Tara Menza

Election Information:

Party: 
Republican
District: 
11
Office: 
State House

Contact Information:

menzaforhd11.com
https://www.facebook.com/menzaforhd11
@tara_menza

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:
Abortion is not the only option for an unplanned pregnancy. I feel we need to look at supporting the woman who finds herself in a situation she didn't expect; support the woman beyond just her pregnancy. I feel we need to also look at paternal rights as well as overhauling the adoption process. We need to come together to support life and each other and not look at abortion as a first resort to an unplanned pregnancy.
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
Candidate's Comments:
Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are under serious attack and it is one of the biggest threats to our democracy and constitutional rights. We need to put an enormous amount of energy into preserving our basic constitutional rights and stop forcing religious organizations to violate their religious freedoms. Additionally, individuals and their businesses are being unfairly punished for supporting organizations or candidates and this attack on personal choice and freedom of speech will require new protective laws to protect the identity of supporters. Personal identity protection and privacy are also fundamental aspects of a healthy democracy. Everyone should have the right to privacy.
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
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:
Parental choice, public school transparency, homeschool support, and ensuring tax payers have alternative choices to traditional public school is absolutely essential to make sure every child is educated in the best way that fits their families needs. Additionally, there should be strict election rules about local school board races that exclude donations or influence from any organization outside of the district. This will ensure local candidates have a fair chance at an election for the people by the people and not from external organizations with no ties to the local community.
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:
Discussing medical procedures or counseling to minors should always include the child's parents. The government should not get into the habit of parenting children, but it should always keep them safe and ensure parents rights are protected.