Jim Eschrich
Republican | Kansas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Niagara University, Niagara Falls, BS Marketing, 1977-1980
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Health of the mother, rape or incest.
iVoterGuide Notes:
The candidate wishes to add the following statement: "When I mentioned the "health of the mother, rape, or incest," I meant those are circumstances I consider to be non-debatable rights for women."
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Agree
We have to follow public polling on this issue as it is consistently and overwhelmingly supportive of abortion up through 12-15 weeks but not beyond. I wish it weren't the case, but that's the reality of it.
iVoterGuide Notes:
The candidate wishes to add the following statement: Public sentiment is fairly clear: a limit of 12 to 15 weeks is both reasonable and consistent with the norm in much of the Western world. Support falls off after that. That is why I would move Kansas from the current 22-week standard to 12–15 weeks. Kansas now ranks third in the country for abortions per capita, in large part because of the existing law."
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.
Choose not to answer
I'd have to research this more.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Let the market set the wage.
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.
Audit social entitlement spending to ensure only those eligible for benefits receive them. And be prepared to prosecute those who defraud these programs and the American taxpayer.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
No state religion. Full stop.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly 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.
A.) At $40T in debt and adding a trillion $ every 100 days or so, I'd say getting the government more involved in our healthcare system than it already is, is DOA. (B.) See A. (C.) I agree. (D.) Not rooted in reality.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes. They are the front lines with radical Islam.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
Promotes lawlessness.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Neutral
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.
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.
Choose not to answer
The govt can't or shouldn't dictate to a church what they find or don't find sacred, that's up to that particular faith.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God.
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.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear making a comeback, long overdue.
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?
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?
Segregate those who are a danger to society from those that are not.
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.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Those with serious mental health issues should be restricted from having access to firearms of all types until such time as they are deemed competent. Taking away someone's 2A rights for a crime they haven't committed is problematic for obvious reasons. I try to keep an open mind on this issue.
