Mark S Pierce
Republican | California
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mark S Pierce
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 27
Incumbent
No
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OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Life and health of the mother. Can I say "mother"? Or must I say "birthing person"?
ECONOMY
Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.
Disagree
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
Eliminate earmarks.
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Make groceries tax-deductible, at both the federal and state level. Tax federal political campaign income.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
What should be the relationship between the church and the state?
The federal government should be restrained by the First Amendment.
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
It's better for our elected state and local government representatives to decide what is to "be allowed" than for federal bureaucrats and judges to make those decisions.
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 other FEDERAL taxpayer-funded programs should be limited to demonstrably essential services not available through other means. Medicare service restrictions should be set by Congress, not Chief Justice Roberts.
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.
The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own welfare unless in imminent danger. We left more than 80 billion dollars in weaponry behind in Afghanistan. That alone comes to about $150,000 for every homeless American.
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.
Disagree
What constitutes "occupied territories" is in dispute.
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
I wonder who the anonymous buyers of Hunter Biden's "art" are?
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
We can mitigate the threat, but eradication is probably well beyond our reach.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
A wall would be nice.
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
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Immigrants should be vetted for criminal backgrounds and communicable diseases.
VALUES
Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Agree
But not to absurd extents, such as forcing men on womens' sports competitions. Oh, and women deserve to have their own gender.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
However, before anyone tries to censor the theory, they should be ready, at a minimum, to clearly and objectively define it, and justify the censorship.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I aspire to be a better person and to accept God's will. That's not always easy.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
That said, the question should be decided by the voters and their representatives.
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Eliminate partisan ballot labels for Congressional races, just like in non-partisan municipal elections.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Racism is bad, no matter how it's dressed.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
The racist and "mostly peaceful" protests demonstrated that racism is a threat to domestic security in the United States. Just not in the way intended,
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
As opposed to oil from Iran.
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.
Unreasonable and unjustified environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy.
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?
Very Conservative
See Kirk's Canons of conservativism. Very few people claiming to be conservative actually are conservatives.
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
First time candidate.
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?
Make groceries tax-deductible. Outlaw insider trading for members of Congress. Ban federal earmark spending. End behind closed doors deal-making.
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 don't think the man who shot Ashli Babbitt was acting in accordance with departmental policy. At least I hope he wasn't.
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
That's usually a euphemism for defunding the police.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
"To suppose arms in the hands of citizens, to be used at individual discretion, except in private self-defense, or by partial orders of towns, countries or districts of a state, is to demolish every constitution, and lay the laws prostrate, so that liberty can be enjoyed by no man; it is a dissolution of the government. The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws." (John Adams, A Defence of the Constitutions of the United States, 475 [1787-1788])
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
Should we hold carving knife manufacturers liable for stabbing deaths? Or are rope manufacturers liable for suicides and lynchings?
