Eliot S. Barron
Green | Louisiana
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Eliot S. Barron
Party
Green
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, BA, 1997
Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, LA, Diploma, 1993
Trinity Episcopal School, NO, LA, 8th Grade, 1989
WORK & MILITARY
Gardner Realtors, General Agent, 3
Regional Transit Authority, New Orleans Grantee, 1
American Red Cross, Water Safety Instructor, 5
U.S. Army, Mediacal Specialist, tour
AFFILIATIONS
Episcopal Church of the USA, lay minister, lector, delegate, Green Party of Louisiana
financial committee (GPUS), delegate, American Red Cross, instructor, volunteer, disaster recovery
Sierra Club, member, Friends of Music
subscriber, WTUL New Orleans 91.5 FM, dj, member, sustaining contributor
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, lifetime membership, National Association of Mediators
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
NA, NA
NA, NA
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Congress, 5th District-LA, 2013
Congress, 5th District-LA, 2014
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Stephanie Houston Grey
Bob Bolin
Katherine Faussett
Rev. Rob Goldsmith
Green Party of Louisiana
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Neutral
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Disagree
The U.S. military should wait for militant Islamic groups to directly threaten our national security on our shores, rather than eradicate them now wherever they may be worldwide.
Disagree
The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Neutral
I support legislation such as the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) that would prohibit discrimination against individuals, organizations and small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Disagree
The federal government should establish Common Core as a nationwide academic standard for high school graduation.
Neutral
I oppose the resettlement of Syrian refugees into the U.S. without proper vetting.
Neutral
Current regulations on domestic oil exploration and drilling are more restrictive than are necessary.
Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Agree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Agree
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.
Neutral
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Disagree
Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions until they are economically feasible.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Disagree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Neutral
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
The United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.
Agree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Disagree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Disagree
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.
A) 1. God 2. Voters 3. Constitution 4. Congress 5.Academia 6. Industry 7. Supreme Court 8. Media B) 1. Constitution 2. Congress 3. Supreme Court C) 1. Academia 2. Media D) 1. Voters 2. Industry E) 1. God 2. Professional Sports
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Any decision regarding medical procedures is between a patient and his or her physician. Decisions are driven by considerations both personal and impersonal. My own view, unless it is my decision to make, is completely uninformed regarding personal or family factors, and impersonal considerations are secondary in most cases. The health, vitality, and quality of life for the mother and child, not to mention the role (or absence) of a father figure, are considerations no law can prescribe. Any legislation concerning women's health or reproductive rights should be weighted toward ease of access, safety, quality of care, and confidentiality. Abortions should only be allowed in clinical settings, when both the doctor and the woman have come to terms with the procedure in question.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Faith checked by doubt, balanced by a need for means of reconciliation, are the human impulses which caused the framers of the constitution to create our system of separated powers, limited by checks and balances. The Legislative, the Judicial, and the Executive branches of government were intended to both liberate a majority and protect a minority, in an effort to be careful and intentional in regards to communal living. The best and the worst in the nature of mankind were the cause of this.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I give God thanks and praises all over the country. I mean to do no harm to others. I am of the religious left, as I follow Jesus yet have divergent political views from the religious right.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
No Answer
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
My past manifests integrity, consistency, commitment borne of faith, and acts of sacrificial love. Is that liberal or conservative? You discern for yourself if labels apply.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
eliot.s.barron@gmail.com, (504) 866-1676
Additional comment from candidate:
Thank you for reading my responses. You, the voter, are doing the right thing by preparing the way to the voting booth and educating yourself and others about us, we, the candidates. May you find in my response food for thought, encouragement in spirit, a sign to the path forward. Please cast your vote for me in the primary, so we may have a meaningful public debate in a runoff.
