Sandy Zalecki
Democrat | Arizona
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Global University, Online, Bachelor's in Bible and Theology, 2001-2011
WORK & MILITARY
U. S. Air Force, E4 Sargent, 1978-1982
AFFILIATIONS
Toastmasters, Distinguished Toastmaster twice, 2014-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Legislative District 1 State Representative, 2025-2026
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Arizona List
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).
Disagree
Planned Parenthoods main purpose is women's health not to provide abortions. Their main purpose is to provide women's health care. When they were funded there were less abortions because they provided education and birth control.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
I'm split on that issue. I would love to see no elective abortions. However, a lot of people who say they are pro-life are actually only pro-birth. They regularly vote for people who are pulling the rug out from under these young women who get pregnant by cutting health care, SNAP benefits and any other provisions that would make the feel secure if they have a baby with no other support. So what's better, the child goes back to the arms of Jesus or they are born into a world with no hope?
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Neutral
I believe in protecting life from the womb to the tomb. If we just protect the unborn child but we take away take away medicare, medicaid, SNAP, and other benefits where does that leave us as a society? Abortion becomes nothing more than a political issue and the young women are just pawns in a political game we're playing for power and money.
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Neutral
I have no opinion on the issue.
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Neutral
I have no opinion on this issue.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
We need to raise it so that people can afford to eat and put a roof over their head.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Get rid of the people that are in politics right now and replace them with people who care about people and will use our money to help us, get rid of Citizens United, get rid of all the money that is pumped into campaigns, we have the wrong people in politics right now, getting rid of them would refocus our priorities
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
That there is no particular religion that everyone has to follow and that is sanctioned by the government.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
Depends on what it is. If it's an essential service, then no.
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
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
Why does the government need to know about our illnesses and asses the economic burden? What if someone decides the economic burden is too much? Does some accountant in an office then get to decide rather people live or die?
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Neutral
I'm not privileged to that information so I can't make an informed decision.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, in some respects we need their support if we are to continue to have an economic presence in the area. I don't believe that Isreal needs to be a nation for the second coming of Christ to happen. I don't think we should support genocide.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Agree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Disagree
My state gets 30% of their education budget from the U.S Department of Education. Shutting down that department would decimate our education system.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Neutral
It depends on what they are funding.
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Neutral
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Neutral
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in the one true God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I believe the Bible is the Word of God. However, I don't believe that there are only two horrible sins, abortion and homosexuality, and that is what I should base my belief on. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] There is no commandment greater than these." (Mark 12:30-31) There is no condition on who your neighbor is.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
Don't we have to show a photo ID now to vote? Vote by mail is different, but the Secretary of States office has multiple records of our signature to check to see if are the person voting. The only one that's attacking our voting systems is Trump.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Neutral
I have no opinion on this issue.
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.
Neutral
There are about 10 trans men in women's sports. It's not an issue that I want to concentrate on.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Agree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Wind and solar
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?
Lean Liberal
I say I'm liberal because I want to help my constituents. I don't think that conservatives are as good at that as liberals.
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?
To reform the person and allow them to be a productive member of society when they are let out of prison.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Neutral
The first line of defence should be the parents.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Agree
I don't think there is much of a chance of Sharia Law being incorporated into the United States. However, Christian Nationalism is a lot like Sharia Law and we are starting to accept that.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Common sense laws like gun safety classes, no concealed carry, no automatic weapons. We have to do something to stop the violence.
