Polly Lawrence
Republican | Colorado
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Polly Lawrence
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 39
Incumbent
No
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WORK & MILITARY
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Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (8)
Josh Penry
Frank McNulty
Ted Harvey
Carole Murray
Jill Repella
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (10)
Bob Beauprez
Colorado Leadership Fund
Frank McNulty
John Sidney McCain
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Term Limits America PAC
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
it is the parent's responsibility
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
the life of a child should be protected and cherished.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
I believe it was the recoginition that man desires power, and the founders chose to diffuse that power resting with government as broadly as possible and to place the final decision making power with the people whenever possible. Limited and carefully defined powers for each branch of government should have kept the growth of government confined
14. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
CACI, NFIB, AGC, Senator Josh Penry, Senator Tom Wiens, Speaker Frank McNulty
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Business Experience: Officer and board member of Lawrence Construction; Project Manager and Estimator in the construction industry; Statewide convention chairman; Legislative Committee member for the South Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Contractors Association Political Activities: Life-long Republican; member of the Douglas County Chairman's Club; 2008 graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockies, Precinct Leader Education: Graduate of Wheat Ridge High School and Colorado State University --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Civic Activities: Founding Member of the Rocky Mountain Minority Contractors Association; PTA President, Volunteer for Girl Scouts of America; Volunteer for Boy Scouts of America; Volunteer and Counselor with Muscular Dystrophy, Sponsor for the National Sports Center for the Disabled, Member of the Roxborough Women's Network
