Michelle Bos-Lun's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- State House (VT) - Windham-3, Democratic
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Michelle Bos-Lun 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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Vermont 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? | ||
| Yes | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the legalization of marijuana sales? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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 Vermont? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Do you support lowering the legal blood alcohol content limit while driving? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | 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 Vermont? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the legalization of mobile sports betting and wagering? | ||
| i) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Vermont? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Vermont? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Vermont high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| question b should be "maybe" I support exploring a variety of options to provide education to students to meet all needs | |||
| a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | |||
| b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | |||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | |||
| 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? | |||
| d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | |||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Vermont's health care programs? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Vermont's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Vermont's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Vermont state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Making health care available and affordable to all is a priority as is providing appropriate mental health programming and options for people seeking mental health supports. Another priority is providing a welcoming environment for asylum seekers and refugees. Supporting efforts to make a sustainable life in VT in terms of both economic viability for small towns and environmental preservation are also important. | |||
| I would like VT to designate alternative residential options for people in mental health crisis, such as the peer supported facility: Alyssum or other less restrictive options to hospitalization: like Alternatives in Springfield. These spaces that would be alternatives to hospitalization for people in crisis would pay for themselves quickly as the daily cost of a night in an alternative space is much lower than in a Tier 1 hospital bed and would also be in many cases a more therapeutic and appropriate form of care. |
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