Jim Lucas

Life of the mother, rape and incest, and fatal fetal anomalies.

Strongly Agree

Neutral

Phase out all taxes at the federal level and switch to the Fairtax exclusively, eliminate the IRS as we know it and only tax what is enough to cover the limited duties of government at the local level.

Gradually reduce and eliminate government to the size that is outlined and enumerated in the Constitutions. Government has become so large and inefficient that it is a major drag on our economy, restrictive in the freedoms of the people and a direct threat to future generations because of crippling debt incurred to fund government. Our current projected interest debt payment is $300 billion annually and is the 5th largest line item in our budget. This will only continue to get worse as our debt grows.

Strongly Disagree

One only has to look at the failure of our current government-run education system and the uncontrolled cost of higher education to see the damage caused by government intervention in all levels of education. K-12 gets over half of our state budget, 40% of our property tax dollars and over $1 billion in federal funding, yet 70% of Hoosier K-12 students can't pass our own government standards English/Math test. Add higher education funding, and Hoosiers spend almost 2/3 of our budget on education

Strongly Disagree

The Constitutions and Bill of Rights are a restraint on government, NOT individuals and exist to protect individual rights. True freedom can be uncomfortable.

NEVER

We should transition government as much out of healthcare as possible. Those that have been forced to pay into government run programs should either get a refund or services rendered for their contributions. We must start putting healthcare choices in the hands of the individual and encourage competition by incentivizing individual policies away from employer provided policies. Open up state lines for health insurance and eliminate the patent loophole on medications. Make the prescription drug manufacturing and pricing structure more transparent and start throwing deceitful pharma executives in jail instead of simply applying meaningless fines for fraud and deceit.

Depends on the situation, but very rarely, if ever. All vaccines should be required to be thoroughly tested with ALL data and information made publicly available and if the vaccine research and development is taxpayer funded, that should be reflected in the pricing of the vaccine. Any company officer or government employee found guilty of deceit or malfeasance should be tried in a court of law and if convicted, serve lengthy prison sentences on top of painful fines.

Close the borders and introduce a reasonable and lawful path to citizenship.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

We must secure our borders and implement a reasonable, lawful path to citizenship for those lawful, responsible people that want to come to America to work and contribute to society and become Americans. We should start phasing out and denying any and all taxpayer funded benefits to those that are here illegally, as our current system is unsustainable and will eventually collapse.

Those that are not criminals in their countries and want to come and work and contribute to society and become Americans.

Strongly Agree

I strongly agree 100% in parent educational choice and to recognize parents, teachers and educators as controlling education, not government

Strongly Agree

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

As a Lutheran, my belief is that marriage is between a man and a woman. However, I also personally believe that two consenting adults have the right to enter into a relationship of their choosing and I don't have a right to force my beliefs onto them, or anyone. That also applies to others not having the right to force their beliefs onto others as well.

Strongly Disagree

I am a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, which is a member of the Missouri Synod. I believe people have individual rights and responsibilities, which includes helping others in need and recognizing the rights of others to live their life according to their own beliefs, as long as it does not cause physical harm to others. We should live and let live, be held accountable for our actions and strive to help others that are trying to help themselves.

Strongly Disagree

People should be made to prove their identity, American citizenship and that they live in the district they're voting in.

Laws that prove citizenship, legality and place of residence. As voting to elect those that represent us is one of our most precious rights, I would prosecute voter fraud to the fullest extent, with lengthy mandatory prison sentences, to reflect this importance.

No. Racism is vile and horrible and it exists in many forms. Sadly, it will always exist because of the dark side of human nature. However, we must strive to respect all people and not allow race, especially the false accusation of racism, divide us.

Strongly Disagree

Absolutely not!

We should strive for a rational and reasonable balance of laws that protects the environment while allowing for economic growth.

Strongly Agree

As long as it is safe.

The Constitutions, which every elected official are required to swear an oath to uphold, states this perfectly with specific enumerated powers. Government should be as limited and small as possible, per the Constitutions.

Very Conservative

I believe in the Constitution as it is written and the protected rights of the individual to live their lives as they see fit, as long as it doesn't physically harm others. The Preamble to the Bill of Rights is VERY specific in this - "THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added:"

Go to iga.in.gov for my legislative history

No

I am a Christian, father of three beautiful children, Marine Corps veteran and small business owner for 23 years. I got into government starting at the local city council level because of government overreach and I wanted to do something about it. I was elected to two terms as Seymour City Councilman At Large and ran for State Representative and was elected as State Representative in 2012. As a Marine and elected official, I was required to swear an oath to uphold both Constitutions. I believe in the state and federal Constitutions as they are written, not interpreted and they both limit government to specific enumerated powers while recognizing and protecting the inalienable rights of individuals. My legislation has been based on protecting the rights of the individual, while being fiscally responsible with taxpayers dollars. I make my positions known on the issues, am extremely transparent and I stand up for what I believe in.

Strongly Agree

Police are trained to a specific required level of competence. If they act within their level of training, they should not be held liable for that departments training requirements.

Strongly Disagree

Police funding should be adequate to ensure the hiring, proper training and retention of competent and properly equipped police officers who are capable of safely and Constitutionally able to maintain public safety. Their funding should not be the funding source for other programs, as they should receive their own funding to maintain transparency and accountability.

Our right to keep and bear arms is not only recognized by our state and federal Constitutions, but is explicitly protected from government infringement. We must start doing a better job in our courts and criminal justice system of holding people accountable for their actions and stop infringing the rights of innocent people because of the actions of criminals. The SCOTUS and federal courts have ruled on numerous occasions that police DO NOT have a duty to protect us (Castle Rock vs. Ganzales and the Parkland, FL school shooting), lawfully and legally making our self defense OUR individual responsibility. The average 911 police response time is over 10 minutes and many times is much longer in different areas and conditions. We must continue to push to eliminate gun free zones, as they are simply places where people that obey gun laws are made easy victims for people that don't obey gun laws. Over 90% of mass shootings happen in gun free zones, proving their danger.

Strongly Disagree

This is an insane and ridiculous argument that firearms manufacturers should be held liable for the misuse of their lawfully manufactured products. If they are defective, then the firearms manufacturers should be held to the same standards as other manufacturers. This is the equivalent of holding automobile manufacturers responsible for drunk driving deaths.