Sheldon Upthegrove
No Party Preference | Florida
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Sheldon Upthegrove
Party
No Party Preference
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Senator, Dist. 18
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
United States Air Force Reserve, Staff Sergeant, 6
AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
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CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
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OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression should be included as protected classes in existing non-discrimination laws.
Agree
Sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression should be included as protected classes in existing non-discrimination laws.
Agree
Gambling should not be expanded in any way, nor should the tax or fee structure be made more favorable to the gaming industry.
Agree
Gambling should not be expanded in any way, nor should the tax or fee structure be made more favorable to the gaming industry.
Agree
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Agree
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Agree
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.
Strongly Disagree
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
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.
Disagree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Neutral
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Neutral
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
No Answer
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
No Answer
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
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
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.
Agree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Agree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Neutral
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Neutral
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
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 Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Neutral
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Agree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Neutral
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
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.
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.
Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Neutral
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Did not answer
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Neutral
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Did not answer
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.
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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.
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Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
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Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
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Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
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Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
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Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
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E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
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E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
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