
Jim Walsh
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jim Walsh
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 19 - Pos. 1
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Amherst College, Amherst, MA, BA, 1986
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Washington State Republican Party, Vice Chairman, Grays Harbor Republican Party
Chairman, YMCA Grays Harbor, Youth Sports Coach
St Mary School (Aberdeen), Youth Sports Coach, Archdiocese of Seattle
Certified Driver/Chaperone
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Human Life of Washington
Life Pac of Southwest Washington
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Republican Liberty Caucus/WA
Gun Owners Action League/WA
Joe Fuiten/Pastor's Picks
Human Life PAC
WA Rep. Matt Shea
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Lynda Wilson
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
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.
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.
Disagree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Agree
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.
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.
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.
Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
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.
Agree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Agree
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.
Strongly Disagree
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 Disagree
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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.
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.
Neutral
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
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.
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.
Strongly Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Disagree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Neutral
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Neutral
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Disagree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
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.
Agree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Agree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
America's Founders understood that mankind's fallibility allows for tyrannical leaders sometimes to seize the power of the State. They designed a system of checks and balances and limited government powers to protect citizens' delegated authority from tyrants.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
America's Founders understood that mankind's fallibility allows for tyrannical leaders sometimes to seize the power of the State. They designed a system of checks and balances and limited government powers to protect citizens' delegated authority from tyrants.
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 ("Nature and Nature's God") Voters (assuming they're humans) Constitution Supreme Court & Congress
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 ("Nature and Nature's God") Voters (assuming they're humans) Constitution Supreme Court & Congress
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
When the life of the mother is endangered.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
When the life of the mother is endangered.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was born, raised and remain a practicing Roman Catholic. I have tried to raise my children in the Catholic Church, educating them about its teachings without forcing them to accept or reject faith--which I believe is a personal quality that can't be forced by others. I believe in the sanctity inherent in all humans, regardless of their choices or circumstances. I believe that all humans are flawed creatures, made in God's image. Life is a struggle to overcome our flaws and move toward our better nature.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was born, raised and remain a practicing Roman Catholic. I have tried to raise my children in the Catholic Church, educating them about its teachings without forcing them to accept or reject faith--which I believe is a personal quality that can't be forced by others. I believe in the sanctity inherent in all humans, regardless of their choices or circumstances. I believe that all humans are flawed creatures, made in God's image. Life is a struggle to overcome our flaws and move toward our better nature.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Conservative
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.
I believe that the State can do a few things well, "to ensure domestic tranquility." When the State tries to do too much, it fails its citizens. In economics terms, the State should focus its attentions and efforts on "positive externalities"--good outcomes shared by all citizens. My work in the WA State Republican Party has been to focus on these good outcomes.
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I believe that the State can do a few things well, "to ensure domestic tranquility." When the State tries to do too much, it fails its citizens. In economics terms, the State should focus its attentions and efforts on "positive externalities"--good outcomes shared by all citizens. My work in the WA State Republican Party has been to focus on these good outcomes.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
jwalsh@electjimwalsh.org
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
jwalsh@electjimwalsh.org
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