
Arthur "Joe" Albert
Republican | Pennsylvania
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Arthur "Joe" Albert
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Senate, Dist. 22
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
U of Miami,FL, Miami, FL, BBA, 1969
Perdue U, West Lafayette,IN, LIMI, 1980
WORK & MILITARY
U.S.Army, LT Col, 20
Life Underwriters Training Council, Fellow, 40
National Association Independent Public Adjustors, member, 30
AFFILIATIONS
Union Lodge 291 F&AM, master, Valley of Scranton, Consistory
32nd degree Mason, Irem Shrine, Oriental Band
American Legion, Post Commander, Military Officers Association ofAmerica
Chapter President, Jewish War Veterans ofAmerica, Post & State Commander
United Neighborhood Centers, Board of Directors, NEPA Emergency Medical Systems
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
n/a
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
united States Congress, 2000
Lackawanna County Sheriff, 2013
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Firearm Owners Against Crime
Pennsylvania Taxpayers Cyber Coalition
Pennsylvania Pro-Life
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.
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.
Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Neutral
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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
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.
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.
Neutral
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
A democratic form of government by the people and for the people without regard to race, ethnic origin, sex or religion, established by a free secret vote by those eligible.
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 - Supreme Court - Congress- Academia - Industry - Media
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Belief in a supreme being through representatives & writings, ten commandments summarize in a minimum amount of words the ideals, beliefs, goals, teachings & the future of mankind.
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