Anthony Scalfaro

Republican | Pennsylvania

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Anthony Scalfaro — State Rep., Dist. 153 (Pennsylvania General | November 8, 2016)
State Rep., Dist. 153 Pennsylvania Primary | April 26, 2016
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BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Cabrini College, Radnor, PA, Bachelor's, 2000

Penn State Abington, Abington, PA, N/A, 1998

WORK & MILITARY

N/A

AFFILIATIONS

Abington Township Republican Organization, Committee Person, Ward 3-1, Abington PAL

Volunteer, New York Life Foundation, Voulnteer

Center For Grieving Children, Volunteer

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

N/A

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

N/A

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Firearms Owners Against Crime

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Abington Township Republican Organization

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Strongly Agree

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.

Strongly Disagree

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.

Disagree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.

Neutral

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

Strongly 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.

No Answer

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.

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.

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.

No Answer

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.

No Answer

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

Strongly Disagree

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

Disagree

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.

Strongly 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.

Disagree

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

Disagree

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?

America's Founders wanted a balance between our voters and our representatives where one entity should not have supreme power over the other. That is the importance of the American people's vote.

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 Industry Academia Supreme Court Congress Media

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

I believe life is created at conception and if there was a medical necessity that jeopardizes the mother's life

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Catholic/Christianity

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

Conservative

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.

info@anthonyscalfaro.com 215-663-8983

Additional comment from candidate:

My Mission Statement: I will serve with the utmost integrity to represent your interests I will stand up for what is right for our families, our neighbors and our community I will bring common sense solutions to real life problems I will communicate with you and listen to your ideas and concerns I will work every single day for you

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