Oregon Candidate Questionnaire

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Candidate Name:	Jeff Smith
Office Candidate is running for:	US Representative, 2nd District
Campaign Website:	www.sendjefftocongress.com

#	ISSUE	ANSWER
CANDIDATE COMPARISON QUESTIONS
Please answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions. The optional explanations will be included in your Individual Candidate Guide.
1	Do you support President Trump's Energy Independent Plan?	Yes

2	Do you support spending cuts to balance the budget?	Yes

3	Will you vote to abolish the death tax?	Yes

4	Do you support a stronger military to protect America and its interests?	Yes

5	Do you support funding for infrastructure to protect the nation's electrical grid against an Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) event by a hostile nation or a natural solar disturbance?	Yes

6	Do you support government or private development of 5G capabilities to counter foreign threat to intelligence surveillance?
	We should not let the Chinese company Huawei dominate the US Market. Tariffs should be place on them.
7	Do you think the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) passed to help disabled veterans is being properly applied by environmental groups suing over environmental issues?

8	Do you subscribe to the theory that Oregon's human activity has a significant impact on climate change?	No

9	Do you support the decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?	Yes

10	Do you support the Green New Deal's proposal to eliminate fossil fuel travel?	No

11	Do you support states contracting with other countries in cap-and-trade agreements?	No

12	Do you subscribe to the theory that animal waste on farms is a significant factor in global warming?	No

13	Do you support requiring follow-up studies to verify that federal household appliance efficiency regulations produce efficiencies?	Yes

14	Do you support national hunting and fishing regulations that protect wilderness areas without excluding recreational use?	Yes

15	Do you support categorizing violent political demonstrations as terrorism?	No

16	Do you support a public audit of the Federal Reserve System?	Yes

17	Does the federal government have constitutional authority to regulate schools?	Yes

18	Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports?	No

19	Do you support Common Core State Standards?	No

20	Do you support the right of an American citizen to keep & bear arms as stated in the Second Amendment?	Yes

21	Do you believe more laws are an effective response to gun violence?	No

22	Should the federal government return to the states land it controls that is not for the purposes authorized by the Constitution?	No

23	Do you support eliminating the regulation that expands navigable waters to include dry drainage ditches?	Yes

24	Do you support requiring all employers to use the Federal E-Verify system to determine the employee's work eligibility status to work in the United States?	Yes

25	Do you support requiring proof that immigration laws are being enforced before laws granting amnesty are considered?	Yes

26	Do you support withholding federal funds to sanctuary cities that do not cooperate in federal immigration law enforcement?	Yes

27	Do you support blocking ICE from state records when investigating criminal immigrants?	No

28	Do you support stronger border security to prevent illegal aliens and illegal drugs from entering the U.S.?	Yes

29	Do you support requiring aliens counted in the census to not be used for purposes of redistricting?	Yes

30	Do you support ending DACA?	Yes

31	Do you support automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. when both parents are not legal residents?	No

32	Do you support allowing employer contributions into Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) for employees to purchase health insurance from the individual market?	Yes

33	Do you support proposed healthcare laws that require employers to provide accommodations for gender identity?	No

34	Do you support raising the Medicare eligibility age?	Yes

35	Do you support states contracting with Canada and other foreign entities to import drugs bypassing the U.S. Drug System for screening?	Yes

36	Do you support drug price fixing for cost control?	No

37	Do you support a national law legalizing marijuana?	No

38	Do you support the First Amendment right of business owners to run their business in accordance with their religious beliefs?	Yes

39	Do you support cutting federal funds to Planned Parenthood or any other organization that performs abortions?	No

40	Do you support a doctor's choice to not perform an abortion?	No

41	Do you support overturning the Supreme Court decision in Roe versus Wade, returning the decision to the states?	Yes

42	Do you support the Supreme Court's decision upholding same-sex marriage?	No

43	Do you support preserving Israel's existing borders including occupied territories?	Yes

44	Do you support cutting aid to countries that vote against the U.S. in the United Nations?	Yes

45	Do you support laws that exempt government officials from laws that apply to private citizens?	No

46	Do you support replacing Social Security by gradually transitioning to private retirement plans for future beneficiaries?
	Depending on the details, I might be for this plan.
47	Do you see the 2030 Agenda (formerly Agenda 21) as a threat to the U.S. sovereignty?	Yes

NARRATIVE QUESTIONS
The following questions will not appear in the Candidate Comparison Guide, but will be included in your Individual Candidate Guide.
48	If you were writing a bill on gun regulations, what two main issues would you include?
	1) I would make open carry legal in every state. 2) I would create a voluntary national concealed carry permit that would give the people having that permit the right to concealed carry in every state.