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