Leo Zacky
Republican | California
Candidate Profile*
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Leo Zacky
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
Governor
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Arizona, Tucson
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
California Poultry Federation, Boardmember, Halo for Freedom Warrior Foundation
Contributor/Volunteer, City of Hope, Contributor/Volunteer
Meals on Wheels, Contributor
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
ENDORSEMENTS*
OTHER (1)
*Fresno County Republican Party
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
America Media Matters
Nick Taurus
Derrick Gates
Eddie Floyd
OTHER INFORMATION
As of 8/9/2021, the California Secretary of State reported candidate had received $51,375.00 during the current election cycle.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Halfway through the second trimester and in cases of emergency where the mother's life is threatened.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Halfway through the second trimester and in cases of emergency where the mother's life is threatened.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
We the people are not responsible for paying for medical procedures.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
We the people are not responsible for paying for medical procedures.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Neutral
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Neutral
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
NONE
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
NONE
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
1. Stop destabilizing their countries. 2. Improve foreign relations and normalize trade. 3. Let them live how they want to live in their country.
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
1. Stop destabilizing their countries. 2. Improve foreign relations and normalize trade. 3. Let them live how they want to live in their country.
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.
Neutral
Not our country. Not our problem.
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.
Neutral
Not our country. Not our problem.
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.
Currently 'C' Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. But we most work towards a stronger economy and eliminating corruption to provide an environment where people can afford medical needs.
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.
Currently 'C' Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. But we most work towards a stronger economy and eliminating corruption to provide an environment where people can afford medical needs.
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
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Lower business taxes, Income taxes, and all taxes in general. Property tax should only take place once and that's during transfer of sale.
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Lower business taxes, Income taxes, and all taxes in general. Property tax should only take place once and that's during transfer of sale.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Eliminate the "Train to Nowhere", clean needle programs, and hotels for the homeless.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Eliminate the "Train to Nowhere", clean needle programs, and hotels for the homeless.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
The tax payer is not responsible for "higher education". College is not always necessary to be successful in life. Trade schools are an excellent option for many people.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
The tax payer is not responsible for "higher education". College is not always necessary to be successful in life. Trade schools are an excellent option for many people.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
What is a nation without borders? Securing our borders is the best way to stop the destruction of our nation. The United States is not a Charity for the world to come and take advantage of.
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
What is a nation without borders? Securing our borders is the best way to stop the destruction of our nation. The United States is not a Charity for the world to come and take advantage of.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Those who go through the proper legal channels and are thoroughly vetted. No more that 250,000 per year after an immigration moratorium.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Those who go through the proper legal channels and are thoroughly vetted. No more that 250,000 per year after an immigration moratorium.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
The money must follow the students. It makes for competition which leads to better results.
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
The money must follow the students. It makes for competition which leads to better results.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Agree
There can be extenuating circumstances, however you must always remember they put their lives on the line everyday, and when it comes down to their life or the suspects, you better believe they're gonna pick theirs.
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Agree
There can be extenuating circumstances, however you must always remember they put their lives on the line everyday, and when it comes down to their life or the suspects, you better believe they're gonna pick theirs.
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Strongly Disagree
I would say in addition to funding police departments we must also fund mental health and community programs.
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Strongly Disagree
I would say in addition to funding police departments we must also fund mental health and community programs.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Violent Felons and Non-Citizens are not allowed to own guns.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
NO! If someone hits you with a car should you be able to sue the dealership and manufacturer? Of course not!
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Violent Felons and Non-Citizens are not allowed to own guns.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
NO! If someone hits you with a car should you be able to sue the dealership and manufacturer? Of course not!
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To serve 'We The People' by upholding The Constitution and to ensure our inalienable rights and freedoms are never infringed upon.
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To serve 'We The People' by upholding The Constitution and to ensure our inalienable rights and freedoms are never infringed upon.
