John McGinnis
Republican | Pennsylvania
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
John McGinnis
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep. , Dist. 79
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
U of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, B.A., 1976
I.U.S.B., South Bend, IN, M.S.B.A., 1987
Penn State, University Park, PA, Ph.D., 1993
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Precious Life, Inc., NRA
Life Member, Blair County Tea Party, Ben Franklin Member
PA Sheriff's Association
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 4
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013-14
100%
2015
71%, 88%†
2013-14
|100%
2015
|71%, 88%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
TEA Party
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Dan Truitt
Daryl Metcalfe
John Eichelberger Jr.
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Stephen Bloom
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (14)
Bryan Cutler
Dan Truitt
Dave Reed
Family PAC
Jerry Knowles
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. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly Agree
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. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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?
No.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Our fallible nature in part manifested by the desire to dominate others.
14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.
My Mother. (None can compare to hers.) PA State Chamber of Business and Industry National Federation of Independent Business State Senator John Eichelberger County Commissioner Diane Meling County Commissioner Terry Tomassetti
15. 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.
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
I have a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame where I majored in the General Program of Liberal Studies; an M.S.B.A. from Indiana University South Bend; and a Ph.D. in finance from Penn State University. I've been a Catholic School teacher, a University administrator, and a college professor as well as a talk radio host. I have served as vice-president of the Blair County Tea Party.
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.
Precious Life, Inc. St. Vincent De Paul Society Foundation for Economic Education
