Ted Stroll's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Ted Stroll has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2024 Political Courage Test.
California State Legislative Election 2024 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 (e.g. Medicaid) for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| a) In order to balance the budget, do you support limiting state government spending on social programs (e.g. SNAP, TANF)? | |||
| Yes | b) Do you support a decrease in income taxes in order to promote economic growth? | ||
| No | c) Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs in your state? | ||
| No | d) Do you support raising taxes by 0.75% for high-income earners to help fund pandemic prevention and early detection? | ||
| Subquestion (a) cannot be answered in isolation. | |||
| a) Do you support capital punishment for violent crimes? | |||
| b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders? | ||
| (a), (b), and (c) cannot be answered as they are written. The death penalty for mugging with minor injury? Of course not. Under the U.S. Constitution and various state laws, the death penalty is reserved for the most heinous forms of first-degree murder. Generally I support it, but the defendant's guilt must be absolutely certain, not just established beyond a reasonable doubt. As for (b), what age do you have in mind? The law varies by state, but I don't know of any state that prosecutes six-year-olds criminally. As for (c), I oppose sanctuary cities and sanctuary states and believe that state and local law enforcement should cooperate with ICE; but it is unconstitutional to dragoon local and state police to directly carry out federal laws. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth (e.g. grants, tax incentives)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector (e.g. for business or the environment)? | ||
| No | c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage in California? | ||
| No | d) Do you support government spending on affordable housing projects in California? | ||
| No | e) Do you support lowering the supermajority requirement to 55% for local special taxes in order to fund housing and public infrastructure? | ||
| No | f) Do you support a state initiative that would prohibit limitations on local rent control? | ||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards (e.g. Common Core) in California? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in California? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants in the United States who graduate from California high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities, regardless of immigration status? | ||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state governments allowing permits for drilling on public lands? | ||
| c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | |||
| With regard to (c), it depends on too many factors for me to be able to say yes or no. | |||
| No | a)Do you support limiting campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the use of an independent 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) Do you support the implementation of ranked choice voting in California? | |||
| I have yet to decide on (e). | |||
| a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation (e.g. red flag laws, closing the boyfriend loophole)? | |||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the right to concealed carry in California? | ||
| With regard to (a), it very much depends on the specific legislation. A red-flag law is in principle a good idea. I am not familiar with the "boyfriend loophole." | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| Yes | c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die (e.g. those with a terminal illness) through euthanasia? | ||
| d) Do you support mandating vaccinations (e.g. for school or employment)? | |||
| No | e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave benefits (e.g. maternity leave)? | ||
| Yes | f) Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| As for (d), school yes, employment no. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support inclusion of sexual orientation in California's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in California's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by California's state government in closing gender, racial, and other wage gaps? | ||
| 1. Without order, you have disorder. Watering down law enforcement predictably worsens crime. But year after year, that's Sacramento's approach. California law always trends toward less public safety, less accountability, and more unfairness to victims. 2. About three-quarters of homeless people are mentally ill, drug-addicted, or both. They must be treated if schizophrenic and weaned off of drugs if addicted even if they do not want to be, unless they can house themselves. They cannot continue to live outdoors in their current condition: that is the bottom line. The state finally is adopting this approach, but it dithered for decades, which is why we have such marked deterioration in the quality of urban life in this state. I will push for effective actions whose cost is less than the cost of homelessness, which may run in the tens of billions of dollars, if not more. 3. We must improve our infrastructure. Energy costs are too high, roads need fixing, and electricity and water can't keep up with demand. Eliminating the state's train project would generate more than enough savings to pay for the three items above and more. Its costs are projected to be about $130 billion, yet if it's implemented I predict that most people will continue to fly or drive between northern and southern California. |
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