Corky Messner in 2020 NH Senatorial race
On Abortion:
Ban abortion after 20 weeks; no government funding
Q: Keep abortion legal or ban?Corky Messner: Mostly ban. Ban after 20 weeks. Supports rule barring U.S. support for health care NGOs that in any part of their work provide, refer or promote abortion.
Jeanne Shaheen: Legal. Worked to block Planned Parenthood cuts and to protect access to birth control, cancer screenings, and other health services.
Source: CampusElect survey of 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Sep 30, 2020
On Civil Rights:
Horrific that students learn about transgender
Q: Support same-sex marriage and extension of LGBTQ protections against discrimination?Corky Messner: Unclear. "What they're teaching kids in school [about `transgender'] is horrific." "Transgenders in military's OK, as long as there's
no distraction from the mission."
Jeanne Shaheen: Yes. "Elated" by Supreme Court decision for marriage equality. Co-sponsored Equality Act that adds explicit protections for LGBTQ Americans to the nation's civil rights laws.
Source: CampusElect survey of 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Sep 30, 2020
On Crime:
We need law and order; get bad cops out of the system
Q: Restrict police use of force and increase public oversight?Corky Messner: No. "We need law and order." Reform law enforcement "to the extent that bad cops are out of the system" and have "better training . to de-escalate problems."
Jeanne Shaheen: Yes. Ban choke holds; address police reform at its core; "compromise between people who want to totally redefine it and those who don't want to change it at all."
Source: CampusElect survey of 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Sep 30, 2020
On Energy & Oil:
Climate changes just part of earth's life cycle
Q: Consider human-caused climate change a serious threat? Corky Messner: No. "No one really knows" about human impact on climate change. Climate changes are "just part of the earth's life cycle." "Improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions
create incentives to shift to modern, cleaner manufacturing processes."
Jeanne Shaheen: Yes. Introduced bill directing administration to meet Paris Climate Agreement standards. Supports funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Source: CampusElect survey of 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Sep 30, 2020
On Environment:
Against overreach of environmental regulations
Q: Tighten or loosen environmental protections?Corky Messner: Loosen. "I am against the overreach of environmental regulations."
Jeanne Shaheen: Tighten. Opposed repeal of Obama-era Clean Power Plan. Trump is "pursuing a policy that puts the well-being of the fossil fuel industry over American lives."
Source: CampusElect survey of 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Sep 30, 2020
On Immigration:
For border wall to stop flow of illegal immigrants & drugs
Q: Support expanded border walls?Corky Messner: Yes. Supports Trump's wall to "secure the southern border to put an end to illegal immigration" and "help stop and slow the flow of illegal drugs."
Jeanne Shaheen: No.
Opposed diverting military funding to pay for wall "that President Trump promised Mexico would pay for." Supports common-sense strong security at our borders.
Source: CampusElect survey of 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Sep 30, 2020
On Jobs:
There should be no federal minimum wage; leave to states
Q: Raise federal hourly minimum wage above current $7.25/hour?Corky Messner: No. "This is a state issue; there should be no federal minimum wage."
Jeanne Shaheen: Yes. Has supported Raise the Wage Act "so that we can help lift families out of poverty and improve our economy."
Source: CampusElect survey of 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Sep 30, 2020
On Homeland Security:
Build up defense but spend money wisely
On the military: "I would say that I would be more aggressive than the president on government deregulation, although the president has been very aggressive," he said. "I would be more aggressive than the president on making sure the
Pentagon spends its money wisely, though I agree with the president in his spending to build up the defense of the country.
Source: Foster's Daily Democrat on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Aug 30, 2020
On Crime:
Criminal investigation requested of Messner Foundation
A former chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court has requested a criminal investigation into a charitable foundation run by Messner. The letter accuses Messner of running a fraudulent foundation purported to help low-income college students.
It was spurred by a Washington Post article describing how the Foundation awarded just one scholarship in its first 10 years.Messner's campaign says the scholarship program did not begin until 2016 and that a second student recently was awarded funds.
Source: National Public Radio on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Aug 12, 2020
On Civil Rights:
Black Lives Matter is revolutionary, don't defund police
Q: What is one specific action you would take if elected to combat systemic racism?Messner: The first thing I would do is I would bring together a group of people to broadly discuss issues around race in this country, and I would bring together
people from various factions, including those African-Americans who view the race issue in a different way than what we hear from the left.
Q: Do you support the Black Lives Matter movement?
Corky Messner: I do not. I think the Black Lives Matter movement is a revolutionary movement. For example their support of defunding police, I do not support. Safety and security is
important. Are there certain reforms that need to be made to law enforcement? Absolutely. But the idea of totally defunding police, I do not support. We need law and order. We need safety and security.
