Denis Detzel

Republican | Illinois

Candidate Profile

Leans Liberal

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Denis Detzel


Party

Republican


Election Year

2014


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 14


Incumbent

No


Links

Denis Detzel websites

EDUCATION

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Ph.D., 1981

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, MEd., 1969

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, BA, 1967

WORK & MILITARY

Eastlake, President, 1993-2014

The Hay Group, International Partner, 1980-1993

McDonald's Corporation, Director, Public Policy, 1973-1980

AFFILIATIONS

The Gamaliel Foundation, Board Member, The Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce

Board Member, The Learning Exchange, Founder, Board Member

American University, Special Assistant to the Dean, Rutgers University

Special Assistant to the Dean

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

none

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

none

Race

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Taxpayers United

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Local, County, and District Republican 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. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.

Strongly Agree

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

Disagree

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

Agree

5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Neutral

6. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.

Agree

7. People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Neutral

8. Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Neutral

9. 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

10. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.

Agree

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

Agree

12. Patients should be permitted and licensed to smoke marijuana for medical purposes without police interference, and authorized persons should be permitted to possess marijuana and operate a motor vehicle after consumption.

Neutral

13. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

Agree

14. 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

15. School districts should be required to teach sex education in grades 6-12 using only "comprehensive sex ed" resources, which may include undefined “age-appropriate” information on sexuality, including contraception, homosexuality, bisexuality, and Gender Identity Disorder.

Neutral

16. Efforts to expand gambling with new casinos and additional slot machines do not pose a threat to families and businesses.

Neutral

17. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.

Agree

18. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.

Agree

19. Therapy for children who have unwanted same-sex attraction should be banned.

Disagree

20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?

The health of the mother and infant.

21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Roman Catholic.

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