Tim Turner

Libertarian | Washington

Candidate Profile

Moderate

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Tim Turner


Party

Libertarian


Election Year

2016


Election

Primary


Race

Sec. of State


Incumbent

No


Links

Tim Turner websites FacebookX

EDUCATION

DeVry University, Federal Way, WA, BS, 2009

Navy Nuclear Propulsion Training Unit, Ballston Spa, NY, ELT Certification, 2003

WORK & MILITARY

Microsoft, Garmin, Mylio, Software Engineer, 5

Pierce County Skills Center, Teacher, 1

U.S. Navy, Machinist Mates 2nd Class (MM2/ELT/SS), 4

AFFILIATIONS

Non-denominational churches of Christ, Member of the faith, World Vision

Contributor, Pierce County Skills Center, H.S. Teacher

Libertarian Party of Washington, Candidate, member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

None

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Washington State Representative, District 48, 2014

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Libertarian Party of Washington

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

No Answer

Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.

Agree

More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.

No Answer

Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.

Disagree

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Disagree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.

No Answer

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

No Answer

Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.

Agree

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.

No Answer

Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.

No Answer

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

No Answer

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

Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

No Answer

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

The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.

No Answer

Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.

No Answer

Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.

No Answer

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

No Answer

The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.

No Answer

Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.

No Answer

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.

No Answer

It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.

No Answer

Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.

No Answer

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

All mankind is created equal, but the human mind, either through dishonest greed or honest pride, considers itself more equal than others. It is the nature of man to consider other men as clay to be sculpted and to use the government as his tool to sculpt. For this reason, the U.S. Constitution carefully limits and balances the powers of government.

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.

The only source of moral authority in government is inherent human rights, which come from our nature as moral free agents with free election.

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

This issue does not fall under the purview of the Secretary of State. I will not overstep the limits of the office to engage in partisan arguments.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

God does not live in houses made by men. I am an absolute supporter of the separation of church and state. As I would not have someone force their religion on me, I would not force mine on another.

Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?

Moderate

Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.

I am neither conservative, nor liberal. I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat, nor am I what one would truly call a moderate. The the Left-Right way of seeing things is a simplistic, but flawed understanding of our political differences. I encourage all voters to go to a great website called isidewith.com, which helps draw out a more nuanced and balanced picture of our diverse political views, and they may find that they identify with Libertarian, Green, or other political parties or view points. My viewpoint is Libertarian, which means that while I have a high moral standard, I do not believe in using the government to force this standard on others.

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.

info@ElectTimTurner.com 360-536-5789

Additional comment from candidate:

The job of the Secretary of State is to be a neutral mediator and fair judge of elections. It is not to take sides. Therefore, I have not answered many of the questions on this survey, not because I do not have a viewpoint or because I wish to avoid an issue, but because it is not the job of the Secretary of State to enforce these issues, nor to set their policy. It is the job of the Secretary of State to count your vote without bias. In general, I am dissatisfied with political surveys like this one which do not allow candidates to express important nuances, or qualifying remarks. I do not see the Secretary of State's office as a tool of partisan warfare, but as the office of government requiring the greatest amount of integrity, impartiality, and fairness.

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