

Mark Born
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Beaver Dam High School, Beaver Dam WI, yes, 1994
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter MN, BA, 1998
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Dodge County Historical Society, Vice-President, Leadership Beaver Dam
board member, Beaver Dam Elk's Lodge 1540, member
Beaver Dam Lake Improvement, member, Beaver Dam Chamber
member, NRA, member
St. John's Lutheran Church, member, Republican Party of Dodge County
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Beaver Dam City Council, 4
WI State Rep., 2
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
90%, 95%†
2016
80%
2015
|90%, 95%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
11%, 31%†
2015-16
13%, 6%†
2015-16
|11%, 31%†
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund
Wisconsin Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
WI Right to Life
Pro LIfe Wisconsin
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Walker
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Gary Tauchen
Glenn Grothman
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Robin Vos
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
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. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Agree
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Agree
10. There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Agree
10. There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
13. Where minor children are involved, divorce laws should be reformed to include mutual consent of both parents and an increased waiting period, unless there is fault or abuse.
Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
13. Where minor children are involved, divorce laws should be reformed to include mutual consent of both parents and an increased waiting period, unless there is fault or abuse.
Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. 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 Agree
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Disagree
16. 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 Agree
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Sometimes power corrupts and people can be selfish. Separate and limited powers helps protect us from an individual tyranny and abuse of power.
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Disagree
19. 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, and Supreme Court
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Sometimes power corrupts and people can be selfish. Separate and limited powers helps protect us from an individual tyranny and abuse of power.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God and family. They guide my decision making process.
19. 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, and Supreme Court
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God and family. They guide my decision making process.
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