Jim Walker

Republican | Michigan

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jim Walker


Party

Republican


Election Year

2014


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 78


Incumbent

No


Links

Jim Walker websites Facebook

EDUCATION

St. Mary's College of MD, St. Mary's City, BA Biology, 1986

WORK & MILITARY

Commercial Drivers Institute, Commercial Driver, 18

AFFILIATIONS

National Rifle Association, Endowment member and instructor, Berrien County Sportsman's Club

President, Chairman of the Board, committeeman, St.Mary's County REACT Team, radio man, safety patrolman, FEMA response team, r

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

none

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

none

Race

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Dave Agema Top Gun PAC

Grass Roots of Michigan

Conservative Teachers of America-Michigan

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.

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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.

Strongly 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.

Strongly 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.

Strongly Agree

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.

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?

Tyranny and greed.

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, Supreme Court.

20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?

Rape and incest.

21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I believe Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and there is a higher power that sets guidelines for us to follow.

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