Oregon Candidate Questionnaire
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| Candidate Name: | Harold Hutchison |
| Office Candidate is running for: | State Senate District #15 |
| Campaign Website: | Facebook "Harold for SD #15" |
| # | ISSUE | ANSWER |
| STATE CANDIDATE QUESTIONS | ||
| Please use the dropdown box on the right to select your response to each question. The optional explanations are limited to 120 characters and will not appear on comparison guides with other candidates. (Questions with bill references are the source for the question, and not intended as a basis for your answer.) | ||
| 1 | Do you pledge to support Constitutions of Oregon and the United States as you perform your duties to protect and represent the interests of all Oregonians regardless of party affiliation. | Yes |
| 2 | Are you monitoring your campaign contributions for compliance with Oregon Constitution Article 2, Section 22, limiting donations outside of your district to 10%? | Yes |
| I have no campaign contributions. | ||
| 3 | Do you think the Governor should cooperate with federal authorities to maintain federal funding? | Yes |
| 4 | Do you agree to protect First Amendment rights of business owners to run their business in accordance with their religious beliefs? | Yes |
| 5 | Do you think the use of the "emergency clause" in legislation should be restricted to remedy the occasional true emergency that must be dealt with in less than 90-days? | Yes |
| 6 | Do you support legislation structured to give public entities and nonprofits the authority to make decisions that create law without representation? | No |
| Massive bureaucracy is a problem. | ||
| SECURITY | ||
| 7 | Do you believe the Second Amendment is violated by the requirement to lock-up weapons when not in use? SB 554 (passed 2021) Measure 114 under appeal. | Yes |
| 8 | Do you think that law enforcement should be prohibited from inquiring about a person's immigration status unless conducting a criminal investigation? HB 3265 (passed 2021) | No |
| 9 | Do you support the right of individual counties to adopt a Second Amendment Sanctuary ordinance? | No |
| The right to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. | ||
| 10 | Do you support the repeal of Oregon's sanctuary state law to prevent the migration of illegal aliens? | Yes |
| Oregon is one of these United States and has no right to harbor illegal aliens contrary to Federal law. | ||
| ENERGY | ||
| 11 | Do you support the petition effort to require voter approval of state highway tolls? IP-31 | Yes |
| Highway tolls, particularly lane tolls, are elitist, favoring only the rich. | ||
| 12 | Do you believe funds for transportation infrastructure can be obtained without increases in gas taxes and fees? HB 3055 (passed 2021), HB 3391 (passed 2025 - Referendum 302) | Yes |
| Reducing the size and scope of the administration now responsible for DEQ and licensing would free up resource (money). | ||
| 13 | Do you agree with reducing greenhouse gas emission levels back to 1995 levels by 2040, before an adequate power grid is built? HB 2021 (2021), IP 39 (2024 - incomplete) | No |
| 14 | Do you support requiring 35% of manufactured cars to be battery-electric, hydrogen-powered, or plug-in hybrid by January 1, 2026 and 100% by 2035? (violates federal requirement) | No |
| 15 | Do you support public utility commission standards that 100% electricity sold be generated by renewable and carbon-free energy? SB 390 (2021) (violates federal requirements) | No |
| I favor taking another look a nuclear energy. | ||
| 16 | Do you support federally funded hydrogen power exploration by the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association? | |
| Who? Reword the question. I don't favor mandating ANY particular association. | ||
| ECONOMY | ||
| 17 | Do you support rewriting Oregon's income tax law to restore the deductions that the federal Big Beautiful Bill eliminated? SB 1507 (2026) | |
| I support mortgage interest deductions for one's private residence (AND personal car loan). | ||
| 18 | Do you support imposing a sales tax that would replace personal income tax? | No |
| Sales tax is regressive. Income tax is the fairest way to raise needed revenue. | ||
| 19 | Do you support amending the Oregon Constitution to repeal the kicker? | |
