Jim Marleau
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jim Marleau
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Senator, Dist. 12
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Toledo, Toldeo, Business and Finance
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, C.M.F.P.
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Habitat for Humanity, Local leader through Christ the Redeemer, Homes for Autism
Board member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Michigan State House, 2004-2010
Orion Township Treasurer, 1998-2003
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2014
|85%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Advance Michigan
Michigan Right to Life
National Rifle Association
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Right to Life of Michigan
National Rifle Association
Small Business Association of Michigan
Michigan Township Association
Michigan Restaurant Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)
Geoff Hansen
Holly Hughes
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Moving Michigan Forward Fund
Ruth Johnson
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (11)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Bouchard Victory Fund
Bradford Jacobsen
Candice S. Miller
Commonwealth PAC
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Michigan Association for Justice
Michigan Association of School Administrators
Turnaround PAC
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
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.
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.
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.
Strongly 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.
Agree
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.
Strongly 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. 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
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Disagree
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Mankind is corruptible and the separation of powers and limited government ensure that one entity cannot overthrow our country.
19. 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
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Preservation of life is of the utmost importance in the case of the mother.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a devout Catholic that relies on my faith and prayer during the most difficult times. I've become part of a strong church community over the last thirty years I've been a part of Christ the Redeemer and work hard to be a strong moral presence in this world.
