Pat DeWine
Republican | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Pat DeWine
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
Supreme Court Justice - term beginning Jan. 2
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Miami University, Oxford, OH, B.A., B.S., 1990
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, J.D., 1994
WORK & MILITARY
Keating Muething & Klekamp P.L.L., Associate and then Of Counsel, 1996-2008
AFFILIATIONS
Cincinnati Bar Association, Member, Ohio State Bar Association
Member, Catholic Inner-city Schools Education, Advisory Board Member
Kolping Society, Member, United Way
Board Member, Cincinnati Special Improvement District, Board Member
Talbert House, Board Member, Mt. Lookout Civic Club
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, 2009-2013
Member, Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, 2005-2009
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Councilmember, Cincinnati City Council, 1999-2005
United States Congress, 2005
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Cincinnati Right to Life PAC
Citizens for Community Values
OTHER (2)
Ohio Restaurant Association
Ohio Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Farm Bureau
Ohio Manufacturers Association
Ohio Right to Life
Buckeye Firearms Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Brad Wenstrup
Family First PAC
Mike DeWine
Shannon Jones
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Agree
Which U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?
Alito
Which of the following U.S. presidents best reflects your political philosophy?
Reagan
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 enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
George Washington's comment that “Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society” is still true today.
Strongly Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
No Answer
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 is my spiritual leader, and for sources of legal authority in descending order: Voters/People, Constitution, and Congress/Supreme Court are coequal.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
The Founders created a system of limited government and checks and balanced because they knew the greatest protection of individual rights would not come from any single branch of government, but rather from each of the branches of government acting as a check on the other branches.
What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?
Judges should rely upon the text of statutes they are interpreting rather than uncodified legislative history.
What specific text in the Declaration of Independence provides the critical basis for individual rights and the form of government guaranteed in the United States Constitution?
"...all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
In which partisan primary election did you most recently vote (e.g. Democratic, Republican, etc.)?
Republican
The U.S. Constitution and my state constitution should be interpreted as living documents, rather than use a strict constructionist or originalist philosophy.
Strongly Disagree
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges allowing members of the same sex to marry, which justice’s opinion in that case most closely approximates your understanding of marriage?
Scalia
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a practicing Roman Catholic.
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.
I refer voters to my written opinions which are available on the Ohio Supreme Court's public website, as well as my voting record on both the Hamilton County Commission and the Cincinnati City Council.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
IanChristie2016@gmail.com; 614-228-2481
Additional comment from candidate:
Additional thoughts on survey questions: Q1- My response refers to the election of state court judges. Q4- Although the constitutional republican form of government established is not pure democracy, it is "the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens." Q7-I strongly believe that only U.S. law should apply in our courts.
