Bob Tiemann
Non-Partisan | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Bob Tiemann
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
Member of the Legislature, Dist. 30
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Beatrice High School, Beatrice, yes, 1971
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, BSBA, 1975
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
St. John Lutheran Church, Ad. committee, contributor, Beatrice Chamber of Commerce
Past chairman of board, Gage County Foundation, Board member, contributor
Youth Recreation Inc., Past Board member, JayCees
Past Board member, Beatrice Humane Society, contributor
Gage County Historical Society, contributor
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Gov. Dave Heinemann
Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann
Pete Ricketts
Farm Bureau
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
National Right to Life 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. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
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.
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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.
Disagree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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.
Neutral
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Agree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Our forefathers were very bright forward thinking people that had genuine concern for a nation that allowed for personal freedom, as well as preserve religious rights. They also divided powers between the three branches of government to prevent abuse of power by any person or group.
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.
Strongly 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.
Did not answer
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a life long member of the Lutheran Church.
