2012 Legislative Survey
for
Delegate Timothy D. Hugo
40th District 

  
1. Virginia continues to face budget constraints due to the lingering effects of the nationwide recession. How do you believe the General Assembly should address this budget shortfall?
Please rank your responses.   1 = First Course of Action, and 5 = Last Resort.
 
First Course of Action
 
 
Last Resort
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Raise general or statewide taxes (sales, income, gas, and/or personal property)
Increase certain fees to cover the actual cost of providing certain government services
Cut needless government spending and eliminate earmarks
Streamline, consolidate and/or eliminate state agencies and bureaucracy
Cut outdated, duplicative and unnecessary boards and commissions
2. If you believe transportation requires additional funding, are you willing to:
Please rank your responses. 1 = Strongly Agree, and 4 = Strongly Disagree.
 
Strongly Agree
Strongly Disagree
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 Pay tolls, if you choose, that would vary during rush hours to ensure smooth traffic flow
 Pay higher state gas taxes, the primary means of funding the current system
 Reprioritize current state funding from other government areas to transportation
 Build roads with more partnerships between government and the private sector

3. Do you support dedicating a portion of future tax revenues from economic growth in Virginia’s most congested regions for transportation projects in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads?



4. Do you support implementing sunset procedures in all state agencies and programs that would require the Governor & General Assembly to periodically review their performance and usefulness?



5. Using current state funding methodologies, should the Commonwealth require that at least 65% of local public education funding be used for classroom instruction compared to non-instructional services?



6. Should illegal immigrants who grow up in Virginia be eligible for in-state tuition at Virginia’s public universities?



7. Do you believe Virginia’s public colleges and universities should be required to admit a minimum of 75% in-state students?



8. Should the Commonwealth require day labor centers, public and private sector employers, and government contractors to use the E-verify system to help combat the hiring of illegal aliens?



9. Do you support the creation of a day labor center in Centreville?



10. Regarding Virginia’s laws on firearms, which is closest to your view?




11. Currently, Virginia does not allow local school boards, absent legislation to the contrary, to begin the academic year prior to Labor Day in an effort to accommodate businesses that hire students as summer employees - the so-called King’s Dominion law. Do you support giving school boards the ability to begin classes before Labor Day and set their own academic calendars?



12. Virginia has various laws on abortion. I believe there should be:




13. Do you support requiring abortion clinics to comply with the same health and safety standards as other health care facilities?



14. Do you support state taxpayer funding going to Planned Parenthood where a variety of health services are provided including abortion?



15. Do you support the exploration of natural gas and oil off the coastal water areas of Virginia?



16. Virginia currently derives 20% of its electrical power from nuclear power. Do you support expanding the sources of nuclear power in Virginia?



17. Do you support repealing Virginia’s Constitutional Amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman?



18. What are the Top 3 statewide issues that you want state lawmakers to address in the 2012 Session?


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19. What are the Top 3 local issues that you want state lawmakers to address in the 2012 Session?


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