Curt Gottshall
Independent | Wyoming
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Curt Gottshall
Party
Independent
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, B.S., 1996
WORK & MILITARY
MF Airlines, Captain, 2012-2014
Jade Cargo International, Captain, 2010-2012
Hawaii Aviation Contract Services., Captain, 2001-2009
Pace Airlines, First Officer, 1999-2000
AFFILIATIONS
Curt Gottshall Foundation, President, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. Alumni Association
Member, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Member
National Riflemen Association, Member, Pennsylvania Conservation Corp
Corpsman, Fraternal Order of the Elks, Member
Haneyville Volunteer Fire Company, Volunteer, United Methodist Church
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Coalition to Reduce Spending
National Association for Gun Rights
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Neutral
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Neutral
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. 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.
Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
“Religious institutions that use government power in support of themselves and force their views on persons of other faiths, or of no faith, undermine all our civil rights. Moreover, state support of an established religion tends to make the clergy unresponsive to their own people, and leads to corruption within religion itself. Erecting the 'wall of separation between church and state,' therefore, is absolutely essential in a free society.” Quote by - Thomas Jefferson
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
• Removing corruption from politics by reforming campaign finance laws and legislating Term Limits. PAC money and Corporate Campaign Contributions should be deemed illegal. It is ludicrous that we currently allow for a system that provides a legal form for politicians to be bought and paid for by big business. My Campaign is not taking any Corporate Campaign Contributions or PAC monies of any kind. These donations do not come without strings attached, and I find them to be immoral and unethical. • Cutting wasteful government spending, by reducing the size of the government and simply sticking to the constitution. Cutting unnecessary programs by forcing every legislation that contains Mandatory Government Spending to be revisited and reduced. • Putting an end to our government’s violation of privacy by ending the NSA’s domestic spying and data collection, cutting back the IRS by implementation of the Fairness Tax and ensuring the protection of our 2nd Amendment rights.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
I am not pro abortion. However, I do not think it is the governments place to be making this extremely hard decision for people. It is a very moral, religious and personal decision that should only be pondered and have all aspect weighed by each individual, not by the government.
18. 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
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Please refer to the following Thomas Jefferson Quote: “Religious institutions that use government power in support of themselves and force their views on persons of other faiths, or of no faith, undermine all our civil rights. Moreover, state support of an established religion tends to make the clergy unresponsive to their own people, and leads to corruption within religion itself. Erecting the 'wall of separation between church and state,' therefore, is absolutely essential in a free society.” I think that religion is a private matter and should be kept separate from politics, but also see the desire for voters to know about the character and beliefs of person they are electing. That being said, I was raised a Christian and attend a very small United Methodist country church where my mother played the organ and I was the alter boy in my youth.
