Mark Zaccaria in 2014 RI Senate debate
On Abortion:
Human life begins at conception
Question topic: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.Zaccaria: Strongly Agree
Question topic: Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Zaccaria: yes, only under immediate threat to the life of the mother.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Civil Rights:
Government shouldn't redefine marriage
Question topic: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Zaccaria: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Education:
Oppose nationwide Common Core standards
Question topic: The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Zaccaria: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Energy & Oil:
No subsidies for wind and solar
Question topic: Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Zaccaria: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Government Reform:
Photo ID for voting
Question topic: People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Zaccaria: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Gun Control:
Opposes more gun restrictions
Question topic: More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Zaccaria: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Health Care:
Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility
Question topic: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.Zaccaria: Strongly Disagree
Question topic: The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) should be repealed by Congress.
Zaccaria: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Homeland Security:
Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal
Question topic: The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Zaccaria: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Immigration:
Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry
Question topic: Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Zaccaria: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Principles & Values:
Judeo-Christian values established our government framework
Question topic: Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.Zaccaria: Strongly Disagree.
Question topic: Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Zaccaria: Strongly Agree.
Question topic: Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Zaccaria: I am a Christian. I am a practicing member of the United Methodist church. I am a member of the leadership of my Congregation.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Tax Reform:
FairTax ends complexity that requires entire industry
Question topic: 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 are the key to national prosperity.Zaccaria: Strongly Agree.
Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.
Zaccaria: Taxation: We take too much money away from those who productively earn it.
Also, our tax code has become so complex that an entire industry has grown up to help us find our way through it. This is especially egregious for businesses which are thus forced to sustain unnecessary overhead to comply.
The Solution? Flat Tax or Fair Tax rates and simplicity.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Foreign Policy:
American colors don't run, but they have been fading
Mark Zaccaria beat out Kara Young 151 to 14 for Senator. Zaccaria pointed to the "grand ol' flag" behind him and said that the American colors don't run, but they have been fading.
He wanted to bring brightness back to the "colors" by revitalizing the America he grew up in instead of the "catastrophic" state it is in now.
Source: Warwick Beacon on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Jul 3, 2014
On Principles & Values:
Former chair of state GOP; former Town Council member
The ex-chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party has jumped into the race against Democratic Senator Jack Reed. Mark Zaccaria is a late entrant.
Warwick city employee Raymond McKay had announced his candidacy but was stymied by a local ordinance prohibiting city employees from running for office.
Zaccaria has twice run for Congress in the 2nd District held by Rep. Jim Langevin and chaired the party from 2011 to 2013. He's a former member of the North Kingstown Town Council. He told The Providence Journal he's not running "just because
I happen to have a pulse." He says he's doing so to offer a viable alternative to Reed. Reed has been in the Senate since 1997. He won his last re-election campaign handily.
Source: Associated Press/ABC-6 on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Jun 25, 2014
On Budget & Economy:
Senate bank regulators are too cozy with regulated banks
Zaccaria accused Reed, who is a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, of being too cozy with the banking industry: "The people that he regulates have been very generous to him."During his campaign,
Zaccaria said, he will also lay out Reed's "anti-economy and anti-business stands," and how much his support for the Affordable Care Act--known as ObamaCare--threaten to "cost the average Rhode Islander."
Source: Providence Journal on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Jun 24, 2014
On Jobs:
Accepted 20 weeks of unemployment, but opposes extending it
After a 2007 layoff from a print manufacturing company, Zaccaria started his own company, Rustin Marketing Services.
A recipient of unemployment benefits for 20 of a potential 26 weeks, Zaccaria cites Reed's repeated push for extended benefits as an example of the "progressive, depend-upon-government" agenda that Reed supports.
Source: Providence Journal on 2014 Rhode Island Senate race
Jun 24, 2014
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