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 Conservative
I view myself as a Center Right Conservative. I believe in Freedom of Choice and the right to privacy. I believe in small government and the lowest possible taxes.
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
www.ovou.me/LeoZacky
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 Conservative
I view myself as a Center Right Conservative. I believe in Freedom of Choice and the right to privacy. I believe in small government and the lowest possible taxes.
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).
www.ovou.me/LeoZacky
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
I have common sense solutions to California's key foundational issues. Those issues are Drought, Corruption, Homelessness, Education, Crime, Wildfires, Unfair Business Practices, and over regulation. My background is in Agriculture Business and Manufacturing. We must build reservoirs at high altitudes to capture the snowpack, while upgrading existing water storage infrastructure and investing into Desalinization on our coast. My long term vision is to make California a water exporter where we bring revenue into the state by selling water to Nevada, Arizona, and Mexico. We must have water for our Farmers and these are feasible realistic goals to accomplish. Homelessness today is due to a Mental Health Crisis, compounded with Drug Addiction, and exacerbated by a Failed Education System. We must provide help by going after the cause of the problem. By enforcing vagrancy laws and providing facilities outside of cities where folks can receive treatment for Mental Health and Drug Addiction the process can begin. We must first figure out: Who are they? Do they have anyone looking for them? Are they a US Citizen or Resident of the State? What is the challenge they are facing? While undergoing treatment people in the program will also be able to learn a job skill in either Sanitation, Construction, Basic Fire Fighting, or Agriculture. They will receive pay during the on the job training. Health Care, shelter and services will be deducted but never made into debt. Once they complete the program they will be eligible for Government Assisted Housing, they will have money in their pocket, and any business that hires someone out of the program will receive a tax incentive. CRT and Pornographic Sex Education have no place in our schools. Parents are the ones who have the ultimate say in what their children are allowed to be taught, or administered in school. Parental consent is paramount! We must bring Shop Class, Home Economics, Accounting, and Civics back as mandatory requirements for graduation. Real American History must be taught to our students and not the revisionist 1619 garbage! New classes like computer science and basic coding should be taught in our schools. The Pledge of Allegiance must be recited at the start of every day in school. Homosexuality and Transgenderism are not to be taught in schools. Law Enforcement must not be handcuffed when it comes to preforming their duties. Criminals must not have more rights than average citizens. The law must be enforced. Any DA in violation of their duties will be subject to incarceration. We do need prison reform and alternative forms of punishment. Environmental Regulations impeding our ability to do underbrush clearing is the direct cause of California's wildfires becoming so out of control. We must allow for underbrush clearing and better forest management to prevent these devastating events, in addition to far harsher punishments for Arsonists. We must make the process for would be firefighters far easier. Too much regulation and bureaucracy make joining the Fire Department far to difficult and limiting. We must provide more and new firefighting equipment and technology to our firefighters. Red tape, over regulation, and high taxes make California inhospitable to business. By removing red tape and getting rid of over regulation will allow businesses to have a competitive edge again in California, and by lowering business taxes will give them the funds to grow. For new and small businesses I want to give tax exemptions on a scale based on NET EARNINGS for the first 5 years to allow more people to start their own small businesses.
