'order ' 'to ' 'prevent ' 'governments ' 'hostile ' 'to the ' 'United ' 'States ' 'from ' 'possessing ' 'a ' 'nuclear ' 'weapon?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Social Security'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['People should have an ' 'opportunity to invest their ' 'Social Security taxes into ' 'vehicles that would return ' 'an amount greater in value ' 'than would have otherwise ' 'accrued. The Federal ' 'Government cannot be ' 'responsible for investing a ' 'Contributors taxes and as a ' 'result, Contributors are not ' 'getting the benefit of a ' 'greater return had the funds ' 'been invested. Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. International Aid ' 'needs to be reduced and ' 'those funds directed toward ' 'stimulating jobs, funding ' 'U.S. infrastructure, ' 'highways and bridge ' 'refurbishment. Our water ' 'pipelines are crumbling ' 'nationally as are our ' 'bridges and highways. We ' 'need to reduce funding other ' 'nations financial problems ' 'and take care of our own. ' 'Reductions are not ' 'eliminations and we will ' 'increase spending when we ' 'are whole again. ' 'Eliminating Fraud, Waste and ' 'Abuse in Government programs ' 'will recover additional ' 'misaligned revenue.', 'We need to reduce taxes in ' 'areas that would stimulate ' 'the growth of small ' 'businesses, increase the net ' 'income of our middle and ' 'lower class families and ' 'increase the tax on excise ' 'or luxury items. This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. '], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'a) ' 'Agriculture', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'b) Arts', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'c) ' 'Defense', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'd) ' 'Education', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'e) ' 'Environment', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'f) ' 'Homeland ' 'Security', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'g) ' 'International ' 'aid', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'h) ' 'Medical ' 'Research', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'i) ' 'Scientific ' 'Research', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'j) ' 'Space ' 'exploration', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'k) ' 'United ' 'Nations', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'l) ' 'Welfare', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'a) ' 'Capital ' 'gains ' 'taxes', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'b) ' 'Corporate ' 'taxes', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'c) ' 'Small ' 'business ' 'taxes', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'd) ' 'Excise ' 'taxes ' '(alcohol)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Greatly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'e) ' 'Excise ' 'taxes ' '(cigarettes)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'f) ' 'Excise ' 'taxes ' '(transportation ' 'fuel)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Decrease', 'npatrow_text': 'g) ' 'Income ' 'taxes ' '(low-income ' 'families)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'h) ' 'Income ' 'taxes ' '(middle-income ' 'families)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Slightly ' 'Increase', 'npatrow_text': 'i) ' 'Income ' 'taxes ' '(high-income ' 'families)', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'j) ' 'Inheritance ' 'taxes', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Maintain ' 'Status', 'npatrow_text': 'k) ' 'Payroll ' 'taxes', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': 'SpendingIndicate what ' 'federal spending levels ' '(#1-6) you support for the ' 'following general ' 'categories. Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than ' 'once.TaxesIndicate what ' 'federal tax levels (#1-6) ' 'you support for the ' 'following general ' 'categories. Select one ' 'number per category; you can ' 'use a number more than once.', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Administrative Priorities'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['National Security ' '(Immigration, Terrorism and ' 'Rebuilding our Military) - ' 'JOBS/Education - ' 'Healthcare\r\n' '\r\n' 'Maryland District 4. The ' 'Federal Government has to ' 'Stop Spending More Than We ' 'Take In!! With a strong ' 'Federal Government workforce ' 'in our District we still ' 'need more jobs. Controlling ' 'education funding at the ' 'local level will allow us to ' 'determine subjects taught ' 'that are in the best ' 'interest of our children. ' "Let's keep the jobs we have, " 'stimulate job growth and ' 'educate our young. Retrain ' 'our adults to provide the ' 'workforce corporations ' 'need. Encourage and support ' 'small business ownership ' 'which IS the strength of our ' 'local economy. '], 'npatoption_text': [], 'npatrow_text': [], 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}], 'socialWebaddresses': [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], 'title': 'David Therrien - Political Positions - '}
