Peter J. Lucido
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Peter J. Lucido
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 36
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Oakland University, Rochester, MI, B.A., 1983
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, M.B.A., 1984
Detroit College of Law (now MSU Law School), Detroit, MI, J.D., 1988
WORK & MILITARY
Lucido & Manzella, P.C., Founder, president, managing partner., 25+
Macomb Now Magazine, Founder and publisher., 5
AFFILIATIONS
Ambassador Club of St. Joseph Mercy Macomb, De La Salle Collegiate
Board of Trustees, Oakland University Foundation, Board of Trustees
St. John Mercy Macomb Hospital, Board of Trustees, Macomb County Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trustees, Macomb County Hall of Fame, President and Inductee
Italian American Chamber of Commerce, National Rifle Association
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
N/A
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Michigan Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Right to Life of Michigan
Michigan Chamber of Commerce
National Rifle Association "Qualified" rating
Michigan Farm Bureau
Michigan Townships Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Alan Sanborn
Bill Schuette
Jeff Farrington
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Rick Snyder
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Al Pscholka
Associated Builders and Contractors
Conservative American Network Delivering Increased Congressional Excellence PAC
Great Lakes Education Project
National Rifle Association
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Anthony Marrocco Victory PAC
Jon Switalski
Marilyn Lane
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Laborers International Union of North America
Michigan Association for Justice
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.
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.
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.
Neutral
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. 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
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely. After having lived under a monarchy with a weak legislature the founders had the wisdom and foresight to craft a balance of powers so no one branch or person had too much power. It might cause frustration at times but it is the best solution ever developed to preserve freedom.
19. 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.
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
The only time an abortion should be allowed is in the very rare circumstance that delivering the baby will cause death or great bodily harm to the mother. The state has an interest in protecting the life of the unborn, however the state can not force a mother to die for her child. Great bodily harm should be a narrow definition as harm that would be life altering, not something trivial like temporary pain or discomfort.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
As a practicing Roman Catholic I believe in God, that he sent his son Jesus Christ to us for our sins, and each of us has a free will do follow His path or to depart from it.
