
Heather Cerone
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Heather Cerone
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 103
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, B/A, 1992
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Constitution Celebration, Organizer, Home School Legal Defense Assoc.
member, Michigan GOP, Delegate
1st Congressional District Executive Board, Finance committee, N. Mi Debate
Founder and Organizer, Frontliners - USA, member
Citizens Liberating Michigan, Founder / CreatorS
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
none
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Representative for the 104th, 2020
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (7)
Patrick Colbeck - Founder Let's Fix Stuff, Author of The 2020 Coup
Bernadette Ellis Smith, MI GOP Vice Chair
Patty McMurray, Founder 100 Percent FedUp.com
Katherine Henry, Constitutional Attorney, Founder Restore Freedom
Michigan Trump Republicans
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (10)
Alan Arcand (2016)
Bill Schuette (2017)
Cindy Gamrat (2014)
Donald Trump (2016)
Matt Maddock (2018)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Diane Schindlbeck (2020)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
I don't believe there are circumstances for abortion. Abortion is murder. Planned parenthood has been in our schools and a part of a mass indoctrination by making our children, young adults, adults through seniors believe that abortion is all about women's choice for their health and reproductive health. There could be nothing further from the truth. I used to spit these vary lies out of my mouth. There is absolutely nothing healthy about ripping a living fetus out of a women's womb. Killing a living growing baby inside a woman is extremely invasive and dangerous for women, their reproductive and emotional health. So essentially is it is extremely harmful and deadly to both mother and obviously the baby. My great grandmother died from an abortion, a tragic story. Margaret Sanger the founder of planned parenthood opened the first clinic in 1916. She was about eugenics, in the name of birth control. "She wanted to limit the numbers of black people and Hispanic people. That's why the clinics are predominantly found in minority communities, " Dr. Ben Carson", in a recent interview on Fox News, Sunday Morning Futures. Abortion is murder.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Planned parenthood or any abortion providers, should not receive any funds from we the people tax payers.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
We definetly need to change the tax codes in this country. Our tax codes are so complex and hard for most citizens to understand. There is a lot of work to do on this topic. We as citizens pay too many taxes for so much government overreach and unelected government people and departments. Government even has there hands in our investments. This is not acceptable.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
We need to cut government spending to other countries, specially the ones that do not have our same values. We need to stop spending and funding entities like planned parenthood, the EPA, IRS, Department of Education, etc. I know this answer will not be popular with some citizens but we have to stop giving money to frivolous groups, organizations or government departments that have no business getting our hard earned money.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
Look where our education has gone. The government has forced our public schools and colleges to implement educational curriculums like common core and critical race theory which have created division and indoctrination of marxist ideals in our children and young adults. Essentially tax payers are funding the demise of our country. This has to stop.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Churches accepted government overreach when they became beholding to the tax code 501 C 3's. Under our 1st Amendment the government has no right to close churches, but how many churches stood up for that during the unconstitutional mandates of covid. This is how government gets their control over organizations with these tax codes. They threaten the organizations with losing their tax exempt status so these organizations complied with unconstitutional orders.
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)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
My answer to this question is "D". By having government controlled healthcare people, hospitals, doctors and nurses have to operate in a certain manner according to unelected officials that can say whether or not patients, doctors and nurses can have certain care and or treatments. I have witnessed patients not getting the treatments that they wanted or that would work for them. I have witnessed doctors and nurses not able to treat patients the way they want to because of being threatened with losing their licenses, closing their practices and or losing their jobs. I realize there are people that fall on hard times that need some help. I believe there are other ways of doing that. Medical costs have gotten out of control with government involvement and insurance companies. Citizens should be able to be in control of their healthcare and not denied any treatments.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
I don't believe government, employer and schools should be allowed to require vaccinations. This is a very personal and patient specific decision.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
I believe we need to protect our own borders first, before being in other countries. I believe we need to build our wall on our southern border and stop the major flow of illegals coming into our country, now. I believe we need to close down the terriorist training camps that exisit in our country that the media or congress do not even acknowledge. Islamic terriorism is not freedom of religion it is a national security threat that needs to be dealt with immediately.