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 have common sense solutions to California's key foundational issues. Those issues are Drought, Corruption, Homelessness, Education, Crime, Wildfires, Unfair Business Practices, and over regulation. My background is in Agriculture Business and Manufacturing. We must build reservoirs at high altitudes to capture the snowpack, while upgrading existing water storage infrastructure and investing into Desalinization on our coast. My long term vision is to make California a water exporter where we bring revenue into the state by selling water to Nevada, Arizona, and Mexico. We must have water for our Farmers and these are feasible realistic goals to accomplish. Homelessness today is due to a Mental Health Crisis, compounded with Drug Addiction, and exacerbated by a Failed Education System. We must provide help by going after the cause of the problem. By enforcing vagrancy laws and providing facilities outside of cities where folks can receive treatment for Mental Health and Drug Addiction the process can begin. We must first figure out: Who are they? Do they have anyone looking for them? Are they a US Citizen or Resident of the State? What is the challenge they are facing? While undergoing treatment people in the program will also be able to learn a job skill in either Sanitation, Construction, Basic Fire Fighting, or Agriculture. They will receive pay during the on the job training. Health Care, shelter and services will be deducted but never made into debt. Once they complete the program they will be eligible for Government Assisted Housing, they will have money in their pocket, and any business that hires someone out of the program will receive a tax incentive. CRT and Pornographic Sex Education have no place in our schools. Parents are the ones who have the ultimate say in what their children are allowed to be taught, or administered in school. Parental consent is paramount! We must bring Shop Class, Home Economics, Accounting, and Civics back as mandatory requirements for graduation. Real American History must be taught to our students and not the revisionist 1619 garbage! New classes like computer science and basic coding should be taught in our schools. The Pledge of Allegiance must be recited at the start of every day in school. Homosexuality and Transgenderism are not to be taught in schools. Law Enforcement must not be handcuffed when it comes to preforming their duties. Criminals must not have more rights than average citizens. The law must be enforced. Any DA in violation of their duties will be subject to incarceration. We do need prison reform and alternative forms of punishment. Environmental Regulations impeding our ability to do underbrush clearing is the direct cause of California's wildfires becoming so out of control. We must allow for underbrush clearing and better forest management to prevent these devastating events, in addition to far harsher punishments for Arsonists. We must make the process for would be firefighters far easier. Too much regulation and bureaucracy make joining the Fire Department far to difficult and limiting. We must provide more and new firefighting equipment and technology to our firefighters. Red tape, over regulation, and high taxes make California inhospitable to business. By removing red tape and getting rid of over regulation will allow businesses to have a competitive edge again in California, and by lowering business taxes will give them the funds to grow. For new and small businesses I want to give tax exemptions on a scale based on NET EARNINGS for the first 5 years to allow more people to start their own small businesses.
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Agree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
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 believe in Karma. Do good to do good. Do not do good expecting good in return. Respect is earned.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in Karma. Do good to do good. Do not do good expecting good in return. Respect is earned.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
We need to know that those who are allowed to vote are voting.
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
We need to know that those who are allowed to vote are voting.
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Voter ID, Purge the voter rolls after every election, Vegas Casino Style monitoring during tabulation, Physical Paper Ballots, Make Election Day a National Holiday, No unsolicited mail in ballots.
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Voter ID, Purge the voter rolls after every election, Vegas Casino Style monitoring during tabulation, Physical Paper Ballots, Make Election Day a National Holiday, No unsolicited mail in ballots.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No, and we must stop viewing things, opportunities, people, wealth or the lack thereof as issues of race.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No, and we must stop viewing things, opportunities, people, wealth or the lack thereof as issues of race.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
It's a ridiculous notion. No one alive today is guilty of the slavery that happened in America. America was not the only country to have slaves. Slavery has been a part of human history for thousands of years and still exists today in many parts of the world. Do not stick your hand out for reoperations when so many are still enslaved around the world. Especially when the United States gives everyone of its citizens the opportunity to succeed should that individual put in the effort.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
It's a ridiculous notion. No one alive today is guilty of the slavery that happened in America. America was not the only country to have slaves. Slavery has been a part of human history for thousands of years and still exists today in many parts of the world. Do not stick your hand out for reoperations when so many are still enslaved around the world. Especially when the United States gives everyone of its citizens the opportunity to succeed should that individual put in the effort.
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.
A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy.
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) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy.
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Agree
Find me a better similarly priced way to extract it that's less harmful to the environment and we'll implement it. Until then we have energy needs to build towards a better future.
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Agree
Find me a better similarly priced way to extract it that's less harmful to the environment and we'll implement it. Until then we have energy needs to build towards a better future.
