

Dwight Kay
Republican | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dwight Kay
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 112
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Taylor University, Upland, IN, Bachelor, 1970
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Gideons International, Central Presbyterian Church in St. Louis
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 4
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
|10%, 18%†
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Education Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)
Brad Halbrook
Charles Meier
David McSweeney
Family-Pac
John Shimkus
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Charles Meier
Jeanne Ives
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
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
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
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
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.
Strongly Disagree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
6. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
6. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
7. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
7. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
7. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
8. Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
8. Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
8. Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
10. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
10. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
10. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly 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.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Strongly Disagree
13. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
13. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
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
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
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.
Disagree
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.
Disagree
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.
Disagree
16. Efforts to expand gambling with new casinos and additional slot machines do not pose a threat to families and businesses.
No Answer
16. Efforts to expand gambling with new casinos and additional slot machines do not pose a threat to families and businesses.
No Answer
16. Efforts to expand gambling with new casinos and additional slot machines do not pose a threat to families and businesses.
No Answer
17. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
No Answer
17. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
No Answer
17. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
No Answer
18. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
18. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
18. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
19. Therapy for children who have unwanted same-sex attraction should be banned.
No Answer
19. Therapy for children who have unwanted same-sex attraction should be banned.
No Answer
19. Therapy for children who have unwanted same-sex attraction should be banned.
No Answer
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No exceptions.
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No exceptions.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and I attend a local Presbyterian Church.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and I attend a local Presbyterian Church.
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No exceptions.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and I attend a local Presbyterian Church.
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