Seth Adam Manley

Election Information:

Party: 
Republican
District: 
22
Office: 
State House

Contact Information:

https://www.manleyforvermont.us

Survey Responses:

S = Support
O = Oppose
NR = No Response
Life
S O NR
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
Candidate's Comments:
This abortion issue should belong to the people (individual freedom). That is how it stands currently, since anything NOT in the constitution of the State or Federal government belongs to the people to decide for themselves. If Vermont Prop-5 becomes Article 22 of Vermont's constitution (if passed by the voters), it will become a jurisdiction of the government. All aspects of reproduction, including your gender, the number and gender of children you produce, and who you couple with will become the property of the State of Vermont: It will no longer be your decision. Personally, I abhor abortion because it is a tragedy, but personally I would not force my will upon others. The State of Vermont will have no problem forcing itself on you. If you vote yes to Proposition 5, I hope you like three-some's in your bedroom.
First Amendment
S O NR
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
Family
S O NR
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:
This epidemic of "gender identity" transmogrification is a symptom of a sick society, imho. Apparently, people who are unhappy are asking for societies support in changing their sexual reality. The problem with this is that if you are unhappy now, you will most likely be unhappy after you experiment with your gender. Happiness is a pursuit, a choice. What chromosomes you ended up with when you were conceived is not a choice: it's what makes you you.
Education and Public Safety
S O NR
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:
The NEA appears to be a communist entity. It seems to have monopolistic power over all the nations schools system. It should be treated as a monopoly and broken, as any good democracy should be able to do.
Health and Welfare
S O NR
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:
Parental rights should be protected at all costs.