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