

Kathy Bernier
Republican | Wisconsin
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kathy Bernier
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
Repr. to the Assembly, Dist. 68
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
University Wisconsin Eau Claire, Eau Claire, BA, 1998
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Red Cross, Blood Mobile, Crossroads Church
AWANA leader assistant, Jim Falls School, Book Report listener
Kiwanis, Wisconsin County Clerk Assoc
Legislative Committee Chair, Chippewa County Republican Party, Chair
Optimist Club, Member, National Foundation for Women Legislators
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
County Clerk, 12
Village Trustee, 5
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
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%, 28%†
2015-16
13%, 9%†
2015-16
|11%, 28%†
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
National Rifle Association
Wisconsin Right to Life
OTHER (1)
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Terry Moulton
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)
Joan Ballweg
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Mary Williams
Republican Women's Organizations
Rob Summerfield
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Disagree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Disagree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
Where minor children are involved, divorce laws should be reformed to include mutual consent of both parents and an increased waiting period, unless there is fault or abuse.
Strongly Agree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Strongly Disagree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Disagree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
James Madison pointed out that, "men are not angels." Individuals are self-serving by nature.
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, Individuals, State Government, Federal Government.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
This is a difficult question for me. I don't think it should be "allowed," but under very rare and unusual circumstances, I can recognize that the this most difficult decision may need to be made. It should NEVER be used as birth control.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I accepted my Lord and Savior at age 15. I believe in the Bible as my direction for life and turn to scripture for guidance. I love my local church and my pastor who teaches the same. It disturbs me that our society has accepted so many values that pull us further from God's grace and that is hurting our Country.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I have worked on the rules for an Article V convention of the States, to take away the over-reach of the Federal Government. I have always signed on and/or voted YES on pro-life legislation proposed in the legislature. We have a worker shortage. We talk about how Wisconsinites need to have more children. My thought is that we (they) have aborted millions of workers, although no one would ever say that out loud. I fought for Amish rights and liberty and successfully worked to allow them their long held way of life.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
bernier4assembly@gmail.com 715-590-8754
Additional comment from candidate:
It is always difficult to answer all these types of questions with a simple agreement or disagreement. Several questions may require discussion.
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