Jim Fulner
Libertarian | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jim Fulner
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 9
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Oakland Community College, Royal Oak, MI, Software Engineering Certificate, 2012
Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, BS, 2005
Cumberland High School, Cumberland, WI, Diploma, 2001
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, SN/E-3, 2001-2005
AFFILIATIONS
Knights of Columbus, Program Director, Boy Scouts of America
Eagle Scout, Libertarian Party of Oakland County, Past Chair
Libertarian Party of Michigan, Secretary, St. Croix Valley Liberty
Parlimentarian
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
U.S. House (MI-9), 2012
Polk County Wisconsin Register of Deeds, 2004
Race
Previous Races
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Ed McBroom
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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 Disagree
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Disagree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Strongly Disagree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
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. 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
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Man's nature to acquire power. Although most men do things out of the desire to do good, once they achieve power,many end up wanting more again with an attempt to do good, but they become short sighted and the power corrupts. The separation of powers is the Constitution's feeble attempt to curtail this.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Currently serving in a leadership roll in the Knights of Columbus Lector in my parish Studied Software Engineering at Oakland Community College Studied Political Science at Northern Michigan University (BS 2005) Served four years in the United States Coast Guard Reserve. Honorable Discharge. Have worked in the Mobile Communications/Automotive Infotainment industry for 6 years. Communications Director and Immediate Past Chair Libertarian Party of Oakland County First run for Federal Office
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
His House Christian Fellowship, Knights of Columbus, Boy Scouts of America, 4-H, Libertarian Party, Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), National Rifle Association (NRA), North American Hunting Club (NAHC), Metropolitan Singers, South Oakland Shelter, Randolph Bourne Institute, Cross Catholic Outreach, Heffer International, Rhema Bible Training Institute, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Campaign for Liberty, Rebuilding Together Oakland County
17. Please list, up to six (6) in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson: "I will present a balanced budget to Congress in 2013. The only way it will pass is if we fill Congress with principled people like Jim Fulner. Be Libertarian with me just this once – Vote for Jim Fulner."
