Beth Lear
Republican | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Beth Lear
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 68
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University, Columbus, BA - International Relations, 1991
WORK & MILITARY
Ohio Air National Guard, Staff Sergeant, 6
AFFILIATIONS
NRA, member, contributor, volunteer, End the Ohio Estate Tax Campaign
central Ohio coordinator, charter school board member, member of 2 boards, President of a 3rd
Delaware county Port Authority Board, appointed by County Commissioners, Ohio Right to Life
volunteer, Delaware County Republican Central Committee, appointed and elected member
Relationships Under Construction Board, Board member, Delaware County Republican Executive Committee
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Delaware County Republican Central Committee, 5
Delaware County Republican Executive Committee, 4
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Representative, 2010
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Citizens for Community Values
Conservative Republican Leadership Committee
Ohio Pro-Life Action
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
COAST
Janet Folger-Porter/Faith 2 Action
Family First PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Free Agents PAC
Jim Buchy
John Adams (OH)
Ron Hood
Ron Maag
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.
Agree
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 Disagree
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 depravity of our hearts (Romans 3:23; Jeremiah 17:9)
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 - constitution 3 - voters 4 - congress
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Abortion should not be legal and the government should not be involved in the decision between a doctor and the parents in the rare event that a pregnancy will actually kill the mother if the baby is not removed from the womb prematurely.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that God - God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit - created the universe and mankind has a special place in it. Man is created in His image to have a love relationship with Him. However the first 2 people created broke the one law God gave them, severing their relationship with Him and resulting in sin/moral failure becoming part of the nature of every human being (Romans 3:23). Because God is infinite and perfect, He will not have a relationship with humans who have violated His character/His perfect law. Humans cannot pay the infinite price we owe God, so He came to earth as a human in the form of Jesus and lived the perfect life we owe God then was killed for the sins of all mankind. I believe this, and personally asked God that the price Jesus paid be applied to me. Because God accepted Jesus' payment for sin and since I asked Him to apply it to me, I have been given eternal life - not by works, so that I cannot boast, but by grace alone through faith.
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.
born again Christian since August 1981 and committed follower of Christ since 1988; married to one man for 23+ years; 2 kids - son aged 21 (in the navy) and daughter 18; homeschool mom for several years; primarily a stay-at-home mom; former board member for www.RelationshipsUnderConstruction.com; board member for 3 inner city charter schools; appointed to Delaware County Port Authority board by Commissioners where I worked with legislators to eliminate the prevailing wage requirement for all Ohio port authorities; worked on pro-life, tax-cut, pro-worker (anti-union), school choice, pro-gun legislation as an aide to State Rep Ron Hood in the Legislature; central Ohio coordinator for the successful End the Ohio Estate Tax campaign; education policy analyst and interim director for the Center for Transparent and Accountable Gov't at the Buckeye Institute from 2007-2009; self-employed legislative researcher for school choice advocates
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
bethlear@hotmail.com; (614)725-6018
Additional comment from candidate:
When my husband and I began praying about whether or not I would throw my hat into the political ring for the primary for State Representative in 2016, the very next day Franklin Graham wrote an article about the need for Godly men and women to get active in the political arena, vote and to run for office. We continued to pray and God continued to provide affirmation. I do not assume that means God intends for me to win - that's in His hands - but I do believe He wants me to run and to give voters a non-Establishment option. I pray for the direction of our country and, God willing, hope to be part of directing us back to Him, protecting the rights of Christians, and being a light for Him on a very public stage. It's scary, but someone has to do it.