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State's are charged " 'with the responsibility of ' 'being an advocate and ' 'ultimate guardian for all ' 'children until they are 18 ' 'years of age. The question ' 'is, "When is an unborn child ' 'a person afforded ' 'protections under State ' 'law?" \r\n' '\r\n' 'I am a Christian and my ' 'beliefs are without ' 'exception, "Pro-Life," a ' 'child is conceived and ' 'exists at conception. As a ' 'Congressman representing ' 'District 4, I pledge to vote ' 'the will of the people and ' 'will honor the oath of ' 'office taken casting my vote ' "IAW my Constituents' " 'direction. 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In Iraq and ' 'Afghanistan, we currently ' 'have enough resources to ' 'maintain that one single ' 'theater. Additional cuts ' 'would reduce our resources ' 'further and it would be ' 'difficult to defend our ' 'country if attacked ' 'elsewhere in the world.\r\n'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'In ' 'order ' 'to ' 'balance ' 'the ' 'budget, ' 'do you ' 'support ' 'reducing ' 'defense ' 'spending?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'In ' 'order ' 'to ' 'balance ' 'the ' 'budget, ' 'do you ' 'support ' 'an ' 'income ' 'tax ' 'increase ' 'on any ' 'tax ' 'bracket?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Campaign Finance'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporate backing of ' 'candidates without campaign ' 'contribution limits has ' 'fostered candidate loyalties ' 'to corporations rather than ' 'their constituents. ' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. Candidates should be ' 'as close to equal in ' 'exposure as possible and ' 'regulating gifts and ' 'contributions to keep ' 'candidates close in their ' 'marketing expenditures will ' 'foster debates and candidate ' 'interaction allowing the ' 'voters to see the real deals ' 'and not be unfairly ' 'influenced by massive ' 'differences in spending ' 'capabilities.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'indirect ' 'campaign ' 'contributions ' 'from ' 'corporations ' 'and ' 'unions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Crime'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Incarcerating non-violent ' 'offenders for crimes holds ' "them accountable but doesn't " 'address societal causes or ' 'problems. Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. 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Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. Hydraulic fracturing ' 'has the potential to cause ' 'cataclysmic damage to our ' 'environment if not harvested ' 'carefully.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'building ' 'the ' 'Keystone ' 'XL ' 'pipeline?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'funding ' 'for the ' 'development ' 'of ' 'renewable ' 'energy ' '(e.g. ' 'solar, ' 'wind, ' 'thermal)?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'increased ' 'regulations ' 'on the ' 'hydraulic ' 'fracturing ' '("fracking") ' 'industry?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Environment'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Meeting Federally mandated ' 'emission goals, i.e. moving ' 'to alternative fuel and ' 'energy sources requires a ' 'coordinated effort by the ' 'entire U.S. to change to new ' 'or improved equipment is ' 'doable. As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. Also noted, polar ' 'ice caps are melting faster ' 'than cyclically projected ' 'and the Ozone layer ' 'protecting planet Earth is ' 'being destroyed, causing ' "great change in Earth's " 'climate and ability to ' 'sustain life.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'believe ' 'that ' 'human ' 'activity ' 'is ' 'contributing ' 'to ' 'climate ' 'change?