
Bob Van Valkenburg
Non-Partisan | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Bob Van Valkenburg
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
Member of the Legislature, Dist. 26
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Oklahoms State Univ., Stillwater, OK, BA, 1959
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, MBA, 1980
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Army (active&reserve, PVT to LTC, 1955-1980
AFFILIATIONS
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Member, Tabitha Home for the Aged
Member - Board of Directors, Tabitha New Community Devel., Member= Board of Directors
American Legion, Member, Lincoln Lutheran Association
President, Nebraska National Guard Assn, Member
Northeast YMCA, Member, Boy Scouts of America
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
None yet - waiting
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
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.
Disagree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
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
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
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
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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
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.
Strongly Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Strongly Agree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Neutral
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The provision of a check and balance system where the executive, legislative and judicial branches would function in harmony with one another while staying within clearly defined borders.
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Neutral
17. 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.
Agree
18. 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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The provision of a check and balance system where the executive, legislative and judicial branches would function in harmony with one another while staying within clearly defined borders.
17. 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.
Agree
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a conservative Christian businessman, husband, father and grandfather. The center of my faith and assurance of a place in Heaven is Jesus Christ. At the same time, I respect the beliefs of other religions so long as none attempt in the slightest to infringe upon mine. Politically, I believe our Constitution and the rule of law have kept and will continue to keep the United States of America as a worthy example of other rising governments to emulate. Bottom line...."It ain't broken and doesn't need fixi'n" God Bless America.
18. 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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a conservative Christian businessman, husband, father and grandfather. The center of my faith and assurance of a place in Heaven is Jesus Christ. At the same time, I respect the beliefs of other religions so long as none attempt in the slightest to infringe upon mine. Politically, I believe our Constitution and the rule of law have kept and will continue to keep the United States of America as a worthy example of other rising governments to emulate. Bottom line...."It ain't broken and doesn't need fixi'n" God Bless America.
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