Mark Davies
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mark Davies
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist.1 - Pos. 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Brigham Young Universite, Provo, UT, Incomplete Engineering, 1983
Northshore School District, Bothell, WA, Diploma, 1973
WORK & MILITARY
Davies Painting & Construction, Owner, 1985-1986
Revelation Technologies, Software Testing, 1987-1989
The Boeing Company, Programmer/Analyst, 1990-2014
AFFILIATIONS
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Active Member, Boy Scouts of America
Scout Master/Committee Chair, Habitat for Humanity for East King County, Family Selection Committee
Puget Sound Blood Center, Frequent Donor
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Student Council President, 1967
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Representative, 2008, 2012
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Snohomish County Republicans
King County Republicans
Joe Fuiten - Pastor's Picks
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Republican Women's Organizations
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.
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.
Strongly Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly 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.
Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly 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?
We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion.
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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Yes. To preserve the life of the mother.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. I believe in following the teachings of Jesus Christ, that faith without works is dead, and that we are saved by Grace after all that we can do. The purpose of the earth is to provide a place for God's children to grow, be tested, and become more like Him. We are given, from God, certain inalienable rights and among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Life is sacred, liberty allows us to worship Him, and happiness is the object of our existence. Family, (Father, Mother, and Children), is the fundamental building block of any good society. The most important work that we accomplish will be within the walls of our own home. We must protect our Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
