Keith G. Laufenberg
Democrat | Florida
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Keith G. Laufenberg
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist 53
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, A.S. legal assisting, 1988
WORK & MILITARY
U.S.M.C., PFC, 3
AFFILIATIONS
Carpenter's Union Local #452, Journeyman Carpenter, Carpenter's Union Local #586
Journeyman Carpenter
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
ActBlue (2024)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2022)
Stephanie Dukes Stephanie L. Dukes (2020)
OTHER INFORMATION
Keith's Corner political blog
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
NEVER
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
Too much for me to agree with a human being dying in any particular way other so-called "human beings" that those killing may not even no, God's Sake??
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Neutral
I disagree with killing human beings.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Disagree
I am for life.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise is the opposite of someone saying his money should be enough for me (Trump) to control and change"everything" I (EX: I, Donald Trump) wants to BE A DICTATOR. Donald Trump wants to be the next Putin.
What is your position on the minimum wage?
We need stronger unions and pay if we are to have it. MLK Jr. was my pick if we could have just stopped that maniac who assassainated him caught. We need more MLK's and less Donald Trump's; so, naturally, will get more TRUMP'S, which you can get anyw
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
Yes
We need logical ideas and action to help ESG to make it logical, senseful and keep as much of it safe to live in the environment we control as human beings and we need to pay attention to one absolute, which is this: TRUTH is overall, not alway raising the money NEEDED, which is anything BUT NEEDED. Money is a piece of paper that causes every war we've ever been in. We need to get along with human being's WITHOUT MONEY!
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Only if someone has turned their church into something everyone agrees is now, no longer a church but something much worse.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
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.
A
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Only if a contagious disease if killing children.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Choose not to answer
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
All Countries must meet with the others, if capable, if they wish and should live at peace. The U.S.S' relationship with Israel is imperitive because both have countries that can agree on saving rather than destroying themselves.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Neutral
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.
Choose not to answer
VALUES
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Agree
Children, everywhere, are to be protected always.
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Agree
People with children have a moral "unwritten," law which all human beings should know!
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Disagree
Who is anyone, including a 16 years-or under child, to answer that question?
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
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I strongly believe in Jesus Christ, God the father, and the son and the Holy Spirit. Jesus was crucified and arose again, the Holy Spirit was sent out with Jesus Christ who came off the Cross, yet again, and taught us, with the disciples of course; He also helped by helping others, especially the disciples and whose sacredness has meant so much by so many, over, the thousands of years that have passed for so many people to name people, especially thie children, as being sacred.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Agree
Saves time, saves money.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Racism is a ridiculous form of theft from a human being of many other human beings' rights, simply by believing it themselves.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Agree
Makes no sense.
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.
Agree
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.
D
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Solar energy.
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?
To keep the peace.
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?
Lean Liberal
social matters, from economic to religious, are/or should be times to show other human beings intelligent as well as any matters are personal and should be considered as such.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Neutral
Never know if redirecting funds is worse but it should be firsr, always, be considered.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
No guns would be a nice start.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
No
NO
