TJ Hawthorne

Election Information:

Party: 
Libertarian
District: 
44
Office: 
State House

Contact Information:

tjforliberty.com
TJ Hawthorne for MN 44B
@T_Jakk

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:
1. I will not support "Prohibition" of anything. There is too much nuance with this issue to have a line between prohibit or allow. I believe if the fetus/baby has a viable chance to live, the Dr. already signed an oath to do no harm. That person then has a right to life. Every one of these situations has too many variables for the state to create a law of prohibition. 2. I would never support this, ever. 3. Voluntary is the key word in this question. I am all for a completely voluntary society.
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:
4. Should be voluntary only. 5. Should be voluntary only. 6. Should not have these restrictions in the first place. 7. Shouldn't be public information at all.
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:
8. This is not a state issue. The state legislation should not have influence on this decision. This should be decided by the sport's association leadership. 9. Allow, yes. Fund, no. 10. No. Discrimination laws only create more discrimination. 11. See 10
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:
11, 12, 13, 14. I believe the state education system has no authority to impose any of this. The only way is to open up education to the free market. Allow educators to open their own schools and teach kids how they want to. When parents want their kids to learn with that educator, that educator's school will grow.
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:
15. No one should lose their job because of refusal to participate in an experiment. Private companies should have the right to hire and fire who they want. 16 & 17. Parents should know everything the educators are sharing with their kids.