CampusElect.org 2018 Gubernatorial coverage: on Jobs

Fred Hubbell: Raise minimum wage at state level; allow cities to raise too

Hubbell: Yes. Raise at state level, while allowing cities and communities to go higher as needed.

Reynolds: No. Supported bill keeping state minimum wage at $7.25 an hour and preventing counties and communities from raising it.

Janet Mills: Raise minimum wage to $12 by 2020

Mills: Yes. Preserve recent increase passed by voters, to $12/hr by 2020.

Moody: No. Roll back recent increase. This is among the initiatives he opposed.

Kim Reynolds: Keep minimum wage at $7.25; don't allow cities to raise it

Hubbell: Yes. Raise at state level, while allowing cities and communities to go higher as needed.

Reynolds: No. Supported bill keeping state minimum wage at $7.25 an hour and preventing counties and communities from raising it.

Ralph Abraham: Increasing minimum wage hurts US economy

Abraham: No. Increasing Federal minimum wage would "cost the US economy tens of billions of dollars."

Bel Edwards: Yes. "Supports a modest but meaningful increase to Louisiana's minimum wage" from $7.25 to $9.00 an hour.

Eddie Rispone: No position found.

Shawn Moody: Roll back minimum wage increase

Mills: Yes. Preserve recent increase passed by voters, to $12/hr by 2020.

Moody: No. Roll back recent increase. This is among the initiatives he opposed.

Adam Laxalt: Do not raise minimum wage; that hurts workers

Adam Laxalt (R): No. "Will reduce employment opportunities for Nevadans and hurt workers by reducing hours, reducing benefits, and reducing on-the-job training."

Steve Sisolak (D): Yes. Increase to at least $10 an hour. Reluctant to move immediately to $15, because "it will put small businesses out of business."

Andrew Gillum: Supports state $15 minimum wage

Ron DeSantis (R): No public statements found.

Andrew Gillum (D): Yes. Supports state $15 minimum wage.

Bill Schuette: Supports right-to-work law as a great victory

Bill Schuette (R): Yes. A "great victory." "I was the right-to-work Attorney General."

Gretchen Whitmer (D): No. Repeal right-to-work law.

Bill Schuette: Opposes prevailing wage law

Bill Schuette (R): Unknown. Would exclude workers on small farms. Opposes prevailing wage law & expanded overtime protection.

Gretchen Whitmer (D): Yes. Increase to $15/hour over three years.

David Garcia: Raise the minimum wage

Doug Ducey (R): No. Threatened loss of revenue sharing to cities increasing local minimum: "Will. bring California-style chaos."

David Garcia (D): Spoke at rally to protect recently passed $10.50/hr law.

Doug Ducey: Raising local minimum wage brings California-style chaos

Doug Ducey (R): No. Threatened loss of revenue sharing to cities increasing local minimum: "Will. bring California-style chaos."

David Garcia (D): Spoke at rally to protect recently passed $10.50/hr law.

Gretchen Whitmer: Repeal "right-ro-work" law (support union organizing)

Bill Schuette (R): Yes. A "great victory." "I was the right-to-work Attorney General."

Gretchen Whitmer (D): No. Repeal right-to-work law.

Gretchen Whitmer: Increase minimum wage to $15/hour over three years

Bill Schuette (R): Unknown. Would exclude workers on small farms. Opposes prevailing wage law & expanded overtime protection.

Gretchen Whitmer (D): Yes. Increase to $15/hour over three years.

Jared Polis: Expand collective bargaining, instead of "right-to-work"

Jared Polis (D): No. "Protect & expand collective bargaining rights while actively opposing attacks on organized labor."

Walker Stapleton (R): Unknown.

Jared Polis: Let municipalities raise local minimum wage

Jared Polis (D): Yes. Also let municipalities raise the minimum wage in their area.

Walker Stapleton (R): Unknown. But generally opposes regulation of business.

Jeff Johnson: Minimum wage increase lessens options for young

Jeff Johnson (R): No. Says it would lessen options for young & least experienced people.

Tim Walz (D): Yes. Supports $15 minimum wage for Minnesota.

Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Opposes right-to-work law (supports unions)

Michelle Lujan-Grisham (D): No, opposes.

Steve Pearce (R): Yes, supports.

Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Raise minimum wage to $10 now & $12 later

Michelle Lujan-Grisham (D): Yes. Supports raising to $10 immediately, & to $12 in 4 years, indexed to inflation.

Steve Pearce (R): No. Raising the minimum wage would hurt small business & people at the bottom of the economic ladder.

Mike DeWine: Let states decide on minimum wage

Richard Cordray (D): Yes. Fight to raise Ohio minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. Will go to voters if needed.

