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


Links

Chris Harris websites

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

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