Brian Adams' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- State Senate (SC) - District 44, Republican
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South Carolina 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? | ||
| b) If abortion is the only means by which to save the life of a mother-to-be, I would support that exception. | |||
| 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? | ||
| a) Not with regards to rank and file employees. I would be willing to review upper level salaries and pension benefits to consider if they are excessive in nature. And I do support consideration of moving to a 401k retirement over pensions. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support limiting disaster declarations to 15 days unless approved by the legislature? | ||
| a & b) I believe campaign contributions are a form of free speech and do not believe the government should be permitted to limit it. c) I would support the input of an independent or bipartisan commission as part of the redistricting process. I admit to needing a better understanding of the process as it stands today. Accountability and fairness both need to be built into the process. e) I believe voting is a right that people should exercise of their own free will and the decision of whether or not to register should be theirs alone. | |||
| No | 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 in South Carolina? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Should threatening harm against someone based on their race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin be considered a felony? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support citizen's arrests? | ||
| f) I believe all threats to harm anyone should be treated equally regardless of these defining characteristics | |||
| 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 South Carolina? | ||
| 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? | ||
| g) when the health of a business/organization is jeopardized because of a government limiting their freedom to operate, I do believe the government bears some responsibility not to enrich them, but to provide some level of relief. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in South Carolina? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in South Carolina? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from South Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| c) I believe this could be accomplished without budget increases by eliminating waste and bureaucracy. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support prohibiting offshore drilling off the coast of South Carolina? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through South Carolina'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 South Carolina's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in South Carolina's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by South Carolina state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support local governments having the authority, without review by state authorities, to remove certain memorials or monuments from public property? | ||
| a & b) I am open to this discussion because no one should be discriminated against, but I would refer to the challenges of the Equality Act and its questionable deference to the rights of one over the rights of another. (orientation & identity over religion) d) While I support the Heritage Act, there are going to be nuanced circumstances where local councils and local residents should be included in these decisions. | |||
| Infrastructure is definitely a priority in District 44. Local government in this area has proven themselves thoughtful and adept at addressing local infrastructure issues. It is my goal to push for D.O.T. to relinquish more of its funding to local governments that have established priorities and developed plans to implement road repairs and improvements. I do not believe that Columbia can better prioritize and implement infrastructure needs in Nexton, Moncks Corner or Deer Park, than their respective county administrations. | |||
| Decentralizing police training, especially in today's climate, is more important than ever. We need to be utilizing technical schools that are already strategically located throughout the state so we can bring every law enforcement professional in for training on a much more regular basis. I believe dollars saved by fewer settlements would assist in funding this, and not having to provide accommodations while officers are receiving training would supplement that as well. |
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