

Matt Boehnke
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Matt Boehnke
Party
Republican
Election Year
2018
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 8 - Pos. 2
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, BA - Political Science, 1986
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Fort Worth, MAS - Aeronautical Science, 2001
National Defense University, Fort McNair, CIO, 2009
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, LTC/O-5, 22
College, Professor, 5
AFFILIATIONS
Bethlehem Lutheran church, Member, Rotary International
Member, American Legion, Lifetime member; Past Post Commander
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lifetime member, National Rifle Association
Lifetime member, Military Officers Association of America, Lifetime member
TriCity Cancer Center Men's Club, member, Benton County Republican Party
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
City Council - Kennewick, 3
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Human Life of Washington PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Representative Larry Haler, 8th District, Pos #2
Washington State Food Industry Assoc (WFIA)
IAFF Local 1296
PNW Council of Carpenters (Local 59)
Fraternal Order of Police (State and Local)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Duane Davidson
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Republican National Committee
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
I am in favor of necessary infrastructure on our border that maximizes the ability to control entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Agree
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Governments should define marriage as a relationship between one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has a livable income.
Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health insurance.
Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Agree
Any teaching to children on sex education in public schools must include all contraceptive methods, and should not show preference to abstinence.
Strongly Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have the right to opt their children out of classes as they see fit.
Strongly Agree
The state constitution should limit the growth of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Strongly Agree
Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
Strongly Agree
Government should compel businesses and schools to allow access in all cases based on “gender identity.”
Strongly Disagree
I support sanctuary cities.
Strongly Disagree
I support the death penalty.
Strongly Agree
Commercial surrogacy should be legal.
Agree
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
Parents should be the primary authority in decisions affecting their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Agree
Individual rights come from government.
Disagree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Abortion should be allowed due to rape, incest, and threat to the life of mother.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
British rule
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Lutheran
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
Did not answer
What is the best way to bring down unemployment?
Monetary policy – cutting interest rates to boost Aggregate Demand (AD) Fiscal policy – cutting taxes to boost AD. Education and training to help reduce structural unemployment. Geographical subsidies to encourage firms to invest in depressed areas. Lower minimum wage to reduce real wage unemployment. More flexible labour markets, to make it easier to hire and fire workers.
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
Did not answer
What role should government play in boosting the economy?
Did not answer
What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
Eastern Washington University, BA, Political Science Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, MAS, Aeronautical Science National Defense University Various military leadership training and real world experience.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you:
voteboehnke4house@gmail.com
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Did not answer
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