Ron Crumpton in 2016 AL Senate race

On Budget & Economy: 9-point plan for government economic investment

A healthy economy is a concern for all, it impacts every facet of our lives and it is the obligation of our elected leaders to champion policy that will benefit all and not a limited few. My 9-Point Plan for the Economy:

Invest in education: Repair/replace dilapidated buildings and provide teachers with the technology and supplies they need to teach our children
Raise the minimum wage: Reduce government dependence by insuring fair pay
Reschedule marijuana: Remove marijuana from schedule I and allow states to regulate
Equal Pay: Equal pay for everyone period
Invest in Infrastructure: Repair, replace and expand roads, bridges and airports
Break up the big banks: End too big to fail
End tax breaks to companies for sending jobs overseas and give them to companies that bring American jobs back home
Make college more affordable: Increase grant amounts and access to grants
Entitlement Reform: Rebuild America's social safety net

Source: Vote411.org League of Women Voters: 2016 Alabama Senate Race Sep 19, 2016

On Corporations: Trickle-down economics good for business but not for people

Our elected leaders should focus their efforts on what is best for the economy as a whole and not what is best for business because, very often, they are at odds with one another. Over the last 35 years, the U.S. has operated on the concept of trickle-down economics. The theory that if you give tax-breaks to corporations, those funds will trickle down through the economy in the form of more and better paying jobs. The problem is that corporations are in the business of doing what is best for the corporation, which is what businesses should do, but it is also the reason why we should not trust that they will do what is best for someone else... It's not their job.

Corporate profits are the highest they have been in 86 years, and worker pay is the lowest it has been in 66 years. We should help small business; we should not give handouts to big business. Under my plan the majority of tax breaks would go to help small business and large corporations pay their share.

Source: Vote411.org League of Women Voters: 2016 Alabama Senate Race Sep 19, 2016

On Immigration: Ignore the rhetoric; immigrants are good for America

If you listen to the rhetoric, immigrants take jobs away from Americans, drain billions from our economy and pose a threat to the safety of our nation, but in reality immigrants are good for America and creating a path to citizenship creates new jobs, increases tax revenue and reduces crime, while deporting 12 million people is impractical and would cost the economy jobs, decrease tax revenue and cause an increase in crime. Forcing these immigrants to live in the shadows is neither logical, nor practical. Providing for a path to legal status would create jobs and increase wages, require that immigrants pay all local, state and federal taxes, which would reduce the deficit, and providing immigrants with more opportunities to provide for their families, will reduce crime. We can continue to listen to those that are trying to force an immoral personal agenda upon us, or we can stand up for what is right and in the best interest of Americans and immigrants alike. Source: Vote411.org League of Women Voters: 2016 Alabama Senate Race Sep 19, 2016

On War & Peace: Address the causes of terrorism & national security threats

Q: What would you do to assure the short and long-term security of Americans at home and abroad?

Crumpton: I would work with the best experts on the issue to craft and support policies that promote national and homeland security, while at the same time respecting liberty, privacy, and American values. In the short term we must fix shortcomings in things like the VISA program, and citizens reporting of possible terrorist threats, along with working to stop sources of funding for terrorist threats. In the long-term we must address the causes of terrorism and national security threats, and work to make the world safer and more free. For too long we have failed in the fight against groups like ISIS, and things like cyber-attacks that pose a national security threat.

Source: Vote411.org League of Women Voters: 2016 Alabama Senate Race Sep 19, 2016

On Civil Rights: Give the disabled the ability to obtain service dogs

The Daily endorses Ron Crumpton, of Pelham in Tuesday's Democratic primary. While he has never held an elected office, he has at least dabbled in state legislative issues. He has proposed bills that would increase access to medical marijuana, and that would give the disabled the ability to obtain service dogs. He has seven years' experience lobbying the state Legislature on behalf of various nonprofits. Source: Decatur Daily on 2016 Alabama Senate race Feb 26, 2016