Rick Bryan
Republican | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Rick Bryan
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 28
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA, BS, 1972
Cameron University, Lawton, OK, BS, 1976
University of Illlinois, Champaign, IL, MBA, 1979
WORK & MILITARY
Jergens/Kao Corporation, General Manager International Div (last position), 1985-2003
Cancer Support Community, Executive Director/CEO, 2003-2014
United States Army & Army Reserves, Lt. Colonel, AUS, Ret, 1972-1994
Procter & Gamble & Totes, Various Marketing Positions, 1979-1985
AFFILIATIONS
Hamilton County Republican Party, Precinct Executive, Executive Committee,, American Legion
Post Commander & other officer posts, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Finance Chair, Administrative Committee
Blue Ash Republican Club, Past President, NE Hamilton Co Republican Club
Founding President, Rep. Township, Cities & Villages Cmte, Founding Co Chair
Miliatry Officers Assoc. of America, member, Blue Ash Veteran Day Committee
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Blue Ash City Council, 1995- present
Blue Ash Mayor, 2001-2005
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Sycamore School Board, 1993
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Ohio Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Ohio Veterans United
Ohio Right to Life - submitted
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Brad Wenstrup
Josh Mandel
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Virginia “Ginni” Ragan
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.
Strongly 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.
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.
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.
Agree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Absolute power can corrupt absolutely. To guard against absolute power being invested in one person or institution, we have separation of power between the 3 branches of government with the concept of checks and balances.
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.
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, Supreme Court, Voters, Congress, and then the rest.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian. I am an active member of the United Methodist church and have served in various leadership positions in the church.
