Doug Truax
Republican | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Doug Truax
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
US Military Academy, West Point, NY, BS, 92
Wharton School of Business, Univ of PA, CEBS, 06
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, Captain, 92-98
Arthur J. Gallagher, Manager, 03-08
Veritas Risk Services, Owner, 08-Present
AFFILIATIONS
Almost Home Kids, Board Chair, CareNet of Dupage, Crisis Pregnancy Center
Board Vice Chair
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
NONE
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
NONE
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Federation of Illinois Young Republicans
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
IL Young Republicans
Addison Township
New Trier Township
Palos Township
Cuba Township
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Romney Victory Inc.
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
GOP Generation Y Fund
Judy Biggert
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. 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
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1. Repeal Obamacare and replace it with market-driven, simpler health care reform. 2. Get federal spending under control and tame the regulatory monster that is hurting American families. I will propose legislation that requires all federal regulations to be justified every five years or expire. 3. Restore America's standing as a superpower that leads on the world stage with the notion that exhibiting strength is the best way to avoid conflict.
15. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Only life of mother or rape and incest.
16. 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, Congress, Supreme Court.
17. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I'm a committed follower of Christ and my faith in God shapes all that I do. I believe that we are all made in God's image. It's very important that we remain vigilant, ensuring that government does not succeed in any effort to supplant God as the highest authority in our lives.
