Mike Rohrkaste
Republican | Wisconsin
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mike Rohrkaste
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
Repr. to the Assembly, Dist. 55
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Masters, 1982
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Bachelors, 1980
WORK & MILITARY
Oshkosh Corporation, Chief Human Resources Officer, 4
Oshkosh Corporation, VP Human Resources, 7
Menasha Corporation, VP Human Resources, 3
Menasha Corporation, Director Human Resources, 4
AFFILIATIONS
Fox Cities YMCA, Board Member, Samaritans Counseling Fox Valley
Board Member, Neenah-Menasha Rotary, Member
Fox Valley Christian Academy, Former School Board Member, Calvary Bible Church
Children's Ministry volunteer, St. Joes Food Pantry, Menasha, WI, Volunteer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
WI State Assembly Dist. 55, 2
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
100%
2015
89%, 89%†
2016
83%
2015-16
|100%
2015
|89%, 89%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
13%, 13%†
2015-16
11%, 11%†
2015-16
|13%, 13%†
2015-16
|11%, 11%†
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Wisconsin Family Action PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Howard "Buck" McKeon
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Reid Ribble
Ron Johnson
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Tammy Duckworth
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
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
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
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
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
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
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
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
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
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
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
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
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
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
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
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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 Disagree
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 Disagree
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 Disagree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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.
Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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
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
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.
Disagree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
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.
Agree
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.
Agree
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Agree
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Corruption of power
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Corruption of power
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
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 (equal authority)
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 (equal authority)
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Corruption of power
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
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 (equal authority)
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Non-denominational christian
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Non-denominational christian
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Non-denominational christian
