Aaron Taylor
Independent | Wisconsin
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Aaron Taylor
Party
Independent
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
Repr. to the Assembly, Dist. 30
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie, WI, Diploma, 2006
University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI, BS, 2011
WORK & MILITARY
Eurofins BioDiagnostics, Analyst I, 2011-Present
AFFILIATIONS
Red Cross Blood Drive, Volunteer, Treasures from the Heart
Volunteer, River Falls Community Food Pantry, Volunteer
Theta Chi Fraternity, Zeta Sigma Chapter, Member and Director
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
River Falls City Council, 2014-2016
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Bernie Sanders
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Disagree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Neutral
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Agree
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.
Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
No Answer
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.
Disagree
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.
No Answer
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
No Answer
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.
Disagree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly 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.
Disagree
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.
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.
Strongly Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Neutral
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Disagree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
People like having power, and too much power corrupts.
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.
Voters, Constitution, Academia, Congress, Supreme Court
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
If the mother wants it and does not want to give the child up for adoption.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Be honest, trust people to be themselves, help others when they need or ask for it, leave the world better than when you arrived
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
No Answer
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
All the definitions of these mean different things to different people.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
electaaron30@gmail.com, 608 444 2392
Additional comment from candidate:
I am an independent self funded candidate who is young and motivated to set Wisconsin's future up for success.
