Betsy Summers

Libertarian | Pennsylvania

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Betsy Summers


Party

Libertarian


Election Year

2012


Election

General


Race

Auditor General


Incumbent

No


Links

Betsy Summers websites

EDUCATION

Centenary College, Hackettstown, AA, 1976

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Native American Veterinary Services, volunteer, Red Cross

doner, AAUW, member

ABWA, past president

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Home Rule Study Commission, 2001-2003

Judge of Elections, 1997-2017

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

State Rep, 2014

Auditor General, 2012

Race

Previous Races

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 is the key to national prosperity.

Strongly Agree

2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.

Strongly Agree

3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.

Neutral

4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

Strongly Agree

5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.

Strongly Disagree

6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.

No Answer

7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

No Answer

8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

No Answer

9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.

Strongly Disagree

11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?

Parents

12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?

No taxpayer money should ever be used for abortion

13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?

The desire for wealth and power.

14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.

My parents, daughter, and family.

15. 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, Individual

16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.

AA Centenary College AAUW, ABWA, Luzerne County Ethics - transition committee, Judge of Elections

17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.

Native American Veterinary Services Eastern PA Animal Alliance Commission on Economic Opportunity

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