Lauren Kuby's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- State Senate (AZ) - District 8, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (AZ) - District 8
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Arizona State Legislative Election 2024 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds (e.g. Medicaid) for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Women of color suffer disproportionally adverse health impacts related to reporducitve care. No more. | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support limiting state government spending on social programs (e.g. SNAP, TANF)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support a decrease in income taxes in order to promote economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs in your state? | ||
| The wealthy need to pay their fair share of taxes and corporate interests, who can have a stranglehold on policy outcomes, need to be disarmed. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for violent crimes? | ||
| No | b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders? | ||
| Private prisons are reaping billions of dollars of profits and, as a reuslt, we have one of the most highly jailed populaittions, per capita, in the world. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth (e.g. grants, tax incentives)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector (e.g. for business or the environment)? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage in Arizona? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support government spending on affordable housing projects in Arizona? | ||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards (e.g. Common Core) in Arizona? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Arizona? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants in the United States who graduate from Arizona high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities, regardless of immigration status? | ||
| No | e) Do you support a bill that would ban Tik-Tok on campus (e.g. HR 231)? | ||
| Charter school funding: approprate only if held fully accountable. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state governments allowing permits for drilling on public lands? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the potential ban on climate change research (Senate bill 1195)? | ||
| Yes | a)Do you support limiting campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the use of an independent or bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the implementation of ranked choice voting in Arizona? | ||
| The AZ Legislature has limited voting rights and added barriers to the ballot initiativee process. Voter suppression and violence is on the rise, along with voter disenfranchisement. The Legislature needs to strengthen -- not harm -- Arizona's Voter Protection Act. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation (e.g. red flag laws, closing the boyfriend loophole)? | ||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the right to concealed carry in Arizona? | ||
| I'm a Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| Yes | c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die (e.g. those with a terminal illness) through euthanasia? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support mandating vaccinations (e.g. for school or employment)? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave benefits (e.g. maternity leave)? | ||
| Yes | f) Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| We should use the opiod settlement moeny to combat opioid abuse and not to balance the state budget. As a Tempe councilmember, I led efforts (unsucessfully) to expand paid family leave for city employees. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support inclusion of sexual orientation in Arizona's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Arizona's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Arizona's state government in closing gender, racial, and other wage gaps? | ||
| I championed Tempe's Equal Pay ordinance and initiative, referenced by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) as the best municipal equal pay program in the US. | |||
| Fundamentally, I am a climate candidate and an advocate for climate solutions. We are in the midst of a climate crisis in Arizona, evidenced by our extreme heat, historic drought, increased frequency and intensity of wildfires, flooding, poor air quality, and the need to support a just transition for coal-based communities. I?m a newly minted grandmother, and I don?t want the decisions made today to constrain the choices and freedoms that my granddaughter should have when she?s older. We have not responded effectively to the climate crisis as a state. Cities, universities, and businesses are leading the way in Arizona, and it?s about time that the Legislature stepped up to enable the transition to a clean energy economy. Abortion access is the second issue. I find it hard to comprehend that my grandbaby Rory was born into a state and country where her reproductive freedom is restricted, and her life is endangered, by the decisions of Republican extremists and zealots who are forcing their beliefs on the rest of us. I am running alongside a ballot initiative that is fundamental to our freedom, healthcare access, and reproductive justice. I plan to be a surrogate for the Abortion Access initiative and speak out loud and clear for our human rights and the right to abortion and health care. Then there is the existential need for affordable and workforce housing. The State of Arizona needs to fully fund the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and supercharge collaborations with cities and affordable housing developers ? a unique subgroup ? to build affordable and workforce housing and create healthy communities. We need to invest in shared equity housing, colocation of housing at shcools and churches, and eviction reforms. Note that I led ASU?s Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family and understand the interconnectedness of housing, health, transportation, and climate solutions. Ramping back the ESA voucher debacle, which has drained $714 million from public schools, will help to fund these three priorities. |
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