
Richard T Nowak
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Salt Lake
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Avian sanctuary, Director, 2010-
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
House district 25, 2026-
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Utah Republican Party
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).
Neutral
Pregnant women need health care.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
When it impedes the life of the child or the mother.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Neutral
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Disagree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Neutral
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
It should be raised at the same rate as inflation.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Audit allocations and grants to ensure there is no fraud or wasteful spending. Cap all government employee salaries to only increase at the rate of inflation. Get the DOJ to stop investigating dead people.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Government should not dictate any function of religion within its properties. Churches should not influence any political issues or candidates.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
The government should not dictate any persons or business about their religious beliefs.
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.
B.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
It would create bias in receiving care.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
No.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
These undocumented persons do not contribute to the US tax base and use taxpayer resources.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Disagree
Our country needs basic education standards to be equal across our nation, as a student could be confused or left behind if moving from state to state.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Agree
There are ways that funding can be accepted without political influence.
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Any citizen of the US can believe in the "god" of their choice or none at all as long as they do not force it upon others.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
I have seen voter fraud. ID will ensure fair elections.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Disagree
Reparations should only include current living persons that have suffered loss in their lifetime.
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
This is physically unfair to girls and women.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Agree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Geo-thermal and nuclear.
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?
Lean Conservative
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.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Accountability and rid our system of liberal judges.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
This country already has a constitution and bill of rights that are the framework of our laws.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Background checks for violent behavior or mental instability. Criminals will always find a way to get firearms. Qualified citizens should be able to protect themselves.
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