Jackie Bright Grubbs

I believe all lives are important. As a Christian, I do not believe in terminating a pregnancy.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Disagree

Abolish property taxes, because you never own your property as long as the government continues to charge taxes on it. Reduce or eliminate income tax on retirement income, and find ways to lower state taxes for all Hoosiers.

Reduce the size of bureaucratic institutions and view spending proposals from non government institutions with a more discerning, conservative eye. Those who are elected to public office need to start treating taxer payer dollars with the respect that taxpayers deserve. Looking for and eliminating the unnecessary spending will be one of my top goals as I will look for ways to reduce the size of government.

Strongly Disagree

I support school choice and encourage parents to research Christian, Catholic, private, charter schools and home school pods as options. Home school children often score highly in academic testing. I also encourage high school age students to research and pursue professional trades such as construction, plumbing and electrical in lieu of college.

Strongly Disagree

To be a free person, you must be allowed to live by your moral principles and religious beliefs.

I don't believe that the government should be allowed to close churches. Churches are essential parts of the community.

My answer is C. I believe that healthcare should be offered in the open market where competition can thrive and citizens can have more choices at more affordable prices. Many citizens have been living their lives with the understanding that Medicare and Medicaid will be available. They should not be pulled out from under citizens who are approaching retirement age and are relying on Medicare and Medicaid to be there. If there were sensible options for the next generation then there is a possibility of slowly shifting all future healthcare to the open market which would allow the next generation to plan differently.

Never. If a people cannot choose what goes into their own bodies, they are not free people. If the government, schools or employers can force a medical procedure on you, they own you. You do not own yourself.

The government should do background checks of people from Islamic countries or people previously from Islamic countries who have immigrated to another country, who intend to visit our county and require an application that is thoroughly verified. That person should be thoroughly vetted Also, the Visa needs to be kept up with of students or citizens from Islamic countries who will be staying in the US for an extended period of time. Currently, the biggest threat for our country for terrorism is our open border and all of the undocumented people who are coming across our southern border everyday and are being distributed around our country. For national security, we must close our border, locate these people and send them back to where they came from. There is a legal immigration system and people need to follow it.

Disagree

Israel is about the size of New Jersey and the war between Israel and Palestine is religious. This is a movement to starve Israel economically and isolate it. While I support the creation of a Palestinian state, I do not support the BDS movement. Israel gained control of the west bank after being attacked by Jordon in 1967. There were previous unsucessful negotiations to return the land. Israel, one of the freest nations in the middle east, claims the separation barrier is to prevent terrorism.

Strongly Agree

The border wall built under the Trump administration protected our safety as a nation and enforced the legal process for immigration. Open borders opens us up to threats of terrorism as well as weakens our economy and nationality. Open borders assists in the flow of illegal drugs into our country and the proliferation of human trafficking.

While we should not allow immigration from high risk countries, the USA is a melting pot of people from around the world. Our legal and official immigration laws and policies should be followed in the process laid out.

Strongly Agree

With what we have seen going on in Indiana, as well as around the country, the public school system has veered away from academics and has become centers of social and political ideology to influence the students' world views to a certain narrative which contradicts many American's values and beliefs. I encourage every parent to pursue a path away from the government school system. Children should be taught reasoning skills, not to blindly adopt the opinion pushed in the classroom.

Strongly Agree

Christian principals are evident throughout the documents of our founding fathers.

Strongly Disagree

Gender is easy, male or female. Men do not belong on women's sport teams nor in women's locker rooms.

Strongly Agree

i am not opposed to laws for others who have property and investments together and to give end of life rights to allow them into the hospital room or to settle the estate.

Strongly Disagree

Critical theory is the works of communist, Antonio Gramsci that he referred to as the long march through the institutions. If you influence people to change their way of thinking, you can nudge them along in the way that you want to take their society.

I am a Catholic who believes that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the forgiveness of sins. I believe in the human soul and life after death. I believe that living biblically is the key to a peaceful and happy life. The other path leads to grief, chaos and drama. Parents should invest the time to enjoy their children, bond with them, be a positive role model and invest in their children's future. Quality time and instilling the importance of good character is the most important thing that a parent can give a child. These things being said, we are all sinners in a broken world. Everyday is a new day with the opportunity to make better decisions and become closer to God. My parents tried to raise us to be honest and to want to do well in life. They raised me and my siblings to believe that the opportunities were there for those who show up and work hard. Focus on continual learning and development. Jesus told the parable of the master who left town and entrusted 3 of his servants with talons. Two of the servants invested their talons and multiplied them. The third buried his talon in the yard so he wouldn't lose it. The master was angry at the third servant for wasting his talon. I have told several people that is why I am running for office. I see what our state and country has been facing over the last 2 years and I can sit around and worry about it or I can get in the fight. When I stand before God at the end of my life, I do not want to have anything left. I want to have used everything he gave me.

