2023 Constituent Survey December 22, 2022 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. * Indicates Required Field Title First Name * Middle Initial Last Name * Suffix Phone Number * Email * Address (Street Address, P.O. Box, Company Name, c/o)* Street Address, P.O. Box, Company Name, c/o Address Line 2 (Suite, Unit, Building, Floor, etc.) Suite, Unit, Building, Floor, etc. Apt Number City * State * Zip * 1. Do you support the creation of a government administered health care system (A.6058 of 2021 ) as the solution to the rising cost of private health insurance? Yes No Not enough information 2. The New York Medical Aid in Dying Act (A.4321-A) would allow a mentally competent, terminally ill patient to choose to self-administer medication to end his or her life with additional protective measures in place. Do you support passing the Medical Aid in Dying Act into Law? Yes No Not enough information 3. The Clean Slate bill (A.6399-C) would allow for the automatic sealing of certain criminal convictions. People with pending criminal charges who are on probation or parole for the conviction in question, or who are required to register as a sex offender would be ineligible for this program. In addition, no records would be sealed for the purposes of background checks for potential law enforcement officers, gun license applicants and other fingerprint-based background checks required by law. Do you support passing the Clean Slate bill into law? Yes No Not enough information 4. Advocates are pushing for legislation that would allow elderly inmates who are 55 years of age and older to qualify for early parole (A.8855). Do you support requiring the parole board to evaluate any inmate who is 55 years old or older and who has served at least 15 years of their sentence for early release from prison? Note: the Elder Parole bill does not mandate release but gives the Board of Parole the discretion to make the decision. Yes No Not enough information 5. The Good Cause Eviction bill (A.5573 of 2021) would prohibit landlords from evicting a tenant except for limited circumstances like non-payment of rent. Do you support passing the Good Cause Eviction bill into Law? Yes No Not enough information 6. For you, which of these policies contributes to creating a safe neighborhood and community? Quick first responders Yes No Well-lit streets and parking lots Yes No Good schools Yes No People having jobs Yes No Good housing Yes No Owning a gun Yes No Having more police Yes No Having security cameras Yes No Places for children to play safely Yes No Judges who decide whether public safety requires a defendant be jailed before trial Yes No Access to healthcare Yes No Access to mental healthcare and addiction services Yes No Less access to guns Yes No Clean, well-cared for streets Yes No A neighborhood watch program Yes No Businesses doing well Yes No Armed and trained school resource officers Yes No 7. Climate change, shifting to cleaner fuels/renewable energy, land conservation, recycling and composting are topics that many constituents have raised with me. For you, how high a priority is addressing climate change and reducing our carbon footprint? Highest Moderately high Neutral Moderately low Lowest Not a priority at all 8. Which of the following policies would you support or oppose? Investing in farmland conservation Yes No Investing in open space conservation Yes No Expanding bottle deposits to include non-carbonated beverages Yes No Requiring producers to recycle packaging Yes No Incentives for installing electric vehicle charging stations in public locations Yes No Incentives for shifting to lower carbon fuels, including electric vehicles Yes No Incentives for replacing gas appliances and heating systems with electric appliances, geothermal heating/cooling or electric heat pump Yes No Implement permit fees and emissions taxes to pay for environmental programs Yes No Requiring all new residential and commercial construction to be all-electric buildings Yes No 9. When considering how to allocate the state’s financial resources, which categories are your highest priorities? (Rank highest priorities as 1 and lowest priority as 14). Education (K-12) High Education/College Housing Healthcare Addiction prevention/treatment/recovery services Environment Local Governments/Property Tax Relief Bridge and Road Infrastructure Water and Sewer Infrastructure Parks and Trails Workforce Development (trades, apprenticeships, nursing etc.) Nutrition and healthy food Resources for the Aging community Childcare User Name
