Dongbo Mark Su
Republican | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dongbo Mark Su
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
U.S. Representative, District 9
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Master, 1995-1997
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Republican, 2024-2025
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
US 9th Congress, 2025-
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Illinois US 9th Congress, 2025-
Race
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection Survey in 2025.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Right to life for all people
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Neutral
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
elective abortion can be allowed to any circumstances for freedom of life choice
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Agree
funds support abortion program will help people solve problems
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Agree
it should be regulated
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
Incentive to Invest, Risk-Taking , Innovation, Security & Stability, Market-Driven Decisions, Competition, Freedom of Choice, Minimal Government Interference
People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
Strongly Agree
Pay tax can help other people for wealth re-distribution, balance income difference, improve wealth equality
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Agree
Cut spending, include military aid on foreign countries, unnecessary government spending will help national debt
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Eliminating Duplicative and Outdated Programs, Ending Corporate Welfare and Mistargeted Spending, Improving Financial Management and Accountability, reduce waste foreign war spending
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
For freedom of life, religious beliefs should not limit individual and business development, for some social issue, individual and business should take moral responsibility for their own.
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Establishment Clause: Prevents Congress from creating an official religion or favoring one over another, ensuring government neutrality. Free Exercise Clause: Protects individuals' rights to worship or hold no beliefs, free from government interference or punishment. Secular Government: Ensures the state operates in civil matters, not religious ones, protecting both religion from government control and government from religious influence.
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) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Agree
This will help government and other organizations to know medical need of people and help to set right regulations
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Neutral
Need know the real facts, not just debate on political purpose, these threats may or may not exists
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
It may important, as it related world peace and how US can influence it, also it shows how US deal with Jewish people.
Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
Agree
It happens already
IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Those which go through legal immigration application approval should be allow to immigrate to the U.S.
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Neutral
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EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Disagree
U. S as a nation need education department to be central management of nation's education
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Disagree
why not funding American education ?
VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Agree
physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex should not allowed as it against basic human nature
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Disagree
Marriage needs government management to make it legal and well regulated
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
God bless human
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
Vote should well manage to prevent fake and error voting.
EQUALITY
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
Biological males should not break basic human rules
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear power electric generation
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
None
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
None
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?
Moderate
I believe every extreme position will has two side effect, good or bad , only moderate will reduce bad side effects, and I believe compromise is best way to solve conflicts instead stand on strong conservative or liberal
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
it need
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
gun should be very strictly controlled, only limited case can own gun to protect public safety
