Sharee Langenstein
Republican | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Sharee Langenstein
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
State Senator, Dist. 58
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, IL, JD, 98
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, BA, 95
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Eagle Forum, National Chairman for Religious Liberty, Alliance Defending Freedom
Allied Attorney, Family PAC, Lobbyist
Illinois State Rifle Association, Lobbyist, Cruz for President 2016
Illinois General Counsel & Downstate Director, Santorum for President 2012, Downstate coordinator
Bost for Congress 2012 (Il-12), Counsel- East St Louis Ballot Integrity Initiative, Illinois Homeschool PAC
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
National Delegate, 2012
Precinct Committeeman, 2011-present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
National Delegate, 2016
State's Attorney (County Prosecutor), 2012
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Eagle Forum PAC
Illinois Family Action
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Illinois Federation for Right to Life
Illinois Citizens for Life
Eagle Forum
Family PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Family-Pac
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Illinois Citizens for Life
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.
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.
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.
Neutral
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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.
No Answer
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.
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.
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?
Madison outlined this in Federalist Paper 51 ("Men are not angels"). Humans are inclined to look out for their own self interests. Humans are also inclined to seek safety and protection (as purportedly offered by King George) rather than liberty. The Constitutional Separation of Powers keeps any one branch of government from taking control of the others and promotes liberty over self-interest.
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. Voters (governments derive authority from consent of the governed). 3. The Constitution 4. Congress & the Supreme Court (as co-equal branches of government) None of the others apply.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
The intentional killing of an unborn child should never be allowed.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian. I cannot separate my faith from who I am as a person, because my faith guides every decision I make. I have dedicated my candidacy to God.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Very Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I am not an elected official but I do have a public record of conservative activism. I have worked to defend life, marriage, family, and the Second Amendment as an attorney and a lobbyist for Eagle Forum, Family PAC, and the Illinois State Rifle Association. I defended natural marriage in the US Supreme Court with an Amicus Brief submitted on behalf of my client Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute. I was a delegate to the Republican National Platform Committee in 2012. My comments defending life and marriage are in the c-span archives. I spoke on religious liberty at C-PAC Chicago in 2012.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
electsharee@gmail.com 618-219-8385
Additional comment from candidate:
Regarding question 9: I believe in spending limits and balanced budgets but would need more information before deciding whether or not to endorse the particular method outlined in the question. I could not answer question 12 because its premise is incorrect. We do not have "pure democracy" in America we have a representative republic. Furthermore, the Constitution was written to protect citizens from government not to "ensure" anything to the citizens (except the prevention of government interference in their lives).
