ORMA questionnaire for Massachusetts candidates


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ORMA Endorsement Questionnaires:

Our Revolution Massachusetts (ORMA) seeks to empower the next generation of progressive leaders by inspiring and recruiting progressive candidates to run for offices across the entire spectrum of government. From school boards to congressional seats, a new generation of political leaders, dedicated to transform America into a more economically, socially, racially, and environmentally will become involved.

Our Revolution will provide candidates inspired by the "political revolution," with the unparalleled digital tools, organizing knowledge and grassroots support, which was successfully utilized throughout Senator Sanders' campaign.

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Setti Warren: Require state & local governments to allow abortion coverage.

Civil Rights     Setti Warren: Appointed first transgender member of Newton government.     Jesse Gordon: Address disproportionate minority arrests & drug problems.     Jesse Gordon: Shouldn't be legal to deny housing for being transgendered.     Jesse Gordon: For Native Americans, replace paternalism with support.

Corporations     Bob Massie: Ceres Reporting Initiative: socially rate pension funds.     Jesse Gordon: Nationalize banks, or break up those too-big-to-fail.

Crime     Setti Warren: More parole instead of privatization of prisons.

Drugs     Setti Warren: End mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug crimes.

Education     Setti Warren: Make all public colleges and universities tuition-free.     Jesse Gordon: Incentives for tuition, & retroactively for college loans.

Energy & Oil     Jay Gonzalez: Make Massachusetts the first state to adopt carbon pricing.     Jesse Gordon: Supports wind, solar & alternatives; paid for with a gas tax.

Families & Children     Jesse Gordon: Provide paid family and medical leave.

Free Trade     Jesse Gordon: Include labor & environmental standards in trade agreements.

Government Reform     Bob Massie: Organized people can beat organized money.     Jay Gonzalez: Special interests and big money have no place in elections.     Setti Warren: Supports automatic voter registration.     Jesse Gordon: Reform campaign finance to stop protecting incumbents.     Jesse Gordon: Why require in-person voting? Why register? Why Tuesday?

Health Care     Jay Gonzalez: Medicare for All, regardless of income or employment.     Jesse Gordon: Guaranteed healthcare as a human right.

Homeland Security     Jesse Gordon: Cut aircraft carriers and military bases abroad by 50%.     Jesse Gordon: Social programs for vets, but not as back-door for military.

Immigration     Setti Warren: Support sanctuary cities; oppose summary deportations.     Jesse Gordon: Protecting DACA and DAPA is a good start.     Jesse Gordon: Supports sanctuary cities, and states, and nations.

Jobs     Jesse Gordon: Raise minimum wage to $15 in MA; and raise for US also.     Jesse Gordon: Youth jobs programs at municipal & state level.

Principles & Values     Setti Warren: Supports 5 out of 8 of ORMA's "People's Platform".

Social Security     Jesse Gordon: Creative incentives for increasing retirement savings.

Tax Reform     Jesse Gordon: Progressive tax system to address concentration of wealth.

Technology     Setti Warren: Supports MBTA extension plus high-speed East-West Rail.     Jesse Gordon: City-wide WiFi and more, in permanent infrastructure funding.

War & Peace     Jesse Gordon: Oppose wars of choice, where survival is not at stake.

Welfare & Poverty     Jay Gonzalez: Address the affordable housing crisis.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Bob Massie Massachusetts Democratic candidate for Massachusetts Governor Jay Gonzalez Massachusetts Democratic candidate for Governor Jesse Gordon Massachusetts Editor-in-Chief of OnTheIssues.org Setti Warren Massachusetts Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger