2013 Survey Response: 1.  Will you as a city council member do all in your power and authority to implement public policies and facilitate community actions that further a consistent respect for all human life?   Yes I will.  Public policies and community actions should foster opportunity for all citizens to reach their potential.  Good schools, for example, contribute to such a goal.  So do public safety services.  However, governments should not be establishing policies to create similar outcomes for everyone by redistributing wealth from those who earned it to those who did not.  Abilities differ.  So will outcomes, based on differing abilities, luck, but mostly on effort.  Those who strive generally achieve.  Those who do not strive deserve a hand up, but not a handout.   2.  Do you support the work of community pregnancy centers and will you oppose efforts to suppress them? Yes.  My wife of 41 years and I are regular contributors to the Camas-Washougal Pregnancy Center and attend their fund raisers every year.  I will oppose any effort to regulate them out of business.   3.  Will you as a city councilor appoint, recommend or request (depending on your level of authority) only library board candidates who oppose the inclusion of pornography in public libraries, whether by internet or printed materials?  Yes.  Public libraries are gathering centers for youth interested in learning about our world.  They should not be a source of titillating literature and a pernicious influence on young minds.    4. Will you diligently seek and maintain zoning ordinances, licensing procedures, permit requirements and operation regulations which serve to minimize the adverse secondary effects of Sexually Oriented Businesses? Yes.  I will attempt to exclude such businesses from Washougal.  If state law supports the establishment of such a business in Washougal, I will work with state representatives to change state law.   5.  Does a unique human life begin at conception? Yes.  In addition to the fact that science has found that DNA, the basic building material of life, is present and measurable shortly after conception, it is only logical to conclude that a fetus that will grow into a viable baby passes through stages of development.  The stage of development the fetus happens to be in doesn’t change the nature of the fetus.  It is a human being no matter what its current stage of development.    6.  Do you believe that the right to life of the unborn child is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment? Yes.  The purpose of government is to protect life and ensure freedom.  Protecting the lives of its citizens is job one for all governments.  Based on my answer to question five above, a child in the womb is a human being from the moment of conception, and therefore is entitled to the protection of the 14th Amendment.   7. Is taking the life of a pre-born child through abortion ever permissible?  Check all that apply: _____ No, it's never permissible __X__ Yes, to save mother's life _____ Yes, in cases of rape or incest _____ Yes, for physical deformity _____  Yes, for genetic predispositions _____  Yes, for gender _____  Yes, for race _____   Yes, for economic hardship _____  Yes, to punish spouse _____  Yes, it's always permissible     8. Do you support parental notification and/or consent before a minor (under 18 years of age) could have an abortion? A judicial bypass of parents would be allowed when necessary. I do not believe that minors should be allowed to have abortions.  If they are allowed, then parental consent should be required.  Parents are legally and morally responsible for their children’s health and welfare, and should be making these decisions for minors.   9. Should Planned Parenthood be contracted with to make community presentations, provide literature, birth control chemicals or devices, and/or abortion services? Planned Parenthood is, first and foremost, the largest government-funded abortion provider in the United States.  Its activities should not be funded or countenanced by governmental bodies.  Such support fosters a culture of personal irresponsibility that is detrimental to our long-term survival as a nation.   10. What is your position on the proposed casino off I-5 near Ridgefield?  Gambling for some is an entertainment.  For others it is an addiction that can ruin their lives and the lives of those closest to them.  Gambling also attracts criminal activity.  I do not favor casinos for these reasons.   11.  Are you an active member in a church, synagogue, temple, mosque or other religious assembly? I am an active member of Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish in Camas, and a past elected leader of the local Knights of Columbus Patriotic Assembly.   12.  Does the collaboration of government with faith-based charitable works lawfully ensure fair treatment of religious organizations, and is it good for our communities? Yes, it is good for our communities because faith-based organizations tend to provide more effective and efficient service to communities than federal government agencies.  Unfortunately, the degree of collaboration and the resultant treatment of faith-based charitable organizations vary with the administration.  The current administration is openly hostile to faith-based charitable works, particularly Catholic adoption agencies, institutions of higher learning, social welfare agencies, and hospitals.   13. Please state your professional experience, community involvement, education and other qualifications for a mayoral or city council position.   It has been my honor to have served as a Washougal City Councilman since 1 January 2010.  As your councilman, I have chaired both the Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee looking at the consolidation of the Washougal and Camas Fire Departments, and the Washougal Public Safety Committee.  My other council committee assignments have included the East County Ambulance Advisory Board and the Washougal Community Development Committee.  Prior to my election to council in 2009, I was Chairman of the Washougal Civil Service Commission and Washougal Planning Commission Liaison to the city council.  I ask for your vote to continue.  A brief summary of other qualifications follows:   Having lived and worked on three continents, and resided in every major section of the USA, I have had the opportunity to observe different forms of government.  It has been a life-long interest of mine to find what works best.   My educational background includes three college degrees - a doctoral degree with a focus on organization and leadership from the University of San Francisco, a master’s degree in Modern Far East History from San Jose State University, and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from The Citadel where I was a Distinguished Military Graduate.  A service career offered the opportunity to graduate from two senior armed forces management and leadership schools, the Air War College and the Army Command and Staff College (Honor Graduate), and spend several years rejuvenating dysfunctional organizations.   Service on high-level staffs in the US, Europe, and Asia acquainted me with different peoples, languages and cultures.  During my service as an advisor to a Vietnamese Regional Forces Battalion in the field, the US Army awarded me the Silver Star for Valor in Action, and the Combat Infantry Badge.   Since leaving the Army in 1984, I have been in leadership and managerial positions with a variety of community organizations.  My service includes leadership of homeowners’ associations, fraternal, cultural, professional, and community service organizations.  Service has been the guiding principle of my life.   After a decade as an administrator in California Community Colleges, the opportunity arose to serve as a senior project manager for the Little Hoover Commission, a California agency advising the Governor and Legislature on the effectiveness and efficiency of State government operations.  My projects there prepared me to examine in depth the functioning of governmental agencies and programs. I am an instrument rated Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI), and a search and rescue flight crew member with the Civil Air Patrol.  For further information on my professional background, please see the Marquis Publication “Who’s Who in America.”  It is available at the Camas Library, which can be used by Washougal residents through an interlibrary agreement.   14. May Life Pac post your returned survey on our website? Yes – please do.   Please give your campaign web address. www.dave-shoemaker.com I am also on: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dave-Shoemaker/267450700067004 Twitter:  https://twitter.com/DaveShoemaker2