Samuel Ronan
Democrat | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Samuel Ronan
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 62
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
UMUC, Online, Associates, 2012
WORK & MILITARY
USAF - PMEL, Journeyman, 6
USAF - Electronic Princ, Graduate, 1
USAF - Personnel, Apprentice, 2
USAF - Enlisted, Staff Sargent, 1
AFFILIATIONS
Various High Schools, Tutor, USO
Organizer, Rotary, Student Ambassador
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (1)
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
OAPSE - AFLCIO
Warren County Dems
OCSEA
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.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
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.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly 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.
Neutral
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.
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.
Disagree
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.
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.
Strongly Agree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
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.
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.
Strongly Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Agree
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?
Greed, corruption and the desire to acquire wealth and power for the sake of itself and not the benefit of the many. Tyranny and corruption permeated humanities histories for millennia and the Founder's were trying to create a system that would mitigate that " darkness' as much as possible. What we see today isn't a result of the Founding Father's success or failure rather the complacency of voters, and the power hungriness of persons sitting in places of power for too long.
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.
Constitution, Supreme Court, Voters, Academia
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Any circumstances reasonably and ethically agreed upon by the general medical populace, or instances that would save the mother's life, or in the cases of incest or rape within the same parameters of ethics. By ethics I specifically mean within the first trimester and only rare exception beyond that but nothing within the 3rd unless absolutely and extremely necessary and with the consent of the mother.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in doing unto others as you would want unto you. I further believe that we as a society are strongest when working together and augmenting our weaknesses with each other's strengths. I believe in the greater good overcoming the problems of the individual. I consider myself a Roman Catholic without the need to attend Church everyday. "Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him" (John 14:23). We must remember what it truly means to serve, and to coexist in our Melting Pot society. E Plurbis Unum is no more Godly, or Christain than any other religion, which makes itthat much more profound: it is our Universal Truth, together we are strong, divided we are weak.
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 feel that I am morally Liberal, and Fiscally Conservative. Specifically I believe in true equality and equal rights regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. I don't believe that religion, Christian or otherwise, should play ANY role in government, selecting political leaders, or have any bass in our Laws (which is also alluded to in the 1st Amendment). I believe that our diversity is our strength and should be embraced. Fiscally I think everyone should pay their fair share in taxes regardless of income, and be held accountable for tax evasion or worse. I believe fair wages should be enforced, and that our tax dollars should benefit taxpayers not be paid out to companies to the tune of $1.5 Trillion Annually. Furthermore switching to Universal Health Care and Education would save tax payers a combined $1 Trillion annually in Federal Taxes alone and thousands per year individually!
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
samuel.ronan@thejoesinitiative.org
Additional comment from candidate:
What we lack are candidates willing to fight back against the corruption and "Party Politics" and " party Cronyism" that has polluted and corrupted our government. We need men and women who understand what it means to serve and to serve the interests of their fellow citizen. It takes a Blue Collar worker, a Regular Joe to do that and that is precisely what I am. I have a heritage of service through my family who have all served in the military and continue to work for the state or are retired from Active Duty. I tutor, and give back to the communities as much as I can, and have been actively engaged with coming up with common sense solution to our problems. The conclusion I have came to is that we don't believe in our own strength o make the changes we need! I intend to change that by winning this election, serving as your Representative and showing the nation just what Regular American's can do!
