

Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Miami University, Oxford, OH, BA, 2002
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Jacksonville Noon Rotary Club, Past Board Member, Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce
Government Committee, Past Chair, Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals Network, Past Chair
Eagle Scout, National Eagle Scout Association, Life Member, Jacksonville Promise
Past Co-Chair, Prairieland United Way, Past Co-Chair
Governor Duncan Association, Past Board Member, Jacksonville Art Association
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Alderman, Jacksonville City Council, 2008-2012
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Family-PAC
Illinois Federation for Right to Life
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
William (Sam) McCann
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
National Education Association
Transportation Trades Department
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Disagree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
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.
Agree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Did not answer
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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.
Did not answer
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Did not answer
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.
Strongly Agree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Did not answer
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Strongly Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Did not answer
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
The founders were trying to get away from tyranny and religious persecution. They wanted to be free from the rule of a king.
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.
God, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court (Voters give rights to the States, States give authority to the federal government through the Constitution)
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
While I do not support abortion or the idea of ending the life of the unborn, I have concerns for those who are victims of rape and incest.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was raised in the Lutheran Church and school. I believe that there is one true, all-knowing God. I believe that we each have free will, but are given the opportunity to choose to use the guidance of the Bible to make the right decisions. I know that it is on each and every one of us to take care of each other (not government), to give as each is able, to treat our neighbors how we would want to be treated.
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.
I believe that my track record would probably show that I am Very Conservative. Some of the questions above are issues that are oversimplified that need to be discussed over time. Also, a "pure democracy" would mean that everyone would vote on every issue. We are a representative republic. I did not feel right answering that question and did not want to put "No Answer".
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
repcddavidsmeyer@gmail.com (official state business) cd@cddavidsmeyer.com (campaign related)
Additional comment from candidate:
Illinois is in a difficult time. We must be willing to step up and make the difficult decisions to fix this state. We must be willing to let the ways of the past go and usher in a new direction. We have to look to new leaders who are less politically motivated and more motivated by fixing our state for future generations. We must do our best, as citizens, to keep a watchful eye on the political class that has been running this state into the ground for their own lust for power (true evil).
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