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Jodi Emerson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Jodi Emerson did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.

Wisconsin State Legislative Election 2020 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 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?
No b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Cutting the corporate tax loophole is the best place to start.
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?
No d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
Yes e) Do you support automatic voter registration?
f) Other or expanded principles:
No 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?
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 in Wisconsin?
No e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
Yes f) Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana?
Yes g) Should individuals convicted of violent crimes be eligible for early release?
Yes h) Should law enforcement officers be protected when reporting a violation of use-of-force standards?
Question f: I would prefer a decriminalization at the state level and any legalization to happen at the federal level. Question G: in very rare circumstances should this happen but I trust judges to use their discretion.
No a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
No b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
No c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
No d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
Yes e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Wisconsin?
Yes 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?
question a: It depends on how you define spending. Currently we are using lots of federal dollars from the CARES as a safety net for many businesses. Using program revenue and targets funds is fine with me but we have to seriously look at using GPR for stimulus. Question c: deregulation often means allowing big corporations to pollute or otherwise damage the areas around them.
No a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Wisconsin?
No b) Do you support state funding for charter schools?
Yes c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Wisconsin?
Yes d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Wisconsin high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
e) Do you support raising tuition at Wisconsin public universities?
question e: If we are going to freeze tuition, we need to make sure that we are funding the tuition freeze. question a: this should be handled on a state and local level
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?
d) Other or expanded principles:
No 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 teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom after passing gun safety training?
Yes d) Should a license be required for gun ownership?
Question a: Under our constitution, people have a right to keep and bear arms. The phrase gun-control is a slippery slope. Does it mean granting access for someone convicted of a violent felony the ability to have a gun or does it mean that people need to go through a background check before buying a weapon. I believe in sensible gun laws. I believe in making sure guns stay out of the hands of those who have shown to be a danger to themselves or others.
Yes a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
Yes b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Wisconsin's health care programs?
Yes c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
Yes 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?
Yes f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
Question a: It should be all drug abuse, not just opoid. question f: I support this if we can help fund it through federal financial support. Small businesses are hurting enough and don't need another huge unfunded mandate.
Yes a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Wisconsin's anti-discrimination laws?
Yes b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Wisconsin's anti-discrimination laws?
Yes c) Do you support greater efforts by Wisconsin state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
Yes d) Do you support expanding anti-discrimination laws to include hair textures and protective hairstyles?
e) Other or expanded principles:
Helping the state bounce back from the covid crisis, both physically and financially. Ensuring fair maps are drawn for redistricting. Criminal Justice reform
My highest priority is reducing the gerrymandering in Wisconsin. It won't cost anything more to draw fair maps than gerrymandered maps but it will make a huge difference in the people elected and how responsive they are to their voters.

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