LuAnne VanWerven
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
LuAnne VanWerven
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist.42 - Pos. 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Bellevue College, Bellevue, 1976
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Washington State Republican Party, Vice Chair, Whatcom Republicans
Chair, Whatcom Republicans, State Committeewoman
Washington Eagle Forum, Legislative Director, Sec. of State Election Advisory Committee
member, Whatcom County Youth Advisory Committee, member
First Reformed Church, attend
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
100%, 100%†
2015
100%, 100%†
2015
|100%, 100%†
2015
|100%, 100%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Human Life PAC, National Rifle Association
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Secretary of State Kim Wyman
Lynden Mayor Scott Korthuis
Blaine Mayor Harry Robinson
Ferndale Mayor Gary Jensen
Sumas Mayor Bob Bromley
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (22)
Dan Griffey
Dan Newhouse
Dave Hayes
Doug Ericksen
Fred D. Thompson PAC
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (10)
Bill Bryant
Dan Kristiansen
Doug Ericksen
Drew MacEwen
Gun Owners Action League of Washington
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
2. Parents should be free to use tax credits, vouchers, or education savings system to enable children to attend any public, charter, private, homeschool, or online academy .
Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Except in cases where a judge has determined it would put a minor at risk, parental notification should be required before a minor can receive an abortion.
Strongly Agree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
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.
Strongly Agree
9. Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
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
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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. Washington State should not be suing any businesses that prefer not to be part of a same-sex wedding.
Strongly Agree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly 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.
Strongly Disagree
17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
American Founding Fathers understood the fallen nature of man and their inclination to amass power and influence if left unchecked.
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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
My faith compels me to believe in the protection of society's most vulnerable, both born and unborn. Should a mother's life be at risk, she, along with her husband, should have the ability to decide the right course of action for their future.
21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Evangelical Christian. My foundational world view is Bible-based and conservative.
