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from Survey of 2014 Gubernatorial campaign websites (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Peter Ricketts: Life begins at conception. Jeff Johnson: I believe in the sanctity of human life from conception. Kay Ivey: Signed amicus brief to stop abortions after 20 weeks. Doug Ducey: Defend the most fundamental right--the right to life. Frank Riggs: Conscience clause for businesses: don't mandate abortion. Frank Riggs: I believe in the sanctity of life. Gary King: Helped defeat ballot measure attacking women's health. Tom Wolf: Government should not tell women what choices to make. Don Berwick: Fight for full access to basic reproductive health services. Eliot Cutler: Unequivocally pro-choice; allow abortions via MaineCare. |
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Budget & Economy Larry Hogan: Job #1: get government off our backs and out of our pockets. Kay Ivey: Reduce red tape to improve \business climate. Doug Ducey: Balance budget without raising taxes. David Walker: Revise and respect the Constitutional spending cap. Frank Riggs: No one-time gimmicks; we need truth in budgeting. Joe Dorman: Prosperity requires more than making irresponsible cuts. Rob Astorino: N.Y. is most regulated, least business friendly state. Tina Smith: Strengthen Minnesota's economy through economic development. Gary King: Less government and less regulation has meant less growth. Bob Beauprez: Decrease government's power over the economy. Charles Djou: Runaway federal spending threatens our economy & job growth. |
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Civil Rights Gina Raimondo: Fight for pay equity for working women. Peter Ricketts: Marriage is the union of one woman and one man. Jeff Johnson: Traditional marriage between a man and a woman. Katie McGinty: Morally wrong to fire gays simply because of who they are. Katie McGinty: Marriage equality so all can marry the person they love. Frank Riggs: Ok for private businesses to decline services to gays. Neel Kashkari: Race-based quotas perpetuate existing inequality. Gary King: Jobs and economic growth to rural tribal members. Gary King: Supports same-sex marriage equality. Tom Wolf: Don't tell two people that love each other they can't marry. Tom Wolf: Fight salary discrimination based on gender. Jason Carter: Look out for all the people, not just some of the people. Don Berwick: Equity regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Don Berwick: Women should have same opportunities and pay as men. Eliot Cutler: Early and vocal supporter of Maine's marriage equality. |
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Corporations Gina Raimondo: Rhode Island Innovation Institute: bring back manufacturing. Larry Hogan: Reduce the burden on job creators. Joe Visconti: Remove red tape and over-regulation of small business. Kay Ivey: Tax relief to job creators and small businesses. Andrew Hunt: Eliminate employment penalty taxes. David Walker: Less regulation to promote more company expansion. Fred DuVal: Competitiveness Impact Statement before any new laws. Zephyr Teachout: Level playing field between family stores and big business. Gary King: Corporate tax cuts mean families must pay more. Jason Carter: Incentives will attract businesses searching for a new home. Tom Wolf: Make Commonwealth an engine for economic development. Mark Schauer: Build economy that works for everyone--not just the wealthy. |
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Crime Bill Walker: More resources to protect against child abuse. Gina Raimondo: Tackle human trafficking and strip clubs. Greg Abbott: 2003 Fugitive unit resulted in 4,400 more arrests. Eliot Cutler: Assure support services for victims of domestic violence. John Hickenlooper: Longer minimum prison sentences do not reduce crime. Rob Astorino: Block publication of gun owner names and addresses. Rob Astorino: Address root causes of student violence like mental illness. Andrew Hunt: Community rehab programs instead of incarceration. Karyn Polito: Leading advocate for the passage of "Jessica's Law". Doug Ducey: Appoint judges who understand impact their decisions have. Zephyr Teachout: Disenfranchising due to criminal convictions is undemocratic. Zephyr Teachout: We have a long way to go on criminal justice reform. Zephyr Teachout: Give minorities opportunity, not criminal justice system. Zephyr Teachout: Raise age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18. Gary King: Eradicate human trafficking and crimes against children. Don Berwick: Invest in prevention and rehabilitation. Mark Schauer: Restore funding for police & fire. |
