
Chris Harris
Democrat | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Chris Harris
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 7
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
WIU, Macomb, IL, BA, 1997
Northwestern, Evanston, IL, PB, 2018
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Wounded Warrior Project, fundraising chair, Little Friends (Autism centers)
fundraising chair, American Cancer Society, fundraising chair
Kiwanis, Vice President, Forest Park Historical Society
member, WCMC Transportation committee, member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Forest Park Village Council, 2011-2015
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Forest Park Mayor, 2015
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
D209 President Theresa Kelly
D209 board memeber Claudia Medina
Broadview Trustee Judy Brown Marino
Berkley Trustee William Daugherty
Forest Park Commissioner Daniel Novak
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
No Answer
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Disagree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
No Answer
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
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.
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.
No Answer
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
No Answer
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.
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.
No Answer
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.
No Answer
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
No Answer
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
No Answer
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
No Answer
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
No Answer
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
their individualist spirit and advanced knowledge that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Checks and balances are needed and they knew that.
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.
Constitution period.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
No Answer
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I consider myself extremely spiritual. I believe there is a self awareness, respite and understanding that comes with being spiritual.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
No Answer
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
No Answer
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
harris4staterep@gmail.com 708-689-9857
Additional comment from candidate:
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