Joe Grandanette
Republican | Iowa
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Joe Grandanette
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 3
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Drake University, Des Moines, Bacherlors, 1987
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Society of Italian Americans, member, Knights of Columbus
member, Professional Educators of Iowa, member
Hibernians, member, Des Moines Umpire Assoicaition
former member, School Board Member, former member
Park and Recreation member, former member, Elks
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Representative, 2004
Polk County Supervisor, 2002
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
myself and all of my family and friends
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
National Federation of Independent Business
Republican Women's Organizations
State Republican Party Organizations
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.
Strongly Disagree
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
No Answer
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
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?
The laws of nature are universal standards of right and wrong which apply to all men at all times. They are closely related to man’s natural rights
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1. Border control, build the fence, find all of the people who have overextended their visas so our country is safe 2. Flat tax, this way all people are taxed the same. 3. Develops all forms of energy so that we are independent of the middle east.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
only in the health of the mother
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.
God Constitution Congress and then Supreme Court
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Catholic Christian. Pro Life from conception to death and marriage between a man and a women
