Evelio Otero
Republican | Florida
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Evelio Otero
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 14
Incumbent
No
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ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (3)
Florida Right to Life PAC
Rep. Dennis Ross
Combat Veterans for Congress
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CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Dennis ross
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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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
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 total responsibility.
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Mother's life.
13. 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, Congress, Supreme Court,Industry, Academia, Media, Professional Sports
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Founders were aware that absolute power corrupts. Separation of power would maintain the preeminence of God as opposed to the then pseudo-divinity of teh King. A process of check and balance by coequal branches of government balance out temptation of excesses. All defended in the federalist papers.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
B.A. - Journalism and Mass Communication - Iowa State University B.A. - Political Science - Iowa State University M.A. - International Relations - Troy University M.S. - National Security Strategy - Air War College Colonel/O-6 - US Air Force retired Nov 2010
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Children with a Vision Republican National Hispanic Assembly National Rifle Association American Legion Veteran's of Foreign Wars American Cancer Society Sacred Heart Church, Tampa
17. Please list, up to six (6) in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Ambassador Mel Sembler, Governor Luis Fortuno, United Christians of Florida, Combat Veterans for Congress, Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans for Congress, Associated Builders and Contractors, Farm Bureau (supported financially), Property Casualty Insurerers,
