Steve Scalise
Republican | Louisiana
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Steve Scalise
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 1
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Bachelors
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Jefferson Senior Center, Board Member, St. Agnes Catholic Church
Member, Seventh Ward Senior Center, Board Member
Teach for America- New Orleans, Board Member, Young Leadership Council of New Orleans
Member, Italian-American Renaissance Foundation, Board Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, LA, 12
State Senate, 1
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2015-16
100%
2014
96%, 98%â€
2015-16
100%, 96%â€
2015
92%
2013-14
89%
2015
65%, 86%â€
2016
73%, 86%â€
2015-16
61%, 73%â€
2015
68%
2015-16
47%
2013
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2014
|96%, 98%â€
2015-16
|100%, 96%â€
2015
|92%
2013-14
|89%
2015
|65%, 86%â€
2016
|73%, 86%â€
2015-16
|61%, 73%â€
2015
|68%
2015-16
|47%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2014
5%
2015
8%, 4%â€
2013
9%, 2%â€
2015-16
0%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2014
|5%
2015-16
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
National Rifle Association
U.S. Immigration Reform PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
NRA - A+
Greater New Orleans Republicans
Various Local Elected Officials
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (184)
Adam Kinzinger
Alan Nunnelee
Alex Mooney
Andrew 'Andy' Tobin
Andrew Harris
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (32)
American Conservative Union
Associated Builders and Contractors
Charles Boustany Jr. M.D.
Citizens Against Government Waste
Committee for the Preservation of Capitalism
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
ActBlue
Carl DeMaio
Jeff Gorell
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)
ActBlue
Airline Pilots Association
American Maritime Officers
International Association of Firefighters
International Association of Masters, Mates, and Pilots
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 Agree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Strongly Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
America's Founders believed that our rights were given to us from God. They held a true belief in the individual spirit of mankind and the ability for an individual to control their own destiny.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1). Out of Control Spending - To be able to conserve the American dream for future generations, we have to force government to live within its means so that it doesn't pass on today's burdens to future generations. 2). National Defense - One of the basic requirements of our nation is to preserve our national defense from those who want to take it from us. 3). Limiting the Size of the Federal Government- The government does too many things today that it shouldn't be doing. These things take away our individual freedoms, our entrepreneurial spirit and our ability to control our own destiny.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Protect the life of the mother. We should fight to defend life at every stage.
18. 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, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I'm a Christian who shares strong conservative values and believes that those values are fundemental to the decision making process and should never be seperated or excluded.
