Kevin Stine in 2016 OK Senate race

On Drugs: Find regulations for marijuana, not just bans

Q: What's the thing you're most proud of during this first year on the City Council?

A: One of the biggest things is the marijuana issues. A lot has been discussed about business licenses to dispensaries and grow ordinances or bans since 2014, before I was on the council, and now it's been decided to put the vote to the people. I voted for this because it's a compromise measure. Even if I don't personally agree with recreational marijuana, the best option is to find regulations, not just bans.

Source: Rogue Valley Messenger on 2016 Oklahoma Senate race Jan 7, 2016

On Welfare & Poverty: Give safe shelter & basic sanitary needs to the homeless

Q: What issues do you believe are most important for the 2016 agenda?

A: The urban growth boundary is the most important issue we will address. It's a very inside-baseball issue which will expand the city's borders, but one that will resonate for years to come.

Q: What issues do you hope to bring to the agenda?

A: I want to see an area for the homeless. One that can give safe shelter, basic sanitary needs, and a platform to get back into the workforce and self-sufficiency.

Source: Rogue Valley Messenger on 2016 Oklahoma Senate race Jan 7, 2016

On Abortion: Government should not interfere with woman's right to choose

Medford City Councilor Kevin Stine has jumped into the Democratic primary race against U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. "Some of Wyden's votes run against Democratic values," the 29-year-old said, referring to himself as a progressive Democrat.

Stine said he describes himself as to the left on social issues, believing people should have free choice without government interfering in marriage or a woman's right to choose. On fiscal issues, he said he is more conservative.

Source: Medford Mail Tribune on 2016 Oklahoma Senate race Sep 21, 2015

On Civil Rights: Government should not interfere in marriage

Source: Medford Mail Tribune on 2016 Oklahoma Senate race Sep 21, 2015

On Environment: Eminent domain abused when it benefits private company

Wyden's support of the LNG gas pipeline is an abuse of the eminent domain process because it advances the interests of a private company rather than creating a project that serves the general public's interests, Stine said.

The Jordan Cove LNG project would start in Coos Bay, a 235-mile-long pipeline would traverse public and private lands in Jackson County and throughout Southern Oregon. A spokesman for Wyden could not be reached for comment.

Source: Medford Mail Tribune on 2016 Oklahoma Senate race Sep 21, 2015

On Free Trade: International trade deals have cost U.S. jobs

Stine said he wants to close up corporate loopholes to prevent U.S. corporations from buying a foreign company and then declaring they are no longer an American corporation to avoid taxes.

Stine gives Wyden credit for being consistent in standing behind various issues even if they put the senator at odds with Democrats. But the issues Wyden has stood behind include international trade deals that have cost jobs, Stine said. He cited a Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute analysis that found Oregon was one of the hardest hit states in the country for job losses because of various trade deals since 2001. The Institute's report claimed 3.2 million jobs were lost nationwide since China joined the World Trade Organization that helped push up the U.S. trade deficit.

Source: Medford Mail Tribune on 2016 Oklahoma Senate race Sep 21, 2015

On Health Care: Oppose semi-privatization of Medicare

Stine said he criticizes Wyden for joining forces with U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, in seeking semi-privatization of Medicare in 2011 and 2012. If the plan had worked, it would have made it easier to cut Medicare benefits from senior citizens, Stine said. Source: Medford Mail Tribune on 2016 Oklahoma Senate race Sep 21, 2015

On Homeland Security: Tighten up defense spending; end use-it-or-lose-it mentality

Stine said he describes himself as to the left on social issues; on fiscal issues, he said he is more conservative. He said he would attempt to tighten up defense spending. After being in the military, Stine said he remembers that at this time of year every single squadron is spending "ridiculous amounts of money. It's the use-it-or-lose-it mentality." Source: Medford Mail Tribune on 2016 Oklahoma Senate race Sep 21, 2015

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