

Steven Kraus
Republican | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Steven Kraus
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 89
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Troy State University, Troy, Alabama, Electronic Engineering Technology, 1993
Ohio Business College, Sandusky, Oh, Coursework, 2008
Community College of the Air Force, USAF, Associates Degree in Avionic Technology, 1988
WORK & MILITARY
United States Air Force, Ssgt/Staff sergeant, 1977-1988
International Referral Network, member, 2012-2014
National Federation of Independent Business, member, 2008-2013
AFFILIATIONS
First Presbyterian Church, Elder, Trustee, Easter Seals
Volunteer/Auctioneer, Care and Share, Sponser/Contributor
Sandusky Community Breakfast, Sponser/Volunteer, Sandusky State Theater
Volunteer/Auctioneer, Erie County Republican Party, Executive Central Committee Member
American Leagion, Member, National Association of Realtors
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Ohio State Representative, 7 months
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Erie County Commissioner, 2012
U.S. House of Representatives, 2012
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Ohioans for Concealed Carry
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Erie County Republican Party
Ottawa County Republican Party
Ohio State Chiropractic Association
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 are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
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. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
10. 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.
Strongly Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
13. 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.
Strongly Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Our founders recognized the true nature of man, and his ability to become corrupt. Therefor, our founders defined, separated, and gave limited powers to each branch to be a "check and balance" to each other. Then, our founders gave us the Bill of Rights, which gives the ultimate authority to "we the people". It is the people, who must purge our government of the corruption.
17. 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
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, Voters, Constitution, Congress
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in a higher power, I believe Jesus is the Christ. I believe in giving thanks for all things in your life. Be grateful for what you have, and pray for your enemies. "That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, ......Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness -" and "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government..." I believe in holding elected officials accountable. Trust, but verify.
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