Michael Steinberg
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Michael Steinberg
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist 9
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
College of Insurance, NY, 1984
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Nazarene Church, Assistant Pastor, Word Alive Ministries
Senior Pastor
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US Congress NC-9, 2012
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Second Revolution
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
ALIPAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Hillary Clinton
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. 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 Agree
12. 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 Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. The Founding Fathers understood from experience that unbalanced power led to an abuse and the unfettered ability to claim ownership over other peoples property. The separation of powers is design to protect our GOD GIVEN right to life, liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness (there are no guarantees).
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) Getting the federal government out of the healthcare industry. They have no constitutional authority to be involved in it, and in just a few short years have proven that they're inept and making the situation worse for the majority of Americans. 2) Reducing the federal debt. We're borrowing at the rate of $40,000+ per SECOND. This MUST be stopped. We need to pass a budget that REDUCES the federal debt every year. There are hundreds of billions to be saved by eliminating waste & fraud, and limiting the federal government to its narrow constitutional role. 3) We need to replace the ENTIRE tax code to a flat tax with a moderate per person exemption and limit deductions to charitable contributions. Transition all of the tax professionals that will no longer be needed to audit the last ten years of the federal government expenses to identify and reclaim over billings, fraud, etc.
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. The Founding Fathers understood from experience that unbalanced power led to an abuse and the unfettered ability to claim ownership over other peoples property. The separation of powers is design to protect our GOD GIVEN right to life, liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness (there are no guarantees).
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) Getting the federal government out of the healthcare industry. They have no constitutional authority to be involved in it, and in just a few short years have proven that they're inept and making the situation worse for the majority of Americans. 2) Reducing the federal debt. We're borrowing at the rate of $40,000+ per SECOND. This MUST be stopped. We need to pass a budget that REDUCES the federal debt every year. There are hundreds of billions to be saved by eliminating waste & fraud, and limiting the federal government to its narrow constitutional role. 3) We need to replace the ENTIRE tax code to a flat tax with a moderate per person exemption and limit deductions to charitable contributions. Transition all of the tax professionals that will no longer be needed to audit the last ten years of the federal government expenses to identify and reclaim over billings, fraud, etc.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
In a true matter of life and death where the physical life of the mother is at stake a physician should be allowed to determine which patient bears the greater risk - both should be treated equally. There should be no differentiation between the unborn and the born.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
In a true matter of life and death where the physical life of the mother is at stake a physician should be allowed to determine which patient bears the greater risk - both should be treated equally. There should be no differentiation between the unborn and the born.
17. 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, Voters, Constitution, Supreme Court, Congress (Congress is debatable as they are a legislative body and therefore "authorized" to create laws, but they're not an "authority" per se.
17. 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, Voters, Constitution, Supreme Court, Congress (Congress is debatable as they are a legislative body and therefore "authorized" to create laws, but they're not an "authority" per se.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that the Bible, as originally written, is authored by God. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, was divinely conceived, lived a perfect life, was sacrificed on the cross for the sins of mankind, ascended to the right hand of God, and is the Lord and Savior for everyone who confesses with their mouth "Jesus is Lord" and believes in their heart that God raised him from the dead. Scripture is life's "instruction book" as well as God's "autobiography" and we are commanded to study the Word of God and apply it.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that the Bible, as originally written, is authored by God. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, was divinely conceived, lived a perfect life, was sacrificed on the cross for the sins of mankind, ascended to the right hand of God, and is the Lord and Savior for everyone who confesses with their mouth "Jesus is Lord" and believes in their heart that God raised him from the dead. Scripture is life's "instruction book" as well as God's "autobiography" and we are commanded to study the Word of God and apply it.
