Mark Gonsalves

Republican | Georgia

Candidate Profile

Conservative (Conditional)

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Mark Gonsalves


Party

Republican


Election Year

2022


Election

Primary & School Board Runoff


Race

U.S. Rep., Dist. 7


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA, BS- Accounting, 1982

WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

US Congress GA7, 2020

Race

Previous Races

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Disagree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Disagree

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

I believe all life deserves protection, including unborn babies.

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

I believe all life deserves protection, including unborn babies.


ECONOMY

Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.

Disagree

Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.

Disagree

The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.

Strongly Agree

The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.

Strongly Agree

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

FairTax Plan

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

FairTax Plan


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Strongly Agree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Strongly Agree

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

What should be the relationship between the church and the state?

The first amendment to the US Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

What should be the relationship between the church and the state?

The first amendment to the US Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."


HEALTHCARE

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

None.

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

None.

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

C

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

C


NATIONAL SECURITY

With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.

C

With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.

C

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Disagree

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Disagree

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

The United States should work with our Islamic and Western allies in the Middle East to infiltrate existing terror cells and to counteract state-sponsored terrorism by countries such as Iran for groups including Hezbollah and Hamas.

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

The United States should work with our Islamic and Western allies in the Middle East to infiltrate existing terror cells and to counteract state-sponsored terrorism by countries such as Iran for groups including Hezbollah and Hamas.


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree

State and federal funds shall be denied to any public or private entity, such as a sanctuary city, that is not in compliance with immigration laws.

Agree

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

Our current Immigration laws need enforcement, not dismissal.

State and federal funds shall be denied to any public or private entity, such as a sanctuary city, that is not in compliance with immigration laws.

Agree

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

Our current Immigration laws need enforcement, not dismissal.


VALUES

Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.

Disagree

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Disagree

Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.

Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

A man of the Catholic faith.

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

A man of the Catholic faith.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

The state should decide election law as outlined in the Constitution. Role of Congress in Regulating Federal Elections Article I, Section 4, Clause 1: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

The state should decide election law as outlined in the Constitution. Role of Congress in Regulating Federal Elections Article I, Section 4, Clause 1: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

Domestic security faces many threats including, at times, racism.

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

Domestic security faces many threats including, at times, racism.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Agree

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Agree

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

A

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

A


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

https://tinyurl.com/bdfx7c9h

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

https://tinyurl.com/bdfx7c9h

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

I believe deeply in our uniquely American freedoms, which are the basis for our exceptionalism, as outlined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. My platform is based on Economic Freedom, Medical Freedom, Freedom to Associate and Assemble and our most important of all, our Freedom of Speech. As a businessman, an outsider to politics, my desire is to be a true Representative, not a politician. My focus is on Free Market Capitalism, not Crony Capitalism, bringing transparency to Healthcare, starting a meaningful conversation on our National Debt, reducing the size (and waste) of government, protecting our Second Amendment, abolishing the Department of Education, eliminating Common Core, addressing Big Tech censorship, and securing our sovereignty.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

I believe deeply in our uniquely American freedoms, which are the basis for our exceptionalism, as outlined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. My platform is based on Economic Freedom, Medical Freedom, Freedom to Associate and Assemble and our most important of all, our Freedom of Speech. As a businessman, an outsider to politics, my desire is to be a true Representative, not a politician. My focus is on Free Market Capitalism, not Crony Capitalism, bringing transparency to Healthcare, starting a meaningful conversation on our National Debt, reducing the size (and waste) of government, protecting our Second Amendment, abolishing the Department of Education, eliminating Common Core, addressing Big Tech censorship, and securing our sovereignty.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Agree

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Disagree

In favor of a comprehensive Mental Health initiative, but not at the expense of police department budgets.

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Agree

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Disagree

In favor of a comprehensive Mental Health initiative, but not at the expense of police department budgets.


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

We should properly enforce existing laws against felons and the mentally-ill from gun ownership while maintaining the rights of law-abiding citizens who protect their families and property using legal firearms.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Disagree

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

We should properly enforce existing laws against felons and the mentally-ill from gun ownership while maintaining the rights of law-abiding citizens who protect their families and property using legal firearms.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Disagree

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