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Carl Perry's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (SD) - District 3

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South Dakota State Legislative Election 2022 Political Courage Test

Pro-life a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
No 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?
d) Other or expanded principles:
No a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions?
Yes b) DO you support raising taxes on any income or on any entity, to promote economic growth?
This would be after all areas are exhausted and the growth would be beneficial to the state.
Yes a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
Yes 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?
Yes e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
Yes f) Do you support the legalization of medical marijuana in South Dakota?
We have legal medical marijuana now.
Yes a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
Yes c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of South Dakota?
Yes d) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
Yes e) Do you support government investment in efforts to establish more affordable housing in South Dakota?
c) if necessary to be competitive and create opportunity
No a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in South Dakota?
Yes b) Do you support state funding for charter schools?
Yes c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in South Dakota?
No d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from South Dakota's high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
We have increased teachers salaries. Last session we went to 6% for education. This should be tied to results!
Yes a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
Yes b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
Yes c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives?
All of these with the approval of the legislature and the governor
Yes a) Do you support the regulation of campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals?
No b) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
Yes c) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
No d) Do you support automatic voter registration?
e) Other or expanded principles:
Yes a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
Yes b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
No c) Should a license be required for gun ownership?
This is a very limited scope of gun regulation. I am a 2nd amendment advocate.
Yes a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
No b) Do you support a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for All?
No c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
No d) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations?
No e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave opportunities?
Yes f) Do you support lowering the cost of prescription drugs?
g) Other or expanded principles:
No a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in South Dakota's anti-discrimination laws?
No b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in South Dakota's anti-discrimination laws?
No c) Do you support greater efforts by South Dakota's state government in closing gender, racial and other wage gaps?
d) Other or expanded principles:
My role is to listen, learn both sides of issues then react for my constituents. I plan to continue to help the SDRA through my work on the Retirement Laws Committee. I also want to see more efforts in broadband to allow more tele-medicine and tele-mental health.
We are working on water enhancements. We are working on Regional Jails and Convectional Plans. Community Service Providers are critical. Taking care of our elderly and our youth are top concerns.

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