JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri District 124 Rep. Rocky Miller has released the results of a survey he issued to his constituents earlier this year. The majority of respondents communicated to Miller they would like to see lower taxes, stringent restrictions on abortion, and the legalization of marijuana (with 31 percent saying only medicinal marijuana should be legalized and an additional 21 percent saying recreational marijuana should be legal).
Full survey results are below:
DISTRICT 124 LEGISLATIVE SURVEY RESULTS:
1. Which statement best describes your opinion on our tax system?
A reduction in tax rates is needed to stimulate growth - 68.46%
Our tax system takes care of state government needs well,
should be left alone - 16.15%
An increase in tax rate is needed to ensure state government
fulfills its obligations - 5.38%
2. Which statement best describes your opinion on transportation spending?
Too little revenue is set aside for transportation spending –
38.46%
The right amount of revenue is set aside for transportation
spending - 36.92%
Too much revenue is set aside for transportation spending –
12.31%
3. Which statement best describes your opinion on Medicaid Reform and Expansion?
Missouri can’t afford to expand Medicaid without harming
other services- 31.54%
Medicaid could be more efficient, it should be expanded to
more effectively provide for low-income Missourians and
reduce overall taxpayer costs - 19.23%
Medicaid is broken and should be scrapped, regardless of federal funds –
18.46%
Missouri should accept additional federal money to expand Medicaid only if the federal
government eliminates regulations and bureaucracy - 14.62%
Medicaid eligibility limits are too low and are hurting Missouri families –
6.15%
4. Which statement best describes your opinion on legislative term limits?
Term limits are effective and should be left as they are - 52.31%
Term limits should be less restrictive by allowing only 12 years total without regard to the chamber in which the member serves - 22.31%
Term limits should be less restrictive by allowing the same 16 years total, without regard to the chamber in which the member serves - 11.54%
Term limits are detrimental and should be repealed - 5.38%
5. Which statement best describes your opinion on abortion?
Abortion should be illegal except in rape, incest, and threats to life of mother - 39.23%
Abortion should be rare and medically safe, but is a woman’s legal right over her body - 27.69%
We should follow the lead of other states and act now to make all abortions illegal - 15.38%
We have effectively regulated abortion and nothing else needs to be done - 10%
6. Which statement best describes your opinion on state marijuana laws?
The current state prohibition on marijuana use should remain as is - 36.15%
Only medicinal marijuana use should be legally permitted - 31.54%
Recreational and medicinal marijuana use should be legally permitted for adults - 21.54%
This is a local issue and state law should be silent on the matter - 2.31%
7. Which statement best describes your opinion on union dues laws?
Labor unions served a purpose in their time, but now are an impediment to our state - 50.77%
Employers should be required to allow employees to choose whether to join a union to bargain on their behalf or to negotiate their own compensation individually - 31.54%
Employers should continue to be able to choose whether to hire only union employees and bargain with union representatives rather than each employee - 5.38%
Private employers are generally interested more in profits than their employee’s needs - 4.62%
