Adam Kwasman
Republican | Arizona
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Adam Kwasman
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, MA, 2009
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, BA, 2005
WORK & MILITARY
2510 Consulting LLC, Economist/Member-Manager, 5
AFFILIATIONS
Congregation Anshei Israel, Member, NRA
Life Member, Junior Achievement, Volunteer Economics Teacher
American Lands Council, Gold Member, Goldwater Institute
Member, Arizona Republican Party, State Committeeman
Arizonans for Wildlife, Board Member/Treasurer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2013-current
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (7)
Joe Arpaio
Concerned Citizens for America
Freedom Works
Northwest Conservatives
Sedona Tea Party
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
FreedomWorks for America
Tea Party Leadership Fund
AZ House Majority Leader David Gowan
14 members of the AZ House GOP Caucus
Major Supervisors in top 3 counties
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)
FreedomWorks
Hometown Freedom Action Network
Our Country Deserves Better/Tea Party Express
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund
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.
Strongly 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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly 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.
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.
Strongly 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 Disagree
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?
James Madison said it best in Federalist #51; " If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Constitutional Fidelity: Our Founders created a limited and defined set of Federal powers, enumerated in Art. 1, Sec 8 of our Constitution. We have moved far away from that framework, and its restoration is our nation's economic, and civil salvation. Free Market Capitalism: We must restore our free enterprise system. Cronyism and overregulation/taxation is rotting out the core of our economy. We must get our monetary and fiscal house in order if we are to be prosperous in the long run. Debt: If we do not control federal spending and reform our entitlement structure, our children will be faced with tremendous tax burdens and inflation. We must fix this now.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Abortion should only be permitted if the mother's life is in danger without the procedure.
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, (Citizen)
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a practicing conservative Jew. I believe in God and that there is a natural/higher law that governs humanity. I believe that this natural law instils individual rights and values in every person, as described by Locke, Jefferson, Adam Smith, Hume and other great natural rights philosophers. I read and speak Hebrew, and I regularly attend synagogue with my family. My favorite holiday is Passover, were we observe a full Seder dinner and celebrate the Exodus from Egypt, from bondage to freedom. I'm proud of my faith and my culture, and I want to pass it on L'Dor V'Dor (from generation to generation).
