Political positions Mark Dayton

1 political positions

1.1 healthcare
1.2 medical marijuana
1.3 same-sex marriage
1.4 iraq war

political positions

dayton speaking in 2017

dayton received 100% ratings afl-cio, national association advancement of colored people, national abortion , reproductive rights action league, , liberal group americans democratic action. dayton received 79% rating league of conservation voters support of green energy. dayton scored 9% rating conservative sbe council.

healthcare

dayton supports health-care coverage americans, increased state , federal spending on health care. dayton supports progressive tax decrease state , federal deficits. create jobs, proposed state stimulus package part of gubernatorial platform. dayton supports increased funding k-12 schools, increased teachers salaries , decreased class size.

in july 2000, dayton answered election questionnaire saying expand medicare prescription-drug coverage. favors keeping social security intact, , opposes privatization of social security. received 90% rating alliance retired americans.

medical marijuana

until 2013, dayton opposed legalization of medical cannabis , drug policy reform, adopting same position republican predecessor tim pawlenty. marijuana policy project called dayton no more favorable drug policy reform last republican governor. dayton reported have become more favorable legalization of medical cannabis in 2014, advocates medical marijuana called position smoke , mirrors, , claimed deliberately stalling progress on bill legalize medical marijuana otherwise have enough votes pass. in meeting advocates, dayton allegedly told mother of child severe epilepsy buy drug illegally because not sign bill legalize it, denied having said that. when dayton posed $2 million study on medical marijuana mayo clinic instead of signing bill legalize medical marijuana, advocates bashed dayton not allowing suffering patients have access drug. city pages reported governor lose vote of many supporters of medical marijuana, 65% of minnesotans, 3/5 of republican candidates governor in 2014 strike more liberal tone on marijuana reform democratic incumbent.

same-sex marriage

with senator joe lieberman , representative barney frank, dayton introduced legislation governmental affairs committee extend domestic partners of federal employees benefits available , obligations imposed upon spouse of employee.

dayton voted against constitutional ban of same-sex marriage in june 2006, , supported civil marriage equality in gubernatorial platform.

on may 14, 2013, governor dayton signed law bill passed minnesota house , senate legalize same-sex marriage in state.

iraq war

in october 2002, dayton voted against authorization use of military force against iraq. followed 3 years later introducing senate bill 1756 create cabinet-level department of peace week after dennis kucinich introduced similar bill in house. bill never emerged committee on homeland security , governmental affairs.