Steven Lane
Republican | Tennessee
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Steven Lane
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 4
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga, Associates in Construction Management, 2015
WORK & MILITARY
United States Air Force, Airman 1st Class, 2
AFFILIATIONS
Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer, Experience Community Church
Home church (They don't have memberships)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
None
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
None
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Republican Liberty Caucus
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
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
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
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
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Centralized power in the hands of a few or even one, is too great a temptation for men to resist. They will end up abusing this power. This is why the founding fathers worked so diligently to set up a system of decentralized government.
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1.) National Debt-we are over $17 trillion in debt and adding roughly $1 trillion per year to that. If we don't make sacrifices and hard choices now, our children and grandchildren will be left with no choices, crushed under the weight of our debt. 2.) Federal overreach-The NSA, the IRS scandal, Common Core...these are all examples of Federal overreach that I will fight at every available opportunity. America was founded and flourished on the idea that we should empower individuals and the communities they love. If we return to these founding principles, we will flourish economically and culturally once again. 3.) Protection of life-Just as in the Declaration of Independence, before you can have liberty and happiness, you must first have life. I was adopted, I adopted my oldest daughter, and my older sister was adopted. Unborn life has special significance for me. If we don't protect the right to life, we don't deserve the right to our liberty.
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Centralized power in the hands of a few or even one, is too great a temptation for men to resist. They will end up abusing this power. This is why the founding fathers worked so diligently to set up a system of decentralized government.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Abortion should only be allowed to save the life of the mother. Even then, we shouldn't allow the more brutal methods of abortion, such as suction based and chemical abortions.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1.) National Debt-we are over $17 trillion in debt and adding roughly $1 trillion per year to that. If we don't make sacrifices and hard choices now, our children and grandchildren will be left with no choices, crushed under the weight of our debt. 2.) Federal overreach-The NSA, the IRS scandal, Common Core...these are all examples of Federal overreach that I will fight at every available opportunity. America was founded and flourished on the idea that we should empower individuals and the communities they love. If we return to these founding principles, we will flourish economically and culturally once again. 3.) Protection of life-Just as in the Declaration of Independence, before you can have liberty and happiness, you must first have life. I was adopted, I adopted my oldest daughter, and my older sister was adopted. Unborn life has special significance for me. If we don't protect the right to life, we don't deserve the right to our liberty.
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, Congress, Supreme Court. The Declaration, one of the most amazing documents ever written, clearly places the governed (voters) in a position of authority over their government, hence our right to overthrow government.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Abortion should only be allowed to save the life of the mother. Even then, we shouldn't allow the more brutal methods of abortion, such as suction based and chemical abortions.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I'm a Christian. I have received eternal salvation by faith that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins and it is through him that I can go to my Father God. I further believe that my faith is perfected through works.
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, Congress, Supreme Court. The Declaration, one of the most amazing documents ever written, clearly places the governed (voters) in a position of authority over their government, hence our right to overthrow government.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I'm a Christian. I have received eternal salvation by faith that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins and it is through him that I can go to my Father God. I further believe that my faith is perfected through works.
