Steve Kestell
Republican | Wisconsin
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Steve Kestell
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
Repr. to the Assembly, Dist. 27
Incumbent
Yes
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013-14
100%
2013-14
100%
2013
90%
2013-14
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2013
|90%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013-2014
34%†
2012
F
2012
0%
2013-2014
|34%†
2012
|F
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (2)
Wisconsin Right to Life
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Mike Endsley
Scott Walker
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Glenn Grothman
Joe Leibham
Pro-Life Wisconsin
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
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.
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?
I am still waiting for actual examples of valid exceptions, but as yet have seen none.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
When given the opportunity, humans will amass, and eventually be corrupted by power. The main reason powers of our government are clearly defined, and seperated is to create a "check" on power by each branch over the other.
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, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court, Industry, Media, Academia, Professional Sports
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Wisconsin Family Action, Wisc Right to Life, Pro life Wisc, Wisc. Farm Bureau,WMC, Wisc. Grocers
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Plymouth High School Attended LTC Managed Wisc Retail Stores for more than 20 years Howards Grove School Board 15 years Junior Achievement Instructor 4-H Project Leader 9 years Former President of HG Wrestling Club Board Mbr - Sheboygan County Family Resource Center Current Council Member - St. Peter's Evangelical Church Wisconsin State Assembly since 1999
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
See above list
