Dean Knudson
Republican | Wisconsin
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dean Knudson
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
Repr. to the Assembly, Dist. 30
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, DVM, 1986
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 1979
WORK & MILITARY
Veterinary Service Corp, VP, 25
St Croix Valley Professionals, President, 19
AFFILIATIONS
Trinity Lutheran Church, past Church Council member, Hudson Daybreak Rotary Club
past President, Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce, past President
Hudson SAFE, past co-chair, St Croix Valley Christians for Life
member, St Croix Business Park Corporation, director
St Croix County Republican Party, past chairman, 3rd District Republican Party
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Mayor, City of Hudson, 3
State Representative, 3
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
City Council, 6
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
100%, 100%†
2015-16
100%
2016
83%
2015
|100%, 100%†
2015-16
|100%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
11%, 29%†
2015-16
7%, 8%†
2012
F
2015-16
|11%, 29%†
2015-16
|7%, 8%†
2012
|F
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (3)
Wisconsin Right to Life
National Rifle Association
Wisconsin Family Action PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Scott Walker
Sheila Harsdorf
State Republican Party Organizations
Ted Cruz
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Associated Builders and Contractors
National Rifle Association
Pro-Life Wisconsin
Scott Walker
State Republican Party Organizations
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
International Union of Operating Engineers
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
International Union of Operating Engineers
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.
Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly 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.
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.
Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
The parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Within human nature is the tendency to seek power and control that would encroach on the freedoms of others. James Madison and his colleagues recognized this challenge, that the government must be strong enough to protect the rights of the governed, but in turn the government itself must be held in check.
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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
No answer
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE 2011- HUDSON MAYOR 2008-2010 HUDSON CITY COUNCIL 1996-2002 PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION HUDSON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ST CROIX BUSINESS PARK BOARD HUDSON DAYBREAK ROTARY CLUB, PAST PRESIDENT HUDSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM BUREAU, PAST PRESIDENT HUDSON SENIOR GRADUATION PARTY, PAST CHAIRMAN TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD Veterinarian and small business owner
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Rotary Chamber of Commerce Trinity Lutheran Church YMCA PHIPPS CENTER FOR THE ARTS UNITED WAY JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HUDSON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION HUDSON BOOSTERS
