Ben Westlund (Independent) - State Sen., Agribusinessman & Ex-Republican Candidate Website
Candidates' public positions on the issues of the "Oregon Governor Candidate Selector -- 2006".
1. What would be your ideal candidate's position on ABORTION?
Pro-life (Atkinson, Mannix)
Pro-choice (Kulongoski, Hill, Sorenson, Saxton, Westlund)
2. What would be your ideal candidate's position on IMMIGRATION issues?
State services should not be available to illegal immigrants. (Curtright, Mannix, Saxton, Atkinson)
Supports President Bush's "Guest Worker" proposal. (Atkinson-with caveats)
3. What would be your ideal candidate's position on Oregon's DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT?
Supports it. (Kulongoski, Sorenson)
Opposes it. (Atkinson)
4. What would be your ideal candidate's position on DRUG LAWS?
Opposes decriminalizing of personal use of marijuana. (Atkinson)
Supports decriminalizing of personal use of marijuana. (Keating, Winslow)
Supports decriminalizing of personal medical use of marijuana. (Keating, Winslow, Westlund)
5. What would be your ideal candidate's position on GAY & LESBIAN issues?
Supports same sex marriage. (Hill)
Opposes same sex marriage. (Atkinson)
6. What would be your ideal candidate's position on ABSTINENCE EDUCATION?
Supports it as alternative to sex education. (Saxton, Atkinson)
Opposes it as alternative to sex education.
7. What would be your ideal candidate's position on EDUCATION?
Supports school choice which would permit state tax dollars to go to private and religious schools. (Saxton, Atkinson)
Opposes school choice. (Sorenson)
8. What would be your ideal candidate's position on HEALTH CARE?
Supports universal health care. (Keating, Winslow, Westlund)
Opposes universal health care. (Atkinson)
9. What would be your ideal candidate's position on CAPITAL PUNISHMENT?
Supports the death penalty. (Kulongoski, Saxton, Westlund)
Opposes the death penalty. (Keating, Winslow)
10. What would be your ideal candidate's position on TAXES?
Generally, taxes should be reduced, by cutting spending. (Atkinson, Curtright, Mannix, Saxton)
Generally, state services should be not be reduced, therefore taxes should not be reduced. (Kulongoski, Hill, Sorenson, Keating, Winslow, Westlund)
11. What would be your ideal candidate's position on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?
We should encourage business to locate in Oregon by lowering corporate taxes. (Atkinson, Saxton)
We should encourage business to locate in Oregon, but not by lowering corporate taxes. (Kulongoski, Hill, Sorenson, Keating, Winslow)
12. What would be your ideal candidate's position on Oregon's FORESTS?
My candidate would tend side with environmentalists. (Curtright, Winslow, Westlund, Keating)
My candidate would tend to support timber interests.