Les Townsend
Constitution | Michigan
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Les Townsend
Party
Constitution
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 9
Incumbent
No
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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. 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.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
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. Congress should overturn Roe v Wade.
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, Constitution and Congress.
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The desire for power by political leaders which has caused almost all systems of government to become some form of authoritarian rule by a king or dictator.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Served in the Army Security Agency as a Radio Intercept Operator, with service ion Japan and Korea. Attended Central Michigan University on the G.I. Bill and graduated with a major in Finance and a minor in Political Science. Retired from the IRS after a career which included every non-criminal enforcement position in the IRS. Currently running for Congress in the 9th Congressional District.
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Attend Grace Assembly Church. Veterans of Foreign Wars.
17. Please list, up to six (6) in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Disabled Veterans. - I am a disabled veteran whose disabilities are directly attributable to Agent Orange exposure while serving on the Korean DMZ in 1968.
