Jared Budlong

Independent | Alabama

Candidate Profile

Liberal (Conditional)

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jared Budlong


Party

Independent


Election Year

2022


Election

General


Race

Governor


Incumbent

No


Links

Jared Budlong websites
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EDUCATION

Faulkner State Community College, Bay Minette, AA, 2004

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout (2001)

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

OTHER INFORMATION

Jared Budlong completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Under any circumstance in which a person with a uterus and their medical professional(s) deem appropriate.

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Disagree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Agree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Choose not to answer

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

When they are breaking the law and/or bringing harm to the people which the government is here to serve.


NATIONAL SECURITY

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

The United States of America should put it's focus on the domestic terrorism happening everyday within it's own borders.

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Choose not to answer


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

No person deserves a death penalty for a lack of access to money.

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

An organization should be allowed to require a vaccine when the safety of those they employ and/or serve is at risk without use of the vaccine to maintain normal operations. Alternatives may be offered for those who do not want to participate in the vaccine when feasible (e.g. - home delivery, curbside pickup, remote work, etc).


ECONOMY

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

As a state we should be putting the tax burden on those that can afford it on sliding scale. Taxation at the highest levels of income should be used as a deterrent to hoarding wealth and keeping it out of the economy.

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

We should be spending more of our available resources on programs that improve the material conditions of each resident and less on reactive programs that do not aim to prevent the root causes of things like crime, unwanted pregnancy, and drug use.

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Agree


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Choose not to answer

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

As a candidate for state office, I do not have an immigration policy stance to submit at this time.


EDUCATION

I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.

Disagree


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Strongly Disagree

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Restrictions on gun ownership, if they prove to be helpful, are only a part of the solution to the problem of domestic terrorism in our country.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Agree


ABOUT YOU

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

To organize groups of people for the betterment of society at large.

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Choose not to answer

None of the terms come close to describing me.

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

https://www.google.com

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No.

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

I want to remove the profit motive from our prison systems and eliminate slavery in our state, improve the quality and access to both healthcare and education to everyone in the state of Alabama.


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Disagree

I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition

Strongly Disagree

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Agree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

These are unrelated to my politics, how I will govern, and this question doesn't belong in a voter guide.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Agree

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

Auto-registration and better access remote voting to ensure everyone has the ability to vote.


EQUALITY

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

Yes. Our country was founded on racism and we've never fully addressed the full impact of the institutions that continue to uphold racism and power for one side.

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Agree

This should happen in tandem with, if not after, a discussion around how we can begin to repair the genocide our country committed against the indigenous peoples of this continent.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

This is a false dilemma; stricter environmental laws do not have to limit jobs or hurt the economy.

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Strongly Disagree

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