PINOCCI, RANDY

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State Senate
District:
12
Political Affiliation:
Republican
Montana Family Foundation Comments:

2015 Legislative Scorecard Score – 100%

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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. SO
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
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* Back in 2015 Ken Miller and Jeff Laszloffy asked me to run against Roger Hagen who was one of the lowest scorningReps in the state, I won with your help and indorsement and was able to give you a A rating back to your organization As a team we won..This guy am running against now is just as bad he says he will spend 100,000.00 to win this race. To win this racewe need to be a team just like we were back in 2015. I know you have had a lawsuit or 2 and so have I.With political practices now run by a Republican along with a Republican governor I believe we will not see lawsuits as much as we did.Randall Pinocci, Public Service Commissioner District 1.
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* Working with Jim Brown on fraud in Montana could be in the billions of dollars we need to stop that.I will work with you on any ideas to lower taxes in Montana.
9. The Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms for self-defense. SS* Randy Pinocci is the vice president of Montana Shooting Sports Association.And a benefactor member of the NRA working directly with Charlton Heston.I have supported Gun Owners of America over the years.I have been a gun dealer and a Class 3 Gun Dealer in the past.I have an A rating with all gun organizations and I will in this race as well.I will be endorsed as well, sure hope you will as well........
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* Climate change happens we had an ice age! The north and south pole has changed position from time to time.Guess what it may happen again, Climate change is happing all the time from time to time with or with out cars.Keep this in mind I have 8 years with the Public Service Commission I probably have more experience on energythan anyone running for office this go around if I win with your help I might be good on an energy committee.
13. Abortion should be illegal at all stages of pregnancy. S
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. S
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. S
17. Physician-assisted suicide should be legal in Montana. O* These points will be argued a lot I will and would like to discuss with this organization all sides of the argued points of view.
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
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* As a Christian trying to be on the narrow path to salvation and avoiding the wide path to destruction a voting record is a great way to help prove the case. With that please help me stay on the narrow path.
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* Government institutions have proven to enforce non Christian beliefs on the citizens of this country that was founded by our forefathers that tried to base the country on Christian beliefs. The further we get away from bible principal the worse this great country becomes. My promise to you is I will always vote on the side of Christian values.