Lindell Shumake
Republican | Missouri
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Lindell Shumake
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Representative, Dist. 5
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Quincy University, Quincy, IL, BA, 1976
Hannibal LaGrange University, Hannibal, MO, AA, 1974
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Army, E-4, 1969-1971
AFFILIATIONS
New Hope Gospel Center, Assistant Pastor, God's Harvesters Inc
Spiritual Director, Midwest University, Board of Trustees Chairman
CASA, Advisory Board Member, VFW
Member, American Legion, Member
NRA, Member, Hannibal Regional Hospital
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2011-Now
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013
|22%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Missouri Right to Life
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Shane Schoeller
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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 is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
No Answer
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
In cases where neither mother or child can survive such as in a tubal pregnancy, for example
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
It is in the nature of man to look out for his own self interests. The Founders recognized the fallen nature of mankind.
14. 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.
God, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court, Industry, Academia, Media
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Right to Life Groups, Religious Rights Groups, Chamber of Commerce, NRA, American Center for Law and Justice, Concerned Women for America
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
US Army Vietnam Veteran BA Degree in Sociology Quincy University Education Certificate Enrolled to Practice before the IRS Ordained Minister, Prison Ministry and Foreign Missions work 6th District State Representative
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
New Hope Gospel Center God's Harvesters Inc Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International Recently accepted as member of the board of Trustees for Midwest University
