Ian Bayne
Republican | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ian Bayne
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 11
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts, Boston, no, 1996
WORK & MILITARY
US Army National Guard, combat engineer, 1997-2000
US Army Reserve, training division, 2000-2003
AFFILIATIONS
St James Lutheran Church Chicago, member, Romney 2002
appointed advisor, MA Republican Society PAC, founder
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Chairman, Massachusetts Republican party, 2001
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Taxpayers United of America PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Taxpayers United
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly 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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
No Answer
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 Agree
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.
Repealing Obamacare, because it is the foundation of government control of personal behavior Changing the way government spends money, in order to balance budgets and eliminate waste Drastic cuts and repeal of existing regulation to business activities that are deemed unnecessary, confusing, or serve no purpose but to control private industry, because this is what is holding back American jobs and the economy
15. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
I have personally struggled with the issue of abortion due to rape. Aside from possibly this issue, and "life of the mother," there should be no circumstance in which abortion is acceptable.
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 am a devoted Christian and follow the bible in my personal life the best that I am able.
