Erin Kent Magee (IN)
Republican | Indiana
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Erin Kent Magee (IN)
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 7
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
California State University, Sacramento, MA, 1976
Sophia University, Tokyo, BA, 1971
WORK & MILITARY
Department of Defense, Education Services Officer, 9
Department of the Treasury, Tax Examiner, 1
AFFILIATIONS
Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout, National Treasury Employees Union
Active Member - Chapter 71, National Association of Realtors, Active Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
President of the United States, 2012
NTEU President - Chapter 71, 2011
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (20)
Associated Builders & Contractors
VA
Paul Gentle
Economist
Auburn
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Agree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Agree
12. 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
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
It was man's tendency to create centralized governments which cater to special interest groups that led our founders to create a system of representative government. To avoid centralization, they created the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches, none of which were intended to wield supreme power. To further limit the power of government, they allowed the states to establish sovereign governments which can challenge federal laws.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Truth - To learn the truth, we need to look beyond the mainstream media, which are supported by special interest groups. Our elected officials are key resources on the facts concerning our government. As your representative, I'll 'meet the press' each week to insure the public has accurate information Justice - Statistically, 80% of our nation's wealth is controlled by only 20% of the US population. Our labor-intensive industries have been shipped overseas, due to a high corporate tax rate. This has resulted in high unemployment and over $1.3 trillion of tax-deferred profits. Thus, our federal tax burden is largely borne by those who are least able to pay. To remove this inequity, we need to create tax breaks for firms that invest in job-producing industries, here in the US. The American Way - Freedom of choice is an inherent part of our democracy. There are no mandates other than those 'We the People' give to our government. Mandatory laws, such as Obama Care, cannot stand.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
In his Preamble to the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson declared: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness'. Chief among these God-given rights is the Right to Life; without which, all others fail. Thus, we must never abandon our resolve to defend, protect.and preserve this right. We believe life begins at conception. Thus, abortion violates a child's right to life and can never be justified.
17. 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.
Our Founders believed our basic rights spring from God, our highest source of authority, and that these rights are ratified and preserved by the Constitution, Voters, Congress, and the Supreme Court, in that order.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that, as George Washington once said: "It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and without the Bible." I believe our nation's problems will be solved as we apply the 'Golden Rule', the rule taught by Christ himself, which is: 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'.
