
Jeanette Burrage
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jeanette Burrage
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist.33 - Pos. 2
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of WA School of Law, Seattle, JD, 1989
University of WA, Seattle, BA Business, 1976
Highline College, Des Moines, AA, 1972
WORK & MILITARY
King County, Superior Court Judge, 1995-2000
Northwest Legal Foundation, Executive Director, 1989-1994
Highline School Dist., School Bus Driver, 2011-present
AFFILIATIONS
SW King Coalition Against Human Trafficking, Co-Leader, North Hill Community Club
Trustee, Southminster Presbyterian Church, Elder-Finance
Boy Scout Troop 398, Chairman, Citizens to Save Puget Sound
Board Member, P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter DU, President
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Des Moines City Council Member, 94-95 & 11-present
State Representative, 1981-82
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Supreme Court Justice, 2001
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
King Co. Citizens Alliance for Property Rights
Gun Owners Action League of WA
Associated General Contractors
SeaTac Council member Pam Fernald
Kent Council member Jim Berrios
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Linda Kochmar
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Gun Owners Action League of Washington
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.
Neutral
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Neutral
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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.
No Answer
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.
Neutral
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.
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?
People tend to act in their own best interests (for them and their family). But power corrupts some people and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Freedom is key to a Republican form of government and when the government is too powerful the people lose their freedom.
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, Supreme Court, Congress, Individual Voters.
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No Answer
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God the father and in his son, Jesus Christ. I believe there is a Holy Spirit that is with me always. I believe in individual rights from government interference. The rights listed in our Constitution need to be protected.
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