Jonathan Steitz
Republican | Wisconsin
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jonathan Steitz
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Senator, Dist. 21
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Northwestern University (Kellogg Sch. of Mgmt.), Evanston, IL, MBA, 2007
Nortwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, JD, 2007
Greenville College, Greenville, IL, BS, 1996
WORK & MILITARY
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., Investment Banking, 2012 - 2014
Latham & Watkins LLP, Attorney, 2007 - 2012
Cornerstone Audio and Management Group, Owner, 1997 - 2004
AFFILIATIONS
Wisconsin Family Action, Board Member, Republican Party of Kenosha County
Board Member, The Heartland Institute, Budget and Tax Policy Advisor
Living Light Christian Church, Member, The Federalist Society
Member, National Rifle Association, EPL Life Member
Conservation Club of Kenosha County, Member, Habitat for Humanity
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Senate, 2011
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund
Rick Esenberg, President & General Counsel, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
Wisconsin Family Action PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (7)
Wisconsin Family Action PAC
Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund PAC
State Senator Tom Tiffany
Rep. Joe Sanfelippo
Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Scott Walker
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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. 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.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly 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.
Strongly 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.
Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. 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
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
As Lord Acton famously stated, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Because America's Founders recognized the tendency of mankind to hoard power, they rightfully created a system of checks and balances so that no one person or branch of government has absolute power.
19. 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, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
I believe that life begins at conception and should be protected until natural death. As such, I am 100% pro-life.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born-again Christian and am committed to our local church. Nothing is more important in my life than my relationship with Christ. It informs all other aspects of my life including my marriage, my parenting, my career and my approach to public service.
