Luke Talbot

Strongly Agree

There is no Constitutional responsibility for the federal government to support any of these organizations with taxpayer funds.

Neutral

Like the abortion issue, this is a states rights issue and should be addressed as such.

This is another issue that should not be decided by the federal government. Under our Federal system, this is a 10th Amendment responsibility and should be left to the decision of the citizens of the individual states.

Strongly Disagree

I do not believe the Federal Government has the responsibility or the authority to take from an individual they deem wealthy, including through their so-called "wealth taxes", and redistribute to another individual. Our system provides opportunities for everyone to reach their potential but, since we are not all equal, our level of success will not be the same and it is not the Federal Government's job to try and make it so.

Strongly Agree

The Federal Government absolutely needs to cut its spending. The government is burdened by massive spending related to program, entitlements, grants, aid, inefficiency, and fraud that has brought the country to the point where we are over $30 Trillion in debt, nearly $100,000 per citizen. Spending money you do not have doesn't work for an individual or a business and it won't work for the Federal Government. https://www.usdebtclock.org

I believe the entire current system should be replaced with a flat, fair, or consumption type of tax system. A system that is as burdensome as our current tax system with rebates, incentives, credits, and countless regulations is far too complicated and expensive. A system that punishes anyone for becoming successful and yet rewards others because they were not, hardly seems "fair". We need a system that everyone contributes to. However, without fiscal responsibility from our Federal Government, no matter the form of the tax system, we will end up where we are now with massive spending, inflation, and debt!

Strongly Agree

Religious liberty is one reason this nation was founded and the freedom to exercise that right is guaranteed in the first Amendment, and therefore should receive the highest level of protection from intrusion and interference form the Federal Government.

Strongly Disagree

We have a free market and no person should be forced to violated personal / religious beliefs to provide a service. The free market will fill the void to provide the desired services.

As long as the Federal Government is not forcing the establishment or interfering with the freedom to exercise religious practices, I see no issue with church and state relationships. Recognition is not establishment. If there are situations where religious organizations can be effective partners to the Federal Government, they should have an equal opportunity as any secular organization would.

The distinction must be made between a vaccine which is supposed to provide immunity and a new and untested therapeutic. In either case, however, I don't see any circumstance where Americans should be required to receive any shot they are opposed to.

D. Government programs like Medicaid and Medicare do not provide complete coverage and still require participants to purchase additional insurance to fill the gaps in coverage or to be nearly broke to obtain the coverage from a program they paid into the during their working career. While there is no doubt that healthcare is expensive, we need to look at the factors (i.e. malpractice costs, uninsured patients, fraud) driving the costs and work towards innovative solutions that do not involve further government intervention.

C. The United States has gotten involved in too many conflicts that did not have direct impact on the nation, and today we find ourselves working to secure another nations sovereignty while failing to secure our own border.

Neutral

Strongly Agree

While the threat of the increased military build up is real, cyber security, theft of intellectual property and economic strength pose a bigger threat. The continued outsourcing of manufacturing including antibiotics to China has the potential to be a more immediate threat. The United States must maintain a strong manufacturing base to ensure national security, reduce dependency, and minimize the trade imbalance.

The biggest help would be to actually admit that Islamic terrorism exists.

Strongly Agree

The current administration's failure to fulfill its Constitutional duty and secure the southern border has lead to millions of illegal aliens entering the United States placing a strain on Border Protection Services and putting the officers at risk while straining local resources and threatening the safety of residents. The open border policy has allowed the cartels to funnels massive amount of drugs into the country that have lead to the death of nearly 100,000 America in the last year.

Strongly Agree

Immigration is a constitutional responsibility of the Federal Government alone and not something states or cities have any authority to subvert. Recently, localities that have virtue signaled about being "sanctuary cities" have begged for FEMA and National Guard assistance to deal with an influx of only a few hundred illegal aliens while states at the southern border have had to deal with thousands on a daily basis. These sanctuary practices should not be rewarded and funds should be withheld.

Immigration should be a merit based system similar to other countries including Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Merit based systems help to ensure immigration of the best and brightest individuals. Those seeking asylum must apply from their home countries to allow for proper vetting.

