
Jake Schafer
Republican | Alabama
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jake Schafer
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Walden University, Minneapolis, Master's in Psychology, 2021
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
State Republican Party Organizations (2022); WinRed (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
WinRed (2022)
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
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
It should never be allowed. Every effort should be taken to save the child's life should a premature C-section be necessary to preserve the mother's life. See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
What should be the relationship between the church and the state?
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
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.
B and C most closely resemble my views. See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
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.
Choose not to answer
This question is very complicated, though I will say I support Israel's right to be a sovereign nation.
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
Why don't we start with not having open borders. Basically we should do the opposite of what Joe Biden is doing, including that failed withdrawal from Afghanistan.
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Never. That is a violation of our constitutional rights as well as the Nuremburg agreement. See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
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.
Option C - Though both Medicare and Medicaid need to be reformed. See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
ECONOMY
Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.
Strongly Disagree
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
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What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery - Calvin Coolidge 30th U. S. President. See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Not only that, but we should close it temporarily until we can get it under control. See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
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.
Strongly Agree
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
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.
Strongly Disagree
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
The right to bear arms shall not be infringed upon. The 2nd amendment is pretty clear.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
People in car accidents cant sue car dealers and manufacturers. That is the same for baseball bats, knives, and of course firearms.
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
I am a Conservative, but I also have some Libertarian in me as well.
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
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 actually represent the people, and want to downsize the federal government as much as possible.
VALUES
Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Choose not to answer
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.
Christian. Influenced by Soren Kierkegaard, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald, and many others.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Abolish Mail-in voting. See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No. See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Agree
See my YouTube channel for more details on various issues.
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
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