Clair "Van" Van Steenwyk
Republican | Arizona
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Clair "Van" Van Steenwyk
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 8
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Bellflower High School, Bellflowwer, HS, 65
Cerritos Jr. College, Norwalk
WORK & MILITARY
La Tapatia Mexican Foods, Sales Mgr., 5
Mesa Food Co., Ex. VP of Sales, 5
Argas' Mexican Food Co., Division Sales Mgr., 5
Sonshine Property Mgmt., Owner Operator, 24
AFFILIATIONS
Sonshine Ministries, Director / Volunteer, GOP
PC / State Committee/ Delegate
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US Senate, 2012
US House, 2014
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Liberty Candidates
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
AZ Attorney General Tom Horne
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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
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
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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
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
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
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
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. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
They all knew the sinful nature of man and the desire for power.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Balanced Budget / We must at the very least restrain federal spending if we plan to have a Free Society. Repeal HR 235 from the existing tax code, to insure freedom of speech for all groups including the church, and set up a Fair Tax. Close our Borders, including the flights in and begin the systematic removal of illegals by suspending all benefits to them, with the exception of a life threatening accident or illness and this would include those who've overstayed visas to work in our country. Restore all Lands to Western states, now held illegally by the Federal Government, thereby freeing the states up to have a vibrant economy by having control of a all lands within state borders, giving them the true Sovereignty intended when our nation was formed.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
18. 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 / Bill of Rights / US Constitution / People /
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I'm a Christian and have been an active one for over 40 yrs.
