Robert Godshall
Republican | Pennsylvania
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Robert Godshall
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep. , Dist. 53
Incumbent
Yes
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EDUCATION
Juniata College, Juniata, Pa., BS, 1955
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., Graduate work in Finance
WORK & MILITARY
Godshall's Hatchery, President, 1957-1983
AFFILIATIONS
Souderton Area School Board, Board member, President & Secretary, Montgomery County Open Space Program
Director, 1975 - 1979, US Constitution Center, Board Member, 1997 - 2010
Perkiomen Valley Watershed Association, Board Member, 1980 - 1996
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 33
Controller, 3
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013-14
89%
2015
56%, 73%†
2013-14
|89%
2015
|56%, 73%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2012
|70%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (5)
Firearms Owners Against Crime
National Rifle Association
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
Pennsylvania National Federation Of Independent Business
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (10)
John Maher
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Martina White
Mike Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania Future Fund
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Bob Mensch
Gene DiGirolamo
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
National Rifle Association
Pennsylvania Future Fund
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (15)
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
Communication Workers of America
Good Jobs PAC
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
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.
Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Neutral
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Neutral
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.
Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Agree
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?
Rape, incest and danger of life to mother.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
To make sure we don't become a dictatorship.
14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Good Jobs Pa. (Labor), among others.
15. 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.
1. Constitution. 2. Voters. 3. Supreme Court. 4. Congress.
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Souderton Area High School. B.S. Juniata College. Graduate work, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. Manager & owner, Godshall Hatchery, division of Swift & Company, producing up to three million turkeys a year. 7 years, Souderton Area School Board. 5 years, Park Redeveloopment Montgomery County. 3 years, Montgomery County Controller. 30 years, Member Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.
Red Cross. Senior Citizen Board. US Constitution Center Board Member. Perkiomen Water Shed Association Board Member. Montgomery County Republican Committee. (a host of others).
