Gordon Smith
Republican | Indiana
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Gordon Smith
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 7
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN, A.S., 1977
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, B.S., 2009
WORK & MILITARY
Indian Army National Guard, 1 Lt, 17 Years
AFFILIATIONS
The Indianapolis Committee on Foreign Relations, The Indiana Council of Foreign Affairs
National Guard Association (life time member)
Veterans of Foreign Wars (life time member)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
N/A
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
N/A
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.
Agree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
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.
Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The founding Fathers understood man without limits would turn to chaos and anarchy. To understand the Constitution and this government of laws,it is important that we realize the founders saw that because the rights they were seeking to protect were God-given, Creator-endowed rights,they would not be able to be sustained in society unless they were protected under a code of law which was itself in harmony with the Creator’s law. They called this higher law,“natural law” or the“laws of nature.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Did not answer
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Did not answer
17. 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, Industry, Academia, Media ,Professional Sports
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Did not answer
