Tim Benn
Independent | Washington
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tim Benn
Party
Independent
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist.3 - Pos. 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Faith Christian School, Mead, High School, 1996
SCC, Spokane, 3 Business, 2005
Blue Prints for Learning, Spokane, Child Dev. Assoc., 2010
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Teen-Aid, Volunteer, DECA SCC
Team Competitions, Dept of Ecology, Teen Recycling Program
St Patrick School, Volunteer, Trinity School
Volunteer, Gonzaga Prep, Volunteer
Spo Co Rep party, Board Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
PCO, 3
District Leader, 1.5
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Rep 3rd Dist Postition 1
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Human Life PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Rob Chase-Treasurer
Mike Fagan-City Council
Rep John Ahern
We Believe We Vote
Duane Alton
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Matt Shea
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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. Parents should be free to use tax credits, vouchers, or education savings system to enable children to attend any public, charter, private, homeschool, or online academy .
Strongly Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Except in cases where a judge has determined it would put a minor at risk, parental notification should be required before a minor can receive an abortion.
Strongly Agree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
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.
Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly 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.
Strongly Agree
14. Washington State should not be suing any businesses that prefer not to be part of a same-sex wedding.
Strongly Agree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. 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.
No Answer
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
# 15 Religious freedom is foundation and we are already guaranteed religious freedom. The laws are not being properly interpreted. I do not favor a Constitutional Convention at this time. # 16, The US is not a democracy, we are a representative republic. #18 The founders understood that the heart of man is inherently evil and the separation of powers protects citizens from evil being perpetrated by an evil ruler.
19. 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. Due to extreme corruption, are we getting rid of the executive branch? lol
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Only to save the physical life of the mother.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am born-again believer in Jesus Christ. I believe that the Bible is the Word of God and has wisdom worth following.
