

Mike Lair
Republican | Missouri
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mike Lair
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Representative, Dist. 7
Incumbent
Yes
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
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Missouri Right to Life
National Rifle Association
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Missouri State Teachers Association
Missouri Right to Life
National Rifle Association
National Federation of Independent Business
Missouri Chamber of Commerce
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 are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
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 are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
10. There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Agree
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
13. Where minor children are involved, divorce laws should be reformed to include mutual consent of both parents and an increased waiting period, unless there is fault or abuse.
Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Agree
13. Where minor children are involved, divorce laws should be reformed to include mutual consent of both parents and an increased waiting period, unless there is fault or abuse.
Agree
16. The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
No Answer
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Agree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Agree
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Mankind is jealous and greedy and the limiting of powers was necessary.
16. The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
No Answer
19. 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
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Agree
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
When you begin to make exceptions, you weaken the basic premise. The life of the mother is the only extenuating circumstance.
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Mankind is jealous and greedy and the limiting of powers was necessary.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
There is a divine being and he gave us the freedom of choice that will save us or damn us.
19. 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
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
When you begin to make exceptions, you weaken the basic premise. The life of the mother is the only extenuating circumstance.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
There is a divine being and he gave us the freedom of choice that will save us or damn us.
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