Scott Brown in 2002 National Political Awareness Test

On Abortion: Abortions should always be legally available

Abortions should always be legally available.
Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.
Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.

Source: 2002 MA Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

On Crime: Implement the death penalty in Massachusetts

Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
Implement the use of the death penalty in Massachusetts.
Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational & job-related skills.
Support charging inmates fees for prison services in Massachusetts.
End parole for repeat violent offenders.
Strengthen penalties & sentences for drug-related crimes.

Source: 2002 MA Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

On Education: Vouchers for public, private, or religious schools

Support national standards and testing of public school students.
Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious).
Support MCAS, as well as teacher testing, and reward teachers with merit pay.
Increase state funds for school capital improvements, hiring additional teachers, teacher salaries, full-day kindergarten, and Head Start.

Source: 2002 MA Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

On Energy & Oil: Promote increased use of alternative fuel technology

Rep. Brown indicated he supports the following principles regarding the environment and energy.

Promote increased use of alternative fuel technology.

Use state funds to clean up former industrial and commercial sites that are contaminated, unused or abandoned.

Q: Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
A: Yes.

Q: Should state environmental regulations be stricter than federal law?
A: No. Source: 2002 MA Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

On Government Reform: Campaign disclosure but no donation limits

Q: Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative and gubernatorial candidates: Individual?

A: No.

Q: PAC?

A: No.

Q: Corporate?

A: No.

Q: Political Parties?

A: No.

Q: Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you support using state tax revenue to fund the Clean Elections public financing law?

A: Undecided.

Source: 2002 MA Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

On Gun Control: Concealed carry ok; but licenses & background checks ok too

Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.
Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns.
Require background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows.
Require a license for gun possession.

Source: 2002 MA Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

On Health Care: Ensure access to basic health care, including state funding

Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms or state-funded care where necessary.
Support patients' right to su their HMOs.
Support patients' right to appeal to an administrative board of specialists when services are denied by their HMO.
Increase state funding for training health workers to recognize and respond to the release of biological agents.

Source: 2002 MA Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

On Jobs: No affirmative action in public employment nor contracting

Q: On Affirmative Action: Should race, ethnicity or gender be taken into account in state agencies' decisions on: College and university admissions?

A: No.

Q: Public employment?

A: No.

Q: State contracting?

A: No.

Source: 2002 MA Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

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