
Mark Donka
Republican | Vermont
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mark Donka
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., At Large
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Boonton High School, Boonton NJ, 75
WORK & MILITARY
VT Police Academy, 1981
NH Police Academy, 1985
FBI National Academy, 1999
AFFILIATIONS
VT Police association, President 2005, VT Law Enforcement Hockey Club
Treasurer, Hartford Youth Hockey, Coach
Lightning Scocer, Asst. Coach
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Hartford Select Board, 2009-2011
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US Congress VT, 2012
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
National Right to Life Committee
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Agree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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
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.
Disagree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Disagree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Did not answer
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Did not answer
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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
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
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 Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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 Agree
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
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?
Did not answer
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Did not answer
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1)Getting the National debt of 17 trillion under control and maximize economic growth 2)Repeal Obama care and introduce a workable solution that relies on free market 3)Protect our Constitutional rights that are under attack
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1)Getting the National debt of 17 trillion under control and maximize economic growth 2)Repeal Obama care and introduce a workable solution that relies on free market 3)Protect our Constitutional rights that are under attack
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Only in cases of rape or is the protection of the mothers life.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Only in cases of rape or is the protection of the mothers life.
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.
Voters,God, constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
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.
Voters,God, constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Did not answer
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Did not answer
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