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'federal ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'greenhouse ' 'gas ' 'emissions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Guns'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['All states must report ALL ' 'felons to the NICS. 38 ' 'states report less than 80% ' 'of their felony ' 'convictions. Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. 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The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. Anyone failing ' 'to meet the minimum ' 'requirements or that applies ' 'after the 24 month period ' 'expires would be deported ' 'back to their country of ' 'origin.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'requiring ' 'illegal ' 'immigrants ' 'to ' 'return ' 'to ' 'their ' 'country ' 'of ' 'origin ' 'before ' 'they ' 'are ' 'eligible ' 'for ' 'citizenship?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Marriage'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Psychological, psychiatric ' 'and medical professionals ' 'acknowledge that they do not ' 'know what causes an ' 'attraction in individuals in ' 'same-sex relationships. ' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. 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' 'If unsuccessful and its ' 'believed the country would ' 'initiate the use of nuclear ' 'weapons against the U.S., ' 'then eliminate their ' 'facilities housing their ' 'nuclear weapons/equipment. ' 'Allowing countries with ' 'opposing or hostile ' 'intentions toward the U.S. ' 'to acquire nuclear ' 'capabilities is an ' 'invitation to kill Americans ' 'in mass and cannot be ' 'allowed. 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The Federal ' 'Government cannot be ' 'responsible for investing a ' 'Contributors taxes and as a ' 'result, Contributors are not ' 'getting the benefit of a ' 'greater return had the funds ' 'been invested. Contributors ' 'would have greater influence ' 'in planning their retirement ' 'if they could control at ' 'least a portion of their ' 'taxes and we would have a ' 'more stable and viable ' 'economy if they were allowed ' 'to control all of the funds ' 'in their retirement ' 'account.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'allowing ' 'individuals ' 'to ' 'divert ' 'a ' 'portion ' 'of ' 'their ' 'Social ' 'Security ' 'taxes ' 'into ' 'personal ' 'retirement ' 'accounts?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Spending and Taxes'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Our 19 Trillion dollar ' 'deficit requires a decrease ' 'in spending on expenses not ' 'focused on basic necessities ' 'and increased on areas ' 'affecting our National ' 'Security. International Aid ' 'needs to be reduced and ' 'those funds directed toward ' 'stimulating jobs, funding ' 'U.S. infrastructure, ' 'highways and bridge ' 'refurbishment. Our water ' 'pipelines are crumbling ' 'nationally as are our ' 'bridges and highways. We ' 'need to reduce funding other ' 'nations financial problems ' 'and take care of our own. ' 'Reductions are not ' 'eliminations and we will ' 'increase spending when we ' 'are whole again. ' 'Eliminating Fraud, Waste and ' 'Abuse in Government programs ' 'will recover additional ' 'misaligned revenue.', 'We need to reduce taxes in ' 'areas that would stimulate ' 'the growth of small ' 'businesses, increase the net ' 'income of our middle and ' 'lower class families and ' 'increase the tax on excise ' 'or luxury items. This would ' 'increase spendable income ' 'and possible savings \r\n' '\r\n' 'Not addressed are the trade ' 'imbalances where imports are ' 'receiving huge benefits ' 'undercutting similarly made ' 'U.S. products and our ' 'exported goods are taxed ' 'heavily when sold on other ' 'markets. We must address ' 'corporate profits sitting ' 'outside the U.S. and make it ' 'advantageous to locate their ' 'headquarters, manufacturing ' 'facilities for products and ' 'services back again within ' 'our borders. 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State's are charged " 'with the responsibility of ' 'being an advocate and ' 'ultimate guardian for all ' 'children until they are 18 ' 'years of age. The question ' 'is, "When is an unborn child ' 'a person afforded ' 'protections under State ' 'law?" \r\n' '\r\n' 'I am a Christian and my ' 'beliefs are without ' 'exception, "Pro-Life," a ' 'child is conceived and ' 'exists at conception. As a ' 'Congressman representing ' 'District 4, I pledge to vote ' 'the will of the people and ' 'will honor the oath of ' 'office taken casting my vote ' "IAW my Constituents' " 'direction. 