Dan Lauwers
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dan Lauwers
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 81
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2014
|83%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (5)
Michigan Right to Life
Citizens for Traditional Values
Michigan Farm Bureau AgriPAC
Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners PAC
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (6)
Bill Schuette
Kevin Daley
Martin Howrylak
Paul Muxlow
Phil Pavlov
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (16)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Bolger Restore Michigan Fund
Callton Action Fund
Common Sense Leadership Fund
Conservative American Network Delivering Increased Congressional Excellence PAC
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
International Union of Operating Engineers
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
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.
Strongly 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.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly 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?
No. Many things which are perceived to be "bad" when they happen turn out to be a great blessing.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
It is because of man's fallen nature that powers were carefully defined, separated, and limited.
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,Voters,Congress,Supreme Court
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Right To Life, Michigan Farm Bureau, NFIB, NRA.
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
BS in Agricultural Economics, MSU 1985. Legislative Assist. for Congressman Bill Schuette, 87-88. Legislative Representative, NMPF 88-91, Program Dir. WKKellogg Fnd 91-93. Small Business Owner 93-present. Church Stewardship Council, Parish Council, Church Usher. Past: Chairman of County Conservation District, Township Recreation Council.
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Pregnancy Centers, Recreation Council, KofC, MABA, NRA, Project Rural Education Day, Republican Party