| The kicker belongs to the taxpayers. | ||
| 20 | Do you support building a third bridge across the Columbia River to reduce traffic congestion? | |
| PROPERTY | ||
| 21 | Do you support decreasing regulations and simplifying building codes, despite community objections, to help solve the housing crisis? | Yes |
| Absolutely! Regulations now are out of hand. | ||
| 22 | Do you support automatic annual increases to the property value base on a predetermined factor, such as 3% of COL? SB 712 (2025) | No |
| Property tax is immoral. | ||
| 23 | Do you support limiting the sale of Oregon farmland to U.S. citizens? (Over 2% is currently owned by foreign countries.) SB 641 (2025) | Yes |
| 24 | Do you support the initiative criminalizing injuring or killing animals, including killing for food, hunting, fishing and criminalizing breeding practices - forcing importing meat. IP 3 (2024), IP 28 (2026) | No |
| 25 | Do you support the Oregon Department of Forestry following the National Forest Service procedure of doing prescribed burns every 5 years to clear out ground cover even though it burns resources that could support local communities? | No |
| ELECTIONS | ||
| 26 | Do you support requiring in-person voting the day of the election? SB 210 (2025), Trump's Exe Order 14248 | Yes |
| 27 | Do you support allowing registered voter names to stay on the active voter rolls for an unlimited period? HB 2681 (violates federal law) | No |
| 28 | Do you support requiring physical proof of citizenship to register to vote? Trump's Exe Order 14248 | Yes |
| 29 | Do you support "Ranked-Choice Voting", which requires voters to rank candidates in order of choice and counted with numerous elimination cycles? HB 2004 (2023) (Measure 403 failed - 2024), HB 3166 (2025), IP 21 (2026) | No |
| 30 | Do you support requiring senate confirmation of judges appointed by the governor? | Yes |
| HEALTHCARE | ||
| 31 | Do you support implementing a single payer government-run health care system as the preferred option for providing affordable cost-effective health care provided for in Measure 111 passed in 2022? | Yes |
| We need a nationalized health INSURANCE system to replace the wonky private insurance we suffer under now. | ||
| 32 | Do you support allowing minors of any age to receive reproductive health care services (including abortion) without parental consent? HB 2002 (passed 2023) | No |
| 33 | Do you support reducing the number of vaccinations required to attend school? HB 3057 (2021), HB 2278 (2023) | Yes |
| 34 | Do you support allowing non-Oregon residents crossing state lines to receive taxpayer funded abortions or suicide drugs. HB 2279 (passed 2023) | No |
| Abortion is murder. | ||
| EDUCATION | ||
| 35 | Do you support the authority of local school boards to make the decision on what books are appropriate for their schoolchildren? | Yes |
| Parents have ultimate authority for their own children. | ||
| 36 | Do you support mandating school curriculum that teaches the cause and effect of climate change? HB 3365 (effective January 1, 2026) | No |
| In K-12? No. Teach children to reason, math, writing, and history. | ||
| 37 | Do you support a constitutional amendment requiring the passage of funding for schools within 80 days of the legislature session? SJR 25 (2025) | |
| 38 | Do you support reinstating the essential skills test in reading and math proficiency required to obtain an Oregon high school diploma? SB 744 (2021) | Yes |
| 39 | Do you support school choice? (IP 1 & IP 6, 2024) | Yes |
| 40 | Do you support returning the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to a publicly elected position according to the Oregon Constitution Article VIII, Section 1? SB 601 (2021) | |
| I'm not sure that another regulatory layer is needed anywhere, especially if it means another overpaid policy wonk is in control | ||
| 41 | Do you support eliminating gender identity instruction and programs created to carry out DEI to meet federal funding assistance? (Federal requirement for funding) | Yes |
| How has this gotten to be | ||
| 42 | Do you support allowing biological males who identify as female to compete in female sports? (prohibited by Presidential Executive Order) | No |
| Again: how has this gotten to be | ||