Andy Martin in 2020 NH Senatorial race
On Education:
Taxpayers shouldn't help pay off existing student loans
Q: Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
A: I can't think of any, unless it involves students [who] were attending fraudulent institutions that were still approved by the federal government.
Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 3, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Government restraint when acting on religious institutions
Q: Do you promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles?A: Yes.
Q: What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
A: Government should act with great restraint when
legislating or taking action where religious institutions are affected.
Q: Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values?
A: My faith is my life.
Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 3, 2020
On Abortion:
Committed to sanctity of life, within the rule of law
Other than making promises they can't keep to pass abortion legislation, congress has very little to do with the abortion debate.
I am committed to the sanctity of life but I am also committed to the rule of law.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On Crime:
Current crime system is ok, but open to improvements
America has a robust law enforcement capability, from small towns in New Hampshire to big cities away. It seems to me the current system is working rather well, but
I would always be open to improvements and enhancements consistent with Fourth Amendment protections.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On Drugs:
We need more Safe Stations, for opioid users
While the federal government can "do more" with border security and law enforcement, local people have to carry the burden of helping fight the opioid crisis. Manchester's Safe Station program is an approach that I support because it was developed by
locals to help locals. We need more of that. We face a genuine crisis because there is a countervailing attitude to accept drug use. Once again, the political parties and the states and local communities need encouragement to work together.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On Education:
Ensure college access for everyone
I am not surprised that congress took the first, small step towards ensuring college access for everyone when it began to tax private endowments. We have to tread carefully in managing our world-class institutions of higher education, but I will do my
best to see that students today have the same access and opportunity that my uncle and mother had when they applied to UNH 80 years ago. New Hampshire did right by its students then, and we need to do right and increase college opportunities today.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On Environment:
You can count on me to be an environmentalist
I participated in environmental litigation at the dawn of the movement for clean air and clean water. My commitment has not wavered, but we must focus on cost-effective regulation.
You can count on me to be an environmentalist. In New Hampshire, we treasure our environment because it supports our tourist economy; I will be a strong advocate for New Hampshire's environment.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On Foreign Policy:
Be tough on China, but talk to China
Chinese imperialism and the rebirth of the Chinese dictatorship under the current maximum leader. My team believes China is an unstable economy, and if China falters, as inevitably it will, the consequences could be significant. I studied Chinese among
many other languages and lived for a time in Hong Kong, so I can both be "tough" on China as well as being someone they feel comfortable talking to. Because of my experience in China/Asia, I could be a massive help to Pres. Trump in dealing with China.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On Gun Control:
Changes at the margins to the Second Amendment
I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. My mind is open to making changes at the margins, such as blocking firearms access to criminals
and persons with mental problems, but the only way forward is for both parties to work together.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On Health Care:
ObamaCare blew up in Democrats' faces
I am nobody special in my book, but I have had access to really world class health care. The Democrats tried to go it alone, and ObamaCare blew up in their faces. Republicans need to sit down with
Democrats and work together to preserve what is great about our system and enhance access where it is needed, while protecting the doctor/patient relationship. Not an easy assignment, but an essential one.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On Jobs:
Minimum wage but NOT intended as living wage
On Minimum Wage: I separate slightly from other Republican candidates (one of whom may employ minimum wage workers). I started as a minimum wage worker in high school and it seemed like a fair system to me at the time.
The minimum wage is NOT intended to be a living wage or a "raise a family" wage. For that, we have to rely on a growing economy.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On Technology:
Massively invest in cybersecurity & critical infrastructure
A little over two decades ago I was one of the first Americans to recognize the national security implications of cyberspace. Bill Gates of Microsoft and I battled over whether one company should have total control of cyberspace.
We need a massive investment in cybersecurity. Our critical infrastructure, like our electric grid, is exposed. China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and others are a daily threat to our nation. I will be a strong voice for cybersecurity.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On War & Peace:
Keep America talking, not shooting
I was/am a Cold War warrior. It is important to remember the Cold War avoided war. There were flare-ups, but no great outbreak of hostilities. President Trump has a tough Russia policy but he has undermined his own efforts with occasional lapses of
rhetoric. I am a strong supporter of our intelligence and counterintelligence agencies and a powerful military option, to ensure we will never have to use it. I am the only candidate in either party that has seen the face of war close up, something
I do not enjoy talking about. I will keep America safe but to the utmost extent possible I will keep America talking, not shooting. I am the only Republican that vigorously opposed the invasion of Iraq in 2003,
I lived in Baghdad after the invasion, and I saw the mess we created by believing our own b.s. What a tragedy.
Source: WMUR.com on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
On Government Reform:
End partisan bickering and gridlock in Congress
Q: What would be your top priority, if elected?A: Work to end the partisan bickering and gridlock in the U. S. House.
Q: What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
A: Fighting endemic corruption
in government and politics.
Q: What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
A: To stand up against prevailing orthodoxy.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Aug 27, 2018
On Principles & Values:
King of the Birthers: Obama is hiding something
Andy Martin, a political gadfly who ran for President Obama's former Senate seat in 2010, announced that he will run for the Republican nomination for president on a "birther" platform.The so-called "birther" movement already had a serious impact in
the political landscape in the 2010 elections, Martin said, because "when you doubt the legitimacy of the leader, it undermines the Democratic Party."
Martin, who calls himself the "king of the birthers," said he actually believes Obama was born in
Hawaii, as has been verified by the state with a Certificate of Live Birth. But he believes the White House is blocking the release of the president's full birth certificate because it could contain embarrassing information.
"My campaign
doesn't say he was born here or he was born there, it says produce the facts," he said. "Tell the truth to the American people. If you want our confidence, if you want our sons and daughters--to die for your policies, we have to trust you."
Source: Los Angeles Times on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Dec 29, 2010
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