Jacob Turner

Republican | Missouri

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jacob Turner


Party

Republican


Election Year

2024


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Senator, Dist. 27


Incumbent

No


Links

Jacob Turner websites FacebookXInstagram

EDUCATION

Candidate did not provide

WORK & MILITARY

United States Marines, E-5, 8

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (2)

Missouri Fraternal Order of Police

St. Louis County Police Association (FOP Lodge 111)

OTHER (1)

Cape Girardeau Local IAFF 1084

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Cape Girardeau Police Lodge 51

Cape Girardeau Firefighters Lodge 1084

Perry County Republican Central Committee

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)

Rick Brattin (2024)

Faith and Family PAC (2023)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2023)

Missouri C PAC (2023)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)

Communication Workers of America (2023)

International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (2023)

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

I believe life begins at conception. Elective abortion should never be allowed, and I will always vote to protect life.

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

I believe life begins at conception. Elective abortion should never be allowed, and I will always vote to protect life.

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.

Choose not to answer

Chemical Abortion drugs should be banned.

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.

Choose not to answer

Chemical Abortion drugs should be banned.

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Disagree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Disagree


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

What is your position on the minimum wage?

I believe wages should be determined between employer and employee.

What is your position on the minimum wage?

I believe wages should be determined between employer and employee.

Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?

No

I want to ban the use of ESG scores here in Missouri.

Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?

No

I want to ban the use of ESG scores here in Missouri.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

Under no circumstance should the government be able to close churches.

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

Under no circumstance should the government be able to close churches.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


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.

C

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.

C

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

Under no circumstances should any entity be able to force and individual to take a vaccine. The decision to take a vaccine should be the individual's choice.

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

Under no circumstances should any entity be able to force and individual to take a vaccine. The decision to take a vaccine should be the individual's choice.


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

All relationships with our allies are essential to maintain order globally.

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

All relationships with our allies are essential to maintain order globally.


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree


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.

Neutral

We must be careful when moving state and federal dollars into Private institutions and homeschooling due to the forced regulations that can come with it. Strings are often attached that cause the woke policy, which has caused many to look for an alternative to public school for their children.

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.

Neutral

We must be careful when moving state and federal dollars into Private institutions and homeschooling due to the forced regulations that can come with it. Strings are often attached that cause the woke policy, which has caused many to look for an alternative to public school for their children.


VALUES

Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.

Strongly Agree

Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.

Strongly Agree

Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.

Strongly Agree

Parents should always be the decision-makers for their children. Unless the choice is causing harm, like the parents who have chosen to mutilate their children in the name of gender ideology.

Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.

Strongly Agree

Parents should always be the decision-makers for their children. Unless the choice is causing harm, like the parents who have chosen to mutilate their children in the name of gender ideology.

Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.

Strongly Disagree

Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.

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.

Strongly 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.

Strongly Agree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Conservative Catholic.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Conservative Catholic.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.

Strongly Disagree

States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

No.

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

No.

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

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.

Strongly Agree

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.

Strongly 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.

A

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.

A

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

We need to regain energy independence like we had under the Trump administration.

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

We need to regain energy independence like we had under the Trump administration.


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 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.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No.

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

The purpose of the government is to protect our rights.

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

The purpose of the government is to protect our rights.

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

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


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

Strongly Disagree

I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

Strongly Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Zero restrictions are needed. Shall not be infringed is very clear. We need to keep the violent criminals locked up and stop releasing them early.

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Zero restrictions are needed. Shall not be infringed is very clear. We need to keep the violent criminals locked up and stop releasing them early.

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Yes

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Yes

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