
Robert L. Ochsner
Republican | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Robert L. Ochsner
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 60
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Mary Queen of Heaven, Cicero, 1957
Quigley Prep Seminary, Chicago, 1961
Morton Junior College, Cicero, AA, 1964
WORK & MILITARY
U S Army, Captain, 1964-1969
AFFILIATIONS
Arch Diocese of Chicago, Deacon
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
none
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
none
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
none
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly 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
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.
No Answer
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
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
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Strongly Disagree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Strongly Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly 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 Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
The Founders of our country were very leary of putting all power into one person. Dividing power and responsibility and having the people choose their leaders and providing checks and balances between the offices of government and having a certain term limit to those offices gave us the best chance of a successful government
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, Supreme Court
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Can't think of any
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Catholic, I believe in the Bible, I believe that God is first in my life, I am obviously Pro-Life, which means from conception to death, I beleive that I can see Jesus Christ in everyone if we look hard enough. I believe that if we keep the 10 Commandments we will all be in pretty good shape. And to clarify things, The sixth commandment has been erroneously translated from the Hebrew. The word is Murder not Kill. So killing in wars and Capital Punishment is lawful according to God.
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.
Without knowing me, it is hard to defend since I have not held public office or have ever been in politics before. But being Pro-life, for smaller government, allowing the Constitution to guide me certainly makes me a conservative in this day in age.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
electrobertochsner@comcast.net 847-651-5415
Additional comment from candidate:
Hope to do the best job for the People of my district. And not be influenced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the State of IL.
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