Neutral

The country has anti-discrimination laws and while we should continue to strive to treat everyone equally, we cannot continue to keep creating protected classes. The more we create special groups of Americans, the more we divide ourselves,

Strongly Disagree

No country is without flaws and while the United States has its own past, I do not believe the country and its institutions are fundamentally racist.

I was raised Catholic and continue to embrace those values in my personal life.

Strongly Disagree

The right to vote is one of the most important and consequential activities an American can perform effecting everything from tax rates to the election of public officials. Most daily activities including purchasing alcohol, renting a car/hotel, opening a bank account or even getting a Post Office box require ID, yet some refuse to see the importance of photo identification when voting.

The only change would be to advocate for photo ID but, the manner in which elections are conducted is a state responsibility. We need to avoid Federal bureaucrats from who wish to take national control of our elections or eliminate the Electoral College.

Strongly Disagree

I do not support reparations of any kind. I do not believe it serves to solve anything and is just another source of racial division.

No. While there will always be individuals who dislike others based on race, most Americans don't see each other by race and want to live their lives in peace.

Agree

Improvements in the process in collaboration with the EPA and Department of Energy produce more energy while protecting the environment and drinking water.

A We all want a clean environment but, quite often the economic impact or unintended consequences of these regulations are not thoroughly vetted in favor of an agenda. A prime example is the push for EV's. While the idea of an emission free vehicle sounds appealing, the reality is that they not without environmental impact. The rare earth material for the batteries must be mined (often from countries that are not friendly to the US), processed, and manufactured into batteries, processes that all impact the environment. Additionally, there are concerns about where the batteries are produced and the potential for the use of child labor in the manufacturing, where the energy is produced to charge the batteries, and what will be the process of disposal for spent batteries. A clean environment benefits everyone but, laws and regulations cannot be driven by ideology without concern for the economic impact. As technology evolves and solutions become available, all effected parties must be involved in determining proper laws and regulations.

Very Conservative

I am conservative in all issues and believe that the Constitution should be followed as written.

Until making the decision to run for office in 2022, I have never been involved in politics or had any social media presence. As a result, there are no public interviews or media reports to validate my position. The best method to validate my conservative values would be to ask anyone who knows me or, better yet, ask me.

No.

My priorities are an America first policy. The Federal Government cannot continue to spend money it does not have to benefit other countries when we have homeless Americans, an open border, and a political class that has spent the country into massive debt. I'm an advocate for smaller, accountable government that learns to live within its means. I also believe that all Federal legislative bills need to be available for public review and should be limited in scope and size so that the officials signing the bills actually read them. I am also a strong advocate for States rights, including calling for a Convention of States, terms limits, ending earmarks, a balanced Federal budget, and the protection of our Second Amendment rights.

Strongly Agree

Police officers are placed in split second, life and death situations and rely on training to resolve the situation while ensuring their own safety, This is often a thankless duty and when acting within regulations, they should be protected by immunity.

Strongly Disagree

The exact number of gun laws or regulation when considering local, state, and federal is estimated by multiple organizations to be between 3000 and 20,000, The addition of another law or regulation is not the answer. A firearm is a tool and cannot do any harm without the actions of a human. No number of laws will be able to predict if an individual will snap due to internal or external issues. The implementation of background checks are only as effective as the honesty of the individual completing the forms and the systems that validate the information. Individuals who have falsified the background checks have been able to obtain firearms along with individuals who passed the background check and later committed weapons crimes. Instead of vilifying legal gun owners, when firearms laws are broken the individual must be punished. Additionally, when it comes to youth gun violence, we need to determine why this has become so prevalent, why do today's youth have such low regard for human life and what issues are leading to the gun violence. Criminals by nature do not obey the law, so penalizing law abiding gun owners for the actions of individuals is not the answer.

Strongly Disagree

I do not support any attempt to allow anyone to sue a firearms dealer or manufacture for the actions of an individual. This standard is not applied to victims of other crimes; if an individual drives drunk and injures or kills someone, we do not sue the car or alcohol manufacturer. Instead, the individual is held responsible. A firearm should be treated no different.