FISHBAUGH, ESTHER

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State House of Representatives
District:
62
Political Affiliation:
Republican

Survey

Response Legend

  • SSStrongly Supports
  • SSupports
  • OOpposes
  • SOStrongly Opposes
  • *Comment
  • −Declined to respond
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation

Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Public School Funding in Montana is at an inadequate level. S
2. Parents should have greater freedom to choose how and where their children are educated, including options such as education savings accounts, tax credits, vouchers, or other school-choice mechanisms. SS* I support that education dollars follow the child to the school of their parent's choice with one caveat; no taxpayer funds can be used at any educational institution that promotes any form of violent subversion of our constitution.
3. Parents should be allowed to homeschool their children without additional state regulation SS
4. Curricula based on Critical Race Theory (CRT) should be prohibited in Montana public schools SS
5. Comprehensive sex education should be taught in public elementary schools, beginning as early as kindergarten. SO
6. Montana’s income taxes are too high. S
7. Montana’s property taxes are too high SS
8. Montana’s corporate taxes are too high S* Taxation is directly related to spending. We must limit government to only those activities that are the proper venue of governments. We need to have stronger auditing of any bureau or business that receives tax dollars to reduce waste and fraud.
9. The Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms for self-defense. SS* We need a vigorous course of study in high school and college for our federal and state constitutions so we will have an informed citizenry.
10. Montanans should not be discriminated against or treated differently based on their vaccination status. SS
11. Climate change is a serious problem that requires increased government regulation. SO
12. Environmental regulations in Montana are currently too restrictive. S
13. Abortion should be illegal at all stages of pregnancy. SS* We can do better to help women in crisis pregnancies to support them through birth; the major reason given for women who seek abortions is lack of support from family and/or partner or lack of resources. These are problems we can help mitigate as a community.
14. Abortion should be legal only in the early stages of pregnancy and restricted after a specific point, except when necessary to save the life of the mother. O
15. Abortion should remain legal at all stages of pregnancy, without restriction. SO
16. Individuals and organizations should be allowed to opt out of abortion-related mandates, if those mandates violate their religious or moral convictions. SS
17. Physician-assisted suicide should be legal in Montana. SO
18. Biological males who identify as transgender should be allowed to compete in women’s and girl's athletic competitions. SO
19. Medical procedures intended to change a minor’s sex or gender should be prohibited. SS
20. Same-sex couples should be permitted to adopt children. O* Children do best when raised in a household of their biological parents. Parents are responsible for the care and upbringing of their children both morally and financially; their directives in the upbringing of their children supersede outside entities.
21. State and local nondiscrimination laws should be expanded to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the same manner as race, religion, and national origin. SO
22. Montana’s marriage laws should be revised to reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage. SO
23. Objective moral truths exist and should inform laws and public policy, rather than shifting cultural preferences. SS
24. Government should be limited in scope, with most decisions best made by individuals, families, and local communities rather than centralized authorities. SS
25. Homosexuals and transgender people should be allowed to adopt children: SO
26. Personal responsibility and self-governance are more effective at solving social problems than expanded government programs: SS
27. Parents—not government institutions—are the primary authority responsible for the education and moral formation of their children: SS