Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidate Survey

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The Commonwealth Foundation asked each of the candidates in the May primary for Pennsylvania Governor to answer a series of 20 questions about state economic and fiscal policy. Answers for those candidates responding to the survey are summarized in the table. Responses from the remaining candidates will be added as they are received. Click here for the questionnaire.

Full responses for each of the candidates who responded can be found by clicking the links below:

Tom Corbett
Jack Wagner
Sam Rohrer
Anthony Williams
Joe Hoeffel
Dan Onorato

Question	Corbett	Wagner	Rohrer	Hoeffel	Williams	Onorato
1. Government spending caps	Agree	Unclear	Agree	NR	NR	NR
2. Tax cuts for everyone	Agree	Unclear	Agree	NR	NR	NR
3. No new debt	Agree	Unclear	Agree	NR	NR	NR
4. Put state expenditures online	Agree	Agree	Agree	NR	NR	NR
5. Require voter approval for tax increases	Undecided	Disagree	Agree	NR	NR	NR
6. K-12 tuition vouchers	Agree	Unclear	Agree	NR	NR	NR
7. Abolish forced unionism	Undecided	Disagree	Agree	NR	NR	NR
8. Repeal Prevailing Wage	Undecided	Disagree	Agree	NR	NR	NR
9. Ban public sector strikes	Agree	Disagree	Agree	NR	NR	NR
10. Cap jury awards for non-economic damages	Agree	Unclear	Agree	NR	NR	NR
11. Initiative, referendum, and recall	Undecided	Agree	Agree	NR	NR	NR
12. Part-time legislature	Agree	Unclear	Agree	NR	NR	NR
13. Term limits	Disagree	Unclear	Disagree	NR	NR	NR
14. Defined-contribution retirement for public workers	Undecided	Unclear	Agree	NR	NR	NR
15. Privatize liquor stores	Agree	Unclear	Agree	NR	NR	NR
16. Mandate-free health insurance	Agree	Undecided	Agree	NR	NR	NR
17. No “Community rating” for health insurance premiums	Undecided	Undecided	Agree	NR	NR	NR
18. High-risk pool for health insurance	Undecided	Undecided	Agree	NR	NR	NR
19. Refuse federal funding with mandates	Agree	Undecided	Agree	NR	NR	NR

NR = Not Yet Responded