Christopher A Olson
Libertarian | Arkansas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Christopher A Olson
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
Lt. Governor
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, BSE, 2007
University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, BA, 1999
WORK & MILITARY
Baxter Regional Medical Center, Mental Health Paraprofessional, 1
Birch Tree Communities, Mental Health Paraprofessional, 3
Christmas Group, Inc., Department Head, Education, 1
Shirley School District, Substitute teacher, 1
AFFILIATIONS
Viola Church of Christ, member, National Alliance on Mental Illness
contributor, Libertarian Party of Arkansas, contributor, volunteer
Faulkner County Historical Society, member, School Ave. Church of Christ
member, Fox Church of Christ, member
Phi Alpha Theta, member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
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. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Disagree
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
10. 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
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
13. 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.
Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Agree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Neutral
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Probably the knowledge that man is not perfect, and therefore there cannot be a perfect government. As someone once said, if men were angels, government would not be necessary. The Framers did their best to mitigate that by creating a system of government, carefully designed, that sought to balance and limit by separation into branches. Unfortunately, most of us can agree that those balances and limitations no longer restrain the powers of the government to the degree it once did.
17. 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 Disagree
18. 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 constitution voters Congress - Supreme Court
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian. I do my best to serve my Lord and his church. These things influence my values: I try and treat others the way I would want to be treated; I value voluntary relationships and refrain from using force in those relationships. I believe kindness and love should inform our decisions and relationships with others, as commanded by Jesus. I do my best to teach my children these things.
