2008 Legislative Survey
State Representative

Penny Bacchiochi
Somers ∙ Stafford ∙ Union

Please enter a response for each multiple choice question.

 

Public Safety/Crime
1.)
Should repeat violent offenders be subject to mandatory life sentences for such crimes as arson, rape, murder or home invasion?



Immigration
2.)
Federal laws prohibit a person who enters and lives in the U.S. illegally from receiving federal social services resources. Should that person be eligible for state subsidies including fuel assistance, in-state tuition or public housing?



Education
3.)
The state's largest cities receive nearly one-third of all school funding yet educate just 12 percent of all students. Should state resources be re-allocated to other suburban and rural school districts more evenly?



Property Taxes
4.)
Should local property tax increases be capped at 3 percent per year?



State Taxes
5.)
Would you support raising the state income tax in the event of a state budget deficit?



 

Environment
6.)
Do you support adding a five-cent deposit to the cost of bottled water?



Public Safety
7.)
Tougher sentencing laws will likely result in a need for more prison space in our state. Do you support increasing taxes to build a new prison?



Civil Unions / Same Sex Marriage
8.)
Do you support a law that would allow same sex couples to obtain a marriage license and enter into marriage?



Medical Marijuana
9.)
Would you support a patient's right to use marijuana under a doctor's supervision, for medical purposes only?



Minimum Wage
10.)
Do you support raising the state's minimum wage?



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