Jason Monks' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Office:
- State House (ID) - 22B, Republican Majority Leader
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (ID) - 22B
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Idaho State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | |||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| In the extreme cases where the life of the mother is at risk and rape, it may be necessary to terminate a pregnancy. But in these extremely rare circumstances, this difficult decision should be made only after prayerful and thoughtful consideration and consultation with a physician. | |||
| Yes | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | c) In order to reduce property taxes, do you support increasing the Idaho sales tax? | ||
| Idaho has a constitutional requirement to maintain a balanced budget, we do not need to make cuts or tax increases; we simply need to only spend the money we have. I believe property taxes are one of the most evil taxes. The are a relic from medieval times when the nobles had to pay "taxes" to the kings and queens to keep their lands. We can not truly own property if we have to make annual payments to the government to keep our land. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Idaho already has fairly good campaign finance laws or "sunshine laws" and I support transparency when it comes to campaign finances. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in Idaho? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Idaho? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| Generally I do not support governments providing financial aid to businesses. However, with COVID-19, the economic hardships businesses experienced was specifically caused by government action. Consequently, in this circumstance it is appropriate for the government to be involved. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Idaho? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Idaho? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Idaho high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | |||
| Yes | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom after passing gun safety training? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| Background checks are already required at gun shows. | |||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Idaho's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| No | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Idaho's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Idaho's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Idaho state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Do you support legislation that prohibits sexual orientation conversion therapy for individuals under the age of 18? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support inclusion of the Equal Rights Amendment in the state constitution? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| My most important legislative goal is to serve in a manner that my family, friends, neighbors and constituents can be proud of me, and to be honest in all of my dealings as a legislator. | |||
| This next legislative session my top priorities are to reduce the property tax burden on the citizens of Idaho and to reduce the ability of the government to shutdown the state and infringe upon our constitutionally defined rights even in and especially during emergencies. |
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