Gary Johnson

Libertarian

Candidate Profile

Liberal

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Gary Johnson


Party

Libertarian


Election Year

2016


Election

Presidential


Race

US President & VP


Incumbent

No


Links

Gary Johnson websites FacebookX

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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