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2008 Primary Election
District 1: US Representative
 
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Life, Marriage & Family

Walt Minnick,
DEM

Bill Sali,
REP

Matthew Salisbury,
REP

Marriage Protection Amendment to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Human Life Amendment to protect the right to life of a child at all stages of development

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Increase federal funding for abstinence-only sex education

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Congress was correct to intervene in an effort to protect Terry Schiavo’s life

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Maintain prohibition on open homosexuals serving in military

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Federal funding for Planned Parenthood

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to Employment Non-Discrimination Act

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to federal hate crimes laws

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Religious Liberty

Walt Minnick,
DEM

Bill Sali,
REP

Matthew Salisbury,
REP

Posting of the Ten Commandments on public property

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Remove jurisdiction of federal judiciary over public acknowledgement of God issues

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Protect right of chaplains to pray according to their convictions, including “in Jesus’ name”

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

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

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Fiscal and Tax Policy

Walt Minnick,
DEM

Bill Sali,
REP

Matthew Salisbury,
REP

Eliminate all budget earmarks

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT*

NO RESPONSE

Option of at least partially privatized Social Security accounts for younger workers

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Reform IRS code by going to a flat tax with minimal deductions

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Repeal McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Government-managed or government-mandated universal health care

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Immigration and Foreign Affairs

Walt Minnick,
DEM

Bill Sali,
REP

Matthew Salisbury,
REP

Double layer fence to secure southern border

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Restrict immigration from countries which sponsor terrorism

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Iraq is a legitimate front in the war on terror

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

Guaranteed path to citizenship for illegal aliens

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Environment and Energy Policy

Walt Minnick,
DEM

Bill Sali,
REP

Matthew Salisbury,
REP

Human activity is the primary cause of global warming

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Government-imposed caps on greenhouse gas emissions

NO RESPONSE

OPPOSE

NO RESPONSE

Loosening environmental restrictions to increase domestic drilling and building of new refineries

NO RESPONSE

SUPPORT

NO RESPONSE

 

Walt Minnick,
DEM

Bill Sali,
REP

Matthew Salisbury,
REP

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