Perrotta, Joseph
Meet the Candidate
Party Legend
- DDemocrat
- GGreen
- LLibertarian
- RRepublican
- UUnaffiliated
Survey
Response Legend
- YYes
- NNo
- UUndecided
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- −No response given by candidate
- *Comment provided, see Candidate page
| Question | Response | Comments/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Should North Carolina parents who choose to educate their children in a non-public school be eligible to receive a state-funded scholarship grant to assist with the cost of tuition and fees? | Y* | All school funds should be attached to the student and follow them wherever they go |
| 2. Should the N.C. General Assembly authorize non-tribal commercial gambling casinos in North Carolina? | N | |
| 3. Should abortion be prohibited in North Carolina once a fetal heartbeat is detected? | Y* | Infantacide is still murder, regardless of the age of the unborn |
| 4. Should North Carolina voters be required to show a photo ID in order to vote in North Carolina? | Y | |
| 5. Should the N.C. General Assembly legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes? | Y* | This has shown much promise in the veteran community for issues such as PTSD |
| 6. Should state nondiscrimination laws include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" as protected classifications? | N* | These are not immutable traits, they are personal choices. |
| 7. Should biological male students who identify as female be allowed to participate on female sports teams? | N | |
| 8. Should organizations that provide abortions be allowed to receive state funds? | N | |
| 9. Should North Carolina law allow a medical professional to assist another person in ending their life? | N | |
| 10. Should a health care practitioner, who is present at the time a child is born alive after a failed abortion attempt, be required by state law to exercise the same degree of skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of that child as would be expected for any other child born alive at the same gestational age? | Y | |
| 11. Should North Carolina public schools be required to allow students to voluntarily participate in “released time” religious instruction during school hours—provided that it takes place off-campus, with parental consent, and at no cost to the public school unit? | Y | |
| 12. Should N.C. law (G.S. §90-21.5) continue to allow minors to consent to the treatment of venereal disease or other reportable communicable diseases, pregnancy (not including abortion), abuse of controlled substances or alcohol, and emotional disturbance, without parental consent? | U* | This is a tough one. I would like to go over the statistics on how this would affect the student at home (abuse from parents, etc) prior to making a decision |
| 13. Should churches and other qualified religious organizations continue to receive tax-exempt status? | Y | |
| 14. Should a person’s religious beliefs influence the decisions they make while serving in public office? | Y | |
| 15. Should the number of terms a state legislator may serve in the North Carolina General Assembly be limited? | Y |