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November 5, 2024 Vermont General Election

Candidates for US Rep to Congress, Vermont

Becca Balint - D

►Websitebeccabalint.com

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Mark Coester - R

►WebsiteMARK4VERMONT.COM

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Jessica "Jessy" Diamondstone - LU

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Adam Ortiz - I

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Becca Balint

Mark Coester

Adam Ortiz

Biographical

General Philosophy

Personal and Family

Professional Experience

Civic Involvement

Political Experience

Religious Affiliation

Accomplishments and Awards

Educational Background

Military Service

Reasons & Objectives

Why I Am Running for Public Office

Goals If Elected

Achievements If Elected

Areas to Concentrate On

On Entering Public Service

Opinions of Other Candidates

Endorsments, Voting, Elections, Politics & Government

Candidate Endorsements

Safe & Fair Elections

Government & Democracy

Women in Politics

January 6 2021 Capitol Attack

Voter Suppression

Stealing the 2020 Presidential Election

Trump's Impeachment & Exoneration

Prosecuting President Trump

Gerrymandering

Supreme Court Term Limits

Electoral College

Voting Rights for X-Felons

Mail-In Ballots

Government Shut Down

Earmarks

Government Efficiency

Government Corruption and Ethics

Campaign Contributions, Limits & Citizens United Case

Voting Rights

Money and Special Interests

Winning the Election

Trump

US House and Senate Term Limits

Foreign Election Interference

Federal Bureaucracy & Regulations

527 Stealth & Super PACs

Campaign Finance Reform

Lobbying

Partisan Gridlock

State Governments

Voter Registration

Government & Religion

Public Funding of Political Campaigns

False Online Information & Fake News

Voting Age

DC Statehood

Federalism and States' Rights

Government Accountability

Native Americans US Treaties

Post Office & Postal Banking

Ballot Measures & Citizen Participation

Campaign Spending Limits

DC Voting Representation in Congress

Eminent Domain

Faith-Based Programs

Government Transparency

Separation of Church & State

Federal Mandates

FEMA and Hurricane Katrina

Government Agencies

Privatization

Sexual Misconduct of Politicians

Single 6 Year Term for US President

State Block Grants

Sunset Clauses

Small-Donor Matching

Federal Agency Relocation

Political Party Primaries

Freedom of Information Act

Soft-money Political Contributions

Tea Party

Trump and/or Biden as President

National Referendums

Bipartisanship

Checks and Balances

Democratic Socialism

Trump's Tax Returns

Foreign Policy

Israel, Hamas and Palestinian Conflict

Israel

Gaza

China

Russia

Ukraine

Iran

Iran Nuclear Deal & Sanctions

Afghanistan

Nuclear Weapons & Non-Proliferation Treaty

North Korea

State Department & Diplomacy

Iraq

Middle East

Saudi Arabia

World Leadership

Syria

Foreign Aid

Latin and Central America

Refugee Crisis

Commander in Chief

Cuba

ISIS

Islam and Muslims

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Overseas Interventions

Pakistan

America's Image Abroad

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM)

Burma

Mexico

Promotion of Democracy Around World

Radical Islam

Sanctions

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Third World Debt Relief

Africa

Balkans

CIA

Cluster Bombs

Europe

India

International Criminal Court (ICC)

Lebanon

Other Arab Countries, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia

Recognition of a Palestinian State

Taliban & Radical Islamic Jihadists

Turkey and Kurds

Unilateralism

United Nations (UN)

