
Sharleta Bassett
Republican | California
Candidate Profile
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Sharleta Bassett
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Candidate did not provide
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
March of Dimes, Volunteer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Mayor of Biggs CA, 4
City Council Biggs CA, 2
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Michael Flynn
Roger Stone
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)
General (RET) Michael T. Flynn
LTC (RET) Pete Chambers, MC, SF
Senior Pastor Dave & Cheryl Bryan Church of Glad Tidings
Ben & Tina Garrison
Gene Ho
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (25)
Donald Trump (2023)
Leon Benjamin Sr (2023)
Save America (2023)
WinRed (2023)
Defend the Republic (2021)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
WinRed (2023)
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
Right to life is not just a Christian based belief. Many nationalities believe life begins at conception and is sacred. If we view life as something that is an option, it reduces individual instinct from having basic empathy towards humanity. Planned Parenthood received 1.29 billion in 2014-2015 in total revenue with most of it with most of the income coming from the government translated into "taxpayer funds". Imagine how we could proactively help families with these funds.
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.
Choose not to answer
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
I believe in divine intervention and the sanctity of life, even in extreme situations. There is always a way for life.
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?
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization-a case involving a challenge to a. Mississippi ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy. The ruling overturned Roe- ending the federal constitutional right to abortion in the United States. I agree with the Supreme Courts ruling. Today more states are working to pass bans on abortion and 18 states severely restricted abortions. Including killing a newborn after birth. Which is murder. It is time we focus on the wellbeing of the mother and unborn child. Many women have emotional problems after not taking the time to think through this irrevocable decision. We need to provide options to help these young women to choose adoption or help keeping their unborn baby. Why not try and choose life and keep it together when the rest of the world is tearing itself apart. Life is always worth living.
ECONOMY
What actions would you take that would allow Americans to retain more of their income and wealth?
Reduce taxes! Reducing income tax rates would help Americans retain more of their hard earned income. Cutting governments regulation on small businesses will encourage lower cost of goods and services while raising job possibilities.
Student loan forgiveness unfairly shifts the financial burden to those not responsible for student debt.
Strongly Agree
Student loan forgiveness is wrong on many levels that effects our society. Personal responsibility not only helps someone value and appreciate the accomplishments we have achieved by the hard work it took to pay off our debts. However, some universities are overcharging and diverting cash flow to projects outside of their institution. More trade schools should be created. Students can get degrees and skill sets by working hard; therefore entering the work force qualified.
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
This is another example of government overreach, because it suppresses small businesses due to multiple regulations being imposed upon them. ESG ratings apply a universal law across the US without taking into consideration the demographics of regional needs. Investors have are deterred by ESG regulations on businesses, therefore further damaging our economy.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Religious liberties and religious freedoms should be an individual right for every American and the communities they choose to live in without any government overreach or coercion. We as a people should be able to engage in worship and have fellowship together without discrimination against us.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
The Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling by majority opinion on June 4, 2018 a reversal of the decision made by C.C.R.C. The majority opinion was written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and others. Findings were that a public accommodation can refuse certain services based on the First Amendment claims of free speech and free exercise of religion, and therefore be granted an exemption from laws ensuring non-discrimination of public service.
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Governments should not have any authority over another person's health and mandating a blanket required vaccination is reckless when each person is unique. Mandates are not required for illegal immigrants.
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.
C)Medicaid and Medicare should remain available for all approved for it, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. I would argue that private market health care encourages companies to reduce prices to gain more customers. Obamacare was a monumental disaster when the United States people were given nothing but broken promises. "You Can Keep Your Plan." devastated 9.3 million people who lost their coverage during the first enrollment who lost their doctors as 214k doctors opted out.
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.
USA comes first! Closing our borders is imperative to ensuring our sovereignty. The laws that are already in place must be implemented to protect and prevent trafficking, drugs, and many other threats like terrorist coming through our borders. Our government must secure the citizens of our nation first and not place illegal immigrants with a free pass over those who pay taxes to our government for those very freedoms they are handing out to illegal immigrants for free. It cannot go both ways.
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
The CCP has deployed tactics that seek to become the worlds greatest superpower in systematic theft of intellectual property, cyber intrusion and shady business lending deals. They have also become blatant in their investing entities in U.S. corporations. with Chinese shareholders collectively owning 383,935 acres of agricultural and non-agricultural land in the USA in 2021. This should be illegal.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, the USA has been built on long standing mutual interests with Israel for 75 years. This partnership was based on shared democratic beliefs from its inception. Of all nations Israelis and Americans are united in our commitment to a strong democracy, economic prosperity as well as reginal security. The USA has been Israel's strongest military and diplomatic ally. President Lyndon Johnson started supplying Israel with large amounts of weapons after Israel's victory of the 1967 six-day war.
