
Tom Connors
Independent | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tom Connors
Party
Independent
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State, Cleveland, Ohio, J.D., 1978
John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, B.A., 1974
WORK & MILITARY
Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh, Attorney/Partner, 28
U.S. Naval Reserve, Commander, 4-active, 16-reservi
AFFILIATIONS
Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Board Member, Stark County Law Library
Board Member, Stark Law Library Association, Board Member
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Attendee, Compassion International
Contributor, American Policy Roundtable, Contributor, Volunteer
Pregnancy Support Center of Stark County, Contributor
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Cleveland Hts, Ohio City Council, 1985
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Citizens for Community Values
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Citizens For Community Values, Cincinnati, Ohio
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Dave Yost
John Kasich
Josh Mandel
Mike DeWine
Robert Cupp
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
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
The U.S. military should wait for militant Islamic groups to directly threaten our national security on our shores, rather than eradicate them now wherever they may be worldwide.
Strongly Disagree
The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
I support legislation such as the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) that would prohibit discrimination against individuals, organizations and small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
The federal government should establish Common Core as a nationwide academic standard for high school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
I oppose the resettlement of Syrian refugees into the U.S. without proper vetting.
Strongly Agree
Current regulations on domestic oil exploration and drilling are more restrictive than are necessary.
Neutral
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
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 enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions until they are economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
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 Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
The United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.
Strongly Agree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Disagree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Disagree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
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, Supreme Court
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
To preserve the life of the mother, which given the current state of medical science should be rare. Otherwise, abortion should not be allowed.
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 ambitions, self-interest and tendency to err that humankind is subject to. They believed that the accumulation of all powers in one person or political body could lead to tyranny. They sought to check this tendency by limiting and dividing the government's powers and placing these powers into separate hands.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that God is the foundation of all realities, personal and natural,and that God values all of us. Our concept of right and wrong is our best understanding of God's will, and is necessary for our functioning, both individually and as a nation. The idea that God may not be the basis of public policy is wrong not only historically, but logically. Without some understanding of God, all preferences and behaviors are equally valid, since there is nothing to measure them by. Our recent dramatic cultural and economic change is a product of an effectively godless political philosophy. The only way to get back on the right track as a nation, is by renewing our understanding of God, as the means by which we can discern what is the right track.
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 haven't held public office before, so I don't have a publicly available track record in that sense. However, on my campaign website, ConnorsForSenate.com, I have set forth my positions on many of the major issues facing our nation, and briefly explained my reasoning.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
twconnors@hotmail.com; 330-933-0861
Additional comment from candidate:
Portman's redefinition of marriage and family, and efforts to outlaw distinctions regarding sexual behaviors and gender as discrimination is an embrace of the humanism and relativism at the heart of progressive ideology. His support of Common Core will impose humanistic beliefs as the basis of our schools' curriculum. His trade and immigration policies serve his major donors' interests, and have stagnated wages and caused high unemployment and underemployment, especially among the young. Strickland would be the same. Our society is locked in a struggle between belief systems, theism and humanism, godliness and godlessness. Portman and Strickland's humanistic approach is dramatically changing our culture and economy for the worse. This is not a time for business as usual. We must do everything we can to stop the major party establishments' progressive agenda.
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