Sharon Brannigan
Republican | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Sharon Brannigan
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 3
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Governors State University, University Park, BA, 2004
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Palos School District 118, leader and volunteer, Wounded Warrior Project
contributor, Paralyzed Veterans of America, contributor
American Cancer Socity, contributor, Special Olympics
contributor, USO, contributor
Our Lady of the Woods Catholic Church, Palos Park, volunteer and contributor
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Palos Township Trustee, 2013-present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (11)
Aaron Del Mar
Republican County Chairman of Cook
Sean Morrison
Republican Deputy Chairman of Cook
Palos Township GOP with 90.74% of the vote
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
National Rifle 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. 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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
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.
1.) Obamacare (ACA) needs to be repealed in its entirety before it is fully implemented. Not only is this behemoth of a tax the first and foremost jobs killer across the United States, the federal government has no business in our personal healthcare system. Healthcare decisions are between physicians and patients only. 2.) Scope and size of the government needs to be scaled back bringing the cabinet departments to only five. Those five being: State Department, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, Veteran's Department and most importantly, the Department of Defense. A smaller government is not only more effective and efficient, but less intrusive in the lives of Americans. 3.) Continued attack on our 2nd Amendment Rights. Legislation is always being proposed to take guns away from law-abiding citizens. There needs to always be advocates that are elected guarding against such legislation being passed.
15. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Abortion should be only allowed in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother.
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, supreme court, congress. If the Media were unbiased, I would insert them last in the order of authority, but since that is not the case, I am forced to leave that entity off the list.
17. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and try my best to live my life making decisions of right and wrong daily.
