Gus Tarraf
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
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CONSERVATIVE
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Gus Tarraf (2024)
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Gus Tarraf (2024)
LIBERAL
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Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2022)
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OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
“Elective abortion should not be allowed under any circumstances. I am pro-life and believe every unborn child has a right to life. Necessary medical care should always be provided to save the mother’s life, while making every reasonable effort to protect both mother and child.”
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
“I support a reasonable minimum wage that helps workers meet the cost of living without forcing small businesses to cut jobs, reduce hours, or raise prices. Any increase should be gradual, predictable, and developed with input from both workers and l
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Require independent performance audits of state agencies and eliminate ineffective or duplicative programs. 2. Strengthen oversight of contracts, grants, and corporate subsidies, including public reporting and enforceable clawbacks. 3. Reduce unnecessary administrative costs so more funding reaches classrooms, roads, public safety, and essential services. 4. Improve fraud detection and recover improper payments in government programs. 5. Expand budget transparency so taxpayers can easily see
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
“To me, separation of church and state means the government must not establish an official religion or force anyone to follow a particular faith. It does not mean excluding faith or religious people from public life. Government should protect everyone’s freedom to worship—or not worship—according to their conscience.”
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Agree
HEALTHCARE
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) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
“The government should not maintain an identifiable database of individuals based on their medical conditions. Patient privacy must be protected. Public-health costs can be studied using anonymous, aggregated data without tracking individual patients.”
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
“No country should receive special or unconditional treatment from the United States. Our foreign policy must put American interests first, avoid funding foreign conflicts, protect innocent civilians, and hold every nation to the same standards of accountability, human rights, and international law.”
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
“Parents have the fundamental right to direct their children’s education and healthcare. I oppose irreversible gender-transition procedures and medications for minors, and schools should never conceal important information about a child’s health or well-being from parents. Every child must still be treated with dignity, compassion, and protection from bullying.”
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
“I believe in one God and seek to live by faith, prayer, compassion, and personal responsibility. My values include protecting human life, strengthening families, serving those in need, pursuing justice, and treating every person with dignity. I view public service as a sacred trust and believe elected officials are accountable to God and the people.”
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Disagree
“Environmental challenges should be addressed through reliable science, innovation, conservation, and practical policies—not rushed mandates that raise energy costs, eliminate jobs, or burden working families.”
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
“Nuclear power is the most reliable long-term source for meeting growing electricity demand because it provides continuous, high-output energy regardless of weather. Michigan should preserve and expand safe nuclear generation while maintaining natura
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?
Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
no
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
no
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
“The criminal justice system should protect the public, uphold the rule of law, hold offenders accountable, support victims, and ensure equal treatment and due process. It should impose appropriate consequences while promoting rehabilitation and reducing repeat offenses whenever possible.”
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Neutral
“The U.S. Constitution and American law must govern our courts. No religious legal code should override constitutional rights, while every person’s freedom to practice their faith must be protected.”
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
“Law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment rights must be protected. Firearms should remain prohibited for violent felons and individuals legally determined through due process to pose a serious danger. We should enforce existing laws, strengthen the background-check system, prosecute illegal gun trafficking, and expand access to mental-health and suicide-prevention services.”
