John P. Roco
Republican | Hawaii
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, M.A., 2008
Lewis & Clark College, Portland, M.A., 1997
University of Washingon, Seattle, B.A., 1988
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
Saint Damien Advocates, Founder, 2011
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
U.S. Senator, 2014
U.S. Senator, 2012
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
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.
Neutral
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Power abuses. Absolute power abuses absolutely. Congress is to make laws. The executive branch is to execute the law. The court system is to interpret the law and make judgement of those breaking laws.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
(1) Marriage should only be between a man and a woman. There are a select few that are imposing their lifestyle on courts, judges, and finally to the general public through the school systems. Businesses in states with same sex marriage are sued if they do not service these same sex marriages, disallowing business owners to practice their conservative religious principals. (2) We need to defeat 'Every Child Deserves a Family Act.' I founded 'Saint Damien Advocates' to defeat this federal bill that would ban any and all religious foster care or adoption non-profit agencies that choose to not place children with homosexuals. This bill would ban all Catholic Charities in the USA, as has happened in Illinois, District of Columbia, and Massachusetts.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
If there is rape or incest, then those are the extenuating circumstances.
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, Supreme Court, Congress
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Roman Catholic who believes in Judaism being the father religion of all Christians.
