Matthew Waldren
Republican | Iowa
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Matthew Waldren
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 2
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa IA, AA, 2001
Central College, Pella IA, BA, 2005
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Mahaska Co. Little League, Information Officer, Eddyville Little League
Board President
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
None
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Eddyville School Board, 2008
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.
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
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.
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 Disagree
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?
It was their knowledge history and the rise and fall of governments throughout the ages. They knew than people could not be trusted with absolute power. To expand on question 12, Article 4 Sec. 4 of the US Constitution establishes a republican form of government, not a democracy.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Education: This deals with the future of our country and has a direct impact on my children. 2nd Amendment: The purpose of this amendment was to ensure that "we the people" would have the means necessary to resist a tyrannical government should the 1st amendment fail. Legislative protocols: The idea that "we have to pass the bill so we know what is in it" is repugnant to me. This indicates either the height of laziness or extreme corruption or probably both. Either way, it is a dereliction of duty of a representative. I will push to have every bill read on the floor of the House before it can be voted on.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Every abortion results in the termination of a life. That said, if you were to shoot and kill a person would that be murder? What if that person had broken into your home at 3 in the morning, had already stabbed your dog and was now coming at you? Would it be murder then? According to the National Abortion Federation less than 1% of aborting women reported they were survivors of rape, and 12% of women included a physical problem with their health among reasons for having an abortion. Knowing that every abortion results in the termination of a life, should we not do everything in our power to save that life?
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 Congress Voters
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
The core principles or moral code that I adhere to are these: God Fearing Freedom Loving American Individual These are not negotiable.
