
Mary Byrne
Republican | Missouri
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mary Byrne
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 7
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, Ed.D., 1994
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, Ed.M., 1987
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, M.A., 1977
WORK & MILITARY
Wilkes University, Adjunct Professor, 2010-2015
Drury University, Adjunct Professor, 2011-2013
Wilkes University, Coord. of Curric., Assessment & Accreditation, 2009-2011
Missouri State University, Professor, 1996-2009
AFFILIATIONS
Missouri Coalition Against Common Core, Co-founder, Greene County Republican Women
President 2012-2014, Council for Exceptional Children, President, Division of Communication Disorders
Central High School, Springfield Public Schools, Parent Site Council, Phelps School for the Gifted
University member of evaluation preparation comm., Missouri Department of Health, Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee
St. Thomas Anglican Church, Vestry Secretary, First & Calvary Presbyterian Church
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Christians Uniting for Political Action
Missouri Coalition Against Common Core
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Valinda Freed, Vice-Chairman of Missouri GOP
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
National Republican Congressional Committee
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Agree
The U.S. military should wait for militant Islamic groups to directly threaten our national security on our shores, rather than eradicate them now wherever they may be worldwide.
Strongly Disagree
The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
I support legislation such as the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) that would prohibit discrimination against individuals, organizations and small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
The federal government should establish Common Core as a nationwide academic standard for high school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
I oppose the resettlement of Syrian refugees into the U.S. without proper vetting.
Strongly Agree
Current regulations on domestic oil exploration and drilling are more restrictive than are necessary.
Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
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 enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Agree
Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions until they are economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
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
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
The United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.
Strongly Agree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Disagree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
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
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Clear and present threat to life of the mother.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” James Madison in Federalist #51 interpreted the concept expressed in Jeremiah as ambition of man. Madison said, "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
•I believe the Bible to be the inspired and only authoritative Word of God, revealing to the world the Creator – three persons in one -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) (Matthew 28:19) •I believe that God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (Genesis 1:27) and endowed them with the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. •I believe leaders elected by voters of the Republic are called to govern with a balance of mercy and justice; with high standards of integrity; repulsed by slander, arrogance, deception, falsehood, or self-service. (Psalm 101)
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Very Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I have given testimony at city public hearings about the infringement on religious freedom by proposed ordinances; I am a member of organizations such as Missouri Right to Life, Eagle Forum, and Conservative Club of America; I have been a citizen lobbyist at the local, state, and federal levels of government against the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and a facsimile of CCSS in Missouri; I am co-founder of the Missouri Coalition Against Common Core and have been a speaker at national conferences on the topic of education reform since 2013; I have been an active leader of my church as an officer of the vestry.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
mary.byrne@byrneformocongress.com 417-813-7318
Additional comment from candidate:
Two committees of the House of Representatives to which I would seek to be assigned are Small Business and Education. Although education has been my professional area of expertise, I am from a family of small business entrepreneurs, my husband works for a family of small business entrepreneurs, and therefore, I am intimately familiar with the struggles of small business owners in the current economic and political environment.
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