Wenda Lewis

Republican | Florida

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Wenda Lewis


Party

Republican


Election Year

2016


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist 21


Incumbent

No


Links

Wenda Lewis websites Facebook

EDUCATION

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, BS, 1984

WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

Alzheimer's Association, Board of Directors, Alz Place

Board of Directors, SHANDS ElderCare of Alachua County, Board of Directors

FL Alzheimer's Disease Initative, State of FL Board Member-Gubernatorial Appointee, American Heart Association

Chairman, Florida Commission on the Status of Women, Commissioner-FL Cabinet Appointee

Alachua County Early Learning Coalition, Chairman-Gubernatorial Appointee

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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Race

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (2)

National Federation of Independent Business Florida

National Rifle Association

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)

Florida Retail Federation

Florida Petroleum Marketers Association

National Federation Independent Businesses

Florida Convenience Store Association

Florida Radiologists

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)

Charles W. McBurney Jr.

Elizabeth W. Porter

Jeb Bush

Jeffrey Atwater

Let's Get to Work

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

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.

Strongly Agree

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

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.

Strongly 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

Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.

Strongly Disagree

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

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

Strongly 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.

Agree

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.

Strongly Disagree

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

Strongly Disagree

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

Strongly 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.

Strongly Agree

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.

Strongly Agree

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

Man's inherent capacity to abuse power on or to each other.

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, Congress

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Life and health of the mother.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian who believes in the Judeo-Christian principles in western culture and American exceptionalism.

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

Very Conservative

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

This is my first time as a candidate, I don't have a public track record.

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

Wenda@WendaLewis.com 352 376 3294

Additional comment from candidate:

Thank you for contacting me regarding this questionnaire. I have operated our family business for the last 25 years. We currently have 25 employees and their families depending on this business.

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