Dan Wilbrandt

Republican | Illinois

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Dan Wilbrandt


Party

Republican


Election Year

2016


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 66


Incumbent

No


Links

Dan Wilbrandt websites Facebook

EDUCATION

The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Juris Doctor, 2012

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Master's, 2009

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Bachelor's, 2006

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Dundee Township Peer Jury, Community Service Coordinator, Communication Graduate Student Association

President 2008-2009, Adopt A Highway, Kane County

The John Marshall Law School Law Review, Member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Village Trustee - West Dundee, 2013-present

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

N/A

Race

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Illinois Family Action

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.

Strongly 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.

Strongly Agree

Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.

Neutral

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.

Neutral

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

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.

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.

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?

Powers were limited in the Constitution because of our fight for independence from England. A system of checks and balances was established between the three branches of government so government does not become overpowering or tyrannical.

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, Supreme Court, Congress, voters

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Life of the mother, rape, and incest.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a member of the Lutheran Church. I believe my spiritual beliefs and morals stem from the concept I learned at an early age (Camp Edwards YMCA Camp) - "I'm Third" (God, others, myself).

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.

As a Village Trustee in West Dundee, I have voted conservatively in terms of economic issues (with limited diversity of issues coming before the Board dealing with other topics). I believe in less government involvement and that major reforms are imperative to stabilize Illinois.

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.

ElectWilbrandt@gmail.com (815) 353-4382

Additional comment from candidate:

I look forward to representing the residents of McHenry and Kane Counties and Illinois, fighting to reform the way government does business in our state. I have the skills and ability to go to Springfield and work hard for you!

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