J. B. (Jeff) Staples

Green | Virginia

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J. B. (Jeff) Staples — City of Chesapeake City Council, At-Large Seats (Virginia General | November 5, 2024) J. B. (Jeff) Staples — State Senator, Dist. 5 (Virginia General | November 5, 2019)
House of Delegates, Dist. 81 Virginia General | November 3, 2015
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BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, BA, 1984

WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

Chesapeake Bay Group Sierra Club, Vice Chair, State Delegate, South Hampton Roads Green Party

Member, Occupy Portsmouth, Organizer

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)

New Progressive Alliance

Virginia Green Party

Independent Green Party of Virginia

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OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Agree

Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.

Neutral

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Disagree

There are times when American judges should alter U.S. case law in order to comply with foreign case law.

Neutral

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

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

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.

Strongly Disagree

The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.

Strongly Disagree

Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.

Neutral

More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.

Agree

Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.

Disagree

The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.

Neutral

Capital punishment should not be allowed for any reason.

Disagree

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

The greed that power can cause.

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

First trimester or when the mothers health is threatened.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Private. I have a very strong religious upbringing and a posses a strong moral and social conscience.

E-mail address for voters to reach you (for publication)

jbstaples@hotmail.com

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