Steve Renz
Republican | Pennsylvania
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Steve Renz
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary and Spec. Elec. - Senate Dist 5
Race
State Rep., Dist. 40
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Candidate did not provide
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Word of Life, volunteer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Brentwood School Board, 4
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Representative in the General Assembly, 2022
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
None. It is a life at conception.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive 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
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
We need to find an alternative to the ever-increasing property taxes in PA. Property taxes are like paying rent to the government for the home you own.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
There is so much waste and fraud at every level of our government. We need to get serious about cutting redundant and unnecessary programs. Also, public pension plans are going to bankrupt our state. We need to start moving from a pension plan to 401Ks for public employees.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
Too many people are going to college already. They come out with too much debt and too few jobs. College is not for everyone. We need to shift our focus from pushing every child toward college and start showing some respect for trade schools.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
See 1st Amendment
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Again, see the 1st Amendment. Our Constitution protects the free exercise of religion. The government has no right to close or fine a church.
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.
Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but we need to start to look into limiting them for young able-bodied individuals who can work. No other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Under NO circumstances. You can recommend them but not force them. I believe we all have the freedom to make our own medical choices.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
We need to start recognizing it as a threat and stop pretending that it isn't. We will never solve the problem if we don't admit there is one.
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.
Strongly Disagree
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
3,000,000 non-citizens entering a country illegally in 14 months is an invasion in any other place in the world.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
We have allowed too many to flood into our country over the last decade. We need to have a pause to let them assimilate. Any criminal illegal immigrants need to be deported immediately.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
I think the only hope for our Education System is School Choice. Our Government Schools have become indoctrination centers where parents are not welcome. We need to give parents the choice to home school or send their children to any private school of their choice and take their tax dollars with them.
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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
Strongly Agree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
America's founding was the beginning of the end of slavery.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a conservative, evangelical Christian.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
The only power “We the People” have in our government is our vote. It must be our most protected and defended right. Every time a fraudulent vote is cast, a legal voter is disenfranchised. Every legal citizen has the right, even the responsibility to vote, but we must ensure that only legal votes are counted.
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Repeal no-excuse mail-in ballot laws because it is the most corruptible form of voting ever used in the US. Mail-in ballots are banned in most countries around the world because they are so susceptible to fraud. In our voting system, we should value security much more highly than convenience.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
At this point, I would say yes. Evil people are trying to divide us based on the color of our skin in order to take away our free society and destroy America. Don't let them! We need to come back together as Americans.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
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.
America is the cleanest county on the earth. Environmental laws all place extreme burdens on America but let the dirtiest countries in the world, China and India, pollute at will. China is building coal-fired power plants every week while we are closing our clean nuclear plants. None of this makes any sense unless your plan is to bring America down.
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
Why are we begging for oil and gas from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela when we have all we need right under our feet. We need to make America energy independent again.
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
The Purpose of Government is to secure our fundamental individual rights, as well as the rights of the people as a whole to govern themselves through their elected representatives. We are a Republic, not a democracy.
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?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
Did not answer
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?
My #1 issue is election integrity. My opponent keeps saying that I am only a one-issue candidate because I keep talking about the voter fraud she helped enable. But I am also strongly Pro-Life and Pro-2nd Amendment. I think the only hope for our education system is School Choice. I believe in Medical Freedom and an end to these unconstitutional mandates. We must make sure what happened over the last two years never happens again. I will always support our police and our military when they are defending the Constitution. But none of that matters if we no longer have free and fair elections. If we lose on election integrity, we will eventually lose on every one of those issues as they steal election after election. This is the MOST important issue if we are going to remain a free country. I think it has to be talked about.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Strongly Agree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Article I, Section 21 of the Pennsylvania State Constitution states: "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned."
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
Can I sue Ford if you run me over with your F150?
