Will you as a city council
member do all in your power and authority to
implement public policies and facilitate community
action that further a consistent respect for all
human life?
I have a great respect for all life human and
non-human and strive to make decisions that will not
do anything harmful to any life.
Do you support the work of community pregnancy
centers and will you oppose efforts to suppress
them?
I fully support any property owner or business owner
who wants to develop any business that abides by all
the various regulations.
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?
I do not have the ability as a counselor to make any
library board appointments.
Will you diligently seek and
maintain zoning ordinances, licensing procedures,
permit requirements and operational regulations
which serve to minimize the adverse secondary
effects of Sexually Oriented Businesses?
We have a very comprehensive adult business
ordinance in place and I have no intention of
altering it in any way.
Does a unique human life begins at conception?
If not at conception, when? ___ 3 mths
___ 6 mths ___ 9 mths ___ 1 yr ___ 18 yrs?
Since as a city councilor I will never be able to
make any sort of vote on abortion I have never
formed a political opinion on the issue.
Do you believe that the right
to life of the unborn child is guaranteed by the
14th Amendment?
Since I don’t to vote on any abortion issues I have
never studied or formed a political opinion on the
issue.
7. Is taking the life of a pre-born child through
abortion ever permissible? Check all that apply:
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_____ No, it's never permissible
_____ Yes, to save mother's life
_____ Yes, in cases of
rape or incest
_____ Yes, for
economic hardship
_____ Yes, for physical deformity
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_____ Yes, for genetic predispositions
_____ Yes, for gender
_____ Yes, for race
_____ Yes, to punish spouse
_____ Yes, it's always permissible
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Since I don’t to vote on any
abortion issues I have never studied or formed a
political opinion on the issue.
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.
Since I don’t to vote on any abortion issues I have
never studied or formed a political opinion on the
issue.
Should Planned Parenthood be
contracted with to make community presentations,
provide literature, birth control chemicals or
devises, and/or abortion services?
No, you should be paying for your own medical
services.
The hotly debated casino off I-5 near Ridgefield
would be one of the largest in the nation. What is
your position on the building of this casino?
As this is not in my jurisdiction, I am hesitant to
say what another City should or should not do.
Are you an active member in a
church, synagogue, temple, mosque or other religious
assembly?
If so, you may state here where at:
My relationship with God is my own business and I
prefer to keep it that way.
Does the collaboration of
government with faith-based charitable works
lawfully ensure fair treatment of religious
organizations, and is it good for our communities?
We have never had a formal faith based collaboration
but if it made sense I would not oppose it.
13.
Please state your professional experience, community
involvement, education and other qualifications for
a mayoral or city council position.
I have
12 years on City Council already, I was the Battle
Ground Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year in
2004, I am an active community volunteer with
several groups and am the only person on council who
lives south of Main Street and West of Hwy 503.
