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2006 Primary Election
District 21: State Senator
 
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Life, Marriage & Family

Patrick J. Avella,
REP

Russell M. Fulcher,
REP

Steven Ricks,
REP**

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Adoption of children by homosexual couples

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Remove "no-fault" divorce from Idaho code

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Ban abortions except to save the life of the mother

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Parental consent for underage girls to get an abortion

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Embryonic stem cell research in Idaho

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Physician assisted suicide

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Education

Patrick J. Avella,
REP

Russell M. Fulcher,
REP

Steven Ricks,
REP**

Require registration of home-schooled students

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Require state testing of home-schooled students

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Universal kindergarten

UNDECIDED

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

State-funded pre-school programs

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Remove cap on charter school expansion

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Teach the Bible as literature and history in public schools

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Require parental permission for student involvement in school-sanctioned clubs

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Abstinence-only sex education in public schools

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Education tax credits

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Religous Liberty

Patrick J. Avella,
REP

Russell M. Fulcher,
REP

Steven Ricks,
REP**

Post Ten Commandments on public property

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Protect right of chaplains to pray according to their convictions

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Retain "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Continue property tax exemption for churches

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Continue right of churches to distribute non-partisan voter guides

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Fiscal, Tax Policy & Property

Patrick J. Avella,
REP

Russell M. Fulcher,
REP

Steven Ricks,
REP**

Voter approval for all new taxes and tax rate increases

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Remove sales tax from groceries

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

UNDECIDED*

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Tie school property tax to student enrollment rather than property values

UNDECIDED*

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Reduce government spending rather than raise taxes

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Reduce welfare programs

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Pledge not to raise taxes, fees or rates

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE*

NO RESPONSE

"Truth in Taxation" legislation

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Use eminent domain for economic purposes

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Other Important Issues

Patrick J. Avella,
REP

Russell M. Fulcher,
REP

Steven Ricks,
REP**

"Sexual orientation" language in hate crimes legislation

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Casino gambling on Indian lands

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

State lottery

SUPPORT

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

UNDECIDED*

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

UNDECIDED*

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

UNDECIDED*

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Allow convenience store workers to carry firearms behind the counter

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Taxpayer supported benefits for illegal immigrants

OPPOSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Enforce existing immigration laws

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

SUPPORT

OPPOSE*

NO RESPONSE

Increased water use for "salmon flushing"

UNDECIDED*

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Remove wolves from endangered species list

UNDECIDED*

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Breach lower Snake River dams

UNDECIDED*

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

 

Patrick J. Avella,
REP

Russell M. Fulcher,
REP

Steven Ricks,
REP**

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