Alec Brook-Krasny's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- State Assembly (NY) - District 46, Republican
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Alec Brook-Krasny 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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New York State Legislative Election 2022 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | 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? | ||
| Yes | 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) DO you support raising taxes on any income or on any entity, to promote economic growth? | ||
| As a long-time small business owner, I understand the needs of small businesses. New York must be the engine of growth that is supportive of businesses, big and small. Too many taxes and bureaucratic regulations have driven companies out of New York. There are too many wasteful political programs that benefit from business taxation, but over-taxing businesses is never the solution. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| The so-called bail reform created a revolving door. Violent criminals are released immediately upon arrest, only to victimize some of the most vulnerable members of society: children, women, and seniors. It is time for our elected officials to stop siding with the criminals and start siding with the law-abiding citizens who want to live their lives in safety and peace. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of New York? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support New York's state government investing $3 billion in bonds for projects related to the environment and infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | f)Do you support regulating the cryptocurrency industry in New York? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support efforts to establish affordable housing in New York State? | ||
| Our state cannot tolerate any more shutdowns that have been proven to cause little benefit and tremendous suffering and loss to small businesses. Small businesses drive the New York economy. They are the heart and soul of our city, our state. The reason our neighborhoods thrive and our communities flourish. Our state cannot rebuild without the government standing by small businesses and aiding in their recovery process, instead of hampering them further with unjust and burdensome regulations. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in New York? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in New York? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New York's high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| It is time to bring back and expand the gifted and talented programs. We must also pave the way for more Charter schools. Taxpayers contributing to the city, who enroll their children in private schools, need support as well. These schools are not funded by our government but provide a strong education and opportunity. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Congestion and gridlock are the resounding issues that we face in our daily commutes. I intend to bring a ferry route from Coney Island to Manhattan, with stops by Bay Ridge American Veterans Memorial Pier and develop a pier on the ocean side of Coney Island peninsula. It has been an incredibly popular form of transportation for Staten Island residents, and Brooklyn residents deserve the same benefits. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the regulation of campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the use of an independent AND/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? | ||
| I will work to bring increased safety measures, as well as homeless outreach services to our ailing subways, and contribute to higher security for public transportation commuters. I also supports building new homeless shelters in city industrial zones, not in residential areas. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I believe in and support the Second Ammendment of the Constituion of the United States. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for All? | ||
| No | c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| No | d) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave opportunities? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support lowering the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New York's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New York's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by New York's state government in closing gender, racial and other wage gaps? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
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