Carol Blood
Non-Partisan | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Carol Blood
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
Member of the Legislature, Dist. 3
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Business, 2016
WORK & MILITARY
NxLevel, Certified NxLevel Trainer, 6
AFFILIATIONS
Bellevue Public Safety Foundation, Chair, Sarpy County Museum
Board Member, American Business Woman's Assc., Chair
Bellevue Farmer's Market, Chair, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Nebraska's Veterans Day Parade, Chair
Catholic Daughters, Vice President, Olde Towne Development Committee
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Bellevue City Council-At Large, 6 years
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
National Right to Life Committee
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations
State Democratic Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Bob Kerrey
Communication Workers of America
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
International Union of Elevator Constructors
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. 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.
Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Neutral
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Agree
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.
Neutral
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Disagree
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.
Neutral
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Neutral
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Disagree
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?
The framers had a strong commitment to liberty, justice, and concern for the public good that is derived from their firm belief in natural rights given to us from God. They saw first-hand the downfalls of monarchial Great Britain, where power was too heavily concentrated in the hands of the few. This was detrimental to its citzens.
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.
Agree
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,Supreme Court
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that the Bible is the inspired, error-free, and revealed word of God. I believe that God’s Ten Commandments provide a moral compass — an ethical standard to live by. I believe in the existence of the Holy Trinity — one God in three persons. Catholics embrace the belief that God, the one Supreme Being, is made up of three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. I have lived my life believing that one person can and does make a difference and have reflected that belief through decades of volunteerism in my community. I believe that you are not Pro-Life if you support the death penalty. I believe that makes you Pro-Birth. All human life has value. Too many candidates say they are "Pro-Life" to garner support. They don't really care what happens to that child after it is born.