Mike DeWine (R): Undecided. Says he's "`open to taking a look at' whether the question should go to voters." As US Senator increased to $7.25 when coupled with increased cap on estate tax. As Attorney General opposed Ohio cities' enacting minimum wage higher than the state's.

Richard Cordray: No right-to-work law (keep mandated union dues)

Richard Cordray (D): No.

Mike DeWine (R): "Should be decided by Ohio voters."

Richard Cordray: Raise minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025

Richard Cordray (D): Yes. Fight to raise Ohio minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. Will go to voters if needed.

Mike DeWine (R): Undecided. Says he's "`open to taking a look at' whether the question should go to voters." As US Senator increased to $7.25 when coupled with increased cap on estate tax. As Attorney General opposed Ohio cities' enacting minimum wage higher than the state's.

Scott Wagner: Supports "right-to-work"; allow opt-out from unionization

Scott Wagner (R): Yes. Praised Supreme Court decision allowing government employees who opt out of a union to not be charged for the cost of collective bargaining.

Tom Wolf (D): No. "I'm not sure what gives the minority the right to say `we'll take advantage of the benefits of the unions, but we're not going to pay for the cost'."

Scott Wagner: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50/hr, but not higher

Scott Wagner (R): Yes. Supports raising to between $8.75 & $9.50/hr, but not higher.

Tom Wolf (D): Yes. Increase to $12/hr.

Scott Walker: Supports right-to-work law; ended prevailing wage law

Tony Evers (D): No. Repeal Walker's right-to-work law & reinstate collective bargaining and prevailing wage for workers on state projects.

Scott Walker (R): Eliminated collective bargaining for teachers & most public employees. Also signed right-to-work law for private unions. Ended prevailing wage law.

Scott Walker: Artificially raising wage won't help create jobs

Tony Evers (D): Yes. Raise to $15/hr phased in over several years. Index for inflation.

Scott Walker (R): No. Says "artificially" raising wage won't help create family-supporting jobs.

Steve Pearce: Enact right-to-work law (no automatic union dues)

Michelle Lujan-Grisham (D): No, opposes.

Steve Pearce (R): Yes, supports.

Steve Pearce: Raising minimum wage hurts small businesses

Michelle Lujan-Grisham (D): Yes. Supports raising to $10 immediately, & to $12 in 4 years, indexed to inflation.

Steve Pearce (R): No. Raising the minimum wage would hurt small business & people at the bottom of the economic ladder.

Steve Sisolak: Raise minimum wage to $10, but $15 is too much

Adam Laxalt (R): No. "Will reduce employment opportunities for Nevadans and hurt workers by reducing hours, reducing benefits, and reducing on-the-job training."

Steve Sisolak (D): Yes. Increase to at least $10 an hour. Reluctant to move immediately to $15, because "it will put small businesses out of business."

Tim Walz: Push back against right-to-work legislation

Jeff Johnson (R): Yes. Supports making Minnesota a right-to-work state.

Tim Walz (D): No. Opposes "assaults on our right to collective bargaining,

Tim Walz: Supports $15 minimum wage for Minnesota

Jeff Johnson (R): No. Says it would lessen options for young & least experienced people.

Tim Walz (D): Yes. Supports $15 minimum wage for Minnesota.

Tom Wolf: No "right-to-work"; unionization decided by majority rule

Scott Wagner (R): Yes. Praised Supreme Court decision allowing government employees who opt out of a union to not be charged for the cost of collective bargaining.

Tom Wolf (D): No. "I'm not sure what gives the minority the right to say `we'll take advantage of the benefits of the unions, but we're not going to pay for the cost'."

Tom Wolf: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $12/hr

Scott Wagner (R): Yes. Supports raising to between $8.75 & $9.50/hr, but not higher.

Tom Wolf (D): Yes. Increase to $12/hr.

Tony Evers: Repeal right-to-work law; reinstate collective bargaining

Tony Evers (D): No. Repeal Walker's right-to-work law & reinstate collective bargaining and prevailing wage for workers on state projects.

Scott Walker (R): Eliminated collective bargaining for teachers & most public employees. Also signed right-to-work law for private unions. Ended prevailing wage law.

Tony Evers: Raise minimum wage to $15/hr; index for inflation

Tony Evers (D): Yes. Raise to $15/hr phased in over several years. Index for inflation.

Scott Walker (R): No. Says "artificially" raising wage won't help create family-supporting jobs.

The above quotations are from CampusElect.org 2018 Campus Election Engagement Project. Click here for definitions & background information on Jobs. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Charlie Baker on Jobs.
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