Jodi Decker

That should be up to a woman and her family and her doctor. I don't believe that any politician should say they know better than the individual who is affected. I support Roe.

Disagree

These drugs, such as Mifepristone have been used for over 20 years. They have been proven safe and effective.

Disagree

I don't know how they are funded, but I do believe that if young women or girl who has been raped and happen to be on Medicaid, they should be covered for abortion and any therapy needed. Abortion care is health care. Also, Planned Parenthood doesn't only help with abortion care, they provide birth control and connect pregnant women with services and programs they need.

Neutral

I would support assisted suicide for terminally ill people but I also believe that a psychological assessment should be done to make sure they are in a right state of mind to make that type of decision. I don't think that- just anybody feeling suicidal should be able to get help with that. They need a different kind of care.

Strongly Agree

I remember when minimum wage was $3.65 an hour. It's been changed once in my lifetime, though prices have steadily gone up over time. I support raising the minimum wage.

Yes

Line 5 is a good example of this. Enbridge wants to build a tunnel, but when it's built, they want the Michigan tax payers to foot the bill to maintain it. They reap all the benefits and we pay. We are in a climate crisis and a full Environmental Impact Assessment should be done before they are ever allowed to drill in the Straits of Mackinac. The Great Lakes hold 21% of the WORLD's fresh water. We need to protect that for our future and our children and grandchildren.

There is a separation of church and state. I am not aware of any law that would allow the government to close down a church.

Agree

When you open a business to the PUBLIC, that means everyone. If you make your feelings known, the people you don't want to serve will go elsewhere to spend their money.

A/B Other countries have healthcare for all. Why should the United States of America? People shouldn't have to decide if they need to see a doctor or if they can pay their rent.

When you are a member of a community, you have a responsibiity TO that community. If your kids are sick, my kids could get sick. If I'm sick, I could get you sick. It's a simple matter of taking care of each other and being responsible.

Agree

This is not new. They have been our adversaries for years. So has Russia. Why do so many now love Putin?

Yes, they are our ally. We have a strong relationship with them because of our own Jewish population. I don't think we should be continuing to give them weapons if they are only going to continue to kill civilians in Gaza, however. Everyone has a right to live.

Disagree

A wall isn't going to stop anything. We need to get more officers, more immigration judges and get more people processed legally. We are a country made up of immigrants and that is our strength, not a weakness. The GOP has been fear mongering that we're being taken over, invaded, and it's just not true. There are reasons people are risking their lives to get here and it's not just to vote for democrats.

Strongly Disagree

A free PUBLIC education is guaranteed in the Constitution. It doesn't say that if you want a specific education the government will pay for it. A voucher program is just another way to bankrupt our public school system, making it harder for public schools to run and pay their teachers, and increase the divide of income disparity.

Strongly Disagree

Children need to be heard. They and their parents along with their therapist will make decisions for them. The fear mongering around trans kids is another example of the GOP raising issues that are not a problem and fear mongering about it. The children who come out as trans have years of therapy before any kind of "body mutiliation" or gender affirming care can be done. These children are high risk for suicide in part, because of the attack on them from the right.

Strongly Agree

That is how it should be, and is.

Neutral

Do their parents pay taxes? There are many hoops to jump through to get such care. It happens in such a small percentage of the population, it shouldn't be anyones worry. Why do we need to make life harder on people just because we don't agree with their choices or understand? Try to understand. Have some empathy.

Strongly Disagree

This is ridiculous. Love who you love. Marriage is a legal contract between two people. You can get married at a courthouse without any mention of God. There is a separation of church and state for a reason. The Establishment Clause in the Fist Amendment says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Marriage is a legal contract and the benefits of marriage should be given no matter who you enter into that contract with.

I was raised Catholic. I went to Catechism through 11th grade and received all the sacrements. My dad went to seminary, he was going to become a priest. I believe in helping my neighbors and treating people how I want to be treated. Feeding the poor, healing the sick and letting people have dignity. I also believe that priests are men and men make mistakes.

Neutral

I believe that everyone that is eligible should be able to vote. If a photo identification is required, then one should be provided for those that cannot afford to get one.

Agree

When the Electoral College was made, it was because the country was so big and there was no way to get information out to the public so we had electors to vote for us. We have plenty of ways to communicate information now and the Electoral College only benefits Republicans. It doesn't do what it was intended anymore, in my opinion.

Yes. We can see all the hate and division that has been sewn the last 8-10 years. If we are divided, we are easier to conquer.

Neutral

This isn't an agree or disagree issue. First, it's not taught in public schools, it's a graduate level course. In the past, roads were built to disrupt black neighborhoods, as an example. Schools were segregated and black colleges were underfunded. We need to move past the policies of the past, when our leaders were ALL OLD WHITE MEN. Do you really think when they were making decisions in our history that they took into account the different races that our country is home to?

Neutral

There is testing done at higher levels of competition to be sure of hormone levels for athletes. I don't really have an answer to this question because people transitioning from male to female, will have more muscle than a born female, but not always. As far as bathrooms, etc, they are also trying to be safe. Would a trans in a male bathroom have to worry about being assaulted? I'm sure they would. This isn't a simple yes or no.

B, D We can't wait to fix this because it is happening now. Denying it doesn't change the fact that we've had more tornadoes, hurricanes, hot weather and cold weather where we shouldn't. Winter droughts? We just had one in the U.P. last winter because of lack of snowfall.

I believe it will be a mix of wind, solar and nuclear energy. Natural gas is not going anywhere, anytime soon.

No

No

To serve the people.

Lean Liberal

I have been Independant until I signed up to run and I consider myself very moderate. I have voted for people in both parties throughout the years and vote for who I think is best for the job.

Disagree

I support funding community programs AND funding the police. We can do both.

You have to have a license to drive a car, why not have a license to use a weapon? It makes sense that gun owners should be trained on using and storing their weapons. You can't assume that everyone has somebody to show them. I would like to see hunter safety courses brought back into schools. It was required when I was in Junior High in Escanaba, and you learned to respect weapons.

No

I have sisters and friends who are teachers and that is a VERY bad idea. First, teachers don't want to carry guns, and second, we don't want to encourage bringing weapons inside schools.