Joe Baca

Republican | California

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Joe Baca


Party

Republican


Election Year

2016


Election

Primary


Race

U.S. Rep., Dist. 31


Incumbent

No


Links

Joe Baca websites FacebookX

EDUCATION

Barstow High School, Barstow, HSD, 1965

Barstow Community College, Barstow, AA, 1970

Cal State University, LA, Ca, Los Angeles, BA, 1971

WORK & MILITARY

US Armry, E-4, 1966-1968

101st airborne Paratrooper, Private, 1966-1967

82nd airborne Paratrooper, E-4, 1967-1968

AFFILIATIONS

Agriculture Committee, Nutrition & Horticulture, Ranking member on Subcommittee, Congressional Hispanic Caucas

Chair, Financial Service Committee, Subcommittee member, Financial Institutions

Blue Dogs in Congress, Member, Military Veterans Caucau

Member, State Senator, Ca, Rules Committee member

State Assembly, Ca, Speaker Pro Tem, Board of Trustee, SBCCD

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

US congressman, 1999-2013

State Senator, Ca, 1998-1999

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

State Assembly, Ca, 1992-1998

Board of Trustee, SBCCD, 1979-1992

Race

Previous Races

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Senator Orin Hatch

Former Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon

Former Congressman Curt Weldon

Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart

Councilman Ed Scott, Rialto

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

National Rifle Association


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (17)

ActBlue

California Aggressive Leadership PAC

Ciro Rodriguez

Colleen Hanabusa

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (81)

ActBlue

Airline Pilots Association

Albio Sires

Amalgamated Transit Union

American Association for Justice

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Agree

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

Strongly Agree

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 Agree

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.

Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Agree

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.

Agree

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.

Strongly Agree

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

Agree

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

Strongly Disagree

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

Agree

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

Disagree

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.

Strongly Agree

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

Agree

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

Disagree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.

Agree

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.

Agree

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Agree

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

Agree

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.

Strongly Disagree

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.

Voters/people/God, Constitute/ God, Congress/God, Judicial, Legislative, Executive and God,

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Only to prevent the death of the mother.

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

Avoid monarchy/ check and balance

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Accept the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals and aspire to live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church.

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

Conservative

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

As elected official record is available , but have change view on some issues.

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

Friendsofjoebaca@gmail.com. 1-909-202-9035

Additional comment from candidate:

As a former Congressman , I know what it takes to get the job done, with more than a decade in Sacramento as a legislator and a decade in congress, I got things done. I have a proven track record of working together in bipartisan manner to make things better for all of our communities. My legislative priorities are economic development to create jobs in the Inland Empire, reduce regulations that hinder business, lower taxes, improve the quality of education, make higher education affordable,fix affordable health care, protect senior rights, social security and medicare for our seniors and disable, make sure our veterans receive the support in war and peace, improve funding for our infrastructure, support public safety, work on protecting clean water issues and work to move America forward by working together.

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