Peter Kinder
Republican | Missouri
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Peter Kinder
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
Lt. Governor
Incumbent
Yes
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (67)
Rush Limbaugh
Sue Allen
Kurt Bahr
Mike Bernskoetter
Ellen Brandom
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Mike DeWine
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (25)
Anne Zerr
Associated Builders and Contractors
Bill Stouffer
Billy Long
Brad Lager
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 is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Agree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents have this responsibility
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No exception except for the Life of the Mother
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Inherent imperfection and the tendency to abuse power is present within every human being.
14. 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, Supreme Court and Congress
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Missouri Right to Life, Defender of Life Award; National Rifle Association; Rush Limbaugh; Phyllis Schlafly and Senator Jack Danforth.
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Southeast Missouri State University; The University of Missouri; St. Marys University School of Law; Staff for Congress man Bill Emerson (1981 - 83); Missouri State Senate (1992 - 2004) and Lieutenant Governor for the State fo Missouri (2005 to Present).
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
American Cancer Society; Boy Scouts of America; Missouri Mentor Initiative (mentoring children by Missouri state employees); Amachi Program thru Big Brothers and Big Sisters (mentoring children whose parents are incarcerated); Farm Bureau; Lions Club and the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce.
