Kenneth R "Ken" Timmerman
Republican | Maryland
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kenneth R "Ken" Timmerman
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 8
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
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SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (7)
American Family Association
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett
Ambassador John Bolton
Citizens United Political Victory Fund
Dr. Stephen D. Bryen
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (6)
Allen West
Fred D. Thompson PAC
John Sidney McCain
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Senate Conservatives Fund
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (8)
Andrew Harris
Because All Responsible Taxpayers Like Every Truth Told PAC
Citizens United
Conservative Majority PAC
Government Is Not God PAC
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.
Strongly 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 Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Their parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
We should promote a culture of 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
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Evil, greed and thirst for power (or to use the terms of the Declaration of Independence, "Abuses and Usurpations... and Despotism")
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
BA, MA in English 1993-2011: Advisory Board, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs 1995-present: Founder & CEO, Foundation for Democracy in Iran 2000-2002: President, Maryland Taxpayers Association 2000-present: Member, Weyrich lunch (Coalitions for America) 2000: Candidate for Republican nomination, US Senate, Maryland. 2005 (?)- present. Founding member of Advisory board of ACT! for America 2006: Co-nominated for Nobel Peace Prize with John Bolton 2006-2007: Vestry member, All Saints Church, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
See above; In addition, have participated in several mission trips to persecuted Christians in northern Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon with Christian Solidarity International and other groups (see my personal web site for reporting on these trips, as well as my book, St. Peter's Bones, on the persecuted church in Iraq). Also: Advisory Board member, ACT! for America; Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET)
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
John Bolton;Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, R. James Woolsey; John Lehman; Maj.Gen. Chuck Swannack; Citizens United Political Victory Fund