What are the causes of decline in U.S. military recruitment and retention?
The main causes of decline were caused by overreaching Government and the W.H.O. forcing service men and women to take a non-FDA approved or tested drug with unknown side effects. The side effects to military personnel was strongly silenced and all whistleblowers dishonorably discharged. Moral and trust in the very country these men and women signed up to defend and protect against all enemies' foreign and domestic refused to except the most basic rights of religious beliefs and medical freedom.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Close the border! Immigration is such a pivotal subject because it can destroy an entire nation by overpopulation.This does not even take into consideration the destruction of basic infrastructures that already have a strained budget. For instance. (Schools, Hospitals, Welfare, Housing, Crime.) Ensuring social cohesion is another important factor that gets ignored but must be considered. Integration programs would cause and increase taxes that are not sustainable for the American people.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Only people who want come here by legal channels should be allowed to enter. Except people seeking asylum from other countries due to extreme persecution or natural disasters.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
Promoting free market competition among any schools both private and public is wise, because it places a higher standard on the administration to be the best that they can be to provide a safe, learning environment for all students. In a voucher program, tax credit and open school choice it would be required to have good attendance by the students as the funds are distributed and proof the funds were used for each students tuition, books and programs by the school.
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
The U.S Department of Education has become biased and overreaching in its power across the control over school standards.. All control should be given back to each state and local communities.
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
There has been a historical understanding of marriage-between a man and a woman and that is my belief. Also, the ability to procreate was created by joining only a man and a women for us to create life beyond ourselves. This in itself is not only the biblical reasoning, but the scientific one that it is a sacred and legal union of a man and a women as it was intended from the beginning of time.
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Children should never be abused or encouraged to change their identity, because of the risk to their physical development. They are not fully equipped to make such decisions at a young age.
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
Many people would not want their tax dollars going to something they feel is morally wrong. Those that choose this form of procedure that is not recommended by many doctors because of complications also is a huge factor that is not a religious one but practical reasoning. No, Taxpayer funds should not be used.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in the Father. Son and Holy Ghost. I believe that Jesus, the Son, died on the cross for our sins and because of Him, we can be saved. I believe in biblical values and the Bible as the word of God.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Without a photo identification, how can we have a secure voting system?
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
I strongly disagree, because this was one of the safeguards established by the founding Fathers in our Constitution.
EQUALITY
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
This is an ambiguous statement with more than one interpretation making it impossible to answer with integrity.
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
Women's rights are being imposed upon by inserting biological males into spaces that belong to females. Women need to stand up for each other!
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Disagree
I believe our planet is being exploited by many corporations that only care about the money and not the ecology of our world. This needs to change.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Natural resources like natural gas, wood and products created from nature are there for a purpose. Proponents of alternative energy do not ever explain the disposal of materials like solar panels and batteries that do far more harm to the earth.
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
Being a strong Conservative very simply means I am a firm believer in our Constitutional right and liberties it provides us. All men and women are created equal and we have the right to pursue Liberty and Freedom. It also means thinking outside of forced views given to manipulate and cause fear. The Founding Fathers fought for our rights and I will uphold them as an American.
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
Government was formed as people discovered that protection was easier if they stayed together in a group. More groups of people agreed that sticking together in a group could maintain their sovereignty and their rights more securely. In this way, they became free without outside interference, forming nations like the USA.
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
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
The Supreme Court should be reformed to include more seats.
Strongly Disagree
Stacking the courts does not solve a problem. It creates a larger divide as well as allowing political parties to take advantage.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
The sharp sudden reductions in police forces were not only disastrous across our nation’s cities with the increased homicides and violent crimes. The effects take years to repair from loss of morale, early retirements, lack of new hires across states as well as fear caused to law abiding citizens that could call the police for any emergency in time of need. Throwing a blanket judgement over any situation is wrong. One officer’s mistakes should not be held against an entire department.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Our 2nd Amendment rights are clear that gun ownership is lawful. Nearly three-quarters of U.S. gun owners feel protection is their number one reason to use a gun. A good gun owner is a knowledgeable gun owner. Stricter laws need to be enforced on criminal use of stolen guns.
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