

Tim Schaffer
Republican | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tim Schaffer
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 77
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Mt. Union College, Alliance, OH, BA, 1985
Lancaster High School, Lancaster, OH, Diploma, 1981
WORK & MILITARY
Association Executive, Executive Director, 1993-Present
AFFILIATIONS
Fairfield County Republican Party, Past Chairman, Fairfield Center for Disabilities & Cerebral Palsy
Past President, Past Treasurer, Past Board Member, Fairfield County Young Republican Club, Past President
Fairfield County Lincoln Republican Club, Past President, Ohio Society of Association Executives
Member, Board of Directors, Fairfield Heritage Association, Member, Donor
Lancaster Festival, Donor, Ohio Chamber of Commerce
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Senator, 31st district, 2007-2014
State Representative, 2001-2006, 2015-pres
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Fairfield County Board of Elections, 1998-2000
Chairman, Fairfield County Republican Party, 1996-2002
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2014
|89%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Citizens for Community Values
Ohioans for Concealed Carry
OTHER (3)
Ohio Restaurant Association
Ohio Right to Life
Ohio State Medical Association PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Fairfield County Republican Party
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
John Kasich
National Federation of Independent Business
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (16)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Buckeye Firearms
Gary Scherer
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
National Federation of Independent Business
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Frank LaRose
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (8)
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
International Association of Firefighters
International Union of Operating Engineers
Laborers International Union of North America
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.
Strongly 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.
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.
Strongly Agree
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 Agree
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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.
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.
Strongly Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly 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.
Strongly 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?
Did not answer
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.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
None.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Did not answer
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Very Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
Feel free to evaluate my voting record and record of legislation sponsored. I have authored & passed legislation expanding our Second Amendment Rights, requiring mandatory prison time for sexual predators, improving the Ohio EPA's operations, cracking down on political corruption, and requiring state government performance audits. I have not only voted for, but also cosponsored, every anti-abortion bill possible. In the last 10 years, I have voted to reduce Ohioans' taxes by billions of dollars and led some of those efforts as chairman of the Senate Ways & Means Committee.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
tschaffer@columbus.rr.com 740-654-0007
Additional comment from candidate:
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