Legislative authority and responsibilities of the Indiana House of Representatives include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.
Hundreds of millions of Indiana taxpayers dollars are being allocated through the voucher program to private and religious schools. How can these non-public schools be held accountable to the same testing and fiscal transparency as the public school system?
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Indiana is 7th in the nation for accidental shootings involving children and 57% of suicides are gun related. These deaths are preventable. As an elected official, what measures, if any, would you support to ensure gun safety and protect Hoosiers, especially our youth?
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Policies that limit access to reproductive health care contribute to Indiana’s high mortality rates for both mothers and infants. What measures would you support to ensure quality, affordable reproductive healthcare for Hoosier women?
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Indiana ranks near the bottom of states with restrictive voting laws and is the lowest for voter turnout nationwide. If elected, what measures would you recommend to increase voter access to the polls and encourage voter participation?
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Indiana ranks in the bottom third of US States in both health care and mental health services. What policies would you support to ensure accessibility, affordability, and quality of care for all Hoosiers?
Social Media and Website LinksManuel Maldonado for Indiana state representative, district 10
Hundreds of millions of Indiana taxpayers dollars are being allocated through the voucher program to private and religious schools. How can these non-public schools be held accountable to the same testing and fiscal transparency as the public school system?
By creating a uniform and streamlined process that all schools follow and are held accountable to.
Indiana is 7th in the nation for accidental shootings involving children and 57% of suicides are gun related. These deaths are preventable. As an elected official, what measures, if any, would you support to ensure gun safety and protect Hoosiers, especially our youth?
I will defend and protect the 2nd amendment as written. Gun safety should be a course all individuals take as a recommendation before owning a gun.
Policies that limit access to reproductive health care contribute to Indiana’s high mortality rates for both mothers and infants. What measures would you support to ensure quality, affordable reproductive healthcare for Hoosier women?
Birth control should always be available but abortion is unacceptable and we must ensure that every life matters and is protected.
Indiana ranks near the bottom of states with restrictive voting laws and is the lowest for voter turnout nationwide. If elected, what measures would you recommend to increase voter access to the polls and encourage voter participation?
Proof of citizenship and proper identification with proof of address, state issued identification only for voting participants.
Indiana ranks in the bottom third of US States in both health care and mental health services. What policies would you support to ensure accessibility, affordability, and quality of care for all Hoosiers?
We must make Healthcare available and affordable to all.
What else would you like to tell voters?
I will work diligently for the people of the 10th district and insure that we meet the needs of our constituents and be accountable to them.
Hundreds of millions of Indiana taxpayers dollars are being allocated through the voucher program to private and religious schools. How can these non-public schools be held accountable to the same testing and fiscal transparency as the public school system?
Candidate has not yet responded.
Indiana is 7th in the nation for accidental shootings involving children and 57% of suicides are gun related. These deaths are preventable. As an elected official, what measures, if any, would you support to ensure gun safety and protect Hoosiers, especially our youth?
Candidate has not yet responded.
Policies that limit access to reproductive health care contribute to Indiana’s high mortality rates for both mothers and infants. What measures would you support to ensure quality, affordable reproductive healthcare for Hoosier women?
Candidate has not yet responded.
Indiana ranks near the bottom of states with restrictive voting laws and is the lowest for voter turnout nationwide. If elected, what measures would you recommend to increase voter access to the polls and encourage voter participation?
Candidate has not yet responded.
Indiana ranks in the bottom third of US States in both health care and mental health services. What policies would you support to ensure accessibility, affordability, and quality of care for all Hoosiers?