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2006 Primary Election
District 17: State Representative, Position A
 
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Life, Marriage & Family

Katherine B. Frazier,
CON

Bill Killen,
DEM

Kathie Garrett,
REP

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Adoption of children by homosexual couples

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Remove "no-fault" divorce from Idaho code

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

Taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Ban abortions except to save the life of the mother

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Parental consent for underage girls to get an abortion

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Embryonic stem cell research in Idaho

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Physician assisted suicide

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Education

Katherine B. Frazier,
CON

Bill Killen,
DEM

Kathie Garrett,
REP

Require registration of home-schooled students

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Require state testing of home-schooled students

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Universal kindergarten

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

State-funded pre-school programs

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

Remove cap on charter school expansion

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Teach the Bible as literature and history in public schools

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Require parental permission for student involvement in school-sanctioned clubs

SUPPORT*

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Abstinence-only sex education in public schools

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Education tax credits

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Religous Liberty

Katherine B. Frazier,
CON

Bill Killen,
DEM

Kathie Garrett,
REP

Post Ten Commandments on public property

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Protect right of chaplains to pray according to their convictions

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Retain "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Continue property tax exemption for churches

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Continue right of churches to distribute non-partisan voter guides

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Fiscal, Tax Policy & Property

Katherine B. Frazier,
CON

Bill Killen,
DEM

Kathie Garrett,
REP

Voter approval for all new taxes and tax rate increases

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Remove sales tax from groceries

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

UNDECIDED*

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

UNDECIDED*

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Tie school property tax to student enrollment rather than property values

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Reduce government spending rather than raise taxes

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Reduce welfare programs

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Pledge not to raise taxes, fees or rates

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

"Truth in Taxation" legislation

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Use eminent domain for economic purposes

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Other Important Issues

Katherine B. Frazier,
CON

Bill Killen,
DEM

Kathie Garrett,
REP

"Sexual orientation" language in hate crimes legislation

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Casino gambling on Indian lands

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

State lottery

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

UNDECIDED

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Allow convenience store workers to carry firearms behind the counter

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Taxpayer supported benefits for illegal immigrants

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Enforce existing immigration laws

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

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

OPPOSE*

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Increased water use for "salmon flushing"

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

Remove wolves from endangered species list

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

Breach lower Snake River dams

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

 

Katherine B. Frazier,
CON

Bill Killen,
DEM

Kathie Garrett,
REP

* = Candidate included a written comment with his answer
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