St. Louis MetroVoice 2004 Missouri Statewide Races
Questionnaire Candidate Responses

   It is extremely important that you compare the candidates' responses to the right questionnaire. There are two different (yet similar) questionnaires; one for the Missouri Federal level candidates and one for Missouri State level candidates. To see whether or not you agree with the candidate who is vying for your vote, you will need to compare his or her answers to the appropriate questionnaire. We recommend that you first list the answers of your favorite candidate/s on a separate piece of paper then go to the appropriate questionnaire and compare their answers. This will save you the time and effort of having to toggle back and forth between the questionnaire and your candidates' answers.

The following is the list of topics which Missouri & Illinois STATE LEVEL candidates were asked to address:

1. Legislative Philosophy

2. Health Care

3. Discrimination

4. Abortion

5. Gaming

6. The U.S. Constitution

7. Education

8. Second Amendment

9. Stem Cell Research

10. Private Property

Key to Answers:

• CHOSE NOT TO RESPOND - Candidate made the choice not to answer our questionnaire.
• NA ("No Answer") - Candidate responded to our questionnaire, but chose not to relate their position/opinion on this particular topic.
• NA* ("No Answer but provided a comment") - Candidate did not choose one of the positions/opinions presented as a choice on the questionnaire, but instead made a comment related to the topic.
• 1. a* (Answer with an asterisk) Answers with an asterisk indicate that the candidate chose one of the positions/opinions provided on the questionnaire and added a clarifying comment or statement.
• i (Lower case i, bolded and italicized) Candidate is an incumbent.

Governor
	Claire McCaskill - Chose Not to Respond
	Matt Blunt
	1. NA* 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. b* 6. a* 7. NA* 8. c 9. b 10. a *1. Wrote in: "I believe that government policy should always reflect the values of its constituents." *5. Marked through 'Gaming has proven beneficial to Missouri but' and wrote: "I am opposed to the expansion of gambling in Missouri," *6. Wrote in: "I do believe that it is sometimes necessary to amend the Constitution. The founding fathers would not have been able to foresee the need to protect the sanctity of marriage from liberal judges who legislate from the bench." *7. Wrote in: "There is an appropriate role for federal, state, and local officials in crafting education policy. I believe that as many decisions as possible should be made on the local level. We should always remember that parents should control the education of their children."
	John Swenson - Chose Not to Respond
	Robert Wells
	1. c 2. c 3. b 4. e 5. NA* 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b *5. Wrote in: "Whether a person decides to gamble or not is his or her own personal choice, however the state should never attempt to fund itself thru this or any other known vice."
Lieutenant Governor
	Rebecca Cook - Chose Not to Respond
	Peter Kinder
	1. c 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b
	Mike Ferguson
	1. a 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. NA 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. NA 10. b
	Bruce Hillis
	1. c 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. NA* 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. a *5. Wrote in: "[d] The only portion of the state's budget that should be underwritten by gaming is the cost to monitor its activity to ensure protection for Missouri citizens.
Secretary of State
	Robin Carnahan - Chose Not to Respond
	Catherine Hanaway
	1. b 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. b* 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. b 10. a *5. Crossed out: "has proven beneficial to" and wrote in "is legal in"
	Christopher Davis - Chose Not to Respond
	Donna Ivanovich
	1. c 2. c 3. b 4. e 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b
State Treasurer
	Mark Powell - Chose Not to Respond
	Sarah Steelman
	1. c 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. b 10. b
	Lisa Emerson
	1. a 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. NA* 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b *5. Wrote in: "[d] Government should not control or take funds (theft) from private businesses, including gambling institutions."
	Chris Fluharty
	1. c 2. b 3. b 4. e 5. c 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. b 10. b
Attorney General
	Jeremiah Nixon i - Chose Not to Respond
	Chris Byrd
	1. c 2. b 3. b 4. d 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. a
	David Browning
	1. a 2. NA* 3. b 4. a* 5. NA* 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b *2. Wrote in: "[d] Missouri can not afford its present health care burden, and can not expand it without bankrupting the state." *4. Marked [a] and wrote in: "until the child is viable." *5. Wrote in: "[d] We should review our gaming policy to determine if gaming is a beneficial as we believed it would be."
	David Fry
	1. c 2. c 3. b 4. e 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b