Steve Rubenstein

Independent | Washington

Candidate Profile

Liberal

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Steve Rubenstein


Party

Independent


Election Year

2016


Election

Primary


Race

Governor


Incumbent

No


Links

Steve Rubenstein websites FacebookX

EDUCATION

The Wharton School of the University of PA, Philadelphia, Bachelor of Economics, 1996

WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

Sierra Club, Volunteer, SVP Fast Pitch Angel Investment Conference

Coach, PTA, Legislative Liason, Volunteer

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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Race

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Disagree

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.

Agree

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.

Disagree

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

Disagree

Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.

Disagree

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.

Strongly Agree

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

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.

Disagree

Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

Strongly 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.

Disagree

The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.

Strongly Agree

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.

Disagree

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

Strongly Agree

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

Strongly Agree

The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.

Strongly Disagree

Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.

Strongly 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.

Strongly Disagree

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

Neutral

Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.

Disagree

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

America's Founders were concerned about the risk of a government not truly representing the interests of the people -- well of the white males anyway.

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.

Voters Constitution Supreme Court Congress

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

I am not a fan of abortion, but I believe it should be legal until the fetus is viable outside of the womb.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I was born and raised Jewish. I am now a non-religious Jew and would generally describe myself as Atheist. I am not against religion and will not seek to interfere with anyone's practice of their religion. But I personally decided it was not for me.

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

Moderate

Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.

I do never run for or been elected to office before, so I do not have a publicly available track record. However, I am a centrist in many of my opinions that sometimes are conservative, sometimes are liberal but are generally moderate.

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.

206-250-7655 steve@steverubenstein.com

Additional comment from candidate:

I realize voters do not generally read long answers, but your questions ask about important issues that cannot properly be answered in a simple manner. Public policy can be very complicated and 2 people may agree on a particular end result, but for very different reasons. I believe voters want to understand the reasons behind why a candidate feels a certain way.

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