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In Iraq and ' 'Afghanistan, we currently ' 'have enough resources to ' 'maintain that one single ' 'theater. 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' 'Outlandish contributions ' 'have funded campaigns to ' 'levels not achievable by the ' 'other party candidates ' 'creating an unlevel playing ' 'field. Candidates should be ' 'as close to equal in ' 'exposure as possible and ' 'regulating gifts and ' 'contributions to keep ' 'candidates close in their ' 'marketing expenditures will ' 'foster debates and candidate ' 'interaction allowing the ' 'voters to see the real deals ' 'and not be unfairly ' 'influenced by massive ' 'differences in spending ' 'capabilities.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'the ' 'regulation ' 'of ' 'indirect ' 'campaign ' 'contributions ' 'from ' 'corporations ' 'and ' 'unions?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Crime'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Incarcerating non-violent ' 'offenders for crimes holds ' "them accountable but doesn't " 'address societal causes or ' 'problems. Mandatory ' 'minimums often needlessly ' 'damage lives by ignoring ' 'mitigating circumstances ' 'deciding a harsher ' 'punishment than actually ' 'warranted. Is clearing a ' 'docket faster with mandatory ' 'minimums worth wrongfully ' 'served time or ' 'punishment?\r\n' '\r\n' 'Mandatory minimum sentencing ' 'also handcuffs judges ' 'preventing them from doing ' 'their jobs, i.e. judging! ' 'Legislated mandated ' 'sentencing for crimes that ' 'require harsh or consistent ' 'punishments can be mandated ' 'but minor crimes where ' 'people are punished, ' 'assigned restitution and ' 'given a second chance (i.e. ' 'enrolled in a "Re-Start ' 'Program") is the judges\' ' 'decision not legislators.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'capital ' 'punishment ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'crimes?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'alternatives ' 'to ' 'incarceration ' 'for ' 'certain ' 'non-violent ' 'offenders ' 'such as ' 'mandatory ' 'counseling ' 'or ' 'substance ' 'abuse ' 'treatment?', 'row_profile': False}, {'npatoption_text': 'No', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'mandatory ' 'minimum ' 'sentences ' 'for ' 'non-violent ' 'drug ' 'offenders?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Economy'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Corporations must accept ' 'responsibility for a ' '"Complete Employee Plan" ' 'employee program. Tax ' 'incentives should be given ' 'to businesses that establish ' 'competitive health care ' 'insurance options, flexible ' 'spending plans, vacation and ' 'sick leave policies, ' 'advancement training, ' 'retraining for employees if ' 'needed and ownership ' 'opportunities in companies ' 'where employees work. We ' 'should condone companies ' 'that philosophically do not ' '"Pay It Forward" when it ' 'comes to growing employee ' 'capabilities and improving ' 'the lives of their employee ' 'work force. \r\n' '\r\n' 'We should encourage the ' 'growth of small business ' 'start-ups and incentivize ' 'with short term benefits for ' 'those that succeed and ' 'create high paying jobs.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'federal ' 'spending ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'lowering ' 'taxes ' 'as a ' 'means ' 'of ' 'promoting ' 'economic ' 'growth?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'providing ' 'tax ' 'incentives ' 'to ' 'businesses ' 'for the ' 'purpose ' 'of job ' 'creation?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Education'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['State and local governments ' 'are the local and community ' 'education experts with boots ' 'on the ground. They know ' 'the education requirements ' 'of students and adults ' 'needing jobs and careers in ' 'their Districts and what is ' 'needed to be competitive at ' 'a global, national level. ' 'Use Common Core as a model ' 'not a requirement and apply ' "it to defining the state's " 'education needs. The school ' 'districts in District 4 ' 'should build their program ' 'with the help of State ' 'leadership to define their ' 'community needs. 