John Briscoe
Republican | California
Candidate Profile*
Leans Conservative
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
John Briscoe
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 42
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
National University, La Jolla, CA, Ed.D., Present
Claremont Graduate University,Peter Drucker School, Claremont, CA, MPA, 1989
CSULB, CA State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, MPA, 1979
CSULB, CA State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, BA, 1975
WORK & MILITARY
Kraft/General Foods, Senior Territory Manager, 7
Kellogg/Keebler, National Sales Manager, 3
Mars, Inc., National Sales & Marketing, 13
Hain Celestial Group, National Sales Manager, 3
AFFILIATIONS
Boy Scouts of America, Assistant Scoutmaster & Merit Badge Counseler, NESA National Eagle Scout Association
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Toastmasters International, Competent Communiator
Rotary International, LA5, El Rodeo, Optimist Club
Surf City Optimists, Century Club, Long Beach School Athletics Boosters
Grace Lutheran Church, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Trustee, OVSD School Board, 16
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (4)
California Republican Party
*Craig Huey
Election Forum & Reality Alert
*The American Council
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2008)
State Republican Party Organizations (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Christopher Rodriquez (2022)
Huck PAC (2020)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Post-birth abortions as allowed in VA State are an abonimation and should be considered baby-killing murder as the abortionist doctor in PA discovered recently when he was sentenced to jail for killing babies after birth.
ECONOMY
Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.
Strongly Disagree
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
The Prices are Too Damned High! and The Taxes are Too Damned High....TOO!!
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
What should be the relationship between the church and the state?
There is no relation between the church and state; churches are an exercise of the right to free assembly to practice one of our most precious rights to freedom of religion.
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
NONE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
Medicad and Medicare are entitlements benefiting from ongoing Federal deficit spending of money we do not have. Medicare is scheduled to be bankrupt in a few years due to overspending and under taxing to support the enormous, bloated bureaucracy infrastructure. Medicare and Medicaid are both unsustainable in their present forms.
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. The President is the Chief of the military and responsible for US territorial safety and integrity. The US Navy was started to protect US trading vessels from Arab marauders in the Mediterranean in the 1700's. Our US government has a long and checkered history of military interventions over the past decades.
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Strongly Disagree
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
Terrorism is a threat regardless of the religious basis for violence and mayhem. All terrorism against the US must be dealt with severely and quickly.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
State and federal funds shall be denied to any public or private entity, such as a sanctuary city, that is not in compliance with immigration laws.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Current laws are clear and adequate, they are just not enforced.
VALUES
Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Neutral
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a believer.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
The corrupt Los Angeles Registrar of Voters who failed to purge voter rolls of almost 1.6 million excess voter registrations in violation of the NVRA National Voter Registration Act. Registrar "Dean" must be brought to heel and eliminate the torrent flood of invalid voting ballots being mailed out all over LA County. Furthermore, the corrupt Registrar is engaging in socio-economic discrimination to keep poor and minority candidates from having ballot statements by using his corrupted voter roll count to charge candidates for ballot statements. LA County Sheriff candidates are overpaying by as much as $50,000 to have a candidate statement ! ! ! Poor candidates cannot afford to overspend a single penny in support of the Registrar office over enrollment of invalid voters.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Under the US Constitution and Law racism includes (1) race, (2) color, (3) ethnicity, and (4) national origin. Behavior against any person possessing these inborn inherent characteristics based on any or all of these post Civil War Constitutional Amendment defined protected classes is abhorrent and must be addressed through enforcement of our laws.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
Strict environmental regulations based on valid scientific fact and not "anti-petro" fad is always acceptable.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
Rossmoor Community Debate Forum 2020 between candidates Briscoe and Lowenthal (retired).
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
NO
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
The Prices are Too Damned High!!!
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Strongly Agree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
The right to bear arms is a US Constitutional SCOTUS tested
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
