Leonard D. (Lenny) Ladner

Independent | Tennessee

Candidate Profile

Conservative (Conditional)

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Leonard D. (Lenny) Ladner


Party

Independent


Election Year

2022


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 69


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

Henley School, Jamaica Estates, NY, Regents, 1972

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, BS, 1976

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, Member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

(Candidate did not provide)

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

US Senate, 2008

US House, 10-14-16-18

Race

Previous Races

OTHER INFORMATION

Ladner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection Survey in 2018. (Scroll down past 2022 section.)

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

To save the life of the mother

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

All taxpayer money should be cut off from ALL Non-Governmental Organizations.

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Disagree


ECONOMY

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

The Sixteenth Amendment which gave the Federal Government the ability to collect an "Income Tax" must be nullified.

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

All spending with the exception of entitlement programs which will be frozen.

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

NONE


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

Get the government out of healthcare......

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

NONE


NATIONAL SECURITY

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

Cut off all foreign aid. Get out of ALL entangling alliances. Oh, Get the US out of the UN

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Neutral

I support the right of Free Speech.


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree

I think the border states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas should enforce the border and the current occupant of the White House should be impeached and tried for treason for refusing to do his duty.

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

Cut off ALL immigration


EDUCATION

I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.

Agree


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Disagree

Gender identity is just another Marxist program designed to weaken our country.

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition

Strongly Agree

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Disagree

Another Marxist program designed to weaken our country.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I believe in a supreme being who created the heavens and the earth.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

Voter ID, no mail in ballots, as a matter of fact no voting except on Election Day. All absentee ballots must be requested from your local election department.


EQUALITY

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

Hell No.

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

We need energy and not environmental wackoism

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Strongly Agree


ABOUT YOU

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

Government's job is to protect the lives and property of its citizens.

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

Read the US Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

no

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

I will ask a question about each bill being proposed. "If that bill passes will it increase the size, cost, reach or power of government?" If any of those conditions are met then I WILL VOTE NO ON THAT BILL BECAUSE WE HAVE TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT NOW.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Neutral

Case by case basis.

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Strongly Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

NONE. If we hand in our guns to the government either piecemeal or all at once what will protect us from the government??

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Disagree

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