Brett Eley
Republican | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Brett Eley
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 82
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Wapakoneta Ciy School, Wapakoneta, Ohio, High School Diploma, 2005
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Bachelor in the Arts of Political Science, 2009
Ohio University Voinovich Graduate School, Athens, Ohio, Master of Public Administration, 2011
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
First United Methodist Church, Life Member, Ohio University College Republicans
From 2005-2011, Ohio University Alumni Network, 2011-Present
College Internship with Congressman Jim Jordan, 2006-2007, Athens Mayor's Office
Practicum Internship, Appalachian Rural Poverty Prevention NPO, Practicum Internship
Ohio University Commencement Speaker Council, 2009, Taught students at Nelson Mandela Institute
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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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.
Strongly 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.
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.
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
Agree
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.
Agree
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?
The American Founder's, while they had many ideas, chose to decentralize government by giving the federal power to the states. In order to ensure none of the three branches of government gained too much power or authority: the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, where created to maintain the proper levels of authority while relying on the states to maintain their day to day activities without federal government intervention (unless required). A very ingenious system really.
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, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court, Industry, Academia, Media
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
After being baptized, and confirmed as a Methodist, religion has played a large part of my upbringing and serves as a moral code for which I try to live me life. Much like the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, my spiritual and moral values based on the christian faith serve as the moral code by which I live my life.