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Drugs Bill Walker: Misuse of alcohol and drugs contribute to child abuse. Andrew Hunt: Fines instead of imprisonment for non-violent drug offenses. Zephyr Teachout: Marijuana decriminalization, on the path to legalization. Duke Aiona: Primary architect of state's Drug Court's. Don Berwick: Substance abuse treatment instead of incarceration. |
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Education Bill Walker: Our public schools must be adequately funded. Bruce Rauner: Let families choose traditional, charter, or private schools. Gina Raimondo: Treat teachers as professionals; rebuild school classrooms. Peter Ricketts: Oppose the implementation of Common Core. Joe Visconti: Oppose Common Core testing and curriculum. Joe Visconti: 4-year state income tax break for grads who stay in CT. Katie McGinty: Strong Schools; Bright Futures:restore $1B in education cuts. Kay Ivey: Remove bad teachers; let students leave failing schools. Andrew Hunt: Increase both public and private school choices. Doug Ducey: Option to get kids out of failing schools. David Ige: Quality public education necessary for a strong economy. David Ige: Implement early education through DOE, not private schools. David Walker: More K-12 parental involvement and choice. Fred DuVal: Invest early in education; start with all-day kindergarten. Joe Dorman: I will continue to be a champion for public education. Neel Kashkari: Give freedom & flexibility to teachers, principals & parents. Rob Astorino: Common Core has been a disaster; replace with local control. Tina Smith: Free all-day kindergarten. Zephyr Teachout: Public education is the foundation of democracy. Gary King: End privatization of our public education system. Duke Aiona: Substitute teacher in Hawai'i's public schools. Jack Hatch: Put quality public education at top of investment list. Jason Carter: Restore billions slashed from public education. Tom Wolf: Support our state's public education system. Tom Wolf: Charters ok, but no mass expansion. Don Berwick: Increase "in-district" charter schools; but not for-profit. Don Berwick: Absolutely universal access to the best schooling. Bob Beauprez: Opt out of Common Core; more choice at local level. Eliot Cutler: Earlier schooling; longer school year; more school funding. Eliot Cutler: Pay it Forward, Pay it Back: tuition-free college. Charles Djou: Empower parental involvement in schools over bureaucracy. Steve Grossman: More funding for K-12 & public higher education. |
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Energy & Oil Bill Walker: Develop local alternative energy sources, plus a new gasline. Gina Raimondo: Make R.I. a model for climate change preparedness. Gina Raimondo: Create state "Green Bank" for clean energy financing. Peter Ricketts: Don't reduce the ethanol Renewable Fuels Standard. Joe Visconti: Sensible energy efficiency and high-speed electric rail. Katie McGinty: Make Pennsylvania a leader in wind and solar once again. Scott Milne: Stop subsidizing expensive energy like wind & solar. David Ige: Reduce fossil fuel use; increase renewable energy. Andrew Cuomo: Led multi-state effort to lower carbon emissions by 45%. David Walker: Reduce energy costs while protecting the environment. Fred DuVal: Capitalize on the growth of solar energy. Neel Kashkari: Develop the Monterey Shale formation. Rob Astorino: Tap into New York's vast energy resources. Zephyr Teachout: Reduce carbon emissions& adopt clean sources of energy. Zephyr Teachout: Ban fracking; it contaminates our groundwater. Tom Wolf: Take advantage of Marcellus Shale. Don Berwick: Double down on efforts to reduce our carbon footprint. Eliot Cutler: Burning fossil fuels is more and more problematic. Steve Grossman: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. |
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Environment Bill Walker: Fisheries: science-based policy & input from stakeholders. Gina Raimondo: Coordinated marketing effort to promote R.I. tourism. Greg Abbott: EPA is a runaway federal agency that must be reined in. Doug Ducey: Keep decisions in hands of Arizonans, not EPA bureaucrats. David Ige: Push Congress to spend more on Hawaii tourism. David Ige: Increase funding for watersheds & against invasive species. Andrew Cuomo: Commit to a greener future for our children & grandchildren. Frank Riggs: Oppose job-killing EPA regulatory mandates. Fred DuVal: Preserve and promote state parks. Gary King: Stand up for environment; polluters already have clout. Jack Hatch: Keep our top soil rich and productive for 100 years. Tom Wolf: Marcellus Shale tax for Dept. of Environmental Protection. Don Berwick: Clean our water & air, and push other states also. Bob Beauprez: Take public lands back from the federal government. Eliot Cutler: Helped Senator Ed Muskie craft the Clean Air Act. Steve Grossman: Grossman company uses sustainable energy, paper, & ink. |
