Kyle Koehler
Republican | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kyle Koehler
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 79
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Wright State University, Dayton, BS, 1984
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
First Christian Church, Member/Contributor/Volunteer, North Hampton Lions Club
Member, Springfield Kiwanis, Member
Pregnancy Resource Center, Contributor, Young Life Springfield
Contributor, Family Youth Initiative, Contributor
Clark County Republican Party, Former Treasurer, Clark County Republican Men's Club
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Clark County Commissioner, 2012
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Citizens for Community Values
Ohio Right to Life
Ohioans for Concealed Carry
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)
U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan
Citizens For Community Values - Action PAC
Conservative Republican Leadership Committee
Ohioans For Educational Freedom
Ohio Citizens - PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Jon Husted
Josh Mandel
Robert D. Hackett
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (11)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Citizens for Community Values
James Butler
Jim Jordan
Kristina Roegner
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.
Neutral
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.
Strongly 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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
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.
Strongly 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.
Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Man is born sinful. We are selfish and will gravitate towards power over others to satisfy that nature in us. The separation of powers limits the ability of man to have the power to control by keeping other branches in at bay via a set of checks and balances. Or at least that was the intent (it is currently being abused and ignored).
17. 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
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, Constitution, Voters. This is tricky since man (Voters) created the Constitution... and then choose to submit to it's authority. "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born again Christian. I was raised in a religious home but made a life changing choice during my freshman year in College. Since that time I have been actively involved in my Christian Church. We support and have been involved in many Christian groups over the years that reach out to others who need Christ and charitable help. My faith in Christ and his Word forms the foundation for my principles in life. My stance on Abortion, Marriage and Family are all based in scripture. My opinion on those issues do not waver. I believe our government was founded on the principles of freedom. The Constitution works only if the people hold themselves in check by their own moral principles. Sadly, we have used our freedom to abandon moral principles. GK Chesterton once wrote: If you get rid of the ten commandments... you will get 10,000 more. That is exactly what is happening in society today. We are busy creating laws that tell us what the "original ten laws" already covered.
