Steven Welzer

Green | New Jersey

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Steven Welzer


Party

Green


Election Year

2016


Election

General


Race

U.S. Rep., Dist. 12


Incumbent

No


Links

Steven Welzer websites Facebook

EDUCATION

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, MA, 1983

WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

Green Party of New Jersey, Executive Committee, Green Party of the United States

Co-chair

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Governor of New Jersey, 2013

Race

Previous Races

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OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Disagree

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Disagree

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 Disagree

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.

No Answer

The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.

Strongly Disagree

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.

Disagree

The federal government should establish Common Core as a nationwide academic standard for high school graduation.

Disagree

I oppose the resettlement of Syrian refugees into the U.S. without proper vetting.

No Answer

Current regulations on domestic oil exploration and drilling are more restrictive than are necessary.

Strongly Disagree

It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.

No Answer

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

No Answer

More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.

Agree

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

Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.

Disagree

Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions until they are economically feasible.

Agree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.

No Answer

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 Agree

The United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.

No Answer

Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.

Disagree

Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.

Strongly Agree

Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.

Agree

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.

Did not answer

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

At the discretion of a woman and her medical practitioner.

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

Did not answer

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Did not answer

Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?

Did not answer

Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.

I'm an advocate of the Ten Key Values of the Green Party. They are distinctive and don't conform to the traditional spectrum as indicated above.

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.

stevewelzer@msn.com 609-443-6782

Additional comment from candidate:

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