John Orlinski
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
John Orlinski
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 1
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, MA, 1988
University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland, MA, 1982
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
Lake of Washington Institute of Technology, Board of Directors 1991-2003, Polish Baseball and Softball Federation
Vice-President 2004-2010, Ron Paul for President 2012, PCC Chair & Volunteer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
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SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
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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 are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” Human nature is flawed and it tends to be sinful so is it why our Founders established system of checks, balances and separations of powers and functions of government in our Constitution to protect us from abuses by our leaders. Lobbyists representing special interests and big donors in WDC have too much power and influence over our affairs and this situation should be addressed. Implementing term-limits would curb the misuse of power.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Illegal immigration will be one of the biggest challenges that we are going to face in the next few years. Both parties like the status quo are united in keeping the current system in place because they are profiting from it. Unfortunately, there are huge costs associated with the current system and the middle class and the working people have to cover the costs. The current migrant children crisis perfectly illustrates the issue and lack of proper response and executing existing laws. We need to start protecting our borders, language and culture if we want to preserve this country for our future generations.. We need to restore fiscal sanity to our budgets and work on lowering our national debt. The debt has doubled over the past six years and one way to deal with it will be to pass balanced budget amendment. Our unemployment levels have remained high, the remedy should be empowering free market enterprise including small business and agriculture, where many jobs are generated.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Personally, morally and ethically, I oppose abortion laws but as a matter of public policy, I need to support the laws under the current circumstances. Still, we should be against late term abortions and limit the ability to perform abortions to let’s say 12 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion is a personal tragedy to an expecting mother and leads to death of a fetus. It is nothing to celebrate about. We have resources to prevent women, especially teenage women, from unwanted pregnancies and we need to do everything in our powers to achieve so. We need to educate the public and fight sexual child abuse, child pornography, incest, prostitution, and other promiscuous behaviors.
18. 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 and Supreme Court.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Catholic and I believe in conducting productive, modest and peaceful life. I also believe in helping less fortunate in their journey through life. I believe in integrity, honor and justice. God has given us a wonderful gift in this country and our obligation is to preserve it for our future generations intact. We also need to do all in our powers to use their country’s resources adequately, protect integrity of this country, and do it accordingly to our Judo-Christian values. We need to restore principles of limited government, free enterprise, liberties, freedoms, and justice for all.
