James Higgs
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
James Higgs
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 102
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI, JD, 2005
Great Lakes Chrstian College, Lansing, MI, BRE, 1996
WORK & MILITARY
Stein & Higgs, PLLC, Attorney/Owner, 2008-Present
Davidson Breen & Doud, Attorney, 2006-2007
AFFILIATIONS
Central Michigan Pregnancy Services, Board Member, Great Lakes Christian College Alumni Association
Board Member, Barryton Church of Christ, Elder/Pastor/Teacher
Chippewa Hills Football, Coach
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
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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.
Agree
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Neutral
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.
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
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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.
Neutral
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
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
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
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.
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?
Two separate desires: One is for the accumulation of power to a central authority and the abuses that comes with that; the second is pure selfishness, that one person will act solely in his best interest.
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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court. All others lack authority in our system of government.
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
While the answer is generally none, there may be circumstances, rare, where it is shown the infant has predeceased the mother or the infant is more likely than not to be a live birth, and the mother's life is in danger of death or severe bodily harm or total and permanent disability caused by carrying the infant to natural birth. In this instance a proper medical decision should be made.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian. That means I am flawed, a sinner, imperfect. I serve a perfect God, who through his own grace, gave his one and only natural born Son Jesus to come to earth, to live a perfect life, and to die as a perfect sacrifice for sin. Jesus conquered death, and through him, I too may have eternal life. To me to Live is Christ, and to die is gain. This life I live, is no longer to myself, but to Christ, through Christ, and in Christ. My decisions reflect what he would do in my circumstances. My primary ethic therefore is service, to meet needs according to his will. I value family as the instrument of God's grace. I value Church as a place to hold ourselves accountable to each other. I value people as the creation and embodiment of God's grace, as each person is made in the image of God.
