Meet the Candidate

BANTA, JAKE

Running For:

REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

District:

4

Political Affiliation:

REP

Age:

58

Occupation:

Elected state representative.

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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*	A parent pays taxes and should be allowed to give their children their choice of schooling.
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*	There are only two sexes, a man or a woman.
4. Should Pennsylvania enter into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which would include a new carbon tax on electricity producers?	N*	Pa. has a large natural resource of Natural Gas. RGGI is unnecessary and will hurt the prosperity of the people. "The poorer the nation, the dirtier".
5. Should increases in state government spending be limited to the rate of inflation plus population growth?	Y*	Government spending should ALL be used for return on investment. Wasteful spending and regulations do not create jobs.
6. Should state taxpayer funding be allowed for elective abortions?	N*	Life is a gift. ALL should have the chance you and I did if at all possible.
7. Should all voters be required to show identification before voting?	Y*	ALL VOTERS should show proof of citizenship not just ID.
8. Should striking union members have access to unemployment compensation?	N*	If you walk away from a job, plan on fighting for change but not earning pay while doing so.
9. Should public schools be prohibited from allowing males who identify as females to compete in girls’ sports?	Y*	It is unfair to women and a slap in the face of their equal rights.
10. Should schools have to post curriculum online for review by parents and taxpayers?	Y*	Our schools need a reboot of education system completely. Curriculum should be for basic skills K-12 readying students for the work force after graduation. We are failing our kids.
11. Should funding for public and state-related universities follow the student rather than go directly to the institution?	Y*	Taxpayer money should follow the student.