Mark Enget
Republican | North Dakota
Candidate Profile*
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mark Enget
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
State Senator, Dist.2
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Minot State University, Minot, Education, 1977-1981
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
Powers Lake Lions Club, Chair 2021-2024, Bethel Baptist Church
Chair 2020-2023, Bethel Baptist Church, Trustee 2024-2026
Planning & Zoning Commission, Member 2020-2024
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (2)
National Rifle Association (NRA) PVF
NDGOP District 2 Republicans
OTHER (1)
*NRA-ILA
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
When the life of the mother is at risk.
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
However, of ultimate importance is the life of the baby, who doesn't have the ability to voice his or her opinion yet. When the safety standards are being considered, those standards must address the dangers incurred by both the mother and child. Once both lives have been appropriately considered, the question is quickly and undeniably answered. Abortion drugs not only endanger but snuff out life.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
None whatsoever. Our constitution promises us freedom of assembly and freedom of worship. We as Americans must always have the freedom to choose our course of action based on our own evaluation and understanding of the situation.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Government is an institution where decisions are often made that benefit a few at the expense of many. Religion and morality are binders that hold our society together. The freedom to exercise our religious and moral values must be protected.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
The CCP is not only a threat, but is evil to the core. The CCP views all life as disposable and of no eternal worth whatsoever. The CCP is the greatest governmental evil that exists in today's world.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Most importantly, Israel is the home of God's chosen people, the Jews. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East, and they are surrounded by hostility. We must support them.
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.
C. We need a means of taking care of those who are unable to care for themselves. However, our Medicare and Medicaid system requires a total revamp. It is filled with ineptitude and corruption.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
None. The decision must always be left with the individual.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
What is your position on the minimum wage?
The market demand sets the price of the wage determined by the value of the service being provided by the employee. Imposed prices are arbitrary and inflationary, and do not take into consideration business variables such as demand, competition, etc
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
We face a tremendous number of threats that endanger the entirety of our nation, and it cannot be easily contained nor corrected. Biden's lack of action in securing the border and protecting US sovereignty is disloyal and falls little short of treason.
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
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
The police protect our communities and provide vitally important protective services. They have my full support.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Felons and mentally ill people should suffer restrictions. Law abiding citizens have no restrictions.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes
If the teacher elects to do so and is fully and rigorously trained and vetted.
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?
Provide a strong and fearsome military, provide a robust national currency, protect our borders and sovereignty, provide interstate transportation, establish laws that protect individual freedoms and the bill of rights.
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?
Conservative
VALUES
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
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
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a man of faith, and I believe that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior. God's Word is true yesterday, today and tomorrow. My faith provides the foundation and framework for my understanding of right and wrong, and my decisions are always guided by biblical principles I know to be true.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Strongly Disagree
No electoral college, and we lose our voice. Politics will be dominated by those areas that contain large populations.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No. While there may be pockets or remnants of racism here and there, our society has largely moved past the evil of racism, There are those who are working very hard to keep racism alive, as they continually work to divide us. But the overwhelming majority of Americans no longer pursue nor promote any kind of racism.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
This is a lie that is being promoted in order to move us towards a Marxist society. Unfortunately, the evils or Marxism are not widely understood.
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 ugly, unfair, and damages the integrity of sport. It endangers females competing in sports. It puts females at an immediate competitive disadvantage. Men should compete against men, and women should compete against women. Transgenders can compete against transgenders. There are 2 sexes, and only 2, and all of us need to be loud and clear when we defend this fact.
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.
C. We need to be good stewards of our environment, but as always, government always drives things to the extreme. We need good laws that benefit our living conditions and environment but without the extremism of federal government.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear Energy. Nuclear energy is safe, reliable, clean, efficient, and cost effective.
