Steve Pearce
Republican | New Mexico
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Steve Pearce
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 2
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
NMSU, Economics
Eastern NM Univ, MBA
WORK & MILITARY
USAF, Captain
AFFILIATIONS
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Congress, 2002-2008
Congress, 2010-2014
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US Senate, 2008
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
100%
2015-16
100%
2013-14
93%
2014
67%, 89%†
2015-16
100%, 88%†
2015-16
80%
2016
57%, 76%†
2013
75%
2015
70%, 75%†
2015
71%
2015-16
74%, 69%†
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2013-14
|93%
2014
|67%, 89%†
2015-16
|100%, 88%†
2015-16
|80%
2016
|57%, 76%†
2013
|75%
2015
|70%, 75%†
2015
|71%
2015-16
|74%, 69%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
17%, 10%†
2015-16
0%
2013
0%, 0%†
2014
0%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2015-16
|0%
2014
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Combat Veterans For Congress
National Rifle Association
U.S. Immigration Reform PAC
OTHER (1)
US Chamber of Commerce
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (20)
Concerned Women for America
Francisco "Quico" Canseco
Frank Guinta
Janice Arnold-Jones
Jeff Miller
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (122)
21st Century Majority Fund
Acton PAC
Alamo PAC
American Conservative Union
American Success PAC
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Airline Pilots Association
American Maritime Officers
Big Tent PAC
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Penn National Gaming
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
No Answer
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Did not answer
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
I believe Madison wrote, "if men were angels, government would not be necessary." Our Constitution preserves liberty of the people. This is why the founders built a system with checks and balances so no power could usurp the our liberties. They established a representative and republican form of government and not a pure democracy as implied in your Q 12. We have a democracy which is wonderful. A "pure" democracy implies people vote on every measure directly, which is not the case.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Creating Jobs is vitally needed in southern New Mexico. Families are hurting and are willing to work hard. But government needs to get out of the way. Including less reckless bureaucratic redtape and less spending. Caring for our Veterans. They have done so much to protect our country, and our promise to take care of them must be met. The scandals this year underscore how perilous their health care has been and it is finally getting some needed reforms. Immigration reform and border control. We must treat people with respect, enforce our laws, secure our border. We also need a system that treats those who want to enter our country lawfully in a timely and fair way.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
I am pro-life and oppose 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.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Baptist
