Mark Baisley
Republican | Colorado
Candidate Profile*
Conservative
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mark Baisley
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
State Senate, Dist. 4
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Columbia College, Denver, CO, Bachelor of Science, 1993
WORK & MILITARY
Slipglass Inc, President, 15
Martin Marietta Astronautics, Sr. Systems Engineer, 6
Hughes Aircraft Company, Manager Information Security, 3
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratories, Sr Information Security Analyst, 1
Enspherics Inc, President, 9
AFFILIATIONS
Colorado Space Business Roundtable, Chairman, Columbia College Board of Trustees
Trustee, Colorado Republican Party, Vice Chairman
STEM School, Highlands Ranch, Board Chairman, Douglas County Colorado Republicans
Chairman, Denver Metro Boy Scouts, Finance Chairman
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Colorado State Representative, 4
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Colorado State Senate, 1
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2019
100%
2021
95%, 97% (cum.)†
2021-2022
91%
2019
85%
2021
79%
2022
76%, 76% (cum.)†
2019
|100%
2021
|95%, 97% (cum.)†
2021-2022
|91%
2019
|85%
2021
|79%
2022
|76%, 76% (cum.)†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2021
15%
2021
14%
2022
0%, 8% (cum.)†
2022
7%, 7% (cum.)†
2019
0%
2019
0%, 0% (cum.)†
2021
|15%
2021
|14%
2022
|0%, 8% (cum.)†
2022
|7%, 7% (cum.)†
2019
|0%, 0% (cum.)†
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (5)
National Rifle Association (NRA) PVF
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners Super PAC
*National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Colorado
*Stand For Health Freedom
Coloradans for Safer Neighborhoods
OTHER (3)
Colorado Medical Society PAC (COMPAC)
Colorado Chamber of Commerce
Colorado Young Republicans
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (13)
Bentley Rayburn (2008)
Chris Holbert (2012)
Cindy Acree (2008)
Colorado Leadership Fund (2006)
Cory Gardner (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Donald G.W. "Don" Ytterberg (2019)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2010)
OTHER INFORMATION
Mark Baisley's key votes at VoteSmart.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
The life of the mother. However, in 2022 I do not believe that such a condition exists.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Eliminate income tax and repeal the 16th Amendment.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
EVERYTHING EXCEPT defense, law enforcement, the courts, transportation infrastructure and education.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
I believe that the U.S. ought to fund K-12 education, the great equalizer, and leave citizens to fund college without government involvement. However, I do not believe there is any appropriate role for government to deliver that education. Thomas Jefferson encouraged the nation to "establish & improve the law for educating the common people." But he did not call for government employees to deliver that education. The temptation to indoctrinate students is too great for the Left to resist.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
None, especially when the government has become the church of the Left.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
D. However, I would support government subsidy to pay for private insurance policies for those who are unable (not unwilling) to care for themselves.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
No government, school, nor employer should be allowed to require that their employees receive vaccinations. However, I believe that non-essential private companies should be permitted to require that their customers be vaccinated.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
1. Maintain a close relationship with reasonable Islamic leaders, like Jordan, and encourage them to lead civil culture. 2. Press leaders of Islamic countries to allow religious liberty (especially Christian evangelism) in their countries. 3. Keep terrorists on the run, assigning a U.S. military division to infiltrate and chase them to every corner of the Earth.
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Strongly Disagree
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
I support the Trump plan for this.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
A specific, finite, annual number of people for every other country. We should only invite folks who embrace American founding principles, wish to assimilate more than influence, and who will never add to the burden of American taxpayers.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
The United States was established on "the laws of Nature and of Nature's God" according to America's founding document. "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." -- John Adams
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Strongly Agree
Government should not be authorized to license the religious institution of marriage.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created EQUAL..."
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a terrifically inadequate and sinful follower of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the Holy One, the second person of the Trinity, the Creator of everything (John 1). My values involve pursuing "the laws of Nature and of Nature's God" in everything; my family, my company, and my service to the people of the Great State of Colorado.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
1. Aggressive and constant cleansing of voter rolls 2. Allow ballots to be mailed out, but require every voter to drop off their ballot with matching government issued ID 3. Secure, uniquely numbered paper ballots 4. Require complete transparency of voting machines and software. There should be nothing proprietary about tabulation. 5. No tabulating votes until ~100% of ballots have been scanned 6. Elevate vote fraud to treason, punishable by life in prison; no exceptions for Secretaries of State and County Clerks
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
The racism that has been demonstrated by Antifa and Black Lives Matter is a violent threat to domestic security.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
A
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
From the founding document of the United States, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That, TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS, GOVERNMENTS ARE INSTITUTED among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
I define "conservative" in this case as attempting to conserve the wisdom of American founding principles.
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
https://youtu.be/YDGRN1RBdwU Begin at the 5 minute mark.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
I have written 200 articles for Townhall (https://townhall.com).
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Agree
The specifics of state law are critical here to balance the protections of law enforcement and citizens.
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
The 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution (That would be restrictions on government)
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
