Katelyn Hotle

Democrat | Illinois

Candidate Profile

Liberal

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Katelyn Hotle


Party

Democrat


Election Year

2016


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 72


Incumbent

No


Links

Katelyn Hotle websites Facebook

EDUCATION

DePaul University, Chicago, B.A., 2010

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Edgar Fellows Program, Committee member, Illinois Municipal League

Committee member, Big Brothers Big Sisters, volunteer

K-LOVE, monthly contributor, The Rock Church

member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Alderman, Rock Island City Council, 3

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Alderman, Rock Island City Council, 2013

Race

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Disagree

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.

Neutral

Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.

Neutral

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Agree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.

Agree

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

No Answer

Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.

Neutral

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.

Agree

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.

Agree

Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

Disagree

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.

No Answer

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

Agree

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.

No Answer

Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.

Disagree

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

No Answer

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.

Neutral

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.

Disagree

It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.

Neutral

Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.

Disagree

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

self interest, greed, desire for authority and power over other people

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.

Did not answer

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Did not answer

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a devote Christian and member of the Rock Church where I attend every week and am a part of a weekly small group. The peace, love and grace gifted to me through my belief in Jesus is what guides and informs my life and decisions.

Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?

Moderate

Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.

Did not answer

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

hotlefor72@gmail.com

Additional comment from candidate:

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