Disagree

While I am personally pro-life I think medical decisions such as these are no one's business except the woman, her doctor, and her partner. Planned Parenthood does far more than provide abortion services. This attack on Roe v. Wade is unconscionable and has little to do with being morally pro-life.

Agree

I lived in a state which pioneered legalized assisted end of life decisions (I only use the word suicide in cases of violence towards oneself when there's nothing physically wrong). I also come from a family of medical practitioners and the practice happens more often than you imagine. If I were suffering pain from an incurable illness, I would want that option.

Again, none of my business. What I would object to is aborting a child because it wasn't the gender you wanted. But typically the reasons cited are rape, incest, and health of the mother. I agree with that. Overturning Roe isn't solving anything except placating some extreme religious and political views.

Neutral

I am firmly agnostic. I can't prove there is a God nor can disprove the existence of one but I am always open to the idea. My father was a Deacon in the Episcopalian church so that's where my values come from. I look around at the marvels of the universe, the love for my family, and science and I think 'yeah, could be a watchmaker behind the watch'. But for now I am completely neutral.

Neutral

Not enough details to adequately answer the question.

Separate. Like the founders intended.

(B) is my answer. Case in point; Ukraine. We are helping them defend their sovereignty while not poking the Russian bear in the eye (never a good thing when the bear has nukes). On the other hand it depends on who is making that call. Vietnam was a mistake. Iraq was a mistake.

Strongly Agree

I support Israel's right to defend itself but they need to make peace with Palestine because this imminent domain thing they're doing is not endearing them to the rest of the middle east.

Strongly Agree

I am extremely concerned about what's happening with trade, the South China Sea, and Taiwan.

Let's slide right by the use of the term Islamic terrorism. As long as there is a perceived inequity and the idea that the US is interfering in other country's business we're probably going to be dealing with terrorism for the remainder of my life. I would work to mitigate that.

Under any that are a public health concern. We just passed 1,000,000 deaths from COVID despite the fact that vaccines and testing were made available for free. We vaccinate our kids from other diseases so I don't get why this is any different.

Health care is a right. If this COVID thing has shown us anything it's the downside of having your healthcare tied to your employment. So put me in the universal healthcare column.

Strongly Agree

Income inequality has gotten out of hand (courtesy of Ronald Reagan). We live in a nation that is an illusion of meritocracy. The wealthy have insulated themselves form paying taxes. Corporate CEOs are paid exorbitant salaries compared to their employees. The middle class has not caught a break since the end of WWII. That needs to change.

Agree

Always a good idea to be fiscally responsible. The challenge is where to cut it from.

I'm a flat tax supporter. It would certain simplify the tax code. You make this much money, you pay this percent in taxes regardless of whether or not you're an individual, a corporation, or a church. Yep. I said it. Churches.

Disagree

Immigration is a tough nut to crack. It's tied into several other things such as drug use in America, climate change, economic opportunity, etc. But a wall along the Mexican border is just dumb. We need to be addressing the causes rather than the symptoms.

Choose not to answer

This wasn't really a question but it does illustrate how poorly Democrats are at branding with the term 'sanctuary cities'.

Political asylum is often the most cited reason but we also admit professionals. I agree that steps must be taken to mitigate immigration because we can't take in every person in the world because it will begin to impact our standard of living.

Disagree

I prefer that police officers be properly trained and not given a pass on bad behaviour.

Agree

We often expect a great deal from our police officers which they are neither trained for nor qualified to do. So I would support this measure to free them up to do what they are trained to do.

First, the standard disclaimer. I own guns. I do have qualms about how the 2nd amendment is interpreted. We already have a well regulated militia. It's called Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. As for what I would advocate for gun safety I'll take one of everything on the a la carte menu. 1. Background checks and waiting period. We already do that in Washington. The last gun I purchased I had to wait for the Sheriff to find out if I was a nutcase before I could pick it up. Not a big inconvenience. 2. Banning assault style weapons, extended magazines, and bump stocks. Look if you need any of that for hunting you should probably take up another hobby because you aren't very good at hunting. 3. Liability (see question 2 below). If you make a product that harms someone you're going to be liable for it. Let's say a defect that causes a car crash or maybe poisoned baby formula. You may not have intended to do it but you sold it under the guise that it wouldn't harm anyone. Why shouldn't gun manufacturers be held to the same standard? 4. Ghost guns. We have totally got to get a handle on this one. The penalties for making these should be severe. 5. Red flag laws. I have a teensy problem with this one because I can see it being used against gun owners. Say I had a conflict with a neighbour. He could call local law officers and tell them I was a threat even if I wasn't. 6. Raise the minimum age limit to 21. If you can't buy beer then you have no business purchasing a weapon of war. Bottom line is this: while I am a gun owner I would gladly throw them all into the Columbia River if I thought it would stop the next mass slaughter. Because who knows? The next one could be your children or mine.

Agree

Well you can sue anyone you like in this country if you have the money and feel you've been wronged. It's been done already. Just ask Remington how their bottom line is. And I'm pretty sure the manufacturer of the guns used in Uvalde TX will get hit by the same thing.

Lean Liberal

I grew up in Alabama so there's a little conservative in me. I think of myself as a moderate but my family says I'm not.

There's some stuff out there on the web but I'm currently conducting interviews.

No I have not.

I would encourage you to visit the website (davyforcongress.com) or Facebook page (Davy Ray for Congress) so I don't have to type it all over again.

Strongly Agree

Choose not to answer

I'm going to object to this question because it strikes me as a way to bait me into agreeing to the right wing canard that critical race theory is a danger to our children. It is not. However if one cannot or will not acknowledge that institutionalized racism exists... The world is getting browner. Embrace it.

I covered this in the religion section of the questionnaire but to reiterate, my father was a Deacon in the Episcopal church so that's where my values stem from.

Agree

We've done it for over 200 years. The only reason it's an issue now is that one political party is doing everything possible to keep from losing. We have to present our ID to register to vote. Why isn't that good enough? On the west coast we have motor voter laws. When you go to get your driver's license you get registered to vote.

I've voted by mail for a couple of decades now. It's always worked pretty well. I get the voter's pamphlet a few weeks before the election so I can peruse the candidates and issues. I get the ballot shortly after and have a couple of weeks to fill it out and mail it or drop it off in a drop box. People don't have to wait in line or take time off of work. Employers don't lose money. If I had my way we'd all vote by mail. And that explains why the Republican party wants to stop it. Because it works. So they're trying to dismantle or privatize the Postal Service (another issue I have). There is no widespread voter fraud. It's a Republican bogeyman. Think about it; voter fraud comes with a hefty penalty. $25,000 in most states and possibly some jail time. What possible incentive is there to do that to change a few votes?

Choose not to answer

Given the rise in racially fueled mass shootings by typically white males I should think so. If you're going to mow down little old ladies shopping for groceries or going to church because they're black then we have a real problem.

Neutral

Not a fan of fracking. It's caused a few earthquakes in Oklahoma of all places. What I am a proponent of is renewable energy. And we've seen a rise in that. I'm on a waiting list for an EV. We have wind farms on the west coast, hydro in the Pacific Northwest, and we're building up solar. The sooner we wean ourselves off fossil fuels the better we'll be both for the environment and the geo political world. No more relying on rogue nation states for our energy needs.

(B) There is a wealth of economic rewards to be had in the renewable energy sector.