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Meet the Candidate

ANDERSON, ALLEN ARTHUR

Running For:
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
District:
151

Political Affiliation:
REP
Age:
75
Occupation:
Attorney
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Survey

Response Legend

  • YYes
  • NNo
  • UUndecided
  • −Declined to Respond / Position Unknown / Unclear
  • *Comment
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation

Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Should education funding be available directly to families through a grant, scholarship, or education savings account so that parents can send their children to the school of their choice, including religious schools? Y* Parents should be in charge of their children’s education.
2. Should marijuana be legalized and sold commercially for recreational use? N
3. Should the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act be amended to include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity," which would require public schools and other public facilities to open up restrooms and locker rooms to members of the opposite sex? N
4. Should Pennsylvania enter into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which would include a new carbon tax on electricity producers? N* These agreements raise prices and hurt the working poor. We need to be environmentally responsible. But penalizing our citizens when China has over a thousand coal Firing energy plants does not make sense.
5. Should increases in state government spending be limited to the rate of inflation plus population growth? Y* High taxes give the bureaucrats more money to spend but penalizes the working poor.
6. Should state taxpayer funding be allowed for elective abortions? N
7. Should all voters be required to show identification before voting? Y* Many other Democracies do this without problems.
8. Should striking union members have access to unemployment compensation? N
9. Should public schools be prohibited from allowing males who identify as females to compete in girls’ sports? Y* We have made great strides in equality For girls and young women. They should not have ti compete against males.
10. Should schools have to post curriculum online for review by parents and taxpayers? Y
11. Should funding for public and state-related universities follow the student rather than go directly to the institution? Y