

Robert (Bob) Cupp
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, OH, Dr. of Laws (Hon.), 2011
Ohio Northern Univ. College of Law, Ada, OH, J.D., 1976
Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, OH, B.A., 1973
WORK & MILITARY
private practice of Law, attorney, 1976-2002
Ohio Northern Univ., Visiting Professor, 2001-2005
AFFILIATIONS
Black Swamp Area Boy Scout Council, Board member and past council president, Trinity United Methodist Church, Lima OH
member, Lima Rotary Club, member, Paul Harris Fellow
Allen County Farm Bureau, member, Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce
member, Allen County and Ohio Bar Associations, member
Allen County Red Cross Board, past member, Ohio and Allen County Historical Societies
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio, 2007-2012
state senator, 1985-2000
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Judge, Court of Appeals 3rd District, 2003-2006
Allen County Commissioner, 1985-1984
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
none have been issued for this race yet
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Mike DeWine
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (20)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Buckeye Patriot PAC
David Burke
Gayle L. Manning
Jim Buchy
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
International Association of Firefighters
International Union of Operating Engineers
Ohio Association for Justice
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
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 Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
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.
Neutral
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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 Disagree
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
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.
Neutral
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
No Answer
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.
No Answer
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Strongly Disagree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Strongly Agree
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.
No Answer
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
The Founders knew from experience and history that human greed, selfishness, and desire to control others would lead to a dangerous concentration of power in our new nation's government unless checked. Thus, the Constitution LIMITS power given to the national government AND separates the legislative, judicial, and executive powers so no one person or group can be in control of all them, and further adds an overlay of checks and balances on each branch. This has kept us free for 227 years.
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 ("We the People"), Constitution, and then the Congress and the Supreme Court, which have separate powers but are co-equal branches.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
To save the life of the mother.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
There is one God who created the universe and all that is in it, and He is Master of it still. "For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16. As Abraham Lincoln so aptly said, "My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I have received numerous "Watchdog of the Treasury" awards for my votes for spending restraint and fiscal prudence, named a "Guardian of Small Business" for support of policies that promote small business and free enterprise. I have been endorsed in prior elections by business groups, Right to Life, and law enforcement organizations.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
cuppb3@wcoil.com 419-224-2164
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