US Treaties

Worldwide HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

Overseas Arms Sales

Jobs, Economy, Trade, Business, Industry & Agriculture

Economy

Jobs

Inflation

Business

Small Businesses

Agriculture

Trade

Infrastructure

Farm Subsidies & Supports

Guest Worker and H-1B Programs

Foreign Job Outsourcing

Tariffs & Trade with China

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Trade Barriers to US Goods

Income Inequality

Employment Discrimination

Telecommuting

Minority & Women-Owned Businesses

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

Space & Aerospace Industry

Crime, Police & Imprisonment

Crime & Prevention

Black Lives Matter

Defund Police

Police Reform

Police Militarization

Police Body Cameras

Sex Crimes & Offenders

Death Penalty

Prisons

Minority Incarceration

Private Prisons

Incarcerations

Hate Crimes

Hate Crimes Legislation

Recidivism and Rehabilitation

Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Corporate Crime and Fraud

Parole and Probation

Officer Involved Shootings

Human Rights

Non-Violent Crime

Youth and Gang Crime

Crime Violence Trauma

Human Trafficking

Domestic Violence

Incarcerated Women

Arrests & Prosecutions

Crimes Against Children

Rape

Victimless Crimes

Child Pornography

Identity Theft

Videotaping Criminal Interrogations

Protests & Rioting

Housing & Communities

Housing

Renter Evictions

Homelessness

Mortgages

Federal Mortgage Regulation

Foreclosures

Low Income and Public Housing & Assistance

Redlining Housing & Loans

Transgender Protections & Community

Labor, Wages & Unions

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Income Inequality

Wage Discrimination

Employment Discrimination

Retired Workers

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Health & Medical

Medicare

Universal Medical Care & Insurance

Healthcare

Health & Medical Reform

Prescription Drugs

Children's Health, Abuse And Neglect (32)

Rural Health Care

Proposed Budget Cuts to CDC, NIH, and WHO

Pre-Existing Conditions

Health and Medical Insurance

Women's Health & Reproduction

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Mental Health

Mental Health Mass Shootings

Drug Addiction & Substance Abuse

Drug Price-Gouging

Pharmaceutical Companies

Differences of Other Candidates on Healthcare

Medicaid

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Generic Drugs

Children and Schools COVID Vaccinations

China’s Role in COVID

Health Insurance Covering Birth Control

Long-Term Care

Caregivers

Public Option

Lead Poisoning

Paying for Expanded Medical Insurance

Alzheimer's Disease

Attracting Doctors and Medical Care Providers

Chronic & Catastrophic Illnesses

HIV/AIDS

COVID Pandemic

COVID Impact & Government Response

COVID Vaccine Mandates & Testing

Hospitals and Medical Facilities

Medically Uninsured or Underinsured

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Nurses and Public Health Workers

Uniform Billing and Claims

Vaccinations & Immunizations

Wellness Promotion

Universal Free Schools Meals

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)

Breastfeeding

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Diabetes

Preventive Health Care

Elderly's Health & Abuse

Health Care Tax Credits

Market-Based Medical Insurance

Medical Errors

Obesity

Patient's Bill of Rights

Resistance to Antibiotics

Smoking

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

Medical Technology

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Alternative Medicine

Association Health Plans (AHP)

Asthma

Biomedical Superiority

Business Tax Credits for Employee Health Coverage

Cancer

Cigarettes Drug & Alcohol Advertising

Free Market Health Care

Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)

Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

Mad Cow

Medical Malpractice Reform

Medical Research

Mercury Pollution

Nursing Homes, Hospices and Assisted Living

Paperless Claims

Physicians

State Health Plans

Tax Credit / Deductible for Medical Insurance

TRICARE Health Insurance

Opioid Crisis

Private Insurance

Education & Schools

Teaching Racial, Sexual, and Political material

Higher Education & College Costs

Private Schools Vouchers and Funding

Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

Charter and Magnet Schools

School Safety

Pre-School and Early Childhood Education

Online Learning

Student Debt & Forgiveness

Student Loans, Scholarships and Pell Grants

Teacher Pay

Common Core Education

Sex and Birth Control Education

Free College Tuition

Teacher Unions

Education Tax Credits

Sexual Orientation Education

Junk Food & Vending Machines in Schools

Drugs in Schools

Work-Study Program

Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities

Universal Free Schools Meals

Math and Science in Schools

School Budgets

Education Funding

Environment & Climate Change

Environment

Climate Change & Global Warming

Clean Air and Water

Pollution

Green New Deal

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) & Regulation

Carbon Tax

National and State Parks

Offshore Drilling

Net Zero & Reducing Emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits

Clean Energy

Endangered Species

Land, Rivers and Lakes

Natural Disasters

Oceans

Public Lands & Water

Clean Water Act of 1977

Global Environmental Standards

Oil Industry

Humans Affect on Climate Change

Green Offices, Homes and Improvements

Keystone Pipeline

Oil and Gas Subsidies

Toxic Waste

Carbon Capture Technology

Oil & Gas Leases on Federal Land

Coal

Developing World Climate Change & Energy

Fuel & Energy Efficiency & Standards

Flood Protection And Levee Repair

Interior Department

Invasive Species

Green Energy

Green Technology & Infrastructure

Abortion, Pro-Life & Genetic Engineering

Abortion(Pro-Choice) v Pro-Life

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Roe v. Wade

Human and Animal Cloning

Contraception

Abortion Federal Funding

Abortion for Rape and Incest

Health Insurance Covering Birth Control

Stem Cell Research

Violence Against Women Act

Abortion Clinics & Protesters

Adoption and Foster Care

Life Beginning at Conception

Out-of-State Abortions

Parental Consent or Notification

Partial-birth Abortions

Using Embryos in Stem Cell Research

Right to Life Constitutional Amendment

Ultrasound Testing as Part of Informed Consent

Child Custody Protection Act

Stem Cell Research Federal Funding

The Morning After Pill (Plan B)

Unborn Victims of Violence Act

Poverty, Welfare & Hunger

Welfare

Poverty

Poor Children

Senior Poverty

Low Income and Public Housing & Assistance

Rural Poverty

Hunger

Urban Poverty

Courts, Laws & Justice

Supreme Court

Activist Judges

Judicial Appointments & Confirmations

Black Lives Matter

Justice Department

Death Penalty

Burning the Flag

Minority Incarceration

Judicial Discretion & Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Cash Bail

Courts & Trials

Criminalization of Poverty

Equal Justice

Crack v Powder Cocaine Disparity

Legal Reform

Parole and Probation

Race Sentencing Disparity

Court Costs

Public Defender Services

Juvenile Justice

Constitution

Crime Victims Rights (Marsy's Law)

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Eminent Domain

Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)

Bankruptcy Reform

Tort Reform

Rule of Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Class Action Reform

Obscenity Laws

Product Liability Reform

Stuffing the Supreme Court

Racial Justice, Equality & Equity

Banks & Finance

Banks

Glass-Steagall Act

Federal Reserve

Financial Crisis

Financial Industry Regulation

Big Banks & Too Big to Fail

Wall Street

Dodd-Frank Act

Redlining Housing & Loans

Credit And Banking

Payday Loans & Predatory Lending

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Stock & Commodity Trading

White Collar & Financial Crimes

Investment Banking

Income Based Debt Repayment (IBR)

China Currency Manipulation

High-Frequency Trading

Mortgages

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Federal Mortgage Regulation

Foreclosures

Truth In Lending

Civil, Religious, LGBTQ & Human Rights

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Tolerance

Transgender Protections & Community

Confederate Statues

Racism & Race Relations

Transgender Public Bathroom Restrictions

Black Lives Matter

Civil Rights

LGBTQ+

Women's Issues

Privacy Rights

Burning the Flag

Native Americans & Indigenous People

African Americans

Gay Rights

Persons with Disabilities

Latino / Hispanic Americans

Roe v. Wade

African American Reparations

Affirmative Action

Same Sex Marriage

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Gays Serving in the Military

Women’s Rights

Hate Crimes

Hate Crimes Legislation

Property Rights vs. Civil Rights

Equal Rights Amendment

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Racial Profiling

Same Sex Adoptions

Native American Rights

Sexual Orientation Education

Racial Discrimination & Disparities

Cruelty to Animals

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Homosexuality Choice or Chance

Muslims Entering US

USA Patriot Act

Military Transgender Ban Reinstatement

Human Rights

Refusal of Businesses to Gays

Tax Treatment of Same Sex Couples

The Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

Native American Funding

Personal Data Privacy

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)

