Joe Uecker

Republican | Ohio

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Joe Uecker


Party

Republican


Election Year

2016


Election

General


Race

State Senator, Dist. 14


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Joe Uecker websites FacebookX

EDUCATION

Northern Kentucky university, Highland heights, BS, 1985

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, AS, 1975

Ohio State University, Columbus, Cert Publicl Manager, 2001

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Catholic Knights of Columbus, St. Columban Catholic Church

Pregnancy Center Clermont, Board of Directors (Hon)

Clermont Repub central committee, Ohio Gun Collectors Association

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Ohio House of Representatives, 2005-2012

Miami Twp Trustee (Clermont), 2014-present

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

Race

Previous Races

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (2)

Cincinnati Right to Life PAC

Ohioans for Concealed Carry

OTHER (3)

Ohio Restaurant Association

Ohio Right to Life

Ohio State Medical Association PAC

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Greater Cincinnati Right to Life

Ohio Chamber of Commerce

National Rifle Association A+ Rating

National federation of Independent Businesses

Ohio right to Life

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)

Family First PAC

Rob Portman

Terry Johnson

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (12)

Associated Builders and Contractors

Buckeye Firearms

Doug Green

John Becker

Louis Terhar


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)

American Wind Energy Association

International Association of Firefighters

International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Strongly Agree

Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.

Strongly Agree

More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.

Strongly Disagree

Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.

Strongly Agree

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.

Strongly Agree

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.

Strongly Agree

There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.

Agree

Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.

Strongly Disagree

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.

Agree

Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

Agree

Where minor children are involved, divorce laws should be reformed to include mutual consent of both parents and an increased waiting period, unless there is fault or abuse.

Agree

The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.

Strongly Disagree

Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.

Strongly Disagree

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

Strongly Disagree

The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.

Agree

Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.

Strongly Disagree

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.

Strongly Agree

It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.

Strongly Disagree

Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.

Strongly Agree

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

absolute power corrupts

Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.

God, constitution, voters, congress

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Under no circumstances.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

God the father and his son Jesus Christ my personal savior guide and direct my beliefs and values.

Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?

Very Conservative

Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.

I have introduced, sponsored, and passed laws protecting the unborn, Second Amendment, and tax reform.

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.

Uecker@ohiosenate.gov

Additional comment from candidate:

I believe small government is best and government is to serve the people, not the other way around.

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