Joseph Hering
Non-Partisan | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Joseph Hering
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
Member of the Legislature, Dist. 12
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE, MAM, 2002
Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE, BSBA, 1998
Lincoln School of Commerce, Lincoln, NE, AALS, 1994
WORK & MILITARY
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
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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.
Disagree
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.
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.
Neutral
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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.
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.
Neutral
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.
Disagree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly 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 learned leaders of that age, with their study of history, and interest in capitalism set forth an experiment based upon majority agreement of elected representatives, with consideration for minority rights, of the separation of responsibilities as described by Thomas Payne's writings. Setting the nation on the path of a republic; further ratified by the exclusion of references to democracy in the founding documents while including references to republic.
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.
In regards to managing public affairs: The Constitution, Voters, tied for next are Judicial, Legislative, and Executive. Faith is a measure of personal belief.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was raised in the Baptist faith and believe in a natural God and that when my time is finished on earth I will face my judgement before God. I believe that America was first colonized upon the desire to have freedom OF religion, more recently including atheism. I respect the many different sects of each faith and do not lump all of the sects into one perspective. I believe that the 10 commandments are a symbol of diversity between the Abrahamic faiths; shining a commonality upon each sect of each of the very different faiths. Putting the 10 commandments on display is not a denigration of any other faith but a symbol of unity. I believe tolerance is giving others the same respect you desire from them. I feel the administration the public affairs should concentrate on that and act to assure each citizen the right to worship the higher power of their understanding.
