Brandon Guffey
Election Information:
Party:
Republican
District:
48
Office:
State House or Assembly
Contact Information:
www.voteguffey.com
@brandonguffeysc
Survey Responses:
S = Support
O = Oppose
NR = No Response
O = Oppose
NR = No Response
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Life
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S | O | NR |
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1.Prohibiting Abortion: Prohibiting abortion after a baby’s heartbeat is detected, with limited exceptions such as to save the mother’s life or in cases of rape or incest. |
X | ||
2.Taxpayer Funded Abortion: Allowing taxpayer dollars to fund organizations that provide abortion. |
X | ||
3.Physician-Assisted Suicide: Allowing voluntary physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. |
X |
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First Amendment
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S | O | NR |
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4.Conscience Rights for Professionals: Prohibiting the government from denying required licensure or certification to individuals because of their religious or political beliefs. |
X | ||
5.Conscience Rights for Faith-Based Organizations: Exempting faith-based organizations (e.g. adoption/foster care providers, private schools) from regulations that cause them to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. |
X | ||
6.Transparency in Banking: Allowing consumers to obtain a written explanation when a financial institution shuts down the consumer’s account to protect against ideologically driven cancellations. |
X | ||
7.Privacy in Financial Giving: Protecting confidential donor information so individuals are able to privately support charities and causes of their choice without fear of being doxed. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
I am for #7 for an individual, but I am for transparency. I think the problem in politics is the hidden money that flows to push whatever narrative those people want. I think every dollar should be traceable to see who the players are and show their cards. Too many bad actors out there. Just as a conservative could be doxed, a liberal may feel the same way. We simply need to learn to always stand for the truth instead of trying to hide. we need strong conservatives, not flimsy ones.
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Family
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S | O | NR |
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8.Parental Rights in Gender Identity Counseling: Allowing parents to obtain professional counseling for a child struggling with gender confusion to help the child find comfort with his or her biological sex. |
X | ||
9(a).Protected Class for Sexual Orientation: Elevating “sexual orientation” to a protected class alongside race, religion, sex, age, and disability in nondiscrimination law. |
X | ||
9(b).Protected Class for Gender Identity: Elevating “gender identity” to a protected class alongside race, religion, sex, age, and disability in nondiscrimination law. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
I don't think race or gender should ever be asked. It is simply there to divide. I do agree with counseling for those that are struggling because I think gender identity is a mental health disorder to begin with. I don't believe it is the governments right to tell anyone they can or can't get counseling.
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Education and Public Safety
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S | O | NR |
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10.School Choice: Allowing the use of tax credits, vouchers, and/or education savings accounts to cover the cost of children attending the school of their parents’ choice, including private religious schools. |
X | ||
11.Free Speech at School: Protecting teachers and students from being forced to refer to a person by inaccurate pronouns that do not align with the person’s sex. |
X | ||
12.Parental Rights in School Healthcare Disclosure: Directing schools to inform parents of any mental, physical, or emotional health information and treatment that a child is receiving at school. |
X | ||
13.Transparency in School Curriculum & Activities: Giving parents access to the curriculum, presentations, and activities that their children are learning in school and allowing them to opt their children out of school extra-curricular activities, presentations, or specific lessons to which the parents object. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
#10 - I fear and I am seeing a lot of schools seem to be a way to generate money instead of being true educational schools. That worries me, but I am for the money following the child. #11 - kids and adults need to realize that you have the right to be offended, but that doesn't mean you have the right to deny science for your feelings. 12 - parents can say no and to not allow if they wish and the counselor shouldn't have to be a tape recorder to go to parents. If a child is Suicidle, struggling with gender, victim of a crime or has a substance abuse issue then I believe the parents should have to be informed. Just as adult counselors can't withhold criminal information from law enforcement, parents have a right to know if there is a major issue going on with their child. 13 - 100% agree
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Health and Welfare
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S | O | NR |
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14.Medical Rights of Conscience: Protecting health care workers from losing their jobs if they decline to participate in a procedure or treatment that violates their personal beliefs and conscience. |
X | ||
15.Women’s Privacy: Preventing males who identify as female from entering sex-separated spaces intended for females, such as showers, locker rooms, bathrooms, dormitories, women’s shelters, prisons, etc. |
X | ||
16.Protecting Pregnancy Centers: Ensuring pregnancy centers that provide life-affirming support to women and their families are not targeted or penalized by government officials. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
#2 is tricky because I know we have federal funds that are linked to planned parenthood and even though we have a heartbeat bill in SC to keep PP from performing abortions after a heart beat, people still spread that we are for political gain. The question says funding ORGANIZATIONS and PP may still do abortions in other states. With SC having a balanced budget, it is my understanding we can't just remove all funds from PP without losing the federal funds which can be as high as 40% of our budget.