
Eddie Speir
Republican | Florida
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Eddie Speir
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 16
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Northern Colroado, Greeley, B.S. / CIS, 1992
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Inspiration Academy, Founder/Superintendent, Lakewood Ranch Republican Club
Member, Manatee County Republican Executive Committee, Member
New College of Florida, Trustee
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
None
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
None
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Republican Liberty Caucus
Florida Republican Assembly
James Judge
OTHER (1)
Constitutional Party of the United States (CPOTUS)
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Republican Assembly of Manatee County
Constitutional Party of the United States
Republican Liberty Caucus
Manatee County Republican Liberty Caucus
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I am abortion abolitionist and I believe life begins at conception.
Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
None
Does the federal government have a role to play in limiting abortion, and if so what federal steps and/or federal legislation would you support?
With the elimination of Roe -vs- Wade the federal government has taken a healthy step to return jurisdiction of abortion protections to the states. This was horrible judicial precedent in the first place. The current political environment does not comport to the federal government playing a role to play in limiting abortion.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It means that the government can not impose any religion on We the People. It does NOT mean that religious beliefs can't inform legislation, or that anyone who is religious can't serve. On the contrary, the trans agenda is a religious belief that defies simple science that a boy is a boy. This belief is currently being codified through pledges of fealty by forcing people to use pronouns that are not scientifically supported and in fact are forcing others to violate their morals and beliefs.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger.
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes. Israel is our ally in the most strategic location of geopolitical influence in the world.
What are the causes of decline in U.S. military recruitment and retention?
Woke ideologies have made the military less honorable and esteemable for serviceman and women. The vaccine mandates furthered this erosion of reputation blurred the line between the freedoms we have fought for and the tyranny we have fought against. Politicizing conflicts and corruption in Ukraine have left it and other military conflicts without a clear objective for freedom and alignment with US interests.
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
None.
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) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
Government is the problem, not the solution. With this in mind government has overstepped its constitutional boundaries and now must be pulled back in an strategic and phased approach. This includes healthcare. We can see that ObamaCare has made things worse and what is needed is strategically timed deregulation efforts to unlock the imprisoned talents of so many healthcare providers to bring back innovation, dignity of human life, and care that no government could ever hope to offer.
ECONOMY
What actions would you take that would allow Americans to retain more of their income and wealth?
Begin reigning in the out of control spending of bureaucracies. Single item bills are critical to bringing accountability to members of congress. Eliminate omnibus spending.
Student loan forgiveness unfairly shifts the financial burden to those not responsible for student debt.
Strongly Agree
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
We need to send the military to our southern border immediately. The current policies are treasonous. We are literally aiding and abetting our enemies.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Our current laws adequately articulate who should be allowed to immigrate. It is the enforcement of those laws that has become a national crisis.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Our rights of gun ownership are necessary to the security of a free state, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
The Supreme Court should be reformed to include more seats.
Disagree
ABOUT YOU
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
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
Government should establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Government should not grow beyond this purpose and where it has should be pruned back to its original intent.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
VALUES
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
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that Jesus is the Son of God who came and died for our sins and through Him we have been offered salvation and eternal life.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
I believe that we should be pursuing American oil from American Soil. We should be pursuing all forms of energy from geothermal, hydropower, nuclear, solar and wind.
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