
Burt Elliott
Democrat | South Dakota
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Burt Elliott
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 3
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Norther State Univ., Aberdeen, MS Econ Educ., 1977
WORK & MILITARY
Aberdeen Public Schools, Teacher//coach, 1970 - 2008
AFFILIATIONS
Northern State Univ. Foundation, Aberdeen Public Schools Foundation
Aber. Educ. Assoc., Pres. Treasurer
Plymouth Cong. Church, Moderator, Usher, Church Council, Aberdeen Community Theater
Br. Co. Sportsmen
speaker for Vet. Day & Memorial Day
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Rep., 2000 - 2008
Brown County Commission
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Credit Union Assoc. of the Dakotas
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Democratic Party Organizations
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.
Neutral
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Neutral
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.
Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Disagree
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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.
Neutral
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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.
Neutral
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Neutral
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.
Agree
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Neutral
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Separation of Powers, Checks & Balances, Federalism, Compromise (Classical Liberal Philosophy) on #12 I don't understand the question. On #16 Our Founders established Federalism not pure Democracy. On #17 the Common Core 'Standards' you speak of are not (in my knowledge) intended as H.S. Grad. requirements, but rather as guidelines for curriculum.
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.
Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court, God. The Pledge says 1 nation under God.
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Abortion should be allowed to preserve the health of the mother and in cases of Rape, Incest, and the voters of South Dakota have already voted twice on this. Their wishes are good enough for me. If you are willing to let your wife die rather then remove a rotting fetus, we aren't going to be very good friends.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My life is an open book since 1970 when I became a teacher. You could make a movie of my life and bring your grandmother. I think my 35 some year association with the Plymouth Congregational Church as an Usher, Church Council, Moderator, & lately as Facility Supervisor speak for itself.
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