JAMESON, JONATHAN RUSSELL

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State Senate
District:
1
Political Affiliation:
Democrat

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. SS
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. O* I believe each student learns at different rates and with different mediums for learning. I believe in smaller classroom size and more teachers. I think our schools need more councilors because some family homes are not the best environment for growth. I believe human history is rich with knowledge and guidance to help us move forward in understanding each and everyone’s culture and heritage.
3. Parents should be allowed to homeschool their children without additional state regulation S
4. Curricula based on Critical Race Theory (CRT) should be prohibited in Montana public schools O
5. Comprehensive sex education should be taught in public elementary schools, beginning as early as kindergarten. O
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 O* I don't believe our taxes are being used to reinvest into our community especially in the rural areas.
9. The Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms for self-defense. S
10. Montanans should not be discriminated against or treated differently based on their vaccination status. O* Some vaccines are very necessary. We are seeing measle cases rise throughout our country. Spreading illness due to misunderstanding of vaccines and this illness is now infringing on people’s freedoms.
11. Climate change is a serious problem that requires increased government regulation. SS
12. Environmental regulations in Montana are currently too restrictive. O* Our environment is the most important resource we have. We have to focus on solutions to protect our environment while also using the resources our environment offers to create jobs. We cannot build towards a profitable future if we don’t think about how our impacts are affecting the environment.
13. Abortion should be illegal at all stages of pregnancy. O* My beliefs on abortion, I think there are so many variables on why someone would choose to have an abortion. I don’t believe anyone has a say on abortion except for the patient and the doctor who are directly involved . I don’t think it’s anyone’s business.
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. S
16. Individuals and organizations should be allowed to opt out of abortion-related mandates, if those mandates violate their religious or moral convictions. O
17. Physician-assisted suicide should be legal in Montana. O
18. Biological males who identify as transgender should be allowed to compete in women’s and girl's athletic competitions. O
19. Medical procedures intended to change a minor’s sex or gender should be prohibited. S
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. O
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. O
24. Government should be limited in scope, with most decisions best made by individuals, families, and local communities rather than centralized authorities. S
25. Homosexuals and transgender people should be allowed to adopt children: SS
26. Personal responsibility and self-governance are more effective at solving social problems than expanded government programs: O
27. Parents—not government institutions—are the primary authority responsible for the education and moral formation of their children: S