
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
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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