Source: National Public Radio on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Jul 9, 2020
On Health Care:
COVID: Supports wearing a mask, against mandatory mask order
You know, it's interesting about masks. In my reading about the H1N1 pandemic in 2010, I found part of a paper that was talking about masks,
and it was the same debate that's going on now. And so, yes, I support wearing a mask. No, I don't support a mandatory mask order.
Source: National Public Radio on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Jul 9, 2020
On Health Care:
We need tort reform, allow market forces to work
We need tort reform in health care. Frivolous lawsuits add a tremendous amount of money to our health care system, and that will help bring down the costs, if we have tort reform. I think the thing we ought to keep in place is allowing people,
children to stay on their health insurance until the age of 26. I think that's a good thing. But it's very important to get the cost of health care down, that we allow more market forces to work here, including transparency.
Source: National Public Radio on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Jul 9, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Against vandalism, but take down Confederate statues
I think it's important that we look at what's going on with respect to monuments and statues and identify the various vandalism that has been going on. I think with respect to monuments to Confederate generals and honoring the
Confederacy, yes, those statues need to come down. I believe that some of those statues should be in museums with full disclosure of what those folks did and what the Confederacy stood for.
Source: National Public Radio on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Jul 9, 2020
On Crime:
Arrested for DUI in 1995, pled guilty to lesser charge
According to Colorado court documents, Messner was arrested on Oct. 28, 1995, on driving under the influence and reckless driving charges as well as a failure to drive within marked lanes violation in Boulder, CO. Messner later pleaded guilty to a
lesser charge on June 18, 1996, received a 12-month suspended sentence and fines. Messner, in a statement, said the incident was a mistake but one he learned from.
Source: The Concord Patch on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
Jun 19, 2020
On Budget & Economy:
Support a Balanced Budget Amendment
Support saving measures like the "Penny Plan" and a Balanced Budget Amendment.
The United States currently has $24.9 trillion national debt with no cash reserves to respond to a crisis.
Source: 2020 New Hampshire Senate website CorkyForSenate.com
Jun 3, 2020
On Education:
No restrictions on education dollars including homeschooling
Send Federal education dollars to states without restrictions for online learning, high school-earned college credits,
homeschooling, charter schools and/or innovations in special education.
Source: 2020 New Hampshire Senate website CorkyForSenate.com
Jun 3, 2020
On Free Trade:
Incentives to move labor from rogue countries like China
- Return "American Made" to prominence once again by incentivizing companies to move their labor from rogue countries like China.
- Pass legislation to ensure government pension funds divest from companies controlled by the
Chinese Communist Party.
- Ensure America remains responsibly energy independent and strengthen our supply chains so we are not dependent on foreign countries like China.
Source: 2020 New Hampshire Senate website CorkyForSenate.com
Jun 3, 2020
On Government Reform:
Eliminate unnecessary rules and regulations
- Eliminate and reduce all unnecessary rules and regulations to help spark an "American Made" revolution.
- Reduce duplication in Federal Government agencies/programs and wherever possible return the power to our local and state governments.
Source: 2020 New Hampshire Senate website CorkyForSenate.com
Jun 3, 2020
On Gun Control:
Against erosion of First & Second Amendment Rights
Stand-up to the attack and erosion of our liberties provided to us under the
Constitution, especially attempts to weaken our First and Second Amendment Rights.
Source: 2020 New Hampshire Senate website CorkyForSenate.com
Jun 3, 2020
On Health Care:
Reduce regulations, provide waivers for Medicare, Medicaid
Continue to reduce regulations and provide waivers in
Medicare and Medicaid, to help our seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Source: 2020 New Hampshire Senate website CorkyForSenate.com
Jun 3, 2020
On Homeland Security:
Invest in a strong national defense, latest technology
- Protect our Nation by strengthening ties with our allies and by investing in a strong national defense complete with the latest military intelligence, technology and equipment.
- Strengthen our southern border and all ports of
entry to the country.
- Create national disaster protocols and a robust national stockpile of critical materials, PPE and necessary supplies.
Source: 2020 New Hampshire Senate website CorkyForSenate.com
Jun 3, 2020
On Tax Reform:
Reduce taxes on small business; accelerated depreciation
- Reduce Federal taxes on small businesses to help revive the economic engine of our country.
- Put more money immediately into the hands of American families by establishing a payroll tax holiday.
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Allow an accelerated depreciation schedule for business equipment, including 100% expensing, to encourage companies to expand domestically.
Source: 2020 New Hampshire Senate website CorkyForSenate.com
Jun 3, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Millennials aren't supporters of government socialism
The media would have you believe that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the leader of the millennial demographic. She is not. Ocasio-Cortez argues that millennials need an all-powerful, constantly regulating big government to build and sustain their
lives. While she panders to millennials for political gain, true next generation leaders will show their friends and colleagues a way of life that is much better than one spent relying on government and socialism.
Source: Fox News on 2020 New Hampshire Senate race
May 11, 2020
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