Friday, April 15, 2016

Information Regarding Candidates for Office

This is a summary of our candidate's positions. Voting will take place Tuesday April 19th from 12:20 to 1:00. Polls will close at 1:00. Voting is open to everyone at FAITH except for the nursery/toddler children.


All of the candidates are clearly Pro-life. Jackson St. Onge and Gabe Lacasse are the candidates that have been the most direct in this area and Gabe has indicated specifically that he will defund Planned Parenthood.

On the topic of Terrorism, specifically Isis, all of the candidates are for continuing to fight Isis and terrorism worldwide. Steven Gudek was the candidate that specifically indicated that he felt expanding and strengthening our military was definitely on his agenda. Jackson St. Onge also made a point of stating that he would support increased training of our troops so they would be even more able to be successful in this fight.

Each of the candidates has his own ideas of how to improve our economy. Josh Mitchell clearly feels that budget cuts will be necessary and that a commitment to job creation and growth is key to getting back on track. He indicated that he would make a point of funding small business.
Gabe Lacasse has made it clear that he would be going after the welfare programs in the country and cutting them back severely. It is his intention to encourage all people currently on welfare to begin to seek employment although he does not have a strong platform on job creation. Gabe does have strong feelings about stopping the borrowing of money from China and plans to slow that down and eventually stop this practice.
Stephen Gudek proposes a lower tax rate for everybody. He and the other candidates have also mentioned that they would lower gas prices although they do not agree on the price each one would drop it to. Stephen also supports funding small business but unlike Joshua Mitchell, he would pick and choose which ones he funded and that the criteria for choosing would be how much of a help they were to America.  Joshua Mitchell is the candidate that has indicated most clearly that he will reduce the size of government if elected.
On the topic of immigration, the candidates are split. Josh Mitchell and Gabe Lacasse are for a wall between Mexico and America. Stephen Gudek still flip flops on whether he would or would not support one and Jackson St. Onge has said loud and clear that he does not support a wall as a means to control immigration.

All of the candidates support stricter control of prescription drugs.

In terms of the second amendment Josh Mitchell is the most vocal supporter and Gabe Lacasse certainly supports the right to bear arms and carry concealed weapons. Stephen is definitely against carrying concealed weapons for safety reasons.

All candidates are in favor of teaching Christianity in schools but Gabe Lacasse did indicate that he would support the rights of Americans to choose the religion they wanted to follow.

Finally, Gabe Lacasse has stated several times that he will abolish Obamacare. Stephen Gudek indicated that the environment and the abolishing of the Common Core would also be priorities.

Josh Mitchell has told the American people that he would do whatever he felt would be in the best interests of the people and Jackson St. Onge clearly feels that the poor in America are a group that has been underrepresented and needs defending.