| Life, Marriage & Family | Tom Holm,
DEM | Melvin "Mel" Richardson,
REP |
Amend Idaho Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman and prohibit civil unions | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Adoption of children by homosexual couples | OPPOSE | NO RESPONSE |
Remove "no-fault" divorce from Idaho code | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood | OPPOSE | NO RESPONSE |
Ban abortions except to save the life of the mother | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Parental consent for underage girls to get an abortion | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Woman to receive an ultrasound picture of her unborn baby before an abortion | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Require women to receive thorough information about abortion risks and development of unborn child before an abortion | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Embryonic stem cell research in Idaho | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Physician assisted suicide | OPPOSE | NO RESPONSE |
| Education | Tom Holm,
DEM | Melvin "Mel" Richardson,
REP |
Require registration of home-schooled students | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Require state testing of home-schooled students | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Universal kindergarten | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
State-funded pre-school programs | OPPOSE | NO RESPONSE |
Remove cap on charter school expansion | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Teach the Bible as literature and history in public schools | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Require parental permission for student involvement in school-sanctioned clubs | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Abstinence-only sex education in public schools | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Education tax credits | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
| Religous Liberty | Tom Holm,
DEM | Melvin "Mel" Richardson,
REP |
Post Ten Commandments on public property | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Protect right of chaplains to pray according to their convictions | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Remove jurisdiction from the U.S. Supreme Court over religious liberty issues | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Retain "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Continue property tax exemption for churches | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Continue right of churches to address public policy issues without losing tax exempt status | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Continue right of churches to distribute non-partisan voter guides | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
| Fiscal, Tax Policy & Property | Tom Holm,
DEM | Melvin "Mel" Richardson,
REP |
Voter approval for all new taxes and tax rate increases | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Remove sales tax from groceries | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Limit growth in the state and local government budget to the previous year’s level plus population growth and inflation | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Limit property tax to previous year’s amount, plus inflation and improvements | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Tie school property tax to student enrollment rather than property values | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Reduce government spending rather than raise taxes | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Reduce welfare programs | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Pledge not to raise taxes, fees or rates | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
"Truth in Taxation" legislation | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
"Just compensation" for home and property owners when government land regulations reduce property values | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Use eminent domain for economic purposes | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
| Other Important Issues | Tom Holm,
DEM | Melvin "Mel" Richardson,
REP |
"Sexual orientation" language in hate crimes legislation | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Casino gambling on Indian lands | OPPOSE | NO RESPONSE |
State lottery | OPPOSE | NO RESPONSE |
Allow teaching in public schools that man is a created being, not an evolved being | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Allow teaching in public schools that Ten Commandments is the foundation of western law | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Allow teaching in public schools that man’s law should be consistent with God’s law | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Allow teaching in public schools that basic rights are a gift of God, not government | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Allow teaching in public schools that the proper role of government is to protect rights given to man by God | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Legal Use of firearms as a defense against criminals without fear of being prosecuted or sued | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Allow convenience store workers to carry firearms behind the counter | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Law-abiding citizen’s right to carry a concealed weapon | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Allow people to keep firearms in their locked car while at work | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Taxpayer supported benefits for illegal immigrants | OPPOSE | NO RESPONSE |
Enforce existing immigration laws | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Recharging the Eastern Idaho aquifer without payment of Idaho Power for "surplus water" | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Increased water use for "salmon flushing" | UNDECIDED | NO RESPONSE |
Remove wolves from endangered species list | SUPPORT | NO RESPONSE |
Breach lower Snake River dams | OPPOSE | NO RESPONSE |
| Tom Holm,
DEM | Melvin "Mel" Richardson,
REP |
