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2006 Primary Election
District 8: State Senator
 
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Life, Marriage & Family

Dave Holland,
DEM

Scott McLeod,
DEM

Leland G. "Lee" Heinrich,
REP

Ronn Julian,
REP

Amend Idaho Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman and prohibit civil unions

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Adoption of children by homosexual couples

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

SUPPORT

Remove "no-fault" divorce from Idaho code

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

UNDECIDED

Taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

SUPPORT

Ban abortions except to save the life of the mother

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Parental consent for underage girls to get an abortion

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

Woman to receive an ultrasound picture of her unborn baby before an abortion

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Require women to receive thorough information about abortion risks and development of unborn child before an abortion

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Embryonic stem cell research in Idaho

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

Physician assisted suicide

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

SUPPORT

Education

Dave Holland,
DEM

Scott McLeod,
DEM

Leland G. "Lee" Heinrich,
REP

Ronn Julian,
REP

Require registration of home-schooled students

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

SUPPORT

Require state testing of home-schooled students

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

Universal kindergarten

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

SUPPORT

State-funded pre-school programs

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

Remove cap on charter school expansion

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

OPPOSE

Teach the Bible as literature and history in public schools

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

OPPOSE

Require parental permission for student involvement in school-sanctioned clubs

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Abstinence-only sex education in public schools

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Education tax credits

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

SUPPORT

Religous Liberty

Dave Holland,
DEM

Scott McLeod,
DEM

Leland G. "Lee" Heinrich,
REP

Ronn Julian,
REP

Post Ten Commandments on public property

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Protect right of chaplains to pray according to their convictions

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

UNDECIDED

Remove jurisdiction from the U.S. Supreme Court over religious liberty issues

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

OPPOSE

Retain "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

Continue property tax exemption for churches

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

UNDECIDED

Continue right of churches to address public policy issues without losing tax exempt status

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

Continue right of churches to distribute non-partisan voter guides

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

Fiscal, Tax Policy & Property

Dave Holland,
DEM

Scott McLeod,
DEM

Leland G. "Lee" Heinrich,
REP

Ronn Julian,
REP

Voter approval for all new taxes and tax rate increases

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

OPPOSE

Remove sales tax from groceries

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Limit growth in the state and local government budget to the previous year’s level plus population growth and inflation

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Limit property tax to previous year’s amount, plus inflation and improvements

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

OPPOSE

Tie school property tax to student enrollment rather than property values

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

OPPOSE

Reduce government spending rather than raise taxes

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Reduce welfare programs

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

Pledge not to raise taxes, fees or rates

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

"Truth in Taxation" legislation

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

"Just compensation" for home and property owners when government land regulations reduce property values

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Use eminent domain for economic purposes

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

Other Important Issues

Dave Holland,
DEM

Scott McLeod,
DEM

Leland G. "Lee" Heinrich,
REP

Ronn Julian,
REP

"Sexual orientation" language in hate crimes legislation

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Casino gambling on Indian lands

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

SUPPORT

State lottery

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

SUPPORT

Allow teaching in public schools that man is a created being, not an evolved being

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Allow teaching in public schools that Ten Commandments is the foundation of western law

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Allow teaching in public schools that man’s law should be consistent with God’s law

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

OPPOSE

Allow teaching in public schools that basic rights are a gift of God, not government

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

OPPOSE

Allow teaching in public schools that the proper role of government is to protect rights given to man by God

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

OPPOSE

Legal Use of firearms as a defense against criminals without fear of being prosecuted or sued

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

Allow convenience store workers to carry firearms behind the counter

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

Law-abiding citizen’s right to carry a concealed weapon

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Allow people to keep firearms in their locked car while at work

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Taxpayer supported benefits for illegal immigrants

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

Enforce existing immigration laws

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

Recharging the Eastern Idaho aquifer without payment of Idaho Power for "surplus water"

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

Increased water use for "salmon flushing"

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

SUPPORT

Remove wolves from endangered species list

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

Breach lower Snake River dams

NO RESPONSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

UNDECIDED

 

Dave Holland,
DEM

Scott McLeod,
DEM

Leland G. "Lee" Heinrich,
REP

Ronn Julian,
REP

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