Jacob Turk
Republican | Missouri
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jacob Turk
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 5
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
UMKC, Kansas City, BSME, 1982
Longview CC, Lees Summit, AE, 1980
WORK & MILITARY
USMC, Corporal, 1974- 1977
AFFILIATIONS
Fox 4 Love Fund for Children, Board Member, The Women's Clinic of KC
Director of Community Relations and Development
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (3)
Brent Lasater
Missouri Right to Life PAC
National Right To Life
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
National Right to Life Committee
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?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Endangering the life of the mother
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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Man's propensity to grab power and influence (greed).
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Jacob Turk is not a lawyer, nor a career politician, but a Missouri conservative who knows first hand the challenges of starting and operating a small business successfully for twelve years. Mr. Turk earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering with the GI Bill from his service as a U.S. Marine and has worked in private industry in the fields of engineering and information technology. He has been a substitute high school teacher in the subjects of physics, chemistry, calculus and physical science. Mr. Turk is committed to protecting innocent life and as such worked as the Director of Development for The Women's Clinic of Kansas City, a free pregnancy resource center for low-income pregnant girls and women. Served on the Board of Directors for the Love Fund for Children.
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Contributor and volunteer for various ministries that affirm and respect the dignity of each human life. Member and volunteer for his church, Lee's Summit Community Church. Youth soccer coach for six years. Served on the Board of Directors for the Love Fund for Children.
17. Please list, up to six (6) in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Western Missouri Shooter's Alliance, National Right to Life Committee, Missouri Right to Life
