Jerry Burns
Libertarian | Washington
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jerry Burns
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 42 - Pos. 2
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Everett C.C., Everett, WA, Gen Studies, 1984
Skagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon, WA, HS, 1996
Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Poertsmouth, VA, EMT, 1987
WORK & MILITARY
Coast Guard, E-3, Duty Engineer, EMT, 2
Merchant Marine, Ordinary Sailor, engineer assistant, 2
Counselor, CDP, 14
Court Assessment Officer, CDP, 1+
AFFILIATIONS
The Foundation For A Full Recovery, Executive Director, Seeds Of Hope Church
Service Committee
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Neutral
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Agree
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.
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
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.
Disagree
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.
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.
Disagree
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
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.
Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Agree
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.
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
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.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
They had first hand experience of absolute power being used wrongly to extort money from people without representation, to abuse them, to manipulate them, and even to wrongly take their lives sometimes on nothing more than a royal whim. Our nation's founders sought to eliminate just such abuses of power by establishing a balance of powers between our 3 branches of government with the goals of restraining avarice, greed, and hunger for power in order to protect our Citizen's liberties.
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, Congress, Supreme Court
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Medical necessity, rape, incest What we really need is a Manhattan Project to develop a 100% effective, safe, reversible birth control for both men and women. 148,000 new people are born every day, how long before our grand children can no longer breathe? Then perhaps we can stop killing the innocent and stop wasting time and energy fighting each other over this issue. Let's start today!!!!! Before it's too late...
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Mercy changes everything!!!
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Somewhat Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
Gun control means using both hands.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
phullrecovery@gmail.com, 3603837065
Additional comment from candidate:
Did not answer
