Brad Pollack

Republican | Virginia

Candidate Profile

Conservative (Conditional)

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Brad Pollack


Party

Republican


Election Year

2023


Election

Primary


Race

State Senate, Dist. 1


Incumbent

No


Links

Facebook

EDUCATION

United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, Diploma, 1990

WORK & MILITARY

United States Marine Corps Reserve, Lieutenant Colonel, 1979 - 2005

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Supervisor, Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors, 2020 - 2023

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Virginia House of Delegates, 2001

Shenandoah County Commonwealth's Attorney, 1999

Race

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (14)

Ben Cline (2020)

Bob Marshall (2017)

C. Todd Gilbert (2020)

Dan Moxley (2015)

Donald Trump (2016)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

Shenandoah County supervisor Brad Pollack has his law license suspended

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

None

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Disagree


ECONOMY

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

It should be abolished.

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

Virtually all.

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

None


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)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

C-barely.

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

A local government under limited circumstances, certainly private schools and private employers should be allowed to require vaccinations. The Commonwealth of Virginia, under whose current Constitution mandates public schools, should not be allowed to mandate vaccinations. Better that we repeal the 1870 amendment to the Constitution of Virginia mandating public schools.


NATIONAL SECURITY

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

Show Christian love to all Muslims.

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Strongly Disagree


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

Almost everyone who is not a criminal and who will get zero government benefits whatsoever. States and local government should be able to address new immigrants as they deem appropriate under the Constitution.


EDUCATION

I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Disagree

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 agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Did not answer


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

Virtually everyone should vote in person. Absentee only under extreme circumstances.


EQUALITY

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

No

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

A

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Agree


ABOUT YOU

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

Establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.

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?

Very Conservative

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

Did not answer

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

The Commonwealth of Virginia must stop encouraging sex without commitment. If all able bodied people abided by all clauses of the Second Amendment, we would have a much more peaceful and much less violent Commonwealth.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Agree

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

None. However, a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Disagree

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