Michael Beilstein
Green | Oregon
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Michael Beilstein
Party
Green
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 4
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Oregon State Univeersity, Corvallis, MA, 1989
Oregon State University, Corvallis, BA, 1973
WORK & MILITARY
Oregon State University, Research Chermist, 1978 - 2007
Jons Hopkins University, Research Chemist, 1977-1978
Medical College of Virginia, Research Chemist, 1976 - 1977
US Peace Corps, HS Teacher, 1973-1975
AFFILIATIONS
NAACP, Branch Secretary, Mid Valley Health Care Advocates
Chair, Pastoral Counseling Center, Board Vice Chair
Linn Benton Pacific Green Party, Steering Committee, Stephen Ministry
Pastoral Visitor, First Presbytetrian Church of Corvallis, Missions Ctte member
Pastors for Peace, Cuba Caravan member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Corvallis City Council, 1999-2000, 2007 2014
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US Congress, 2008. 2010, 2014
Benton County Commission, 2000
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Green Party
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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 Disagree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Agree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Disagree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Neutral
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Disagree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Disagree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Disagree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Neutral
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Agree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Agree
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.
Disagree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Agree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The desire to maintain the system of slavery, genocide and theft on which this country was founded.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Carbon fee and dividend. Producers and consumers need to pay for the environmental costs of dumping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Because this has been a free resource, it has been overused to the extent that it threatens the continuation of human life on earth. Universal, comprehensive single payer health insurance. Labor laws that facilitate unionization of all workers, especially in agriculture.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Abortion should be allowed when it is in the interest of the health of the mother.
17. 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.
Voters, congress, supreme court, constitution, academia, industry
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a materialist.
