Pat Somerville
Republican | Michigan
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Pat Somerville
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 23
Incumbent
Yes
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ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (7)
Michigan Right to Life
Citizens for Traditional Values
Michigan Farm Bureau AgriPac
Detroit Regional Chamber PAC
National Rifle Association
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The Founders recognized human imperfection and that a tendency to abuse power is ever present in the human heart. They restrained those in power through a written ConstituÂtion which carefully divided, balanced, and separated the powers of government and then intricately knitted them back together again through a system of checks and balances.
14. 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, Voters/People, Constitution.
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
National Rifle Association, Right to Life of Michigan, Small Business Association of Michigan
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
B.S. Aerospace Engineering - University of Michigan State Representative Precinct Delegate - 15th Congressional District Chairman - Wayne County Young Republicans
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Kiwanis Club of Woodhaven Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber of Commerce Berean Baptist Church National Rifle Association Evans Scholarship Foundation Grosse Ile Education Foundation Brownstown/Huron Township Goodfellows Relay for Life USO - Support our Troops Freedom Alliance Michigan Law Enforcement Memorial Thin Blue Line of Michigan