Gender Equality

Marriage Left to States

Taxes on Native Americans

Freedom

Native American Casinos

Religious Rights

Torture & Waterboarding

Muslim Americans

Property Rights

Values, Religion, Family, Patriotism & Public Service

Burning the Flag

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Cruelty to Animals

Adoption and Foster Care

Faith-Based Programs

Pornography and Adult Oriented Media

Boy and Girl Scouts

Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Gambling & Prostitution

Marijuana

Medical Marijuana

Cigarettes and Smoking

Illegal Drugs

Metamphetamines and Opioids

Drug Prevention and Rehabilitation

Alcohol

Drinking Age

Lottery

Punishments for Drug Crimes

Doping in Sports

Gun & Property Rights

Gun Legislation and Control

Ban on Bump Stocks & Assault Weapons

Right to Own and Cary Guns - Second Amendment

Gun Background Checks

Mental Health Mass Shootings

Gun Violence & Homicide

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Gun Show Checks & Manufacturer Law Suits

High Capacity Amo & Gun Locks

Red Flag Laws

Guns Permits and Hunting

Gun Shows

Gun Registry

Local Gun Laws

Gun Straw Purchases

Gun Buyback Programs

Microstamping

Gun Personalization

Energy

Renewable Energy & Fossil Fuels

Fracking and Natural Gas

Nuclear Power

Carbon Tax

Offshore Drilling

Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits

Green Energy

Ethanol & Biofuels

Oil Drilling

Oil Industry

Green Offices, Homes and Improvements

Foreign Oil Energy Independence

Gas Prices & Gas Taxes

Keystone Pipeline

Oil and Gas Subsidies

Oil & Gas Leases on Federal Land

Alternate Energy

Coal

Developing World Climate Change & Energy

Fuel & Energy Efficiency & Standards

Immigration, Border Security, Terrorism & Homeland Security

Immigrants, Refugees, & Asylum Seekers

The Wall, Border Security & Border Patrol

Terrorist Attacks

Immigration Policy & Reform

Airport, Air, Rail & Port Security

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Local First Responders

National Security

Illegal Immigration Enforcement

Dream Act

Homeland Securtiy

Undocumented Immigrants

Guest Worker and H-1B Programs

Illegal Immigration as a Crime or Felony

White Supremacists

Illegal Immigrants Social Services

Cyber Security & 5G

Immigrant Military Service & Citizenship

Legal Status, Residency & Citizenship for Immigrant Youth

Muslims Entering US

Visa Enforcement

Illegal Immigration Amnesty

Naturalization Backlog for Immigrants

War on Terror

Visa Programs

Domestic Terrorism

Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants

Criminalize Assistance to Illegal Immigrants

Driver's Licenses to Illegals

English as Official Language

National Security Agency (NSA) & Citizen Surveillance

14th Amendment

Americanization of Immigrants

Arizona's Strict New Immigration Law

Database of Foreigners

Electronic Verification System for Employers

Employers Who Hire Illegals

E-Verify System

Immigration of Highly Skilled Workers

Legal Status for Undocumented Farm Workers

Radical Islam

Real ID Act

Sanctuary Cities

Torture & Waterboarding

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Immigrant Agriculture Workers

Department of Peace

Alien Minors

Domestic Intelligence & Agencies

Evacuation Preparedness

Harboring, Housing & Work Centers for Illegals

In-state Tuition for Illegal Aliens

Terrorist & Enemy Combatant Rights

Water, Hazardous Materials & Bio Terrorism

Immigrant Healthcare

Infrastructure & Transportation

Bikes, Scoters and Pedestrians

Transportation

Infrastructure

Train Travel and Amtrak

Highway Congestion

Highways

Air Travel

Driver Safety Measures

Electric Vehicles

Public Transportation

Light Rail

Seaports

Traffic Congestion

Self-Driving Vehicles

Department of Transportation

Privatization of Roads

Technology, Internet, Social Media, Science & Space

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

TikTok

Internet Neutrality

Rural Internet Access

Internet

Technology

Cyber Security & 5G

Internet Privacy

Science

Digital Rights

Research and Development

Innovation

Internet Sales Tax

5G & High Speed Broadband Deployment

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Internet Gambling

Safety of Technological Products

Spamming

Green Technology & Infrastructure

Office of Technology Assessment (OTA)

