
Robert Bigley
Republican | Pennsylvania
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Robert Bigley
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 96
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Washington, Seattle, D.Mus, 2009
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, M.Mus, 1993
University of Miami, Miami, B.Mus., 1991
WORK & MILITARY
The Trust Performing Arts Center, Executive Director, 2013-present
Lancaster Bible College, Professor of Music, 2007-present
Shoreline Community College, Professor of Music, 1997-2006
Ransom Everglades School, Teacher, 1993-1997
AFFILIATIONS
Wheatland Presbyterian Church, PA, Member, Crossway Church, PA
Member, Crossroads Bible Church, WA, Worship Leader
Bergen Presbyterian Church, NY, Choir Director, Campus Crusade for Christ
Faculty Adviser SCC
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Lancaster City Republican Committee
Association of Builders and Contractors
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Agree
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Neutral
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Neutral
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Neutral
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.
Strongly Agree
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.
Neutral
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
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.
Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
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.
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.
Neutral
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Neutral
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Neutral
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Neutral
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
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.
Disagree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
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.
Neutral
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
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.
Neutral
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Neutral
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Disagree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Disagree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
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.
Neutral
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
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.
Neutral
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Total Depravity.
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Agree
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, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
To preserve the life of the mother.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Total Depravity.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that we should love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and that we should love our neighbor as ourselves.
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, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Somewhat Conservative
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
To preserve the life of the mother.
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
N/A
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that we should love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and that we should love our neighbor as ourselves.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
r.bigley@yahoo.com
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Somewhat Conservative
Additional comment from candidate:
Question 12 is worded poorly. Our founders did not establish a pure democracy. They established a representative democracy. In the Federalist Papers, Madison intimated that a pure democracy would never work with a nation as large as ours.
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
N/A
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
r.bigley@yahoo.com
Additional comment from candidate:
Question 12 is worded poorly. Our founders did not establish a pure democracy. They established a representative democracy. In the Federalist Papers, Madison intimated that a pure democracy would never work with a nation as large as ours.
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