Candidate Name: | Jo Rae Perkins |
Office Candidate is running for: | US Senate |
Campaign Website: | perkinsforussenate.vote |
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U.S. CANDIDATE QUESTIONS | ||
Please answer accordingly using the drop-down on the right of the question. The optional explanations are limited to a couple of lines and will not appear on comparison guides with other candidates. | ||
1 | Will you vote to abolish the death tax? | Yes |
2 | Do you support American energy independence? | Yes |
3 | Do you support funding for infrastructure to protect the nation's electrical grid against an Electro-Magnectic Pulse (EMP)? | Yes |
if it is a stand alone bill and not tied to any other item, project or expenditure. | ||
4 | Do you support government or private development of 5G capabilities to counter foreign threat to intelligence surveillance? | No |
5G appears to have EMF issues which could affect the health of certain people. More research is needed. | ||
5 | Do you believe the government is prepared to counter cyber security threats? | No |
6 | Do you believe we are in a climate emergency? | No |
7 | Do you support reentering the Paris Climate Agreement? | No |
8 | Do you support reduction in livestock and the development of plant-based meat? | No |
9 | Do you agree with paying farmers to plow under their crops? | No |
10 | Do you support national hunting and fishing regulations that preserve wilderness areas for recreational use? | No |
11 | Do you support categorizing violent political demonstrations as terrorism? | No |
Doing so opens a can of worms. We have seen some violence at political demonstrations as instigated from gov officials. | ||
12 | Do you agree with the continued imprisonment of January 6, 2020, U.S. Capitol protestors without due process? | No |
it is unconstitutional. Violates Due Process as per the 5th Amendment to the US Constitution. | ||
13 | Does the federal government have constitutional authority to regulate schools? | No |
14 | Do you support teaching critical race theory in K-12 schools? | No |
15 | Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports? | No |
16 | Do you support the right of an American citizen to keep and bear arms as stated in the Second Amendment? | Yes |
17 | Do you agree with the confiscation of firearms from discharged military personel? | No |
18 | Should the federal government return to the states land it controls that is not for the purposes authorized by the Constitution? | Yes |
19 | Do you support Bill S. 192 adding nearly 4,700 miles of Oregon "rivers" to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System restricting use? | No |
20 | Do you believe the federal government has taken too much authority from the states? | Yes |
21 | Do you support returning people who are crossing the border illegally to their home country, if they cannot prove persecution or other valid reason for asylum? | Yes |
22 | Do you support withholding federal funds to sanctuary cities that do not cooperate in federal immigration law enforcement? | Yes |
And sanctuary states like Oregon. | ||
23 | Do you support blocking ICE from accessing state records for the criminal investigation of illegal immigrants? | No |
24 | Do you support stronger border security to prevent illegal aliens and illegal drugs from entering the U.S.? | Yes |
25 | Do you support automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. when both parents are not legal residents? | No |
26 | Do you support the Women's Health Protection Act designating abortion as an essential health care service? | No |
27 | Do you support the federal mandate that private businesses pay family leave? | No |
It is not the responsibility of the federal gov. Not in the US Constitution. | ||
28 | Do you support federal funding for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) to pay for child care while an individual pursues education, training or employment? | No |
It is not the responsibility of the federal gov. Not in the US Constitution. | ||
29 | Do you support drug price fixing for cost control? | No |
30 | Do you support a national law legalizing recreational marijuana? | No |
This is a state by state issue as long as the product is not crossing state lines | ||
31 | Do you support the First Amendment right of business owners to run their business in accordance with their religious beliefs? | Yes |
32 | Do you support cutting federal funds to Planned Parenthood or other organizations that performs abortions? | Yes |
33 | Do you support a doctor's choice to not perform an abortion? | Yes |
34 | Do you support overturning the Supreme Court decision in Roe versus Wade, returning the decision to the states? | Yes |
35 | Do you support the Supreme Court's decision upholding same-sex marriage? | No |
it is not the responsibility of the federal gov. Not in the US Constitution. | ||
36 | Do you support sending funds to Israel for their defense? | Yes |
Genesis 12:1-3 God will bless those who bless Israel and curse those who do not. | ||
37 | Do you approve of the way that the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan? | No |
38 | Do you support cutting aid to countries that vote against the U.S. in the United Nations? | Yes |
39 | Do you support laws that exempt government officials from laws that apply to private citizens? | No |
40 | Do you support raising the Medicare eligibility age? | No |
At age 65, it should be optional when one chooses Medicare w/out penalties for delayed sign-up. | ||
41 | Do you support replacing Social Security by gradually transitioning to private retirement plans for future beneficiaries? | Yes |
42 | Do you see the 2030 Agenda (formerly Agenda 21) as a threat to the U.S. sovereignty? | Yes |