Senator Walter H. Dalton (NC)

Current Office: State Senate
Current District: 46
Party: Democrat

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning abortion.

a) Abortions should always be legally available.

X

b) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.

c) Abortions should be legal only when pregnancy resulted from incest, rape, or when the life of the woman is endangered.

d) Abortions should be legal only when the life of the woman is endangered.

e) Abortions should always be illegal.

f) Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and parental notification requirements.

g) Prohibit the late-term abortion procedure known as "partial-birth" abortion.

h) Support "buffer zones" by requiring demonstrators to stay at least 15 feet away from abortion clinic doorways and driveways.

X

i) Other

I would not criminalize abortion during the first trimester or if rape, incest or life of the mother was involved.

j) Should North Carolina government funding be provided to clinics and medical facilities that provide abortion services?

Indicate the principles you support (if any) concerning affirmative action. State government agencies should take race and sex into account in the following sectors:

a) College and university admissions

b) Public employment

c) State contracting

d) Other

Best qualified person should be selected always.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.

a) Require the use of cleaner burning fuels in order to prevent pollution.

X

b) Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.

X

c) Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.

X

d) Require the state to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land.

X

e) Provide funding for recycling programs in North Carolina.

f) Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations.

g) Suspend participation in unfunded, federally mandated environmental protection legislation.

h) Restructure the electric utility industry to allow consumers to choose their power company.

i) Support stricter controls on corporate hog farms.

j) Provide state funding for a low-level radioactive waste landfill in Wake County.

X

k) Other

H should await information provided by consultant to legislature.

Undecided

l) State environmental regulations should not be stricter than federal law.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues.

a) Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons.

b) Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.

X

c) Maintain state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.

d) Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.

e) Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms by law-abiding citizens.

X

f) Favor allowing citizens to carry concealed firearms.

g) Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms.

X

h) Other

[G] is interesting option - but would like to hear debate first.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health issues.

X

a) Provide tax incentives to small businesses who provide health care to their employees.

X

b) Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care, through managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care where necessary.

c) Transfer more existing Medicaid recipients into managed care programs.

d) Use state funds to continue some Medicaid coverage for legal immigrants.

e) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.

f) Guaranteeing medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.

g) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.

X

a) Increase state funding for programs to prevent teen pregnancy.

X

b) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees.

c) Increase state funds to provide child care to children in low-income working families.

X

d) Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support.

e) Favor banning smoking in public places.

X

f) Increase state funding for Smart Start, a program which guarantees child care, nutrition and preschool education to all North Carolina children.

g) Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.

h) Support state funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans and job training and placement.

i) Other

j) Do you believe that the North Carolina government should include sexual orientation in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?

No

k) Do you believe that the North Carolina government should recognize same-sex marriages?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding welfare.

a) Continue to give counties primary responsibility for developing welfare-to-work programs.

X

b) Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.

X

c) Provide tax incentives to businesses who hire welfare recipients.

d) Provide child care for welfare recipients who work.

e) Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.

f) Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home.

g) Limit benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare.

h) Eliminate government-funded welfare programs.

X

i) Require teenage mothers to live at home and stay in school in order to receive welfare benefits.

j) Other