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Families & Children Fred DuVal: Close "Age Loophole": hard time for soliciting a minor. Duke Aiona: Married 33 years; four children and one grandchild. Jack Hatch: Partner with faith-based agencies for kids services. Eliot Cutler: Empower women to succeed at home and at work. Charles Djou: Deeper appreciation of role faith plays in American families. |
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Free Trade Phil Scott: Buying local isn't just for hippies anymore. Fred DuVal: More export trade with Mexico; border is a strategic asset. Neel Kashkari: Work with Washington to pass free trade bills. |
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Government Reform Bruce Rauner: Reduce lobbyist influence; push for term limits. Greg Abbott: Voter fraud is real; voter ID is nondiscriminatory. Larry Hogan: More transparency, more truthfulness, and tougher ethics. Katie McGinty: Make it easier for people to participate in our elections. Kay Ivey: Reduce legislators' salary; remove ability to set own salary. Kay Ivey: 5,000 fewer state employees than three years ago. Andrew Hunt: Erase laws instead of creating new ones. Andrew Hunt: Ensure easy access to voting, including electronic. David Ige: Run government with open & public two-way communication. David Walker: Constitution State should call for Constitutional Convention. David Walker: Lifetime ban from government if guilty of public corruption. David Walker: Support local non-profits to take over social services. David Walker: Eliminate egregious loopholes in state campaign finance law. Fred DuVal: Ban on legislator gifts from lobbyists or companies. Fred DuVal: Toll-free phone number to report unnecessary regulations. Zephyr Teachout: Public financing for all statewide and legislative elections. Gary King: Created Accountability Division to fight public corruption. Jack Hatch: Eliminate duplication and secrecy in government agencies. Jason Carter: Caps on gifts from lobbyists & more ethics reforms. Tom Wolf: Ban "no-bid" contracts; increase transparency. |
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Gun Control Ned Lamont: We learn first hand the cost of unregulated gun ownership. Ned Lamont: Ban bump stocks, and other common sense restrictions. Bill Walker: 2nd Amendment establishes an individual right. Gina Raimondo: Enact common-sense gun control measures. Greg Abbott: Individual right to keep and bear arms was settled in 1791. Peter Ricketts: Supports Nebraska's concealed carry law. Joe Visconti: No Sandy Hook well-intentioned but reactionary legislation. Kay Ivey: Do everything we can to preserve right to bear arms. Doug Ducey: Gun tragedies would not be averted with stricter gun laws. Bob Beauprez: Repeal unworkable laws that curtail Second Amendment. Eliot Cutler: Restrict access to firearms via universal background checks. |
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Health Care Bill Walker: Expand Medicaid as long as federal funds continue. Greg Abbott: ObamaCare was a bad law from the beginning. Peter Ricketts: Oppose ObamaCare and oppose Medicaid expansion. Joe Visconti: Common sense tort reform to retain doctors in CT. Katie McGinty: Expand Medicaid; embrace ObamaCare. Tom Wolf: Expanding health care is good for economy & creates jobs. Andrew Hunt: Georgia can do better than ObamaCare. Doug Ducey: ObamaCare is a monumental failure. David Ige: Supports employer-mandated health care insurance law. David Walker: ObamaCare promised too much and costs too much. Frank Riggs: Stop the "Obamanization" of Arizona. Joe Dorman: Drop the partisan games & Invest in rural telemedicine. Jack Hatch: Integrated delivery system: Make Iowa the healthiest state. Don Berwick: 2011: #4 on list of most influential health care leaders. Don Berwick: 2010: Ran Medicare/Medicaid agencies, with budget of $800B. Bob Beauprez: Healthcare between patients and doctors-not government. Eliot Cutler: Universal access to essential health care services. |
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Homeland Security Bill Walker: Friend & strong advocate for our veterans & their families. Gina Raimondo: Honor and support our veteran population, including housing. Kay Ivey: 1,000-foot perimeter at military funerals to enforce respect. Tom Wolf: More services for veterans: education, jobs, & housing. Fred DuVal: Incent veterans' businesses in competitive bidding process. Chet Culver: More funding for veteran's jobs, homes, and education. Mark Schauer: Ensure veterans have access to the benefits they've earned. Steve Grossman: Unwavering advocate for veterans and their families. Steve Grossman: Welcome Home Bonus Program: financial support for veterans. |
