2010 General Assembly Session
LEGISLATIVE SURVEY
The following are some of the issues that will be considered by the General Assembly during the 2010 Legislative Session. Your opinion is very important to me. Please take a few moments to complete the following survey. If you are undecided on an issue, please leave it blank.
1. Virginia is currently facing a budget shortfall of at least $6 billion due to the nationwide recession. How do you think the General Assembly should address this budget shortfall? [Please rank your responses. 1 = First Course of Action, and 4 = Last Resort.
_____ Institute long-term structural budget reforms
_____ Take money out of the state's Rainy Day savings fund
_____ Raise general taxes (sales, income, and/or personal property)
_____ Cut wasteful spending and eliminate earmarks
2. What core services provided by state government are most important to you? [Please rank your responses. 1 = Highest Priority, and 4 = Lowest Priority.
_____ Economy and Job Development _____ Public Safety
_____ Public K-12 & Higher Education _____ Health Care Services
3. Do you support additional ways to establish new public charter schools in Virginia?
_____ Yes _____ No
4. Should state government mandate that 65% of local public education funding be used for classroom
instruction?
_____ Yes _____ No
5. Do you support awarding Virginia's many good teachers with "merit" or "bonus" pay when students
consistently score above the state average on standardized tests?
_____ Yes _____ No
6. Should the children of illegal immigrants be eligible for in-state tuition at Virginia's public universities?
_____ Yes _____ No
7. Do you support an Independent Ethics Commission to provide advice and research as well as evaluate complaints concerning elected officials and appointees to boards, commissions and other public bodies?
_____ Yes _____ No
8. Do you think uranium mining in Pittsylvania County will damage the quality of life and health and affect economic development efforts in Halifax County?
_____ Yes _____ No
9. Do you support the exploration of natural gas off the coastal water areas of Virginia?
_____ Yes _____ No
10. Do you support providing state funding for research on alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and biomass?
_____ Yes _____ No
11. Do you support efforts in the federal government to provide government paid health care to every uninsured Virginian?
_____ Yes _____ No
12. Do you think the health care reform bill now being considered in Congress should ban funding for abortions?
_____ Yes _____ No
13. Do you support efforts for toll existing highways to pay for improvements and expansions on those specific roads?
_____ Yes _____ No
14. Would you support localities being able to increase revenue through sales tax as an alternative to increasing real estate tax?
_____ Yes _____ No
15. What do you believe are the Top 3 statewide issues Virginia lawmakers should address during the 2010 Session?
#1 __________________________________________________________
#2 __________________________________________________________
#3 __________________________________________________________
16. What do you believe are the Top 3 local issues you want to see addressed for our district in 2010?
#1 __________________________________________________________
#2 __________________________________________________________
#3 __________________________________________________________
17. What other concerns do you have?
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