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 is the key to national prosperity.
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Only where the life of the mother is at risk
13. 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
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Our freedoms, rights and liberties are provided to man from God. Some of these have been delegated to and defined within the Constitutions of State and Federal government while the balance are retained by individual citizens.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Bachelor of Science: The Pennsylvania State University
November 1981
Masters of Education Degree: Temple University
May 1998
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Administrator Curriculum:
Marywood University
U.S.Representative 2009 - Present
Rehabilitation Services Manager / NHA; Susquehanna Health System
Adjunct Faculty Member, Cambria County Community College
Chief Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Gibson Rehabilitation Center, The Williamsport Hospital and Medical Center
Lay Leader, Lighthouse Reform Christian Church
Central Pennsylvania Work Force Investment Board Member
Bald Eagle Area School Board
Scout Leader, Howard Boy Scout Troop 353, Juniata Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America. 1980 – Present
Past President, Howard Volunteer Fire Company, No.1,
Pennsylvania State Certified Firefighter, Emergency Medical Technician and Rescue Technician.
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Howard Volunteer Fire Company, No.1,
Boy Scout Troop 353, Juniata Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America
Bald Eagle Area School District
Lighthouse Reform Christian Church
Life Member NRA
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
National Right to Life
Eagle Forum
NFIB Guardian of Small Business
Gun Owners of America A rating