Gary Bond
Non-Partisan | Kansas
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Gary Bond
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
General Municipal and School Board
Race
Wichita City Council, Dist. 5
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Wichita High School Southeast, Wichita
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Wichita Historical Preservation Board, Co-Chair, Wichita Independent Business Assoc
Wichita Area Builders Assoc, Chairman of The Remodelers Council
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Member, Wichita Citizen Police Academy
Graduate, Wichita Civic Engagement Academy, Graduate
Reliance Community Church, Member, Make A Wish Foundation
Fund Raiser, Boy Scouts of America, Leader
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Kansas For Life
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Campaign Finance Report - 7/24/2023
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Agree
I support laws which allow a municipality to enact a Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance.
Agree
I support laws which allow a municipality to enact a Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance.
Agree
ECONOMY
Private development is a legitimate justification for taxpayer-funded incentives such as property tax abatements and taxpayer-backed loans.
Neutral
In rare cases only. Need a strong agreement & claw backs that are enforced. Our ROI needs to be very high.
Private development is a legitimate justification for taxpayer-funded incentives such as property tax abatements and taxpayer-backed loans.
Neutral
In rare cases only. Need a strong agreement & claw backs that are enforced. Our ROI needs to be very high.
It is the responsibility of city government to provide subsidized housing at taxpayer expense.
Neutral
I agree that we need to help deserving people that are having a hard temporary time with income & housing. But only for a temporary time frame until they get back on their feet.
It is the responsibility of city government to provide subsidized housing at taxpayer expense.
Neutral
I agree that we need to help deserving people that are having a hard temporary time with income & housing. But only for a temporary time frame until they get back on their feet.
Property taxes should be abolished.
Disagree
Property taxes should be abolished.
Disagree
I support using taxpayer funds to lobby the state legislature and/or U.S. Congress.
Agree
I support using taxpayer funds to lobby the state legislature and/or U.S. Congress.
Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Government should not discriminate against individuals, organizations, or business owners who affirm marriage as between one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Government should not discriminate against individuals, organizations, or business owners who affirm marriage as between one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
IMMIGRATION
City officials should have the right to proclaim their city a sanctuary city for illegal aliens.
Strongly Disagree
If we do then we are giving City officials the right to break the law. That to me sounds fundamentally wrong.
City officials should have the right to proclaim their city a sanctuary city for illegal aliens.
Strongly Disagree
If we do then we are giving City officials the right to break the law. That to me sounds fundamentally wrong.
VALUES
Individuals should be allowed to use public restrooms, showers, and changing rooms based on their "gender identity."
Strongly Disagree
Individuals should be allowed to use public restrooms, showers, and changing rooms based on their "gender identity."
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Jesus died for our sins.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Jesus died for our sins.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Photo ID is the best way to tell who a person is next to their signature & DNA.
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Photo ID is the best way to tell who a person is next to their signature & DNA.
All filings by candidates for municipal office, including ballot application and campaign finance reports, should be available for public online access on the city website within 24 hours of filing deadline.
Agree
All filings by candidates for municipal office, including ballot application and campaign finance reports, should be available for public online access on the city website within 24 hours of filing deadline.
Agree
Ballot measures which include bond issues should fully disclose both the potential tax rate increase and actual monetary increase for the average single family residence.
Agree
Ballot measures which include bond issues should fully disclose both the potential tax rate increase and actual monetary increase for the average single family residence.
Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
It is the responsibility of taxpayers via city government to subsidize green initiatives, including electric vehicle charging stations and procuring solar and wind-generated electricity.
Strongly Disagree
It is the responsibility of taxpayers via city government to subsidize green initiatives, including electric vehicle charging stations and procuring solar and wind-generated electricity.
Strongly Disagree
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To protect people & to provide law & order. Make laws. Secure the blessings of Liberty ( Freedom ).
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To protect people & to provide law & order. Make laws. Secure the blessings of Liberty ( Freedom ).
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I will work full time on the issues of our City. We currently have 3 Crisis areas that needs full time attention, Police, Homeless, & Mental Health.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I will work full time on the issues of our City. We currently have 3 Crisis areas that needs full time attention, Police, Homeless, & Mental Health.
Candidates and officeholders should be required to disclose all business investments and real estate, whether in the city or in an area currently proposed for annexation.
Neutral
Candidates and officeholders should be required to disclose all business investments and real estate, whether in the city or in an area currently proposed for annexation.
Neutral
Please list your business investments and/or real estate, whether within the city or in an area currently proposed for annexation.
I only have my home currently.
Please list your business investments and/or real estate, whether within the city or in an area currently proposed for annexation.
I only have my home currently.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to immigration and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to immigration and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
Facebook page Garybondforwichita .
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
Facebook page Garybondforwichita .
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
Did not answer
I vote in all elections that are in my area.
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
Did not answer
I vote in all elections that are in my area.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
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?
Very little.
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Very little.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Disagree
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Disagree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Agree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Agree
Any emergency executive order (EO) should be subject to review and override by the city council in a special meeting called no later than 14 days following issue of the EO.
Agree
Any emergency executive order (EO) should be subject to review and override by the city council in a special meeting called no later than 14 days following issue of the EO.
Agree
LOCAL
Please list up to six issues or projects that you think need the most attention, in priority order.
Police Department Fire Department EMS 911 call center, Sedgwick County Infrastructure Economic Dev Transparency Homeless & Mental Health
Please list up to six issues or projects that you think need the most attention, in priority order.
Police Department Fire Department EMS 911 call center, Sedgwick County Infrastructure Economic Dev Transparency Homeless & Mental Health
I support annual financial audits of every city department by an independent, third party auditor.
Agree
I support annual financial audits of every city department by an independent, third party auditor.
Agree