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Renewable ' 'energy sources will not ' 'totally eliminate the need ' 'for fossil fuels and the ' 'associated consumables ' 'produced from it, but we can ' 'eliminate over 75% of our ' 'consumption by using ' 'alternative passive energy ' 'sources for heating fuel, ' 'automobile and machinery ' 'fuels. Hydraulic fracturing ' 'has the potential to cause ' 'cataclysmic damage to our ' 'environment if not harvested ' 'carefully.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'building ' 'the ' 'Keystone ' 'XL ' 'pipeline?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'funding ' 'for the ' 'development ' 'of ' 'renewable ' 'energy ' '(e.g. ' 'solar, ' 'wind, ' 'thermal)?', 'row_profile': True}, {'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'increased ' 'regulations ' 'on the ' 'hydraulic ' 'fracturing ' '("fracking") ' 'industry?', 'row_profile': False}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Environment'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['Meeting Federally mandated ' 'emission goals, i.e. moving ' 'to alternative fuel and ' 'energy sources requires a ' 'coordinated effort by the ' 'entire U.S. to change to new ' 'or improved equipment is ' 'doable. As evidenced, the ' 'burning of fossil fuels at ' 'current rates are generating ' 'unprecedented volumes of ' 'gases damaging our ' 'atmosphere and causing the ' '"Greenhouse Effect." To ' 'survive we must reduce ' 'carbon emissions to levels ' "that Earth's vegetation can " 'process. 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Convicted ' 'felons cannot purchase a ' 'firearm, yet approximately ' '80,000 felons applied to ' 'purchase a firearm in 2010 ' 'and only 44 were ' 'prosecuted. Enacted ' 'legislation must be enforced ' 'or additional legislation is ' 'useless. Additionally, any ' 'gun owner that does not take ' 'reasonable care to secure ' 'their firearm(s) properly is ' 'Negligent and should be ' 'liable/responsible for any ' 'crime(s) committed by anyone ' 'taking their firearm(s). I ' 'favor required training for ' 'firearms purchasers in gun ' 'SAFETY, CARE, STORAGE and ' 'PROPER USE prior to ' 'purchasing. 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The program ' 'suffers from skyrocketing ' 'costs and must be rebuilt on ' 'a free market system driven ' 'by competition to reduce ' 'costs, improve services and ' 'be sustainable. The cost of ' 'BIG government managing a ' 'universal program will never ' 'be able to mandate ' 'affordable healthcare.'], 'npatoption_text': [{'npatoption_text': 'Yes', 'npatrow_text': 'Do you ' 'support ' 'repealing ' 'the ' '2010 ' 'Affordable ' 'Care ' 'Act ' '("Obamacare")?', 'row_profile': True}], 'npatrow_text': '', 'our_npatoption_text': [], 'returnedCitations': []}}, {'electionyear': 2016, 'header': {'answer_type': 'a', 'header_text': 'Immigration'}, 'npat_name': 'Maryland Congressional Election 2016 Political ' 'Courage Test', 'npatcandidate_id': 252626, 'text_types': {'answer_text': ['You cannot find and deport ' 'every illegal immigrant. ' 'Our borders must be ' 'controlled to prevent ' 'illegal entry. An ' 'immigration policy must be ' 'established where an ' 'immigrant applying for entry ' 'would agree to becoming an ' 'American citizen within a ' 'reasonable period, must ' 'intend to work and pay ' 'taxes, cannot be a fugitive ' 'or have a criminal record of ' 'felonious convictions. A ' 'period of 24 months would be ' 'established for all illegal ' 'immigrants to apply for ' 'processing. 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' 'And, when compared to ' 'couples in heterosexual ' 'relationships, the same ' 'emotional attractions and ' 'feelings for each other are ' 'present. All basic factors ' 'of financial stability, ' 'familial upbringing, support ' 'of friends and community are ' 'present the only difference ' 'acknowledged is the ' 'inability to pro-creation ' 'which is not a requirement ' 'of civil marriage. To ' 'prevent a CIVIL marriage ' 'where they intend to be ' 'permanently bound should not ' 'be withheld as there is no ' 'secular reason to support a ' 'contrary position. 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candidate/contact_info.html: /var/www/justfacts/templates/candidate/contact_info.html; Toggle context
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candidate/summary_pagination.html: /var/www/justfacts/templates/candidate/summary_pagination.html; Toggle context
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Michael Paymar's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Social

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