LEAS, AARON J

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State House of Representatives
District:
83
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 believe it is upto the parents to have 100% control of their own children's educational upbringing. Obviously we all want our kids to be successful.
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. SS
7. Montana’s property taxes are too high SS
8. Montana’s corporate taxes are too high S* We need economic growth. Our state has been stagnant for decades.I would be in favor of a flat tax rate, remove income tax and property tax, maybe a sales tax if we eliminate all others. Putting constitutional caps on the tax amount government can collect. Actually force the legislature to maintain a balanced budget, put some teeth like the loss of legislative pay if they are unable to balance the state budget.
9. The Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms for self-defense. SS* Shall not be Infringed. We have strong 2A protections in Montana thanks to Gary Marbut.
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* Wow talk about the scam of the century, first it was global warming then global cooling then back to global warming now they have just stuck with climate change. I mean yeah it changes 4 times a year. We are probably in the top 10 cleanest polluting nations in the world. Until we let the 3rd world in.Love to see these climate hacks go to India or China and tell them to stop causing pollution, maybe regulate theirs economies into the ground.
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. 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. SO* If same sex can't have kids how do they make more gays? How do they procreate? They have to target children and groom them. Thats why they are always going after the most vulnerable in society. Its how they build their numbers.
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