Mike Costlow

Strongly Agree

I do not support elective abortion exclusions except for emergency situations where the life of a mother is at risk. This is more properly defined as 'triage' and should follow the same standards for triage as any other patients, recognizing the life and rights of the child.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

The minimum wage sets an artificial benchmark for wages, reducing the bargaining power of workers and manipulating the economy. While it is well intentioned, I support enabling employers and employees to negotiate compensation.

Strongly Agree

Evaluation of government programs and elimination of those that are not performing. Streamlining tax systems that carry burdensome administrative costs, returning those wasted resources to taxpayers. Establishing performance and quality metrics for evaluation of government departments using standards and benchmarks in common use by private industry.

The principal of "separation of Church and State," as borrowed from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in response to the Danbury Baptist Association, is properly defined as a prohibition on the Government from establishing and controlling religious systems.

Strongly Disagree

Our healthcare systems are struggling; there is no doubt. They are neither Capitalist or Socialist, but borrow from both ideologies - often taking the worst of each. I support a reformed Medicaid and Medicare system for those who are unable to pay paired with true competition and transparency to reduce overall cost to patients. I would also encourage a greater focus on healthy lifestyle and maintenance to reduce the volume of acute care needs.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Over the past two decades working in IT I have seen first hand the risk posed by the Cyber Warfare wing of the Chinese Communist Party. From direct attacks on critical infrastructure to misinformation campaigns, we must remain vigilant and secure.

Israel is the best ally America has in the Middle East, the primary source of anti-American terrorism in the world. Their security is vital to the security of the United States. While we cannot write blanks checks or justify bad policies, I believe our current relationship with Israel is responsible, advantageous, and we should seek to maintain.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Educational results have declined tremendously since the Federal Department of Education was established. Missouri schools should be managed by Missouri, not Washington DC.

Choose not to answer

Foreign investments come in many forms. I would respond on a case-by-case basis but will not support foreign governments defining or influencing curriculum.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

Agree

Strong families built around strong marriages are foundational to a healthy society.

Neutral

While I do endorse or support gambling, I believe that principles of Freedom dictate that these decisions are left up to individuals.

I am a Christian who strives every day to become more like Christ. The source of His teachings are the Bible, which supersedes any tradition or institution. I believe that any person who follows Biblical principles and seeks our Creator diligently will find peace and fulfillment both in this life and after.

Disagree

Positive identification of voters is vital to ensure secure elections. Allowing paths for illegal voting not only undermines the system but also directly devalues the votes of American Citizens.

Strongly Disagree

I do not use the term 'race' because we are all members of the Human Race. The term 'Race' is a vestige of a time when people were dehumanized based on their skin color in order to enslave and kill them. I do not support reparations taken from someone who never owned a slave and given to someone who was never enslaved.

Strongly Agree

Disagree

From the first time that the claim was made, scientific studies have shown that the claim of 'man-made climate change' is inaccurate. Most climate change has proven to be part of the natural cycle and unavoidable. We should not allow this to be exploited for political purposes. This does not negate discussions of protecting our natural resources and wildlife in a sustainable way, preserving its majesty for future generations.

In the short term we should invest in natural gas and coal generation, which provides high reliability and can be deployed relatively quickly. Our long term strategy should include heavy investments in New Nuclear technologies.

Conservative

I believe that a free society must include a constrained government that ensures freedom for its citizens. This includes free markets with minimal government interference and regulation only to protect citizens when one party's rights conflict with another's.

No

No

The goal of the Criminal Justice system is to protect society from those who violate the law and harm others. First to identify guilt, prioritizing protection of the innocent. Second, for those who are convicted and plan to re-enter society the system should focus on restoration and preparing them to return as a self-sustaining law-abiding citizen.

Agree

Primary responsibility for a child's protection lay with their parents. However, strong laws should be in place to prosecute any attempt to harm a child, including online.

Strongly Agree

I support restrictions on gun ownership for those who have been convicted of violent felonies and forfeited their rights. Outside of that, the government does not have the authority under our Constitution to restrict firearm ownership.