Andrew Costanzo
Republican | Arizona
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Andrew Costanzo
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 7
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Coronado High School, Scottsdale, 1983
WORK & MILITARY
Small Business Owner, 43
AFFILIATIONS
Maricopa County Republican Committee, Twice elected Member-at-Large, Maricopa County Republican Committee
Maricopa County Republican Coordinator, Congressional District 3, Gabby Mercer Campaign, 2014, Arizona Law Enforcement Emerald Society, Honorary Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
First Time Candidate
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
None.
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Jim O’Connor – Chairman Arizona Corporation Commission
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Mark Finchem (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Only to save the life of the mother.
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
Chemical abortion drugs should be illegal.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Additionally, foreign abortion providers should not receive any American tax dollars.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
All life is precious.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
A cornerstone of a free market is to protect personal property rights. No logical person or company will invest if their rights are not/will not be protected. This is evidenced by markets being underserved by business that leave areas, or will not enter areas, due to the lack of protection.
What is your position on the minimum wage?
All wages should be determined by the market and/or between the respective employee and employer. If government can create a minimum wage, then it may also create a maximum wage. Collective bargaining harms the best employees.
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
The Free Market should be the only criteria for investing public monies.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Never.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
From a religious/moral perspective, all Americans must have the freedom to exercise the values of their conscience. From an economic perspective, in a true capitalist society, no person is forced to trade with another. Regretfully, America does not have a true capitalist society.
HEALTHCARE
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.
Answer is D. Government mandated healthcare causes healthcare costs to dramatically increase because in most cases the end consumer does not have the ability to shop and compare prices, resulting in minimal competition. I favor individual health savings accounts, owned by the respective citizen. Additionally, most would be more health conscience and take fewer health risks if the money came out of their own accounts.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Never. Our Republic was built upon liberty and freedom, not forced mandates.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Not only to the United States, but also a great threat to the world.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Shared US and Israeli intelligence is vital for combating radical forces within the region. Israel has also impeded nuclear weapons programs in the Middle East.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Build a complete physical wall or fence along the southern border, which will be guarded and protected by law enforcement and electronic measures. Use force if necessary. Stop all illegal immigration. End the illegitimate asylum program.
EDUCATION
The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
Strongly Agree
The solution to failing schools is increased school choice competition in the form of charter schools and faith-based schools along with micro schools and home schooling in conjunction with Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA). The ESA program, school choice, provides about $7,000 in funding per student, about half the cost of sending a student to a government school. Parents can use the ESA school choice funding to remove their child from a failing government school.
VALUES
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Keep children innocent. Severely punish criminals that harm children. Minors do not have the mental capacity to make life changing decisions.
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Children belong to their respective parents, not to government.
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
Hell no! As a society, we should not participate in the delusions of mental ill people.
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
Regretfully, the US Supreme Court has ruled otherwise.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian. I believe that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
100% voter ID is not an unreasonable requirement for one of the most sacred obligations of a free people. It should be easy to vote, but difficult to cheat.
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Strongly Disagree
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is a clear violation of the Compact Clause Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. Without the electoral college, a few densely populated areas would determine the outcome of presidential elections.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Without the race baiters within the leftist movement (the so-called democratic party), racism would mostly not be an issue within the United States. Unfortunately, division and chaos are requirements for establishing command and control types of government, which is the goal of the American leftist. In this respect, yes, chaos is a domestic security threat. The solution is economic prosperity for all Americans. A rising tide lifts all ships.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
Unfortunately, division and chaos are requirements for establishing command and control types of government, which is the goal of the American leftist.
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
Do not enable the delusions of mentally ill people. There is manhood and womanhood. Nothing else. End the war against women.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? (Select all that apply) A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. C) Stricter environmental laws undermine U.S. energy independence and deter development of reliable electricity sources. D) Climate change is real and requires urgent policy action.
Answers are A and C). The United States must be energy independent for economic prosperity and national defense security; otherwise, we are empowering our adversaries. These is no environmental benefit for the US to close environmentally efficient power plants in order for China to operate environmentally inefficient power plants so that they can produce the materials required for "clean energy" within the US.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear. Nuclear power plants do not need to be monstrosities. The US is the world leader in smaller nuclear power plants, which are used to power US Navy aircraft carriers and submarines.
ABOUT YOU
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.
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
Per the US Constitution Preamble, "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity…"
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
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
It is the rule of law, enforced by law enforcement agencies, that allows us to live peacefully in society. The brave men and women of law enforcement put their lives on the line every day and have the same right as anyone else to go home to their families at the end of their shifts.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Criminals, convicted of certain crimes, and the mentally ill, are the ONLY US citizens that should not own firearms.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes
Criminals are cowards who attack "soft targets." Eliminate "soft targets." Qualified school staff, who are well trained and volunteer to carry, should.
