Jeff Jones
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jeff Jones
Party
Republican
Election Year
2020
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 12
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
U of Michigan, Dearborn, 79
Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, 80
Hyles-Anderson College, Crown Point, 85
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
Kiwanis, volunteer, FCA
volunteer, Barclay H.O.A., president
Hillsdale Co. CHSA, president, Pioneer Christian Family Outreach
president, D.A.R.C., volunteer
Gods Family Room, pastor, Selah Says Society
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2018)
WinRed (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2018)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Agree
I support the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires health care providers to provide life-saving treatment for infants who survive an attempted abortion.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Taking a life is death, purposely taking a life is murder. We cannot have conflicting laws.
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?
The simple Rule of 72 can forcast and target future goals. Money means money out! It is misappropriations and common thievery to take that which was designated to our citizenship and borrow it it without responsibility to it. No more borrowing of allocated funds!
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Foreign expenditures, specifically the EX-IM Bank. The U.N. budget and su.bsidies, and the expense allowances and retirement packages of congress
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
Tax-payers should not be obligated to student debt. I have a specific plan of action as to funding of education and oportunity, or reducing the costs and obligations of federal grants through a unique work scholarship mentoring.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
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
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.
Yes
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
"Separation of Church and State" was a term used in a letter to the people of Danbury, Con. and specifically the Danbury Baptist Colony. It was the assurance that the government would stay out of the churches business. The churches define of the 1st amendment, and others in the Bill of rights, including the 14th.
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Disagree
I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance.
Strongly Disagree
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
I have served as a Regional Vice-President of several Health Insurance Companies and Marketing groups. I am a licensed professional in good standings in multiple states and understand the intricacies of this industry. Standardizing rates rather then adjusted cost for the sources of illness and injury will help lower these costs. Individualized assessment verses group ratings will control current and generational expenses, as well. What Americans want is affordable and reasonable care. A few emergency room visits, a few wellness visits, prescriptions, catastrophics, and long term care is of the highest of importance. Our greatest problem is not the funding , but the misappropriations. Balancing these can make insurance affordable and accountable. Taking Veteran Benefits out of Social Forum and keeping them in the D.O.D. will help accountability. Making insurance available to seniors and educating the underinsured will be a process. Abortion is not birth control.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Agree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
A stronger vetting process of association to organizations or countries that support or promote radical terrorism.
IMMIGRATION
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
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
State and federal funds should be denied to any public or private entity, including but not limited to sanctuary cities, that are not in compliance with immigration laws.
Strongly Agree
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Those with defined pathways to citizenship or sponsorship towards accountability through an extreme vetting process. I have a defines refugee program that would create new refugee states in other countries with global sponsorship. All visas need a better accountability check point and random check in stations. Freedom is a valuable commodity and opportunity is a necessity of capitalism.
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
It is my obligation to love my neighbor as myself. I cannot merit eternity, it is a gift after my choice to acknowledge a Creator/ Savior that did not impute my sin but rather imputed the righteousness of Christ in its place. Through grace through faith of a risen Savior that paid my debt and offers me forgiveness through the confession of Christ Jesus.
ABOUT YOU
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.
I strongly believe the Constitution unites us and that most of Congress and publicly help positions have violated their oath office to uphold it. As a Pastor, I believe it is my obligation to love people where they are and not judge them for where they have been and make every effort to encourage them to find peace, resolve, and understanding. For that , we must have a guage. That gauge is the Bible and our Constitution. These unite us into a community of purpose and resolve, not only currently, but for generations to come. It is my obligation to bring the best out of leadership; not through cover up and cohersion, but rather through influence and the sources of wisdom that have stood the tests of time.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
no
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am passionate about people. It is not about being a congressman that tells its constituients what the government is going to do to them or for them. It is rather about opening up communication from community to congress to express the needs of community and the accountability to it with an open ledger of expenses and lobbyist contributions!
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
The 2nd amendment speaks for itself. Obviously, violent criminals have forfeited their opportunities. We already have laws in place for those labeled incompetent.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Disagree
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Disagree
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
Term Limits Line Item Veto or No Omnibus Bills New Clean Green Energy Resource through removal of Landfills creating a brand new industry
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Racism is a still a problem in America. Ethical resolve and education in regard to community involvement, the purposes of education itself. As well as, an opportunity of entrepeneurship and mentoring needs a review as to its propigation.
