James "Jim" Abeler
Republican | Minnesota
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
James "Jim" Abeler
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
NW Chiropractic College, St Paul, MN, DC, 1979
Hamline University, St Paul, MN, 1974
Anoka High School, Anoka, MN, graduate, 1972
WORK & MILITARY
Abeler Chiropractic, Doctor of Chiropractic, 1979-current
JA Properties, owner, manager, 1978-current
AFFILIATIONS
multiple over the years, chair, member, volunteer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 1998-2014
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US Senate, 2014
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Former Governor Al Quie
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Former Gov. Al Quie; multiple current and former legislators; many local elected officials; many citizens
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations; State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
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.
No Answer
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
They understood the risk of one branch usurping the powers of another.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Debt & deficit: we must live within our means, and cannot rely on borrowing. That places our sovereignity at risk. Healthcare: ACA/Obamacare has adversely affected cost and quality of our care, and ironically even risks access to care. Foreign policy: our friends don't trust us and our enemies don't fear us. This places our security in peril.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
To protect the life of the mother.
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, voters, constitution, supreme court = congress
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Christian. My faith is the foundation for my life and values.
