John Stinner Sr.
Non-Partisan | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
John Stinner Sr.
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
Member of the Legislature, Dist. 48
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Master's economics
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Bachelor's business administration, 1973
WORK & MILITARY
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
AFFILIATIONS
Gering Public Schools, President/Board Member, YMCA of Scottsbluff
President/Board Member, Oregon Trail Foundation, Board Member
Sons of the American Legion, Member, WyoBraska Museum
Board Member, Rotary Club of Scottsbluff/Gering, Member
Elks Club, Member, Zoological Association
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
n/a
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
n/a
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Current Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman
Current District 48 Legislator John Harms
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Adrian Smith
Deb Fischer
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
National Right to Life Committee
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
National Education Association
United Transportation Union
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.
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.
Strongly 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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly 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.
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.
No Answer
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.
Strongly Agree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
To ensure freedom for all and to ensure no one body could control or dominate the other as was the case in England with a ruling king.
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 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, congress, supreme court
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a practicing Catholic and believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Church. My values are based on integrity and honesty. I believe in fairness and freedom for all.
