Joni Craighead
Non-Partisan | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Joni Craighead
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
Member of the Legislature, Dist. 6
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, MPA, 1982
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, BS Medical Technology, 1976
State of Nebraska, Real Estate Broker's License, 2004
WORK & MILITARY
Omaha Area Board of Realtors, Governmental Affairs Director, 2
Real Estate, Broker/Developer, 15
Multiple Entities, Business Owner, 30
Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Medical Technologist, 6
AFFILIATIONS
Douglas County Republican Party, Chair, Nebraska Republican Party
State Central Committee, The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, Founding Board Member
The Empowerment Project, Founder, Nebraska Business Development Center
Advisory Board Member, Junior League, Advisor/Member
YWCA, Board Member, Grace University
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (11)
Governor Dave Heineman
Sen. Lautenbaugh
Kintner
Garrett
Krist
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Big Red PAC
National Right to Life Committee
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
National Education Association
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
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.
Neutral
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.
Disagree
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.
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.
Agree
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.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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
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.
Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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
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.
Neutral
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Neutral
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Agree
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?
The desire for democracy.
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The desire for democracy.
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
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, Constitution, Voters, Supreme Court, Congress.
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, Supreme Court, Congress.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and strong in my faith.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and strong in my faith.
