Tootie Smith
Republican | Oregon
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tootie Smith
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 5
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Concordia University, Portland, BS, 1992
WORK & MILITARY
Prairie House Inn, Owner, 9
Meadowbrook Hill Farm, Co-owner, 20
Rural Resources, Inc, Co-owner, 15
AFFILIATIONS
St James Catholic Church, member, St Mary Catholic Church
member, Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon, President
Clackamas County Republican Party, Chair, Oregon Republican Party
Delegate, Chamber of Commerce, member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Oregon House of Representatives, 4
Clackamas County Commissioner, 2
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
pending
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)
National Right to Life Committee
New Pioneers PAC
Republican National Committee
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Disagree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The Foundre's limited the powers of government to three separate entities because they knew that absolute power corrupts absolutely. They tried to guard against a supreme monarchy with unlimited powers while enhancing free markets, free speech, liberty and the right to bear arms giving the people independence under a represented republic form of government.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Federal government take-over of our lands. Obama Care taken over one-sixth of our economy and the Federal agencies unbridled control over regulation and enforcement unchecked by Congress and the people.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
As a practicing Catholic, I assume the position of life of the mother or even the life of the fetus. However, with today's technology, the life of the mother is more protected than once was.
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 Voters Congress Industry Supreme Court
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I'm a practicing Christian Catholic and believe in the Bible. I pray daily and consider myself very spritual. I submit myself to the will God in my daily activities and try to lead a moral life.
