Maryanne Cole

Party: Democrat

Office: PA House ( District: 67 )

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Quiz Results

How the candidate answered on the issues

State and National

Do you support net neutrality?

Yes

State and National

Should the minimum wage be raised?

Yes

Additional Comments: Raising the minimum number wage strengthens the local economy. If people aren’t simply struggling to stay afloat they are more able to spend money at local businesses such as retail businesses, restaurants, movie theaters, and other local establishments which in turn creates more jobs in local business.

State and National

What is your view on Climate Change?

There is no climate change.

Climate change is happening but humans aren't the cause. It is a natural cycle we have no control over.

Human activity is only one of many aspects causing climate change. Any changes society makes would have little effect.

Human activity is one of many aspects causing climate change, but society should still address it to attempt to minimize the impact.

Human activity is the cause of climate change.

State and National

Regarding gun laws, what generally do you support from the choices below?

More restrictions on guns.

Fewer restrictions on guns.

No changes to our current gun laws are needed.

Additional Comments: For rural Pennsylvanians, guns are part of our culture and our current gun laws, when enforced, work well. Full disclosure: I am a gun owner. What I do think we could strengthen regarding gun ownetship are such actions as closing the gun show loophole, banning military grade weapons and teaching gun owners gun safety practices.

State and National

How should marijuana be regulated?

Marijuana should be illegal under all circumstances.

Marijuana should be illegal, but possession and use convictions should have reduced legal consequences.

Marijuana should be legal only for medical use that can only be prescribed by a doctor.

Marijuana should be legalized and regulated similar to tobacco products.

Marijuana should be legalized and unregulated.

Additional Comments: If we look at the success Colorado, for instance, has had with full legalization, it seems that Pennsylvanians could greatly benefit from it. Prisons would not be so overcrowded with nonviolent drug offenders, the state could regulate and tax the sale of it and the money made from those tax dollars could be put toward improving such vital aspects of our state as public education, free college tuition for those who qualify, or any number of truly important issues that would improve the lives of rural Pennsylvanians.

State and National

Should the drawing of district lines be done by an independent system instead of state legislators?

Yes, it should be done by an independent panel of people.

Yes, it should be done by a computer without human intervention.

Yes, it should be done with a combination of a computer and an independent panel of people.

No, the system is fine the way it is.

Additional Comments: Gerrymandering is unethical and must be stopped. We must have a nonpartisan drawing of district lines in order to ensure a fair election process.

State

Were you (or would you have been) in support of the 2016 legislation regulating opioids in Pennsylvania (Act 122, Act 124, Act 125, Act 126)?

Partially

Yes

State and National

From the choices below, what best represents your view on the wages men and women are paid?

This should be left to the private sector.

Laws should be passed to ensure women and men are paid equally for the same work.

Additional Comments: It has been left to the private sector up to now and we still have wage inequality. Women are paid some 70 cents to a man’s dollar. Men and women should be paid equally for doing the same job if they have equivalent education, training, and experience. Many women are the heads of their households today. It is time for true equality.

State

Regarding Pennsylvania pensions, were you (or would you have been) in favor of the 2017 Senate Bill 1 that introduces a 401K-style component into pension benefits for new hires after 2019?

Partially

Yes

State

From the choices below, what best represents your view on property taxes?

Completely eliminate property taxes.

Cut property taxes.

Keep property taxes the same.

Raise property taxes.

State and National

From the choices below, what best represents your view on abortion?

Abortion should be banned in all cases.

Abortion should be banned except in cases of rape, incest or if the health of the woman is at risk.

I support current abortion laws, which permit abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy and, afterwards, only if the woman's life or health is in danger.

I support laws that make abortion easier to access.

I support making abortion legal, without any restrictions.

Additional Comments: I would not choose abortion for myself but I do believe the government should have no place in a woman’s choices about her reproductive rights. It is a personal, private and difficult choice that should be left up to a woman and her family.

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