Mike Lair
Republican | Missouri
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mike Lair
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Representative, Dist. 7
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Creighton Prep, Omaha, NE, HS, 1964
UNO, Omaha, NE, BS, 1970
Central Methodist Univ, Fayette, MO, MS, 2001
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Missouri Farm Bureau, Member, Livingston Co. Fair Committee
Member, Livingston Co. Chamber, Member
Grundy Co. Chamber, Member, Brookfield Area Chamber
Member, St Columban Catholic Church, Member
Green Hills YMCA, Member, Chillicothe Area Arts Council
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2008-2014
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
none
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
David Pearce
John J. Diehl, Jr
Mike Cierpiot
National Federation of Independent Business
Wanda Brown
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.
Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly 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.
Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly 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?
no
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights was created to ensure that government lived within the scope of limited government that the founding fathers envisioned.
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.
1. God 2. Constitution
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
1. children 2. education 3. the infirm 4. small business (NFIB) 5. Agriculture 6. the elderly
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
-Graduate Creighton Prep High School (Omaha, NE) -Graduate University of Nebraska - Omaha BS History -Woodrow Wilson Public Policy Institute -Graduate Central Methodist University MS Education -President, Bishop Hogan School Board 6yrs -Teacher/coach 38 years -Elected Missouri House 2008 -Elected Missouri House 2010 -Chairman Education Appropriations Committee -Vice-Chair Joint House/Senate Education Committee
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Teacher/coach Archbishop Ryan High School Omaha, NE Teacher/Coach St. Patrick High School North Platte, NE Teacher/Coach Raymond Central High School Raymond, NE Teacher/Coach Lourdes High School Nebraska City, NE Teacher/Coach Todd County High School Rosebud Indian Reservation, SD Teacher/Coach Chillicothe High School Chillicothe, MO Parishioner St Columban Catholic Church Republican Party Member/Contributor/volunteer
