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Candidates' Positions and Views |
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for:
Senate Of Virginia 37th District, Virginia |
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August 23, 2011 Virginia Republican Primary |
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Candidates positions and views on other Issues where information is available: |
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The report below lists the candidate responses to Government issue questions. The responses were provided by Stephen M. "Steve" Hunt and Jason A. Flanary or were obtained from their websites. The candidates select the issues and questions for which they want to provide a response. The first link is a report of all the issues and questions made available to the candidates. Many issues and questions had no responses - links are only provided where we have information. If there are many candidates for this office, you may have to scroll down to compare all responses. |
| Government |
Stephen M. "Steve" Hunt - R
Website
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Jason A. Flanary - R
Website
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| Virginia State Government and Agencies, a General Statement |
Government needs to recognize that it works for the people, not the other way around. In his years on the Fairfax County School Board, Steve was a tireless proponent of more open and accessible government. He would continue this effort at the statewide level, supporting open government measures such as making the State budget and disbursements available for taxpayer inspection online in a downloadable format.
Steve believes that government intervention in the economy should be focused on penalizing fraud and preventing practices that harm people, pets and property, not in bureaucrats trying to micromanage industries.
However, government is critical in providing those services which cannot be provided by the private sector. These services include national security, law enforcement and the justice system, infrastructure and public education.
State and local government has a role in ensuring that the most vulnerable among us who cannot care for themselves are protected and in enabling the opportunity for a fulfilling life.
In many cases, government's best use of that role is as an enabler rather than as the service provider of first resort, developing public-private sector partnerships that represent the best stewardship of taxpayer's hard-earned dollars.
Source: www.stevehunt.org (07/19/2011) |
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| Linits of Virginia Seizing Property by Eminent Domain |
A key to liberty is the right to private property whether land, possessions or funds. Virginians' land should be protected in the Constitution of Virginia from government confiscation for commercial use.
Source: www.stevehunt.org (07/19/2011) |
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| Virginia Government Reform, a General Statement |
Government needs to recognize that it works for the people, not the other way around. In his years on the Fairfax County School Board, Steve was a tireless proponent of more open and accessible government. He would continue this effort at the statewide level, supporting open government measures such as making the State budget and disbursements available for taxpayer inspection online in a downloadable format.
Steve believes that government intervention in the economy should be focused on penalizing fraud and preventing practices that harm people, pets and property, not in bureaucrats trying to micromanage industries.
However, government is critical in providing those services which cannot be provided by the private sector. These services include national security, law enforcement and the justice system, infrastructure and public education.
State and local government has a role in ensuring that the most vulnerable among us who cannot care for themselves are protected and in enabling the opportunity for a fulfilling life.
In many cases, government's best use of that role is as an enabler rather than as the service provider of first resort, developing public-private sector partnerships that represent the best stewardship of taxpayer's hard-earned dollars.
Source: www.stevehunt.org (07/19/2011) |
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| Virginia Government Ethics (Waste, Fraud and Abuse) |
Government needs to recognize that it works for the people, not the other way around. In his years on the Fairfax County School Board, Steve was a tireless proponent of more open and accessible government. He would continue this effort at the statewide level, supporting open government measures such as making the State budget and disbursements available for taxpayer inspection online in a downloadable format.
Steve believes that government intervention in the economy should be focused on penalizing fraud and preventing practices that harm people, pets and property, not in bureaucrats trying to micromanage industries.
Source: www.stevehunt.org (07/19/2011) |
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| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Changing Governor's Term In Office |
| Recall of Statewide Elected Officials |
| Virginia Redistricting |
| Virginia Lobbying Reform |
| Virginia Influence of Special Interests |
| Virginia Campaign Spending Limits |
| Virginia Campaign Reform |
| Virginia Campaign Ethics |
| Virginia Campaign Contribution Limits |
| Virginia Public Funding of Political Campaigns |
| Virginia Soft-money Political Contributions |
| Virginia Reform of Redistricting (Gerrymandering) |
| Virginia Voting and Election Reform |
| Virginia Regulatory Relief and Reform |