Journalism

Freedom of the Press

Voter ID Laws

E-Science & Computer Technology Research

Internet Crime

Internet Divide of Rich & Poor

Internet Pornography

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding

Telecommunications

Women and Minority Research Grants

Quantum Computing Technology

Federal Minimum Wage

Chinese Internet Censorship

Internet Freedom Preservation Act

Media Ownership Concentration

Nanotechnologies

Parental Blocking & Children Internet Protections

Private Company Space Travel

Space

Space & Aerospace Industry

Telecommuting

Wireless Spectrum

Media Fake & Bias News

Social Media

Taxes

Taxing the Wealthiest

Corporate & Business Taxes

Property Taxes

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Income Taxes

Taxes on Interest, Dividends, and Capital Gains

Tax Reform

Corporate Tax Breaks & Loopholes

Education Tax Credits

Sales Tax

Child Tax Credit

Financial Institutions & Transaction Tax

Tax Credits

Inheritance / Estate Taxes

Business Tax Breaks and Incentives

Flat Tax

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Tax Exemptions

Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

Extending the Bush Tax Cuts

Health Care Tax Credits

Offshore Tax Shelters

Value-Added Tax

Charities & Non-Profits

Corporate Relocation Tax Breaks

Business Tax Credits

Business Tax Credits for Employee Health Coverage

Income Tax on Seniors

Marriage Penalty

National Sales Tax

R&D Tax Credit

Tax-Free Savings Accounts

Military, National Defense & Veterans

Veterans

Military

Wars, Warmaking & Overseas Deployments

Defense and Military Budget

Gays Serving in the Military

Veterans' Health and Medical Care

Veterans Administration (VA)

Veterans Health Care

Veteran Suicide

Sexual Assault in Military

Immigrant Military Service & Citizenship

GI Bill & Veterans' Benefits

Veterans' Beneifts

Department of Defense and Pentagon

Homeless Veterans

Military Families

Vetreran Job Retraining

Defense

ISIS

National Guard & Reserves

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Veterans Funding

Veteran Employment

Military Industrial Establishment

Missile Defense System

POWs and MIAs

Walter Reed Army Medical Center Scandal

Drone Strikes

Length of Deployments

Military Pay, Medical Care and Benefits

Persian Gulf War Illnesses

President Ahmadinejad

President Hamid Karzai

Private Security like Blackwater

Reducing Military Costs

Survivor Benefits

Military Bases Overseas

Congressional Military Approval

Police Militarization

Seniors, Social Security, Medicare, Pensions

Social Security

Seniors & Aging of Population

Retired Workers

State Pensions

Social Security Reform

Pensions

Retirement Security

Social Security Long Term Viability

Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k)s

Privatizing Social Security

Raising Retirement Age & Reducing Payment Levels

Social Security Means Testing

Social Security Trust Fund

Corporate Defined Benefit Pension Defaults

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Tax on Social Security Benefits

Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy

Earmarks

Minorities

Black Lives Matter

Racism & Race Relations

Racial Discrimination & Disparities

Racial Profiling

Race Sentencing Disparity

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Tolerance

African Americans

Native Americans & Indigenous People

Latino / Hispanic Americans

Muslim Americans

African American Reparations

Affirmative Action

Minority & Women-Owned Businesses

Native American Rights

Native Americans US Treaties

Taxes on Native Americans

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Native American Casinos

Minority Incarceration

Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities

Employment Discrimination

Wage Discrimination

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Sex & Sexuality

LGBTQ+

Gay Rights

Sex and Birth Control Education

Same Sex Marriage

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Equal Rights Amendment

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Same Sex Adoptions

Homosexuality Choice or Chance

Sex Crimes & Offenders

Homosexuality as Sin

Refusal of Businesses to Gays

Tax Treatment of Same Sex Couples

The Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

Transgender Public Bathroom Restrictions

Gender Equality

Marriage Left to States

Sexual Harassment

Internet Pornography

Pornography and Adult Oriented Media

Boy and Girl Scouts

Child Pornography

Obscenity Laws

Sexism

Consumers & Food

Dodd-Frank Act