Lydia N. Brasch
Non-Partisan | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Lydia N. Brasch
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
Member of the Legislature, Dist. 16
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, BA, 1989
Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Yes, 1971
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Member, Cuming County NE GOP
Past Chair, Vice-Chair Central Committee, Cuming County Fair, Secretary
Nebraska State Fair Foundation, Board Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
District 16 State Senator, 2010-2014
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013-14
|90%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Nebraska Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer
U.S. Senator Mike Johanns
Governor Dave Heineman
Former Governor Kay Orr
Mayor Jim Raelph
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Deb Fischer
National Right to Life Committee
State Republican Party Organizations
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations
National Education Association
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 are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
10. 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.
Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Neutral
13. 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
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The nature of mankind though out history repeatedly tells of power in the wrong hands as detrimental and a threat to the well being of nations. Although capable of great goodness, mankind through history has shown dangerous shortcomings in struggles for power, domination and resources. Freedom is paramount in a country that ensures life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in America. Our Constitution makes clear our unalienable rights, gives power to the people and sovereignty for states.
17. 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
18. 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, Supreme Court, Congress, Industry, Academia, Media, Professional Sports
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My beliefs and values are deeply rooted as a Christian and as a first generation American. Our freedoms are paramount as Christianity was the original foundation of this great country; founded "Under God". I am a first generation American, my parents were legal immigrants from the Ukraine and came here gratefully sponsored by a church. The church helped provide oversight, security and guidance for my then struggling parents until they mastered the English language and could live independently paying forward the kindness of the church. Through hard work, a frugal lifestyle and an unfaltering belief in God they called America "a glimpse of Heaven". I am mindful and grateful for opportunities we enjoy that others only dream of in the Ukraine; and elsewhere in the world. Today, the Ukraine continues to struggle for independence. We cannot take our freedom for granted. American remains free by God's Grace and our brave military and their sacrifices.
