2022 Post Session Survey – Mark Obenshain

Please fill out the questions below to share your opinion with Senator Mark Obenshain!

1. What THREE issues are the most critical facing our communities today? Check three.*

Increased cost of gas and groceries
Education reform – raising academic standards and promoting parental choice
Rising healthcare costs
Protecting Second Amendment rights
Expanding access to broadband
Defending the sanctity of life
Increased crime/public safety
Passing gun control legislation
Other

Other*

2. Do you support Governor Youngkin’s proposal to pause the gas tax in Virginia for 3 months?*

Yes
No
No opinion

3. Do you support the $5.3 billion in tax relief that Governor Youngkin and the Republican-controlled House of Delegates have proposed?*

Yes
No
No opinion

4. Do you believe that there should be a school resource officer assigned to every public school in Virginia?*

Yes
No
No opinion

5. Do you think that we should loosen restrictions on opening public charter schools to allow more school choice for parents and students?*

Yes
No
No opinion

6. The last election featured a robust debate over the appropriate roles of parents and school administrators in setting the curriculum in our public schools regarding issues such as masking and in-person instruction for the next generation of Virginians. Which of the following best reflects your view:*

Parents should have more influence
Administrators should have more influence
Teachers should have more influence
The status quo is about right

7. Do you think that Virginia should put aside money in the state budget to incentivize the Washington Commanders to move their stadium to Virginia?*

Yes
No
No opinion

8. Governor Northam’s administration partnered with the Democrat majority in the General Assembly in 2021 to pass a bill that would establish a Cannabis Control Authority with the intention of setting up a robust recreational marijuana marketplace in the Commonwealth. Which of the following best reflects your view?*

Virginia should reverse course, criminalize marijuana.
Virginia should accelerate the establishment of a legal marijuana marketplace
Virginia should stay the course, but go slow and establish a legal marijuana marketplace that is regulated and adopts best practices for limiting access to minors and to efficiently tax its sale
No opinion

9. Governor Youngkin signed an executive order on Day 1 of his administration to ban the teachings of Critical Race Theory and divisive concepts in our classrooms. Do you support his executive order?*

Yes
No
No opinion

10. Senator Siobhan Dunnavant’s Senate Bill 656 requires the Department of Education to draft model policies on notifying parents of any sexually explicit materials assigned in class. Do you support this legislation?*

Yes
No
No opinion

11. The Democrat controlled Senate Rules Committee voted on March 4 to defeat a bill known as the “born alive” bill that would have required medical professionals to provide treatment and care to infants born alive after a failed abortion. Do you support this bill?*

Yes
No
No opinion

12. I sponsored a bill this past session to require photo identification in order to vote. It was killed by the Democrat majority in the Senate. Do you support my bill requiring a photo identification to vote?*

Yes
No
No opinion

13. In Fairfax County, there have been efforts to ensure a “more diverse population” in the County’s esteemed Thomas Jefferson Governor’s School. Supporters of the effort contend that too many Asian students are admitted to the detriment of other minorities. Do you support or oppose efforts to require a “race-blind” admission process?*

Support
Oppose
No opinion

14. Do you support or oppose a proposal to give localities the authority to add 1% to their local sales tax for school modernization or construction?*

Support
Oppose
No opinion

15. The Commonwealth is facing a significant budget surplus following the 2020-2021 budget cycle. Both Democrats and Republicans have tapped the surplus to increase spending on teacher salaries, school funding, law enforcement salaries and other important governmental functions. Some want to keep and spend even more of the surplus while others want to cut taxes and return it to the taxpayers. Which approach do you favor?*

Support spending surplus funds on government services
Oppose spending surplus funds on government services –use it for tax relief to citizens
No opinion

16. What is one thing that my office can do to help assist with your needs?

17. What is the most pressing local or regional need that you believe needs more attention?

Please leave any additional comments you may have in the box below.

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