Tom Tiffany

Republican | Wisconsin

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Tom Tiffany


Party

Republican


Election Year

2012


Election

General


Race

State Senator, Dist. 12


Incumbent

No


Links

Tom Tiffany websites

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

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

OTHER (2)

Wisconsin Right To Life

National Rifle Association

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations

Patrick Snyder

Robin Vos

Scott Fitzgerald

State Republican Party Organizations

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (14)

Associated Builders and Contractors

Bob Gannon

Gary Tauchen

John Klenke

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

American Wind Energy Association

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

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.

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.

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.

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.

Agree

8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

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.

Disagree

11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?

Parents or the children's legal guardians

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?

Our impulse towards tyranny when public policy is wrapped in the notion of benevolence.

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

15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.

Club for Growth WI Right to Life National Rifle Association National Federation of Independent Business

16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.

Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics UW-River Falls Supervisor - Town of Little Rice Member of the Tomahawk, Minocqua and Rhinelander Chambers of Commerce 35th District State Representative since 2011 Candidate, 12th State Senate - 2004 and 2008

17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?

Reading volunteer at my children's grade school, Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk Grade School. Our business, Wisconsin River Cruises, gives extensively to charitable causes.

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