HELLEGAARD, LYN

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State House of Representatives
District:
89
Political Affiliation:
Republican
Montana Family Foundation Comments:

2023 Legislative Scorecard Score – 100%

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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. O
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
3. Parents should be allowed to homeschool their children without additional state regulation SS* We all want strong public schools. Healthy competition and innovation tend to lift everyone, yet too often school boards and unions resist giving parents more options. It is disgraceful that our OPI is bragging about a 39% competency rate. That means 61% of our kids are failing. We need to quit doing things the same way and implement solutions that focus on the students. We want our kids prepared for real life. We should encourage partnerships between schools and local businesses to create internships and pathways that help young people enter good jobs sooner and with less debt. On higher education, it makes sense to reform student loans so colleges and universities share responsibility for repayment — giving them a strong incentive to prepare students for successful careers.
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. SS
7. Montana’s property taxes are too high SS
8. Montana’s corporate taxes are too high SS
9. The Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms for self-defense. SS* I believe in a balanced government that protects individual freedoms and rights granted by our constitution. Instead of asking what new bills politicians passed, we should ask which burdensome taxes and regulations they repealed. As a legislator I would ask myself does this bill give or take away my constituent's rights. Is this bill government's role as described in our Constitution.
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. SS
13. Abortion should be illegal at all stages of pregnancy. SS
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. SO
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. S
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. S
23. Objective moral truths exist and should inform laws and public policy, rather than shifting cultural preferences. S
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