Mark Zetzer
Republican | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mark Zetzer
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 11
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, B.S., 1985
Madison Heights High School, Anderson, IN, Honors, 1981
WORK & MILITARY
The Freedonia Group, Inc., Senior Graphic Designer, 1991-present
eWranglers, LLC, Marketing Manager, 2013- present
Aquilon, Ltd., Editor, Advertising Sales, 1989-1992
Cooper Rand Corp., Customer Service Rep, 1987-1989
AFFILIATIONS
Grow Shaker, Founder, Director, Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland CYO
Coach, 5th Grade Girls Basketball, St. Dominic Bulldog Club, Volunteer, Christmas Tree Sales
Boy Scouts of America, Pack 1, Den Leader, Bear Cub Scouts, Cleanland Ohio
Volunteer, Tree plantings and Public Outreach, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County, Candidate, Contributor
St. Dominic Catholic Church, Shaker Heights, Volunteer, Contributor, American Red Cross
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Shaker Heights City Council, 2013
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Ohioans for Concealed Carry
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Republican Party of Cuyahoga County
Republican Liberty Caucus
Ohio Right to Life
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
National Right to Life Committee
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.
Agree
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.
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.
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.
Neutral
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Neutral
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Disagree
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
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.
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
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.
Disagree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. People are self interested and should not be trusted with uncontested power.
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. People are self interested and should not be trusted with uncontested power.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) Excessive public debt crowds out productive private investment and burdens current and future generations with high taxes to pay interest and principal on the debt. 2) Congress alone should make laws and coin money, not the executive or judicial branches of the federal government, nor private banking cartels like the Federal Reserve. 3) Excessive taxes and regulation violate private property rights and reduce people's willingness to overproduce and create a rising tide of new wealth that lifts all boats, large and small.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) Excessive public debt crowds out productive private investment and burdens current and future generations with high taxes to pay interest and principal on the debt. 2) Congress alone should make laws and coin money, not the executive or judicial branches of the federal government, nor private banking cartels like the Federal Reserve. 3) Excessive taxes and regulation violate private property rights and reduce people's willingness to overproduce and create a rising tide of new wealth that lifts all boats, large and small.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Yes, within the first trimester of pregnancy, and after that when the health of the mother is in danger and the child is not yet viable outside of the womb. I am pro life by choice and my goal is to reduce abortion, but evidence shows that making abortion completely illegal does not reduce abortion rates. I would prefer that abortion policy be set at the state level rather than the federal, so that a more varied balance between the reproductive rights of women and the right to life of the unborn will be sought. I would also prevent any taxpayer money from funding abortion or family planning, as well as prevent any restrictions on private efforts to promote family planning, pregnancy services and adoption services.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Yes, within the first trimester of pregnancy, and after that when the health of the mother is in danger and the child is not yet viable outside of the womb. I am pro life by choice and my goal is to reduce abortion, but evidence shows that making abortion completely illegal does not reduce abortion rates. I would prefer that abortion policy be set at the state level rather than the federal, so that a more varied balance between the reproductive rights of women and the right to life of the unborn will be sought. I would also prevent any taxpayer money from funding abortion or family planning, as well as prevent any restrictions on private efforts to promote family planning, pregnancy services and adoption services.
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.
Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court, Voters, Executive Branch.
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.
Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court, Voters, Executive Branch.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian, and believe that our rights to life, liberty and property come from God and not from government. God gave us a free will and therefore religious laws should not be encoded into secular law; I believe in a Constitutional separation of church and state. Religious goals and moral behavior are best advocated by preaching, missionary and charity work, and the modeling of moral personal behavior.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian, and believe that our rights to life, liberty and property come from God and not from government. God gave us a free will and therefore religious laws should not be encoded into secular law; I believe in a Constitutional separation of church and state. Religious goals and moral behavior are best advocated by preaching, missionary and charity work, and the modeling of moral personal behavior.
