
Gary Johnson
Libertarian
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Gary Johnson
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2016
Election
Presidential
Race
US President & VP
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, BS, Political Science, 1975
WORK & MILITARY
Big J Enterprises, Founder/Owner, 1976-1999
AFFILIATIONS
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Governor of New Mexico, 1995-2003
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
President of the United States, 2012
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Richmond-Times Dispatch
New Hampshire Union Leader
Winston-Salem Jounal
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Club for Growth
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Marijuana Policy Project
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to properly distribute income and wealth in order to provide everyone a livable income and health care.
Disagree
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
The U.S. Constitution should be interpreted in light of the current times, rather than adhering to the framers' original intent.
Disagree
Judges in the United States should be permitted to consider the case law of other countries in making their decisons.
Disagree
The United States should be protected against ballistic missile attack by comprehensive and effective anti-missile defenses.
Strongly Agree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Agree
The United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.
Strongly Agree
Executive orders and administrative orders should be used to communicate policy to executive branch agencies, not to circumvent Congress.
Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
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 Disagree
I support legislation such as the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) that would prohibit discrimination against individuals, organizations and small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
No Answer
The federal government should establish Common Core as a nationwide academic standard for high school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
It should not be legal to display the Ten Commandments in public schools.
No Answer
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Neutral
George Washington's comment that “Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society” is still true today.
Neutral
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Agree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
No Answer
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Agree
The United States should meet all its energy needs domestically.
Strongly Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was raised in church, and the values I learned there--the dignity of each person, the command to treat others as we would want to be treated, respect for individual liberty--have shaped my life inside and outside of public service.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Unchecked power corrupts. The Founders understood that a powerful central government tends to accrue more power to itself and that that can be the most serious threat to liberty and living our lives as free people.
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