Mary Ruth Edwards
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mary Ruth Edwards
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist.16 - Pos. 1
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Whitworth University, Spokane, MEd, 2009
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, BS, 1992
Everett Community College, Everett, AAS, 1982
WORK & MILITARY
United States Marine Corps, E-4/Corporal, 2
AFFILIATIONS
Republican Liberty Caucus of Benton County, Chairman, Benton County Republicans
PCO/State Committeewoman, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Pianist
Prosser First United Methodist Church, Pianist/Choir Director, Everett First United Methodist Church
Youth Director/Praise Team Leader, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Pianist
Republican Liberty Caucus of WA, Secretary
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
City Council, 1
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Rep, 16th LD, Pos 1, 2014
State Rep, 16th LD, Pos 1, 2012
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Human Life PAC
Republican Liberty Caucus of Washington State
Citizens Alliance for Property Rights
Shahram Hadian
former gubernatorial candidate
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
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.
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.
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.
Strongly Disagree
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?
Man's inherent tendency to amass power unto himself.
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, Voters
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
With the medical technology available today in our country, I believe there is virtually no circumstance under which abortion would be necessary. If such a decision had to be made, all options to save the child should be exhausted.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I believe that God sent his son, Jesus, as Messiah to save me. I know him as my personal Savior and Lord. This faith has shaped my world view and morals.
