Jocelyn Conwell
Non-Partisan | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jocelyn Conwell
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 8
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, JD, 1987
Baldwin-Wallace University, Berea, BA, 1979
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Commission on Violence Against Women & Children, Project Team Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Inc
Member, Norman S. Minor Bar Association, Past President
National Bar Association, Member, Ohio State Bar Association
Member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Democratic Precinct Committee Person, 2006-07
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Cleveland Muni Judge, 2005
Cleveland Muni Judge, 2007
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (8)
East Cleveland Concerned Pastors
State Senator Shirley Smith
Woodmere Mayor
Charles Smith
Richmond Hts. Councilwoman
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.
Disagree
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.
Agree
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.
Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
No Answer
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Neutral
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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.
Disagree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Disagree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Disagree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Agree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Agree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Their concerns about mankind's inclination to abuse power. As has been evidenced by numerous office holder's in every branch of government, both on local as well as federal level, they often lose sight that they are public SERVANTS, and grow "power hungry", and still manage to abuse their "limited" powers.
17. 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.
No Answer
18. 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.
US Constitution, US Supreme Court, Voters, Congress.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian, who heavily relies on the Word, for guidance, reflection, and spiritual growth. However, I refrain from disrespecting others religious beliefs, or values.