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.
Strongly Disagree
I support Israel's right to defend herself and protect her citizens.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
I covered this in an previous question. We need secure all of our borders including finishing our wall on our southern border and give our great men and women defending our southern border more support and resources.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
People should be allowed to immigrate to our country by following our laws and coming here legally. If we have to revise some immigration laws then those need to be carefully looked at and politics be taken out of them. We are the most generous loving country ready to help so many around the world. We are happy to help but we can't do it by overwhelming our system and our resources. We need to take care of our citizens first.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
Our country was founded on Judeo Christian values. Our founders came here because they wanted to practice their religion freely without the over reach of the king. As John Adams is quoted "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. If people/politicians do not hold themselves accountable to our Heavely Father and his higher standards then they will become power hungry and corrupt, just as we see today.
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
There are only two genders: male and female. We are biologically born either a female or male. One saying they identify as another is not biologically correct.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Strongly Agree
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.
I'm a Christian Constitional Conservative. I believe there are two genders, male and female. I believe in the true founding of this great nation and we must learn and teach our children and grandchildren. No other nation in the world has had a Constitution like ours nor has one lasted as long. I have seen over the last decade our liberties and freedoms being taken away at warp speed all in the name of racisim, bigotry and victimisation. By teaching individuals that they are victims we are teaching them that they don't have the choices and opportunities to overcome their not so fortunate circumstances. We have let government become too large and come into every area of our lives right down to the local levels. I believe we need to get back to following our constitution and stop government overreach and control. We are a Constitutional Republic and we need to have the morals, values and the fight to keep her.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
We need ID's to fly, drive, go to school, work, apply for credit cards, set up bank accounts, buy alcohol and cigarettes so we should most definitely have them to vote.
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
I would propose laws that would get us back to one day only for an election, voter id, signature verification, get rid of dominion, ES&S machines or anything like them and being connected to the internet, getting rid of ballot drop boxes, and tighting rules on abesentee ballots. We need to clean up voter roles and files.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
I believe racism is a threat to domestic security in the United States by the way of the "woke racisim" ie, Black Lives matter and antifa. These created fake antiracist groups are violent and burn down cities and businesses created by people of different backgrounds. Then if you don't believe like these groups they will attack and beat people that don't think or behave like them. This is a serious issue and threat to our national security.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
We are not responsible for what happened long ago. We need to quit teaching people to be victims and teach them be victors.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
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.
I believe in A. Less government overreach and control.
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
We became energy independant under President Trump and we need to get back to that. We are a country strong in natural resources. We can be prosperous and independent through it.
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
The general purpose of government is "We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish the Constitution for the United States of America.
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?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
By my actions as a grassroots activist, creator and founder of Constitution Celebration, Citizens Liberating Michigan, N. Mi Debate (created and organized a Republican gubernatorial debate, recently here in Traverse City, MI).
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'm a Mama Bear that has been fighting for our children and their proper education, not the indoctrination of marixism infiltration of CRT,common core the LGBTB agenda. I understand the liberal mindset because I use to be one. I have come full circle because I saw the lies and indoctrination through our educational system, our mainstream media, Hollywood, our everyday culture and witnessed the damaged it has caused our country. I have educated myself on the true history of our great nation and what sacrifices our founders made to ensure and secure our God given freedoms. However these are being destroyed at a rapid rate because so many people became complacent and not thinking for themselves. In turn I have taught others about our Constitution and history. I have been boots on the ground fighting against government overreach and frivolous laws. There are way too many laws on the books, and taxes that are unconstitutional. Those need to be nullified and or removed. I will fight for our freedoms and liberties affecting policies that violate our constitution.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Disagree
No one is above the law.
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Strongly Disagree
I have some creative ideas where we can get the funding for mental health and community programs without raising taxes.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Constitutional Carry
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
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