Tom Connors

Independent | Ohio

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Tom Connors


Party

Independent


Election Year

2016


Election

General


Race

U.S. Senator


Incumbent

No


Links

Tom Connors websites Facebook

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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