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Former Member, Families, Seniors and Human Services Committee, Michigan State Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Michigan State Senate
Chair, House Conservation, Forestry and Outdoor Recreation Committee
Assistant Majority Whip, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, Michigan State Senate
Vice-Chair, Transportation Committee.
Former Chair, Transportation Committee, Michigan State Senate
Favorite Book:
The Bible
Favorite Musician:
Elvis Presley
Favorite Quote:
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
~ Ronald Reagan
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!
~ Ronald Reagan
There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
~ Ronald Reagan
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
~ Ronald Reagan
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
The First Congressional District is and will always be my home. I grew up here, raised my children here, and go to church here. It is where I learned about the value of hard work from my father and grandfather, who I followed into business. And, it's where I learned our values -- conservative values.
In fact, I was motivated to first run for office for that very reason. When a log truck accident tragically claimed the life of a local mother and her daughter, bureaucrats said we couldn't license a design to transport timber more safely simply because it added a bit of length, but absolutely no weight, to a log truck.
Since bureaucrats wouldn't listen to common sense, we made them listen to the law as the first bill I passed upon being elected to office was Shayla's Law to attempt to ensure that the tragedy that struck our community would not be repeated.
Although the cause may differ, the reason why I am running for Congress, and why I am passionate about doing so, remains the same: My real frustration that Washington refuses to listen to us. Whether it is on our concerns about health care, the suffocating national debt, illegal immigration, or unreasonable policies and regulations, Washington DC refuses to hear our voice. It's time for Washington to listen to Northern Michigan.
If you believe it's time for Washington to finally listen to us, and govern with the same sensibility that makes Northern Michigan so special, where we work hard, live within our means, and believe in personal responsibility, I ask you to join our campaign today. If you believe we must do better than Washington-knows-best insider politics, please join our team today. Together, not only will we defeat the Democrats in November, we will get Washington to listen!
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
1. Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
- No
1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position
Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position
Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No
Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
- Unknown Position
Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Unknown Position
1. Abortions should always be illegal.
- X
2. Abortions should always be legal.
- No Answer
3. Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
- No Answer
4. Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.
- No Answer
5. Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.
- No Answer
6. Prohibit public funding of abortions and to organizations that advocate or perform abortions.
- X
7. Require clinics to give parental notification before performing abortions on minors.
- X
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (Higher)
- Slightly Increase
2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Increase
3. Emergency preparedness
- Slightly Increase
4. Environment
- Slightly Decrease
5. Health care
- Slightly Increase
6. Law enforcement
- Slightly Increase
7. Transportation and Highway infrastructure
- Slightly Increase
8. Welfare
- Maintain Status
9. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
10. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status
11. Capital gains taxes
- Slightly Decrease
12. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Decrease
13. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease
14. Gasoline taxes
- Slightly Increase
15. Income taxes
- Slightly Decrease
16. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease
17. Sales taxes
- Slightly Increase
18. Vehicle taxes
- Slightly Decrease
19. Should the state sales taxes be extended to Internet sales?
- Yes
20. Should accounts such as a "rainy day" fund be used to balance the state budget?
- Yes
21. Should fee increases be used to balance the state budget?
- No
22. Do you support repealing Michigan?s Single Business Tax (SBT)?
- Yes
23. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the current limit of terms for Michigan governors?
- Undecided
2. Do you support the current limit of terms for Michigan state senators and representatives?
- No
3. Individual
- Yes
4. PAC
- Yes
5. Corporate
- Yes
6. Political Parties
- Yes
7. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
8. Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
- Yes
9. Do you support adopting statewide standards for counting, verifying and ensuring accuracy of votes?
- Yes
10. Do you support prohibiting media exit polling of voters until all polling locations in Michigan are closed?
- No
11. Should Michigan recognize civil unions between same-sex couples?
- No
1. Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and hiring of additional prison staff.
- No Answer
2. Implement the death penalty in Michigan.
- X
3. Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
- No Answer
4. End parole for repeat violent offenders.
- X
5. Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
- X
6. Decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
- No Answer
7. Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes.
- X
8. Minors accused of a violent crime should be prosecuted as adults.
- No Answer
9. Require that crimes based on race, ethnic background, religious belief, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation be prosecuted as hate crimes.
- No Answer
10. Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.
- No Answer
11. Strengthen sex-offender laws.
- X
12. Support the restriction of the sale of products used to make methamphetamine (e.g. tablets containing pseudophedrine, ephedrine and phenylpropanolamine).
- X
13. Repeal Michigan?s mandatory motorcycle helmet law for certified riders age 21 and older.
- X
14. Require that United States citizenship status be indicated on Michigan driver licenses.
- X
15. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Support national standards and testing of public school students.
- No Answer
2. Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any public school.
- No Answer
3. Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any private or religious school.
- No Answer
4. Increase state funds for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure).
- X
5. Increase funds for hiring additional teachers.
- No Answer
6. Support teacher testing and reward with merit pay.
- No Answer
7. Endorse voluntary prayer in public schools.
- X
8. Require public schools to administer high school exit exams.
- No Answer
9. Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries.
- No Answer
10. Increase funding for Head Start programs.
- No Answer
11. Provide state funding for tax incentives and financial aid to help make college more affordable.
- No Answer
12. Support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods.
- No Answer
13. Support abstinence-only sexual education programs.
- X
14. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Increase funding for state job-training programs that retrain displaced workers and teach skills needed in today's job market.
- No Answer
2. Reduce state government regulations on the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion.
- X
3. Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses.
- No Answer
4. Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for children in low-income working families.
- No Answer
5. Increase state funds to provide child care for children in low-income working families.
- No Answer
6. Include sexual orientation in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws.
- No Answer
7. Increase the state minimum wage.
- No Answer
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
9. Public employment
- No
10. State college and university admissions
- No
11. State contracting
- No
1. Promote increased use of alternative fuel technology.
- X
2. Support increased production of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, and oil).
- X
3. Use state funds to clean up former industrial and commercial sites that are contaminated, unused, or abandoned.
- X
4. Increase funding for improvements to Michigan's power generating and transmission facilities.
- X
5. Support funding for open space preservation.
- No Answer
6. Enact environmental regulations even if they are stricter than federal law.
- No Answer
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- No Answer
2. Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- X
3. Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- No Answer
4. Support allowing citizens to carry concealed guns.
- X
5. Require background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows.
- No Answer
6. Require a license for gun possession.
- No Answer
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state-funded care where necessary.
- X
2. Transfer current Medicaid recipients into managed care programs.
- No Answer
3. Limit the amount of punitive damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
- X
4. Support patients' right to sue their HMOs.
- No Answer
5. Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
- No Answer
6. Legalize physician assisted suicide in Michigan.
- No Answer
7. Allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes.
- No Answer
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Support increased work requirements for able-bodied welfare recipients.
- X
2. Increase funding for employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
- X
3. Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
- No Answer
4. Redirect welfare funding to faith-based and community-based private organizations.
- No Answer
5. Use federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to extend health and child care subsidies to the working poor.
- No Answer
6. Support marriage promotion programs for welfare recipients.
- X
7. Eliminate government-funded welfare programs.
- No Answer
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
Please explain in a total of 75 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- No Answer
Type: resolution Chamber: upper
Type: resolution Chamber: upper
Type: bill Chamber: upper