Strongly Disagree

It is very easy to acquire a photo ID. There is no reasonable excuse for not getting or having one.

Use paper ballots, counted by bipartisan poll workers and voter ID required. A voter needs to request a mail in ballot. Voter rolls should be cleaned up every year to remove people who have passed away or have moved out of the area.

There is very little racism in our country. This is a tactic used and promoted by the news media to cause division and chaos and to create a narrative. I have had conversations with people of other races who see through the propaganda and have told me this narrative is to turn the population against each other. United we stand. Divided we fall.

Strongly Disagree

The United States is the land of opportunity. I grew up lower middle class. My parents instilled in their children, a desire to better themselves. You can find people of every race and gender who have worked hard and achieved more than their parents had. Outlook and attitude are key.

Definitely A. President Trump had us energy independent and the Democrats shut down the pipeline, killing jobs and hurting Americans. The windmills and solar panels that the environmental agencies have pushed us to, require the mining of precious minerals to even make them and it requires oil to turn a windmill.. The windmills kill lots of birds. The wind mills and solar panels only produce a small amount of our energy. We have seen the failures of these in both Texas and California. The windmills and solar panels take up a lot of land that could be used for agricultural purposes.Once these solar panels and windmills break, disposal usually is an environmental problem. Then there are the timber companies who were penalized by environmental regulations. By not allowing the timber companies to operate and clean up the forest floor, our country has suffered many forest fires. What is the situation with all of these "roundabouts" and unused bike lanes that have slowed traffic and changed traffic patterns? I have heard these were created by the environmental push. How much did all of this cost? The environmental push is hurting if not destroying the beef/cattle industry. This green push is bad for the environment and bad for America. I care about reducing pollution and taking care of the planet, but these environmental measures are about regulation and control.

Neutral

I have read pros and cons of fracking. Pros include access to more oil, lower taxes, makes us more self dependent, creates jobs, and will provide better air quality. The cons suggests to use wind and solar, which as I discuss above, have their own multitude of problems. Fracking is said to pollute the water and cause droughts and there are unknown chemicals used in fracking. I need to study the topic more thoroughly.

The government was created by man to provide very limited functions to a city, county, state or nation. I believe that our government institutions should only perform the tasks outlined in the US and state constitutions and that the counties and cities should function in a way that best serves that community. I am for small government and not government over reach. Governments should protect the freedom and liberty of the citizens, not limit and infringe upon them.

Very Conservative

I am a constitutional Christian who wants a small government. I do not like government intrusion or overreach.

I did an interview with Dr. Shawn Benzinger of "Yes, You Count Indiana" that should be on that website. I have a YouTube channel " Jackie Bright Grubbs for Indiana State Representative" that there are speeches and videos on. I will be doing a short biography video on WNAS, which is New Albany High School's media station. It hasn't been scheduled yet. There have been two articles in the New Albany News and Tribune.

No

I am the citizen's voice. I am running for Indiana State Representative because "We the People" are no longer being represented. All of my campaign contributions have been from citizens. Unfortunately, politicians these days receive their contributions from pharmaceutical companies, teachers unions and other corporations and institutions, which compromises their loyalty. We are continuously being stripped of our freedom and liberty, and have been for years. For the past 2 years, I have started paying close attention and I feel it is my patriotic duty to try to do whatever I can to stop it. Among my legislative priorities is to change who can donate to a campaign and how much. We have to get these special interests groups and big corporations from having the influence over the government, instead of the citizens. We need to close our primaries. We need to stop the CRT/SEL/DEI agenda. If we lose our children, we lose our country. We must protect our 2nd Amendment rights, save the lives of babies at conception, overhaul our election process and make it completely secure. We must protect our individual rights to make our own medical decisions, have the right to breath freely without masks, the right to open our businesses and go to work, the right to attend church, assemble and the right to free speech. We need to curtail government spending so Hoosiers can have lower taxes and keep more of their hard earned money.

Disagree

While most police officers are good, no one should be immune from prosecution. Police officers are put in various situations everyday that require judgement and discernment. Policemen should receive regular training on the best way to handle difficult situations so they can react appropriately. In the event of questionable conduct, hopefully, our judicial system will be fair in reaching a verdict.

Strongly Disagree

Citizens depend on our police to protect our communities. Recalling the events of 9/11, it was the police and firefighters who rushed into the burning buildings. We need our law enforcement and they need the funds for regular training.

There shouldn't be restrictions for law abiding citizens. There should be more efforts to find out how felons, criminals and gangs illegally acquire firearms to keep communities safe.

Strongly Disagree

The gun didn't commit the crime, a person did. If someone runs over a pedestrian, the auto manufacturer doesn't get sued, nor should they.