Gerry Vaerewyck
Republican | Pennsylvania
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Gerry Vaerewyck
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep. , Dist. 33
Incumbent
No
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LifePAC of Southwestern Pennsylvania
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CONSERVATIVE
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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.
Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Agree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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 Agree
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?
yes- life of mother, rape, incest
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The desire for freedom, order and safety in a proper balance.
14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.
no answer
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. The congress has it's authority from the voters, not independently. The supreme court has authority from the constitution to uphold the constitution. Academia and Industry exist to improve peoples lives.
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Carnegie Mellon Univ BSEE, MSEE Current Scoutmaster Troop 646- 30 years Animal Project leader 4-H Habitat for Humanity Board member Pittsburgh Regional Science Fair committee member and volunteer lecturer panelist- National Science Foundation Captain- Civil Air Patrol/ US Air Force Aux. Committee member- International Concrete Repair Institute Chairman-Pa State Rabbit Breeders Youth Committee Member- American Rabbit Breeders Assn. National youth committee Past Paramedic Committee chairman- cub scout pack 628 Chief-West Deer EMS Chief- Carnegie Mellon EMS American Red Cross Disaster Services Team leader American Red Cross Disaster Services Board member American Red Cross volunteer CPR/First Aid instructor President- Pittsburgh chapter Optical Society of America
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.
Boy Scouts 4-H Habitat for Humanity Restore Salvation Army Civil Air Patrol PaSRBA ARBA Pittsburgh Regional Science Fair Intel/ISEF Transfiguration School and Church Cub Scouts
