Scott A. Rupert
Independent | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Scott A. Rupert
Party
Independent
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Brookside High School, Sheffield, Ohio, 1982
WORK & MILITARY
Tried to join the Army. Medically denied
Truck driver / Car hauler, Owner/Operator, 28
AFFILIATIONS
Rupert for Senate 2012, Candidate, Carry the Cost, missionary band
Vocalist, Outreach at Mechanicsburg Christian Fellowship, Whatever is needed
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Husband/Father/Grandfather
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
None
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
ThinkofChrist.com
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
John Adams (OH)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Agree
The U.S. military should wait for militant Islamic groups to directly threaten our national security on our shores, rather than eradicate them now wherever they may be worldwide.
Disagree
The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Neutral
I support legislation such as the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) that would prohibit discrimination against individuals, organizations and small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
The federal government should establish Common Core as a nationwide academic standard for high school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
I oppose the resettlement of Syrian refugees into the U.S. without proper vetting.
Strongly Agree
Current regulations on domestic oil exploration and drilling are more restrictive than are necessary.
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions until they are economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
The United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.
Neutral
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Disagree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Individual rights come from God, protected by the Constitution, which created 3, co-equal, branches of government. Congress ultimately derives it's power by "the consent of the governed". Voters exercise authority over Congress on Election Day.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Only in the case where the physical life of the mother is in jeopardy, and then, it is a decision the parents should be free to make. The Constitution protects life, however it does not, and cannot, require a mother to sacrifice her actual LIFE. Please be clear, I am NOT suggesting an exception for HEALTH, only for LIFE.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
The nature of man is to rule.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
In my late adolescence, and early adulthood, I was not a person of high moral character. I drank a lot. I ran around on my wife. I behaved as I'd learned from my father. I was happy in my sin, right up until the moment God let me see myself as I really was. One night, in 1989, while driving, He opened my eyes to my sin and quickened in me the words of unknown individuals who had shared the Gospel with me, in the past. I looked up at the moon, acknowledged to God that I was a sinner. I said, someone had told me He'd sent His Son to die for my sins, and I wanted to accept that. I asked Him to come into my heart and make something of me He could be proud of. About a month later, I realized that I wasn't drinking, or running around. When someone had a problem with me, I knew how to deal with it. After coming to this realization, I started attending Church on the North Coast, in Lorain. Based on that testimony, I believe every word in the Bible is true and God has a purpose for each of u
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.
In so much as I have no track record. I'll direct you to my public record, ScottRupert.com. I would also modify my answer to Constitutionally Conservative. I am Christian, and I take my relationship with my Savior, Jesus Christ, very seriously. But, I recognize that the Constitution protects liberty for those who don't necessarily hold themselves to the same moral standard as the Holy Spirit holds me. It is, in my opinion, important for all of us to recognize the fragility of liberty, with respect to government. We must be willing to defend it, for those with whom we disagree, as jealously as for ourselves. The federal government is exercising power it doesn't have, under the Constitution. At times, it does so with the endorsement of the left; at other times, it does so to the accolades of the right. It is equally wrong, either way. As long as we Americans are rallying around our causes, instead of our Constitution, we are in danger of loosing its protection altogether.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
ScottRupert@me-thepeople.com
Additional comment from candidate:
A few of the questions above do not lend themselves to binary answers for a constitutional conservative, because not all things conservative are constitutional. I'd like to use this space to explain a few of my answers. #9, Federal regulations on drilling and refining should be curtailed. State and local regulation should be whatever the people decide. #13 The US is not a pure democracy. We are a representative republic. #17 Marriage is a covenant between a man, a woman, and God. Government should have nothing to do with it. #19 I am a Christian. I consider myself a friend to Israel. But, I believe the counsel George Washington offered, in his letter to the people (his Farewell Address), was good counsel. "Passionate attachments for others, should be excluded; and that, in place of them, just and amicable feelings towards all should be cultivated. Individuals ARE free to offer their service and finances to Israel, government should not; nor to any other nation.
