Joyce McDonald

Republican | Washington

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Joyce McDonald


Party

Republican


Election Year

2016


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 25 - Pos. 2


Incumbent

No


Links

Joyce McDonald websites FacebookX

EDUCATION

Northwest University, Kirkland, WA, BA, 2000

Pierce College, Puyallup, WA

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Crystal Judson Family Justice Center, Board Member, South Sound 911

Chair and Board Member, Remann Hall Juvenile Court, Volunteer

Summit Youth Center, President, Board Member, Children's Home Society

Foster Parent, Parent Teacher Association, President

Flood Control Zone Board, Chair, Board Member, Summit Youth Center

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State Representative, 1996-2008

Pierce county Council, 2009-2016

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Congress, 2014

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (4)

Human Life of Washington

Human Life PAC

Life Pac of Southwest Washington

National Federation Of Independent Businesses - the SAFE Trust

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)

Sec. of State Kym Wyman

Representative Melanie Stambaugh

Senator Bruce Dammeier

Representative Hans Zeiger

Representative Dick Muri

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)

Drew MacEwen

Graham Hunt

Hans Zeiger

J.T Wilcox

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (8)

Andrew Barkis

Gun Owners Action League of Washington

Hans Zeiger

National Rifle Association

New Pioneers PAC


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)

International Association of Firefighters

International Union of Police Associations

Larry Seaquist

Pat McCarthy

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Agree

Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.

Strongly Agree

More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.

Disagree

Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.

Strongly Agree

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.

Strongly Agree

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.

Strongly Agree

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.

Strongly Agree

Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.

Strongly Disagree

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

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

Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

Strongly Agree

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.

Agree

The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.

Strongly Disagree

Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.

Strongly Disagree

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

Strongly Disagree

The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.

Agree

Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.

Disagree

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.

Strongly Agree

It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.

Disagree

Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.

Strongly Agree

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

The founders understood that people are easily corrupted by power, therefore it was necessary to include checks and balances in the constitution to limit the power of each branch of government.

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, Congress

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

To save the life of the mother.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a committed Christian.

Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?

Conservative

Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.

I have voted to limit tax increases by ensuring a 2/3rds super majority vote of the elected officials at both the County Council and the Legislature. I have supported charter schools, home schooling and freedom for families to access their own education tax dollars. I have opposed the growing, processing and sales of marijuana in the county.

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.

Joyce@JoyceMcDonald.com 253-753-3827

Additional comment from candidate:

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