
Tom Norton
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tom Norton
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 73
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
AIU, Meadow Estates, IL, BA, 2006
AIU, Meadow Estates, IL, AS, 2005
WORK & MILITARY
United States Army, Battle Operations NCO, 7
AFFILIATIONS
Michigan I-Caucus, State affiliates Coordinator, Michigan Republican Liberty Caucus
member, Michigan Reform Party, Treasurer
Kent Count Republican Party, Executive committee member, St. Paul Lutheran Church
Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Sand Lake Village Council, 1
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
73rd District State house, 2010
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Michigan Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Republican Liberty Caucus
Rental Property Association
Right to Life of Michigan
I-Caucus
Kent County Veterans Coalition
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.
Did not answer
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Did not answer
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Did not answer
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Did not answer
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Did not answer
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Did not answer
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.
Did not answer
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Did not answer
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Did not answer
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.
Did not answer
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Did not answer
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Did not answer
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.
Did not answer
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Did not answer
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Did not answer
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.
Did not answer
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Did not answer
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Did not answer
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