
Joe Poplawski
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
NCC, Bethlehem, Associates, 1984-1989
WORK & MILITARY
Advantage Inspection Service, LLC, Owner, Home Inspector, 1999-2024
Quality Engineering Solutions, Construction Manager, Inspector, 2023-2026
Traffic Planning & Design, Inspector, 2022-2023
Knight Engineering, Project Manager, Inspector, 1998-1999
Boucher & James Engineers, Inspector, Survey Tech, Draftsman, 1996-1998
Martin, Bradbury, Griffith Engineers, Inspector, draftsman, survey tech, 1988-1996
AFFILIATIONS
BSA, Assistant Scout Master, 2011-2014
Community Action of the Lehigh Valley, Teach first time home buyers importance of home inspection, 2002-2024
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Ran for Bethlehem City Council, 2024-2025
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America Pennsylvania
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Scott Janney (2026)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2025)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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).
Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
If the mothers health is in jeopardy.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Neutral
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Should be increase to $15 an hour.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Fraud protection, eliminate or consolidate redundant programs, public transparency, increase oversight and accountability.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Legal standards are based on community laws passed, not religious beliefs. I agree that churches are allowed to endorse candidates without loosing their tax exempt status.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
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) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Neutral
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?
Neutral
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Disagree
In some cases this places an unnecessary burden on municipal budgets, stretching local governments thin and limiting their ability to serve residents effectively.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
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.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Christian Based, open minded
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Neutral
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Fossil Fuels till alternate sources are further developed.
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?
Moderate
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.
Did not answer
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Deterrence and reform.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None, criminals will not follow the laws so you should have right to protect yourself and your loved ones.
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