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Federal Candidate Survey Questions 1. Would you vote to repeal the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”, commonly known as Obamacare? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 2. Do you support a ban on all efforts to clone human embryos? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 3. Do you oppose using federal funding for embryonic stem cell research that requires the destruction of human embryos? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 4. Would you oppose any efforts to repeal or weaken the Unborn Victims of Violence Act? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 5. Do you advocate changing the Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Bolton, and Casey v. Planned Parenthood decisions, so that elected legislative bodies (the state legislatures and Congress) may once again protect unborn childrenby limiting and/or prohibiting abortion? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 6. Would you oppose any legislation that would weaken the Hyde Amendment and other current laws that restrict federal subsidies for abortion? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 7. Would you vote to prevent further U.S. funding of the United Nations Population Fund? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 8. Would you vote for the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 9. Would you vote for the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 10. Would you vote for legislation that would make abortion clinics, and organizations that operate abortion clinics, ineligible for Title X funding? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 11. Would you vote for the Pain-Capable Child Protection Act? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 12. Would you support Federal law to strengthen policy against assisted suicide, including overturning the D.C. law? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 13. Do you support your political party’s national platform on abortion? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 14. Will you advocate for and support the nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court of only well-qualified persons who will respect the sanctity of innocent human life, who will interpret the Constitution according to its text and who will be willing to reconsider precedents inconsistent with the text of the Constitution? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 15. Will you vote only for party and caucus leadership that is committed to protecting innocent life from conception to natural death? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure Voter Guide For Area Counties In 2020 Fall Election : The Fall Election will be on Tuesday November 3rd and Early Voting will begin on Wednesday October 6th. See below how the Candidates line up for State & Federal Races in the Surrounding Counties. Note: Local Right to Life Groups does not make Endorsements in these races but State and National Right to Life Political Action Committee’s do and we are passing this on to you. This Information is Not Meant as an Endorsement of either Candidate but merely to let you know how the Candidates stand on the abortion issue, the choice is up to you! President of the United States Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) Supports Pro-Life Position & Endorsed by National Right to Life P.A.C. Joe Biden/ Kamala Harris (D) Supports Abortion all the way till the time of Birth. Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb/Suzanne Crouch (R) Supports Pro-Life Position & Endorsed by Indiana Right to Life P.A.C. Woody Myers/Linda Lawson (D) Did not Respond to Survey Donald Rainwater (L) Did not Respond to Survey & Does not Support the Right to Life Position U.S. Congress 8th District Larry Bucshon (R) Supports Pro-Life Position & Endorsed by Indiana Right to Life P.A.C. E. Thomasina Marsili (D) Did not Respond to Survey Attorney General, State Of Indiana Todd Rokita (R) Supports Pro-Life Position/Endorsed by Indiana right to Life PAC. Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) Did not Respond to Survey State Representative District 45 Bruce Borders (R) Supports Pro-Life Position & Endorsed By Indiana Right To Life P.A.C. (D) No Opposition in this Elections State Representative District 62 Jeff Ellington (R) Supports Pro-Life Position & Endorsed By Indiana Right To Life P.A.C. Alyssa Bailey (D) Did not Respond to Survey State Representative District 63 Shane Lindauer (R) Supports Pro-Life Position & Endorsed By Indiana Right To Life P.A.C. Teresa Kendall (D) Did not Respond to Survey State Representative District 64 Matt Hostettler (R) Supports Pro-Life Position, & Endorsed By Indiana Right To Life P.A.C. Ian Gamroth (D) Did not Respond to Survey Note: If you see the following after the Candidate name, “Did not Respond”, this means the Candidate did not respond to the Indiana Right To Life P.A.C. Survey or they may not want their views known on this issue. Endorsements are made by Indiana Right To Life Political Action Committee and it is based on questionnaires that are completed by the candidates, voting record and public statements by the candidates. Paid for by Daviess County Right to Life P.O. Box 41 Washington, In. 47501 Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. First Last Office Party District Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Frank J. Mrvan US Representative D 1 Mark Leyva US Representative R 1 Patricia (Pat) Hackett US Representative D 2 Jackie Walorski US Representative R 2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y B,C Chip Coldiron US Representative D 3 Jim Banks US Representative R 3 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y B Joe Mackey US Representative D 4 Jim Baird US Representative R 4 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y B,C Christina Hale US Representative D 5 Victoria Spartz US Representative R 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A,B* Greg Pence US Representative R 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A André Carson US Representative D 7 Susan Marie Smith US Representative R 7 E. Thomasina Marsili US Representative D 8 Larry D. Bucshon US Representative R 8 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y B,C Andy Ruff US Representative D 9 Trey Hollingsworth US Representative R 9 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A State Candidate Survey Questions 1. Do you support Indiana’s informed consent law that requires that women be informed, in writing, of the risks of abortion, alternatives to abortion, and fetal development (including information about fetal pain) at least 18 hours prior an abortion? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 2. Do you oppose partial birth abortion, the procedure that kills a living child during delivery? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 3. Do you believe that pharmacy workers should have the right to refuse dispensing drugs that can be used to cause abortions? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 4. Do you oppose physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 5. Do you oppose all efforts to clone human embryos? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 6. Do you oppose fetal stem cell research that requires the destruction of human embryos? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 7. Do you oppose using taxpayer funds to pay for elective abortions, to subsidize abortion providers, or to subsidize abortion referring agencies, such as Planned Parenthood? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 8. Do you support current Indiana law stating that human physical life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 9. Do you support your political party’s national platform on abortion? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 10. Do you believe that abortion providers should be required to provide to the State, in writing, proof that they have local hospital admitting privileges or have entered into a written agreement with another physician with local hospital admitting privileges? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 11. Do you believe all abortion facilities should be required to comply with all federal, state and local building regulations regarding health, safety, and ambulance access? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 12. Do you oppose legislation that would eliminate current state laws that regulate abortion? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 13. Do you believe that abortion providers should be required to dispose of aborted children in a humane manner, instead of treating remains as mere “medical waste”? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 14. Will you vote only for party and caucus leadership that is committed to protecting innocent life from conception to natural death? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 15. Do you support laws that promote adoption? ___Yes ___No ___Unsure 16. Under what circumstances do you believe abortion should be legal? (Mark all that apply.) __A__ Abortion should never be legal __B__ Life of the mother only __C__ Rape and/or incest __D__ Other:________________________ __E__ Abortion should be legal in all cases We do not publish essay responses, please contact candidate directly. First Last Office Party District Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Woodrow (Woody) Myers Governor D State Eric Holcomb Governor R State Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y B Jonathan Weinzapfel State Attorney General D State Todd Rokita State Attorney General R State Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A Carolyn B. Jackson State Representative D 1 Earl L. Harris, Jr. State Representative D 2 Debora (Deb) Porter State Representative D 4 Ed Soliday State Representative R 4 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y B Donald R. Westerhausen Jr. State Representative D 5 Dale DeVon State Representative R 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A Maureen Bauer State Representative D 6 Ross J.