Michael "Mike" Sigur

Republican | Louisiana

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Michael "Mike" Sigur


Party

Republican


Election Year

2023


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist 92


Incumbent

No


Links

Michael "Mike" Sigur websites

EDUCATION

Candidate did not provide

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Alliance for Good Government, President, Jefferson Alliance

President, Boy Scouts of America, Board Member

Kenner Lions Club, Member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

City of Kenner Councilman, 8

City of Kenner Acting-Mayor, 1

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

City of Kenner Chief of Police, 1990 & 2022

Race

ENDORSEMENTS

OTHER (1)

The Louisiana Shooting Association, Inc. (LSA)

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Louisiana Shooting Association

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

State Republican Party Organizations (2021)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (2020)

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (2019)

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (2018)

OTHER INFORMATION

YouTube video of August 28 Louisiana Election Forum hosted by "William Wallis for America." Eight candidates are featured, including Mike Sigur (beginning at 43:45 mark).

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

To save the life of mother

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

Agree

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

Strongly Disagree


ECONOMY

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

Scraped and redone

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

Hard to say because I don’t have the detailed budget to know where all the money is being spent

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Agree

Once a stable funding source is identified


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Strongly Disagree

Every business has a right to refuse service to anyone. It may come back to hurt them in the loss of business.

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.

B - provided a stable funding source is identified

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

In the fifties when I started school I was required to have vaccinations for polo, measles, mumps. I don’t recall hearing any problem with that. It saved lives.


NATIONAL SECURITY

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.

Neutral

I do not know enough information on these issues to agree or disagree


IMMIGRATION

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

Strongly Agree

A fair method of entry should be established and followed.

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

Once a fair list of reasons for entry are established then that’s what should be followed


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.

Neutral

Not sure what Judeo-Christian values are. I understand each religion teaches its values and that is ok.

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

Disagree

Since the start of life there were two genders male and female. Over time they joined and created a new life. The gender of that new life was not chosen by any of the three. So how is a new different gender to be defined

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Agree

Marriage is defined and upheld by each religion. So the government cannot change their values

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

Neutral

I am not familiar with the CRT so I have a neural answer. But, I do know that I am not a racist

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Catholic


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

If I need a picture on my drivers license to drive, my passport to renter the United States and various other places that require it to prove who you are. Then a picture should be required to vote

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

In Louisiana a picture ID is required so nothing to change there. We are in the market for new voting machines so I will need more information on what’s being looked to determine if new laws need to be enacted


EQUALITY

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

I don’t see it as a threat to our security, but when demonstrations do not follow laws and Law Enforcement has to step in to enforce law violators. That could lead to domestic threat.


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.

This a 50/50 answer they are both true

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

Strongly Agree


ABOUT YOU

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

Provide services to the general public that the general public states that it wants and provided funding for it

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?

Conservative

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

William Wallis for American interview www.William Wallis.net Jeff Courerre radio talk show

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?

Will work on these issues right away education, crime, less taxes, less expenditures


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

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

Strongly Agree

They have an Internal Affairs Division to investigate any issues of misconduct. If they are found in violation of policy or laws then that immunity should go away

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

Strongly Disagree

Civil order requires proper funding for law enforcement to their jobs. The money for mental health and community programs need to come from other sources


2ND AMENDMENT

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

None, the gun did not make the decision to commit a crime. The person holding it makes the decision. So they need to be held accountable

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

Disagree

Same reason as above


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Gambling should be limited to existing forms and should not be de-regulated or expanded.

Disagree

Children should be protected from sexualization on the internet, in public schools, and in the public libraries

Strongly Agree

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