Brent Shypulefski
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Brent Shypulefski
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist 1
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA, BS Business Administration, 94
Philadelphia College of Bible, Philadelphia, PA, BS Bible, 93
WORK & MILITARY
Armed Forces Benefit Association, Field Representative, 2013- Present
RBC Capital Markets, Manager of Investment Service Group, 2008-2010
RBC Dain Rauscher, Manager of Investment Services, 2006-2008
RBC Centura Securities, Service Desk Representative, 2001-2006
AFFILIATIONS
First Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, Member & choir member, Belmont Lake Golf Course
Member, Rep. Matt Baker, Tioga/Bradford County, Intern
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Tioga County Commissioner, 1995
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
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.
Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
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.
Agree
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.
Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The nature of man is bent on overstepping or trying to gain power and control. Our Founding Fathers realized this tendency and placed safeguards in our Constitution to limit that fault in man. The Constitution was carefully drafted to define exactly what each branch of the government was authorized to do and limit its influence over the other branches. The terms to describe this would be “balance of power” or “checks and balances” between the three branches.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Job creation begins with people not the government. A people who depend solely on the government for jobs is not truly free. The government's role is to prohibit dumping of foreign products in the U.S. and regulating trade agreements, so that companies don't move their operations out of the U.S. for lower wages and less regulatory oversight. Obamacare has two major unintended consequences: first, many of the 30 million individuals who had no insurance don't want insurance at any price, fewer than expected individuals are applying for subsidized insurance. Second,companies are figuring out how to circumvent the law by moving people from full-time to part-time employment, thus hurting families who need all the income they can get. Good legislation transcends time. If the role out of a law is delayed multiple times, it's probably bad legislation. The judicial branch of government is overreaching it's Constitutional boundaries. It must be reigned in.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
I believe that abortion destroys a child’s life. This matter must not be taken lightly. God created human beings in His image, so when we destroy innocent, helpless children, what does that say about our society? With today’s understanding of the human body and ways to prevent pregnancies, abortions should be virtually non-existent, but they are not. While there may be situations in which the wellbeing of the mother must be weighed against that of the child, such as rape, incest and life of the mother, government bears the responsibility to prevent the taking of a child’s life for the sake of convenience.
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, people, Constitution, Congress. God created men equal with unalienable rights. The government derives it's power from the consent of the people.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born again Christian who holds a biblical worldview. A biblical world view means that I make decisions based upon God’s word, the Bible. God, not man, has the ultimate and final say on any issue. Our country was founded by godly men who too believed this to be true. Our Judeo-Christian principals guided our founding fathers when constructing the frame work of our government.
