Mark Tisdel

Republican | Michigan

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Mark Tisdel


Party

Republican


Election Year

2024


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 55


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Mark Tisdel websites
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EDUCATION

Drake University, Des Moines, BA Journalism, 1978

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

St Andrew Catholic Church, Cantor, Rotary

Greater Rochester Community Fund, Trustee

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Rochester Hills City Council, 2011-2019

State Rep Distrct 55, 2021-present

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

N/A

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (4)

Right to Life of Michigan

Detroit Regional Chamber PAC

Michigan Right to Life PAC

Michigan Freedom Network

OTHER (2)

Michigan Farm Bureau AgriPAC

Michigan Chamber of Commerce

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)

Michigan Freedom Fund

Great Lakes Education Project

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (9)

Andrew Fink (2024)

Anthony Paesano (2022)

Donni Steele (2022)

John James (2022)

Joseph Aragona (2022)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (55)

Blue Water Leadership Fund (2024)

Great Lakes Education Project (2024)

Kunse Majority Fund (2024)

Michigan Chamber of Commerce (2024)

Michigan Freedom Network (2024)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

The Barnett Leadership Fund (2013)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)

Business Leaders for Michigan (2024)

The Barnett Leadership Fund (2024)

Senate Majority PAC (2023)

American Nurses Association (2021)

Laborers International Union of North America (includes national, state & local affiliates) (2021)

OTHER INFORMATION

In 2023, candidate voted, along with seven other Republicans and all Democrats, in favor of HB4003, which added "sexual orientation and gender identity or expression" as categories protected under the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Consistent with MI constitutional law.

Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.

Strongly Agree

After 32 years of medical-liability insurance experience, more data is always better.

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

Strongly Agree

Elective procedures are, historically, not covered expenses.

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

Disagree

Irreversible errors and/or abuse.


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

Private property rights, including personal sovereignty, are paramount.

What is your position on the minimum wage?

Governments imposed mandated wages, not minimum wages. If an employer believes an individual’s productivity is not worth the mandated wage, the individual won’t be hired. The minimum wage than is zero.

Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?

No

Investment quality should be based on objective metrics not subjective desires.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

When they are abusing the individual rights of others.

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

Strongly Disagree

This would require the presumption that the government’s preferred beliefs and morals are better than those of some individuals.


HEALTHCARE

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) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C: CMMS programs will be adjusted in the future when their trust funds are empty. Adding new taxpayer funded privileges would be fiscally irresponsible.

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

Private institutions have more authority to deny access than public entities. Public entities can require specific medical treatments if a) they accept financial responsibility from injurious outcomes or b) help fund alternative services.


NATIONAL SECURITY

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

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes. Having a strong Middle East allie is important to all international trading partners.


IMMIGRATION

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

Strongly Agree

Controlling entry is essential to maintaining individual rights and public health.


EDUCATION

The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.

Strongly Agree

Mandated services are insufficiently accountable to the end users.


VALUES

Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.

Strongly Agree

Children are unable to protect themselves or provide consent. Authority for their well being must be given to adults who are legally responsible for outcomes.

Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.

Strongly Agree

Assuming the child’s rights and and well being are not abused.

Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.

Disagree

Elective procedures are not covered losses.

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Disagree

Marriage is a contract between two consenting adults. It should be managed like any other contract with a little government sanction or involvement as possible.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a practicing Roman Catholic that still needs a lot of work.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

No point in maintaining a Qualified Boter File (QVF) if it’s not applied when people are actually voting.

States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.

Strongly Disagree

This is the epitome of voter disenfranchisement.


EQUALITY

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

If racism manifests as overt—and illegal—discrimination then we need for intervention and concern.

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

Strongly Disagree

The individuals that administer government institutions are flawed.

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree

Title IX was created for a reason. Females have different and more serious risks when exposed to abuse from the opposite sex.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Which comes closest to your view? (Select all that apply) A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. C) Stricter environmental laws undermine U.S. energy independence and deter development of reliable electricity sources. D) Climate change is real and requires urgent policy action.

C: Energy density, reliability, and affordability are essential to public health.

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Natural gas as transition to nuclear


ABOUT YOU

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

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

Maintenance of individual rights.

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

Conservative, for me, means the wise use of things with a long history of doing good.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

Did not answer


2ND AMENDMENT

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

Did not answer

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Did not answer

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