Gordon Howie
Independent | South Dakota
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Gordon Howie
Party
Independent
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Real Estate, Business and Finance, Minneapolis, Denver & other, Vocational
Rapid City High School, Rapid City, High School, 1967
WORK & MILITARY
Gordon Howie Real Estate, Owner-manager, 1975-2010
Faith and Family Foundation, CEO, 2010-2014
Life and iberty Group, CEO, 2010-2014
AFFILIATIONS
Faith Temple Church, Rapid City, Member, President of Board, Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center, Rapid City
Board President, Open Bible Christian Center, member
Rapid City Club for Boys, Board member, Citizens for Liberty
Founding Board member, Life and Liberty Group, CEO
SD Family Policy Council, Founding Board member, Faith and Family Foundation
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
SD House of Representatives, 2005-2008
SD State Senate, 2009-2010
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
SD Governor, 2010
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Stace Nelson
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. 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
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
I believe the Founders were divinely inspired by God.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
The preservation and protection of religious liberty. It is foundational to our freedom. Protection of the unborn. Life is created by God. Man or government does not have the right to destroy innocent life. Government spending, debt and growth. Our economic survival as a nation depends on fiscal responsibility.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No. The life of an innocent child is always taken in an abortion.
17. 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
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My life has been surrendered to Christ. I believe God is pleased by our faith and obedience, and has created us to worship Him and serve our fellow man. The Bible is the inspired, written Word of God which provides a complete guide for our lives.
