Doug Coleman
Republican | Arizona
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Doug Coleman
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 16
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013-14
|92%
2015
|44%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (3)
Mesa Mayor Scott Smith
Apache Junction Mayor John Insalaco
Apache Junction Councilman Clark Smithson
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?
In the cases of rape, incest, or the health of the mother.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Tyranny is the accumulation of power into one, a few, or even many people. Seperation of powers was intended to reduce tyranny.
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, Voters, Constitution, Supreme Court and Congress (Supreme Court and Congress are of equal authority).
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Local Govermentat entities (Cities, Towns,Counties, Local School Boards, etc.), Arizona Right to Life, K-12 and Post Secondary Education, Business and Industry
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Graduate of Westwood High School in Mesa, AZ Class of 1974. AA from Mesa Community College 1979, B.A. in Business, Office, and Distributive Education from Arizona State University 1981, M.A. in Vocational Education from Northern Arizona University 1989. Taught Business subjects (Accounting, Computer Applications, Business Foundations, and Law) at Apache Junction High School from 1981 to 2012 (Retired). Apache Junction City Councilman from 1991 to 1995, and 2008 to 2012. Apache Junction Mayor from 1995 to 2007.
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
I have Served as the Vice Chairman of the Superstition District of the Grand Canyon Council, Boy Scouts of America. I have also been a Director at Camp Geronimo Boy Scout Camp for 31 years.
