
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
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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