JEFFERSON CITY – Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur, today released preliminary results on the legislative survey distributed to the residents of District 24. Nearly 1,400 individuals have responded so far. The survey will remain open through May 31, 2016. A tabulation of the initial responses to each question are listed below.
Individuals should not be able to be fired from their jobs based on their sexual orientation.
Support: 1138 84%
Oppose: 162 12%
No Opinion: 59 4%
Property owners should not be able to deny rental to someone based on the renter’s sexual orientation.
Support: 998 74%
Oppose: 279 21%
No Opinion: 78 6%
Employees working with equal skill, effort and responsibility should be compensated equally, regardless of gender.
Support: 1220 89%
Oppose: 112 8%
No Opinion: 45 3%
Do you support expanding health care access to low-income Missourians?
Support: 1097 80%
Oppose: 203 15%
No Opinion: 78 6%
With exceptions for health or religious reasons, health care facility employees should be required to receive an annual influenza vaccination.
Support: 1024 73%
Oppose: 238 17%
No Opinion: 148 10%
Do you support raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour?
Support: 1027 74%
Oppose: 294 21%
No Opinion: 69 5%
Do you support capping payday and installment loan interest rates and fees at 36% APR as is done for our military personnel?
Support: 1230 91%
Oppose: 72 5%
No Opinion: 55 4%
Do you support the initiative mandating law enforcement officers wear body cameras?
Support: 1056 75%
Oppose: 210 15%
No Opinion: 133 10%
For more information, or to take the survey, visit Sen. Schupp’s official Senate website at www.senate.mo.gov/schupp.