Rob VerHeulen
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Rob VerHeulen
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 74
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2014
|75%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (6)
Michigan Right to Life
Citizens for Traditional Values
Michigan Farm Bureau AgriPAC
Detroit Regional Chamber PAC
Michigan Education Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Bolger Restore Michigan Fund
Callton Action Fund
Great Lakes Education Project
Kevin Green
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
League Of Conservation Voters
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.
Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
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 Agree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
To save the life of the mother
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The Founders believed that our rights flow from God and not from a king, sovereign, or government. They also had an awareness of the corrupting influence of power and the danger of too much power in the hands of the government. Accordingly, they designed a system of carefully described and limited power to the government.
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, Supreme Court, Congress, Voters,
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Right to Life, Citizens for Traditional Values, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Farm Bureau, Deputy Sheriff's Association of Michigan, Michigan Townships Association
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
University of Michigan-BA in economics; Wayne State University-JD Served on the Boards of Mel Trotter Ministries, Plymouth Chrisian Schools, West Michigan Sports Commission, Gerald R. Ford Council of the Boy Scouts, Christian Rest Home, and the Holland Home. Have served as Mayor of the City of Walker since 2001.
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
7th Reformed Church Christian Rest Home Mel Trotter Ministries Boy Scouts Holland Home