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Immigration Charlie Baker: Adopt Secure Communities and REAL ID standards. Peter Ricketts: No state services for illegal immigrants. Tom Wolf: Support a Pennsylvania DREAM Act. Frank Riggs: No "parole in place" amnesty. Fred DuVal: Comprehensive immigration reform will benefit economy. Zephyr Teachout: Immigrants are a pillar of our economy. |
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Jobs Bruce Rauner: Create Right-to-Work zones; reform workers' comp. Gina Raimondo: Pair CCRI with local businesses for job training. Katie McGinty: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00 per hour. Tom Foley: Raise minimum wage nationally, but focus on jobs in CT. Andrew Hunt: Job Powerhouse plan instead of crony capitalism. Andrew Hunt: Reduce payroll tax when paying over $11/hour. David Walker: Reform public employee collective bargaining to avoid abuse. David Walker: Emphasize approaches that help people help themselves. Gary King: End rampant outsourcing of New Mexico jobs. Tom Wolf: Company strategy: source its own American-made products. Steve Grossman: Proudly supports raising minimum wage to $11 an hour by 2016. |
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Local Issues Jeff Johnson: Disband the Met Council; replace it with regional body. David Walker: Comprehensive plan of action for large cities. Don Berwick: Opposes casino gambling; costs are too high. Eliot Cutler: Prepare Eastport for opportunity of Northern Passage. |
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Principles & Values Greg Abbott: Defend "One Nation, Under God" in our Pledge of Allegiance. Tina Smith: Employed as marketing professional at General Mills. Duke Aiona: Law degree rfom U. Hawaii; prosecutor & then judge. Don Berwick: Basic values: justice; equity; fairness; respect; compassion. Bob Beauprez: Veto legislation that infringes on religious freedoms. |
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Social Security Bruce Rauner: Move state pensions towards a defined contribution system. Joe Visconti: Means-tested aid for utilities for fixed income seniors. David Ige: Double the governor's request for Kupuna Care. Paul LePage: Keep our promise; don't tax Social Security. David Walker: Restructure retiree pensions to be equitable & sustainable. Tom Wolf: Ensure our seniors dignity in the twilight of their lives. Charles Djou: Never renege on our promises & commitment to our seniors. |
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Tax Reform Bruce Rauner: Reduce anti-competitive corporate tax & income tax. Larry Hogan: Roll back taxes by cutting $1.75B in waste, fraud, & abuse. Peter Ricketts: Protect taxpayers from bureaucracy & burdensome regulations. Joe Visconti: Phase out sales tax, then tackle income and corporate tax. Joe Visconti: Phase out the estate tax for individuals. Doug Ducey: Push income tax rates as close to zero as possible. David Ige: State must operate within its means instead of raising taxes. Tom Wolf: Schools need sustainable funding source, not cigarette tax. David Walker: No retroactive tax increases; reduce relative tax burdens. Joe Dorman: End tax giveaways to those who really don't need a tax break. Neel Kashkari: High individual income tax rates have not reduced poverty. Zephyr Teachout: No tax breaks for those earning $500,000 to $2 million. Jack Hatch: Middle-class tax cut averaging $1,013 for all below $200K. Jack Hatch: Retain progressive tax system with higher filing threshold. |
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Technology Gina Raimondo: Sustainable funds for RIPTA; revolving funds for roads. Katie McGinty: Pennsylvania should drive renaissance of manufacturing in US. Kay Ivey: $1 billion invested in Alabama's road and bridges. Andrew Hunt: Apply lessons of nanotech to colleges; stop importing talent. David Walker: CT is last nationally in roads & critical infrastructure. David Walker: Create comprehensive integrated state data system. Joe Dorman: Build storm shelters via local school district funding. Neel Kashkari: Cancel the Crazy Train high-speed rail. Zephyr Teachout: Open universal broadband: 21st Century Internet. Duke Aiona: Member of the Aerospace States Association. Tom Wolf: Invest in a 21st Century transportation system. Eliot Cutler: Invest capital in our backbone infrastructure. Charles Djou: Consistently opposes Honolulu rail project. Mark Schauer: Restore tax incentives for high-tech businesses. |
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Welfare & Poverty Joe Visconti: Entitlements trap people by penalizing them for success. Tom Foley: New urban enterprise zones and urban renewal initiatives. Frank Riggs: Entitlement society encourages dependency on government. Don Berwick: Implement "best practices" to end homelessness. Eliot Cutler: Never abandon citizens who are unemployed, ill, or hungry. |
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