Frank Ryan
Republican | Pennsylvania
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Frank Ryan
Party
Republican
Election Year
2018
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 101
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Mt St Mary's University, Emmitsburg, BS, 1973
Univesity of Maryland, College Park, MBA, 1977
WORK & MILITARY
USMC - Reserve Retired, Colonel, 30+
AFFILIATIONS
Good Shepherd Services, Chairperson, Knights of Malta
Member, Knights of Columbus, Member
Lincoln Institute, Board Member, Military Assistance Project
Board Member and Volunteer, PICPA, Ethics Chair - until 2015
MACPA, Member, Archdiocese of Baltimore
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
PA House 101st, current
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
U. S. Congress, 2010
U. S. Congress, 2004
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2017-18
|A+
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2018
|23%, 23% (cum.)â€
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Firearms Owners Against Crime
National Federation Of Independent Business Pennsylvania PAC
PA Chamber of Business and Industry
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Chamber PAC
Farmers PAC
FOAC
NFIB PAC
FOP Lodge 42
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (12)
Bob Barr
Jerry Knowles
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Mike Folmer
Mitt Romney
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Charlie Dent
Family PAC
National Federation of Independent Business
Ryan MacKenzie
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Agree
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds.
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has a livable income.
Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health insurance.
Neutral
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
Any teaching to children on sex education in public schools must include all contraceptive methods, and should not show preference to abstinence.
Disagree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) should take precedence over national and state laws where there are Islamic majority communities in the U. S.
Strongly Disagree
The state constitution should limit the growth of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Agree
Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
Agree
People should be allowed to use public restrooms, showers, and changing rooms based on "gender identity."
Strongly Disagree
I support sanctuary cities.
Strongly Disagree
I support the death penalty.
Disagree
Tuition-free public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
Parents should be the primary authority in decisions affecting their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Disagree
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2010 General Election, 2010 Republican Primary, 2012 General Election, 2012 Republican Primary, 2014 General Election, 2014 Republican Primary, 2016 General Election, 2016 Republican Primary
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
I have spent an entire life working with children with disabilities and as a Hospital board member. Life and the value of life are essential to society. Only the life of the mother should be a valid construct in this case. I am pro-life and believe that our very liberties require giving a voice to the unborn - to the defenseless. The pain that parents go through with such personal decisions is one of the reasons that I support a very robust adoption system in our Commonwealth.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Our free will, our collective history, and the need to balance the powers of the three separate branches of government - the executive, the legislature, the judiciary are essential to maintaining a system of checks and balances so that they very liberties of our citizens are maintained. Our Bill of Rights protects the rights of the citizen to the whims of the majority - the very reason we are a Republic versus a democracy.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My faith is very important to me. I am a Catholic. I believe that all citizens regardless of faith must be dealt with using compassion and understanding. As a retired Marine Colonel, leadership requires that I defend the defenseless including those with whom I disagree. It is important to me that I used the intellect that I have been given to legislate with wisdom, compassion, understanding and listening. I believe in the separation of Church and State. It is why I believe that governments can have legally binding contracts but Churches have marriage. It is when government attempts to function as a religion that rights are trampled on.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
My writings and articles that I have published as well as my legislative record.
What is the best way to bring down unemployment?
To provide students with the best possible education based upon their goals and abilities. I am working to build a technology training capability in our county to help those students who are not interested in college. I taught at the collegiate level for 10 years as an adjunct faculty member and found that career counseling for students is underfunded. During my first term in office I have focused on helping high school and college students with career opportunities, access to scholarships and grants, and mentoring.
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
Having spent 30 years on a hospital board and hospital foundation board, I believe that affordable health care can be achieved by: 1. Reducing the cost of healthcare professional education for doctors, nurses, Nurse Practitioners, nurse aides and others involved in healthcare. 2. Provide greater access to mental health practitioners for individuals struggling with mental health issues. 3. Expand health education for our citizens to promote healthier life styles 4. Provide increased funding for causes of childhood disabilities; drug addiction, national obesity epidemic causes 5. Promote wellness examinations and physicals for earlier diagnosis of illness 6. Interstate portability of insurance products to increase competition
What role should government play in boosting the economy?
Government's role should be limited to establishing the civil code for regulating the rules of commerce such as anti-trust legislation and legal issues surrounding contractual disputes. Additionally, government should provide the legal framework surrounding employee/employer litigation Fiscal policy per se should be a federal government policy as well as monetary policy the domain of the Federal Reserve but using less expansionary policies than with quantitative easing.
What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
I am a small business owner/Certified Public Accountant who specialized in keeping companies out of bankruptcy. Additionally, I spent over 30 years in the United States Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve and have served in Haiti, Okinawa, briefly in Afghanistan and in Iraq as well as Partnership for Peace with Bosnia, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovenia. I have served on numerous for profit and not-for-profit boards of directors.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you:
frankryanpa101@gmail.com
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
In 2014 I walked across the United States, 2806 miles, to raise awareness of children with disabilities and wrote a book about it called "Life Lessons Learned - Amazing Stories of my walk across America for Children" I also published a book on accounting called "Revolutionizing Accounting for Decision Making - Combining the disciplines of lean with Activity Based Costing" in 2016.
