Moshe Landman
Election Information:
Party:
Green
District:
39
Office:
State Senate
Contact Information:
www.MosheLandman.us
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 except when necessary to save the mother's life. |
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 Creative Professionals: Allowing creative professionals (photographer, baker, wedding vendor) to decline to participate in events or create messages that violate their moral or religious beliefs. |
X | ||
5.Conscience Rights for Faith-Based Organizations: Exempting faith-based organizations from regulations that cause them to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. |
X | ||
6.Free Speech on Campus: Prohibiting speech zones or speech codes that restrict where students can discuss controversial or unpopular issues on college campuses. |
X | ||
7.Donor Privacy: Protecting confidential donor information so individuals are able to privately support charities of their choice without fear of being doxed. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
I studied at famous seminaries in Israel for a number of years, and am very familiar with Judeo-Christian values. We must respect every individual and group's religious beliefs and viewpoints. If an event or job requires them to violate their religious beliefs, we must allow them to pass or oppose such a task without the fear of retribution or loss of job. Any state or federal regulation that requires faith-based organizations to violate their beliefs must allow for exemption for that group. There should be safe school zones that allow students to discuss issues openly and honestly, without fear of consequences. We cannot fear the truth, wherever that may lead us. And of course, donor information should remain confidential if so desired by the donor so as not to be labelled by society in one way or another. At the same time, we are not against showing off that one has made a donation to a worthy cause. Sometimes, we must act with arrogance to promote an important social or environment cause. Charity is not something to be ashamed about.
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Family
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S | O | NR |
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8.Women's Sports: Preventing biological males who identify as female from competing in women's sports. |
X | ||
9.Gender Identity Counseling: Allowing parents to obtain professional counseling for children struggling with gender identity issues to help them reach their desired outcome. |
X | ||
10(a).Protected Class for Sexual Orientation: Adding “sexual orientation” as a protected class alongside race, religion, sex, age, and disability in nondiscrimination law. |
X | ||
10(b).Protected Class for Gender Identity: Adding “gender identity” as a protected class alongside race, religion, sex, age, and disability in nondiscrimination law. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
We should recognize that some males want to become females, and some females want to become males. It is a personal choice. However, we cannot forget that a male has a different biology which may not be fair to incorporate into women's sports or other groups such as prisons. Professional counseling is especially necessary for children struggling with gender identity issues and can be very helpful. Sexual orientation should be a protected class, as we have seen dangerous discrimination and violence in America against them. Gender identity should also be protected.
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Education and Public Safety
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S | O | NR |
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11.School Choice: Allowing the use of tax credits, vouchers, and education savings accounts to cover the cost of children attending the school of their parents' choice, including private schools. |
X | ||
12.Parental Rights for Opt-Out: Giving parents the ability to opt their children out of school materials and lessons to which the parents object. |
X | ||
13.Critical Race Theory: Allowing schools to teach children that America's laws, policies, and society perpetuate systemic racism and that people are either oppressors or oppressed, or privileged or marginalized, based on their skin color. |
X | ||
14.Parental Rights for Transparency in Education: Giving parents access to the curriculum and materials their children are learning in school and allowing them to decide whether or not their children should be exposed to certain ideas. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
America has a long history of public and private education. Each family must decide what is right for them, and we can support both. Even if a child goes to a public school, the family should be able to decide if certain classes or materials do not agree with their values and have alternative classes available. We must teach that a future America accepts all races and groups.
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Health and Welfare
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S | O | NR |
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15.Medical Rights of Conscience: Allowing health care workers and providers the freedom to practice medicine in accordance with their personal beliefs and conscience. |
X | ||
16.Parental Rights for Healthcare Disclosure: Requiring schools to disclose to parents if the school is providing counseling or medical services to a child who desires to undergo “gender transition.” |
X | ||
17.Parental Rights for Mental Health Disclosure: Directing schools to inform parents of any mental, physical, or emotional health information and treatment that a child is receiving at school. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
My name is Moshe Landman, and I am running for the Maryland State Senate in District 39 (Clarksburg, Germantown, Montgomery Village, and northern Gaithersburg). While I am running with the Green Party, you can be registered with any party and still vote for me. You can learn all about my campaign at www.MosheLandman.us. Now, you already know I care a lot about the environment, and want to make sure our families have clean air, water, food, and an eco-friendly future for our State. What you may not know is that I am the son of a famous Maryland Rabbi, and have Jewish Rabbis throughout my family. We believe in the sacredness of life, that a fetus has a soul that develops early on (as soon as 8-12 weeks). So we must preserve this life, and make sure its rights are protected. There are so many couples looking to adopt babies, and willing to pay for it. So let's help match them to struggling mothers, and even allow some visitation later in life so as to keep some bond between the biological parents and the child. In fact, while we are not against eating animals, we also believe animals have souls and should be treated with respect under proper conditions, even if we ultimately sacrifice them for our nourishment.