Jesse Gordon in 2018 MA Governor's race
On Civil Rights:
Address disproportionate minority arrests & drug problems
Q: African-Americans and Latinos are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police. They also comprise well over half of all prisoners, even though African-Americans and
Latinos make up approximately one quarter of the total US population. We must change this by demilitarizing our police forces, ban for-profit prisons, turn back from the
War on Drugs, eliminate mandatory minimums, and increase investment in programs that help individuals recover from substance abuse and mental health problems. A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: I support each of those policies individually, or as part of a systemic change. I suggest to ORMA that these topics be separated because these issues are too important for this collective summary.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
Jul 31, 2017
On Civil Rights:
Shouldn't be legal to deny housing for being transgendered
Q: The United States has made remarkable progress on gay rights in a relatively short amount of time. But there is still much work to be done. In many states, it is still legal to fire someone for being gay. It is legal to deny someone housing for
being transgender. That is unacceptable and must change. We must end discrimination in all forms. A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: I support each of those policies individually, or as part of a systemic change.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
Jul 31, 2017
On Civil Rights:
For Native Americans, replace paternalism with support
Q: The U.S. must not just honor Native American treaty rights, it must also move away from a relationship of paternalism and control, and toward one of deference and support. That means supporting tribal sovereignty, honoring the treaties and federal
statutes, improving housing and education, as well as by protecting sacred places and Native American cultures.A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: I support each of those policies individually, or as part of a systemic change.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
Jul 31, 2017
On Corporations:
Nationalize banks, or break up those too-big-to-fail
Q: Huge financial institutions must be broken up so they are no longer too big to fail.A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue:
The financial crisis that began in 2008 should have resulted in the nationalization of the big banks, and their breakup and return to community banking
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
Jul 31, 2017
On Education:
Incentives for tuition, & retroactively for college loans
Q: Every American who studies hard in school should be able to go to college without going deeply into debt. For that, we need to work towards making tuition free at public colleges and universities throughout America, stopping the federal
government from making a profit on student loans. A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: Incentives for tuition and low student loans rate should also be applied retroactively to those still paying off their student loans.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
Jul 31, 2017
On Energy & Oil:
Supports wind, solar & alternatives; paid for with a gas tax
Q: The United States must lead the world in tackling climate change, if we are to make certain that this planet is habitable for our children and grandchildren. We must transform our energy system away from polluting fossil fuels,
and towards energy efficiency and sustainability. A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: I support wind, solar, and other alternative energy, paid for with a gas tax; and I support removing all subsidies for oil, gas, and coal.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
Jul 31, 2017
On Families & Children:
Provide paid family and medical leave
Q: Despite major advances in civil and political rights, our country still has a long way to go in addressing the issue of gender inequality. In order to address this, we must fight
for pay equity for women, expand and protect the reproductive rights of women and provide paid family and medical leave. A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: I support each of those policies individually, or as part of a systemic change.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
Jul 31, 2017
On Free Trade:
Include labor & environmental standards in trade agreements
Q: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a massive trade deal that would affect 792 million people and 40 percent of the world economy. The TPP must be stopped and policies like NAFTA, CAFTA, and PNTR with China that have driven down wages and caused
the loss of millions of jobs need to be reversed.A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: Trade agreements should include labor and environmental standards. I worked on a NAFEC project to help define NAFTA's environmental standards.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
Jul 31, 2017
On Government Reform:
Reform campaign finance to stop protecting incumbents
Q: Citizens United, a 5-4 Supreme Court decision, resulted in enabling the wealthiest people and largest corporations in this country to contribute unlimited amounts of money to campaigns.
This decision must be overturned and corruption in politics must end. This means fighting to pass a constitutional amendment making it clear that Congress and the states have the power to regulate money in elections.
We must also eliminate super PACs and other outside spending abuses and work to aggressively enforce campaign finance rules. A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue:
Campaign finance reform should focus on fighting the system that protects inc