Rep. Gentry 2016 Constituent Survey

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Dear Neighbor,
Thank you again for the opportunity you have given me to represent you in Santa Fe. As we prepare for the upcoming legislative session, I wanted to get your perspective on important issues we will consider when the legislature convenes later this month. Please take the time to fill out the the survey below.

Thank you!

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* 1. Address

Name *

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code *

Email Address *

Phone Number

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* 2. Please select the issues most important to you and your family: (Choose multiple)

Education

Healthcare

Illegal immigration

Jobs and the economy

Public safety

State government spending

Trafﬁc and transportation

Taxes

Other (please specify)

ECONOMY AND JOBS

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* 3. Which of the following do you believe is the best way to create more jobs in New Mexico?

Tax relief for small businesses

Job training programs

Increase the state’s minimum wage

Invest in helping technologies developed in NM labs and universities to make it into the private sector

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What do you believe are the biggest problems with the economy in New Mexico?

Crime

Government regulations

Lack of skilled workforce

Taxes

Other (please specify)

TAXES

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* 5. Generally speaking, do you think your state taxes are:

Too high

Just right

Too low

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* 6. New Mexico’s current minimum wage is $7.50/hour. Which of the following do you support?

Keeping the state’s minimum wage as is

Raising the minimum wage to $8.00/hour, which would be among the highest in the region

Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, which would be the highest in the nation

Other (please specify)

EDUCATION

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* 7. To improve the quality of public education, which do you believe is the most important area of reform?

Focus more education dollars to classrooms and less in bureaucracy

Reduce dropout rates through stronger truancy laws

Focus on basics like reading and math

Increase teacher pay

Allow professionals to share their expertise as part-time, adjunct teachers

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Do you support or oppose “Social Promotion” policies that emphasize passing children from grade to grade based on age, regardless of whether or not they have learned the grade-level material

Support “Social Promotion”

Oppose “Social Promotion”

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BUDGET

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* 9. What do you think the spending priority should be for any new money that the State receives this year?

Education

Programs to support business creation and development

State government employee pay raises

Tax cuts

Other (please specify)

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

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* 10. New Mexico is one of a few states that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license and now the federal government has announced that New Mexico's driver's licenses will no longer be valid for federal identification purposes (like getting on an airplane or into federal facilities). How do you think the state should address this?

The law should be repealed

Undocumented immigrants should only be allowed to get a driver's permit that is not valid for identification purposes

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PUBLIC SAFETY

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* 11. With all of the stories in the news about violent crimes, what do you think is the most important step that the legislature can take to reduce violent crimes?

Allow retired police officers to return to work and keep their pension

Teenage curfew

Three-strikes-and-you’re-out law

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Address

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* 2. Please select the issues most important to you and your family: (Choose multiple)

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* 3. Which of the following do you believe is the best way to create more jobs in New Mexico?

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* 4. What do you believe are the biggest problems with the economy in New Mexico?

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* 5. Generally speaking, do you think your state taxes are:

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* 6. New Mexico’s current minimum wage is $7.50/hour. Which of the following do you support?

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* 7. To improve the quality of public education, which do you believe is the most important area of reform?

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* 8. Do you support or oppose “Social Promotion” policies that emphasize passing children from grade to grade based on age, regardless of whether or not they have learned the grade-level material

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* 9. What do you think the spending priority should be for any new money that the State receives this year?

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* 11. With all of the stories in the news about violent crimes, what do you think is the most important step that the legislature can take to reduce violent crimes?

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* 12. Anything else on your mind?