

Randy Hultgren
Republican | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Randy Hultgren
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 14
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Bethel College, St. Paul, MN, B.S,, 1988
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL, J.D., 1993
WORK & MILITARY
N/A
AFFILIATIONS
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
U.S. House of Representatives, 2010- Present
IL Senate, 2007-2010
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
100%
2015-16
100%
2013-14
85%
2014
76%, 84%†
2015-16
100%, 83%†
2015-16
77%
2015
81%, 76%†
2016
73%, 76%†
2015-16
73%
2015
71%
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2013-14
|85%
2014
|76%, 84%†
2015-16
|100%, 83%†
2015-16
|77%
2015
|81%, 76%†
2016
|73%, 76%†
2015-16
|73%
2015
|71%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
21%, 23%†
2015-16
0%
2013
0%, 0%†
2014
0%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2015-16
|0%
2014
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (4)
Illinois Family Action
Illinois Federation for Right to Life
Illinois Right to Life
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (23)
Bill Shuster
Bobby Schilling
Bruce Poliquin
Darlene Senger
David Jolly
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (94)
13th Colony Leadership Committee
Adam Kinzinger
Adrian Smith
American Success PAC
Americans for Tax Reform
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (13)
Airline Pilots Association
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
International Union of Operating Engineers
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly 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.
Agree
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.
Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
The federal government should establish Common Core as a nationwide academic standard for high school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
I oppose the resettlement of Syrian refugees into the U.S. without proper vetting.
Agree
Current regulations on domestic oil exploration and drilling are more restrictive than are necessary.
Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
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
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions until they are economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Agree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Strongly Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
The United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.
Strongly Agree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Disagree
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.
1. God 2. Constitution 3. Voters 4. Congress 5. Supreme Court N/A: Academia, Media, Professional Sports
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
When the life of the mother is at stake.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
James Madison wrote that government is the greatest of all reflections on human nature: "...If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Please see my web site for more information: www.HultgrenforCongress.com
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
From voting repeatedly to repeal Obamacare, to standing against bloated budgets that burden our children and grandchildren with more debt, to vigorously opposing executive encroachment on our Constitution, to standing up repeatedly for life, religious liberty and traditional marriage, to voting to bolster our military and provide for our veterans and service members, I have upheld our shared conservative principles that have made this country great and exceptional since its Founding.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
info@hultgrenforcongress.com 630-909-9487
Additional comment from candidate:
I have loved and lived in the Chicagoland my whole life. I grew up in Wheaton. My dad operated the Hultgren Funeral Home since 1976 and now my brother runs it with the same compassion that my Dad did all those years. My sister also lives in Illinois. My wife Christy and I are celebrating our 25th year of marriage and we have been blessed with four beautiful children. All four children have all been homeschooled during their younger years of education by Christy, a former public school teacher. I truly believe we can all agree on about 80% of the issues facing the nation. Building relationships and working on common goals help us address the other 20% without being divisive. Our country was founded on consent of the governed, and they demand their representatives work together to fix the deep issues facing our country. And I believe we can—the Constitution was written to protect our liberties and provide the ability of anyone to seize the opportunities before them.
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