Caleb Hinkle's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Office:
- State House (MT) - District 68, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (MT) - District 34
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Montana State Legislative Election 2020 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: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support establishing a state sales tax in order to reduce personal property taxes? | ||
| a) current employees and pensioners should keep their current contractual wage/pension. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| 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 Montana? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| f) Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana? | |||
| f) Depends on the details of said bill. b) Depends on the context of the crime, and how young the offender is. | |||
| 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 Montana? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | |||
| g)The biggest relief that can be done for our local businesses is safeguards preventing a single governor from shutting them down in the first place. Reducing tax burdens will also go a long way with helping our local economies get back on track. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Montana? | ||
| b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | |||
| c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Montana? | |||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Montana high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| c) Depends on the budget and the cost of living, and their current salary. | |||
| 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? | ||
| c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | |||
| c) This seems to me more of a local government issue than a state issue. | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| 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? | ||
| c) Gun safety training is too broad, specific training should be used. | |||
| a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | |||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Montana'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? | ||
| a) Seems more like a local government issue rather than the state due to some cities having a greater drug problem. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Montana's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Montana's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Montana state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the creation of Indigenous Peoples Day in Montana? | ||
| c) I do not believe this is an accurate question based on the exclusion of many factors that play into the issue. | |||
| I served my state and country for 6 years in the Montana Army National Guard as an 11c Indirect Fire Infantryman, drilling out of Belgrade. I am very proud of this fact as well as working my way up to the rank of Sergeant in those years. Veterans issues will always be a big priority. As well as just cutting the red tape that compounds every year on the lives, and wallets of Montanans. | |||
| My top legislative priority will be looking at how to change the review process of current regulations on the books in the State. This plan will mark the way forward for future legislative sessions to review, amend, pass, or delete older regulations that may not have relevancy anymore. The funding comes from the normal legislative session every biennium. |
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