Questionnaire Candidate Responses
It is extremely important that you compare
the candidates' responses to the right questionnaire. There are two different
(yet similar) questionnaires; one for the Missouri Federal level candidates
and one for Missouri State level candidates. To see whether or not you agree
with the candidate who is vying for your vote, you will need to compare
his or her answers to the appropriate questionnaire. We recommend that you
first list the answers of your favorite candidate/s on a separate piece
of paper then go to the appropriate questionnaire and compare their answers.
This will save you the time and effort of having to toggle back and forth
between the questionnaire and your candidates' answers.
| The following is the list of topics which Missouri & Illinois STATE LEVEL candidates were asked to address: |
| 1. Legislative Philosophy |
| 2. Health Care |
| 3. Discrimination |
| 4. Abortion |
| 5. Gaming |
| 6. The U.S. Constitution |
| 7. Education |
| 8. Second Amendment |
| 9. Stem Cell Research |
| 10. Private Property |
Key to Answers:
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CHOSE NOT TO RESPOND - Candidate made the choice not to answer our questionnaire.
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NA ("No Answer") - Candidate responded to our questionnaire, but chose not to relate their position/opinion on this particular topic.
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NA* ("No Answer but provided a comment") - Candidate did not choose one of the positions/opinions presented as a choice on the questionnaire, but instead made a comment related to the topic.
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1. a* (Answer with an asterisk) Answers with an asterisk indicate that the candidate chose one of the positions/opinions provided on the questionnaire and added a clarifying comment or statement.
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i (Lower case i, bolded and italicized) Candidate is an incumbent
| State Representative District 82 | |
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Sam Page i - Chose Not to Respond |
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Diann Bomkamp |
| 1. a* 2. b 3. b 4. d 5. NA* 6. b 7. b* 8. NA*
9. b 10. NA* *1. Added the word "Judeo-" in front of the word Christian. *5. Wrote in: "[d] Gambling has proven itself to be a social and economic liability for our state so further expansion of gaming should not be allowed." *7. Wrote in: "However, parents are their children's first and foremost teachers." *8. Wrote in: "[d] The second amendment broadly protects the rights of individual Americans to keep and bear arms. I support the use of firearms for sporting, recreational and home defense purposes." *10. Wrote in: "[d] Private property is fundamental to freedom and prosperity and should only be subject to external controls in very rare cases." |
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| State Representative District 85 | |
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Jeff Wagener |
| 1. NA 2. a 3. NA 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. b 9.
NA* 10. NA* *9. Wrote in: "Neither represents my position accurately." *10. Wrote in: "None of these represent my position accurately." |
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Jim Lembke i |
| 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. e 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b | |
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Jim Craig |
| 1. a 2. c 3. a 4. a* 5. a 6. NA 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b *4. Wrote in: "Plus a man's choice." |
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| State Representative District 87 | |
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Marilyn Morton - Chose Not to Respond |
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Scott Muschany |
| 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. d 5. c 6. b 7. b 8. NA 9. b 10. b | |
| State Representative District 90 | |
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Richard Johnson i - Chose Not to Respond |
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Angela Wren |
| 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. b* 6. b 7. NA* 8. c 9.
b 10. b *5. Wrote in: "B is the closest answer, as I don't think gambling should be expanded, however I don't think it has proven to be beneficial." *7. Wrote in: "Minimal government interference with parents as the ultimate authority." |
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| State Representative District 93 | |
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William Konecnik - Chose Not to Respond |
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Jodi Stefanick i |
| 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. d 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. b 10. b | |
| State Representative District 94 | |
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Alan Cotton - Chose Not to Respond |
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Richard Byrd i |
| 1. NA* 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. NA* 6. b 7. NA* 8.
NA* 9. NA* 10. b* *1. Wrote in: "[d] Many people who wish to have no restrictions on their actions use the excuse that such restrictions are 'violations of the separation of church and state'. I disagree. All major religions and most recognized societies have adopted a code of conduct - 'mores'. The Ten Commandments would be a part of that code. Society has a right to require all of its members to adhere to such a code of conduct." *5. Wrote in: "[d] Gaming has proven itself generally harmful to Missouri, but since school funding has become addicted to such funding, it will be difficult to abolish it. I appose abolishing the $500 loss limit. We should limit customer's potential losses." *7. Wrote in: "Both [b] and [c] are correct." *8. Wrote in: "Having voted for the 'conceal carry' bill, I generally agree with both statements [b] and [c], but would add that some restrictions are necessary for the safety of society." *9. Wrote in: "I am continuing to research this very complex issue." *10. Wrote in: "Unless such controls are absolutely necessary to preserving the health and safety of the community." |
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| State Representative District 96 | |
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Patricia Yaeger i - Chose Not to Respond |
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Mike Becker - Chose Not to Respond |
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Ronald Levy |
| 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b | |
| State Representative District 97 | |
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Jane Koeller - Chose Not to Respond |
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Walt Bivins i |
| 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. b 10. a | |
| State Representative District 98 | |
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Gloria Sennert - Chose Not to Respond |
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Brian Nieves i |
| 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b | |
| State Representative District 100 | |
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Sue Schoemehl i - Chose Not to Respond |
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Michael Rohrbacker |
| 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. b* 8. c 9.
b 10. a *7. Wrote in: "and parents." |
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| State Representative District 101 | |
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Timothy Meadows i |
| 1. b 2. NA* 3. NA 4. c 5. NA* 6. b 7. a 8. c
9. b 10. b *2. Circled both [a] and [b] *5. Circled both [a] and [b] |
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Flo Penrod |
| 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. e 5. c 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. b 10. b | |
| State Representative District 102 | |
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Jeff Roorda - Chose Not to Respond |
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Marvin Lutes - Chose Not to Respond |
| State Representative District 103 | |
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Ron Casey - Chose Not to Respond |
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Gary Davis |
| 1. c 2. a* 3. a 4. d 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. a *2. Chose [a] and underlined "but should not strive to become our citizen's health care provider" in choice [b]. |
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| State Representative District 104 | |
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Wes Wagner i - Chose Not to Respond |
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Terry Varner |
| 1. c 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b | |
| State Representative District 106 | |
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David Cramp - Chose Not to Respond |
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Steven Tilley - Chose Not to Respond |
| State Representative District 107 | |
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Brad Robinson - Chose Not to Respond |
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Curt Boyer - Chose Not to Respond |
| State Representative District 110 | |
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Belinda Harris i |
| 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. d 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. b | |
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Gilbert Rains |
| 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d* 5. a* 6. b 7. a 8. c 9.
b 10. b *4. Wrote in: "Normally this would not be needed because the mother's body will have a spontaneous abortion (a miscarriage) if the fetus is a threat to the mother or in the case of a tubule pregnancy which would require an emergency abortion." *5. Wrote in: "As promised to the voters, monies collected from the casinos should be used for schools, economic development, civic centers and health care." |
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