B e n   r o d e f e r      New Mexico State Representative, District 23      Home               Events                Donate              Volunteer               District               Contact 2010 District Survey Questions   Studies show we are seriously underfunding our schools. Would you support a ¾ of one cent increase in the gross receipts tax if every cent of that new revenue went directly to education? Yes No Do you believe we should diminish or do away with the many, many weeks of standardized testing federally mandated currently for our public school students (and thus create significantly more time for our teachers to actually teach)? Yes No Do you support art and music being offered at least once per week to every public elementary school student? Yes No Do you support efforts to position New Mexico as a national leader in renewable energy, with the incenting of good green jobs and significant statewide renewable energy generation? Yes No Do you support having our floor sessions and committee meetings broadcast over the radio or web? Yes No Would you support, as I do, placing the entire New Mexico budget online in a searchable format, thus creating more transparency in government? Yes No Would you support new legislation that requires lobbyists to file regular reports on who they represent and how much they are getting paid? Yes No Would you support new legislation that would make it a crime for any individual or entity to knowingly lie or otherwise significantly mislead the voting public during an election? Yes No Do you support or oppose the use of automated red light cameras? Support Oppose Do you support or oppose the death penalty? Support Oppose Would you support making it more difficult for individuals convicted of alcohol related offenses to purchase alcohol? Yes No Would you support a higher tax on cigarettes, with that additional revenue going directly to health care? Yes No We face serious water issues here. Do you support greater scrutiny in terms of water usage, water availability and planned recycling/conservation for all new developments? Yes No Before we recently gave oversight of deep water aquifers to the State Engineer, numerous potentially unscrupulous individuals and entities quickly made claims for essentially all water under the state. Do you support, as I do, our retroactively enacting stringent limits or sunsets on those claims? Yes No Do you think the state should be allowed to invest some of its permanent fund in the stock market? Yes No Overall do you feel that our state is headed in the right direction or the wrong direction? Right direction Wrong direction Overall, if we can get rid of the few bad apples we read about in the papers, do you have confidence in our state legislature? Have confidence Don't have confidence To you, what is the general policy area you would most like me to focus on over the next year? Education Health Care Green Jobs and Renewable Energy Seniors Veterans Economy Environment Public Safety Ethics Reform and Government Transparency Other: Comments   Do you have further concerns, comments or ideas that will help me better represent you? Contact information   First name Last name Zip code E-mail     Ben Rodefer...One of us - He's working for us. ¡UNO DE LOS NUESTROS!

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