Incumbent, unopposed
Occupation: State representative.
Education: College graduate.
Other experience: Community activist, assistant majority leader.
1. Which of the following do you support
to address the state`s fiscal crisis? Jones
Raise income tax rate Yes
Enact a graduated income tax Yes
Increase the sales tax
Increase user fees No
Allow more legalized gambling No
Impose a tax on services No
Eliminate the tax credit for property tax No
Tax pension income No
Reenact an inheritance tax No
2. State spending: Would you increase (I),
decrease (D) or maintain (M) the level
of spending in the following areas? Jones
Public aid (families with children) I
General assistance (single adults) M
Incentives for business investments M
Job training (Opportunities/Project Chance) M
Energy assistance for poor I
Community mental health programs I
Public transportation M
Environmental protection I
Prisons M
Probation services I
Early intervention for at-risk children I
3. School funding: Do you support: Jones
Statewide sharing of a portion
of property taxes? Yes
Local/regional income tax for schools Yes
Reducing mandates for schools Yes
Public funds for private school vouchers No
Substantial increase in new revenue for schools Yes
No new money for schools No
4. Social issues: Do you support: Jones
Job protected family and medical leave Yes
Earned income tax credits Yes
Tighter restrictions on eligibility
for welfare benefits Yes
5. Environment and natural resources:
Should the state: Jones
Set higher recycling goal Yes
Regulate the use of pesticides Yes
Increase groundwater protection Yes
Increase protection for wetlands Yes
Control municipal landfill
and incinerator siting Yes
Set recycled content goals for packaging Yes
6. Health care:
Do you support legislation that would: Jones
Provide Medicaid for all below
the federal poverty line Yes
Assign Medicaid patients
to an HMO type health care plan No
Give incentives to health care professionals
to work in underserved areas Yes
Expand insurance coverage of mental illness Yes
7. Reproductive choice:
Do you support legislation that would: Jones
Keep abortion legal with
no additional restrictions Yes
Require parental consent for
a minor`s abortion Yes
Require parental notification before
a minor`s abortion Yes
Allow Medicaid to pay for abortions Yes
8. Other: Do you support: Jones
A ban on semi-automatic assault weapons Yes
State legislation overriding
local gun restrictions Yes
Community service for drug possessors
(not dealers) Yes
Term limitations for state legislators No
Merit selection of judges instead of elections No
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