Doug McQuaid
Independent | Washington
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Doug McQuaid
Party
Independent
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 7
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Bellevue High School, Bellevue, WA, H.S. Diploma, 1963
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, B.A., 1967
Willamette University, Salem, OR, J.D., 1972
WORK & MILITARY
Aiken, St. Louis & Siljeg, Law Firm, Partner, 1972-1993
Law Office of Douglas W. McQuaid, Attorney At Law, 1993-2014
U.S. Army, Specialist, 1969-1970
Washington State Bar Association, Member, 1972-2014
AFFILIATIONS
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Volunteer-Member, American Legion
Volunteer-Member, University of Washington Alumni Association, Life Member-President's Club-Contributor
Willamette University Alumni Association, Member-Contributor, Seattle Opera Association
Member-Contributor, Seattle Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous, Volunteer-Contributor
Seattle Art Museum, Volunteer-Contributor, Seattle Public Library Association
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
None
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Washington Supreme Court Justice, 2012
Mayor of Seattle, WA, 2013
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
American Freedom and Liberties Society
Peace and Freedom Association
Constitutional Rights Union
Equal Rights for America Federation
American Independence Party
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.
Neutral
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Neutral
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
Disagree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Disagree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Neutral
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Agree
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.
Disagree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Agree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Greed, power, domination, selfishness, autonomy, corruption
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) FREE ECONOMY. Excessive government control over the U.S. economy is harmful to economic growth of the United States and prosperity for the country and its people. 2) FREEDOM AND PRIVACY OF THE PEOPLE. of the U.S. Excessive government laws, rules and regulations, federal and state, restricting individual and enterprise civil rights interferes with the freedom and privacy of each citizen of the United States as guaranteed by the Constitution and Bill of Rights. The people's right to privacy are being restricted and stymied by unreasonable government control over those rights and interference into the people's private affairs. 3) CORRUPTION AND DECEIT. The unreasonable and excessive control of the government and its numerous agencies over the freedoms and rights of the people has led to corruptive control and deceit (cover ups) by the elected leaders and the administrators of our government, federal and state.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Yes. Abortion is a free choice granted to each person under the Constitution and that liberty and freedom should not be restricted by the government. It is a private medical matter between the woman and her doctor which should not not be restricted or controlled by the government. Extenuating circumstances exist in every decision made by a woman to terminate her pregnancy. The government has no right to allow or disallow that freedom of choice.
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.
Voters Constitution Supreme Court Congress God Industry Media Academia Professional Sports
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
There is a spiritual higher power within each and every human being. It defines and controls our morality, actions, beliefs, and choices. I believe in following that higher power's guidance over all my choices in life, morality and virtue.
