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.

Disagree

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.

Disagree

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

Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Agree

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.

Disagree

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

The parents

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

No.

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

Within human nature is the tendency to seek power and control that would encroach on the freedoms of others. James Madison and his colleagues recognized this challenge, that the government must be strong enough to protect the rights of the governed, but in turn the government itself must be held in check.

14. 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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court

15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.

No answer

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

STATE REPRESENTATIVE 2011- HUDSON MAYOR 2008-2010 HUDSON CITY COUNCIL 1996-2002 PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION HUDSON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ST CROIX BUSINESS PARK BOARD HUDSON DAYBREAK ROTARY CLUB, PAST PRESIDENT HUDSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM BUREAU, PAST PRESIDENT HUDSON SENIOR GRADUATION PARTY, PAST CHAIRMAN TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD Veterinarian and small business owner

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

Rotary Chamber of Commerce Trinity Lutheran Church YMCA PHIPPS CENTER FOR THE ARTS UNITED WAY JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HUDSON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION HUDSON BOOSTERS