Mike Bishop in Past and present Senate candidates from Michigan

On Abortion: Pro-life with exception only for life of the mother

Q: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death?

Bishop: Strongly Agree

Q: Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?

Bishop: I am pro-life with the only exception being that of the life of the mother.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

On Budget & Economy: Stop out-of-control spending policies

Q: 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?

Bishop: Strongly Agree. It's time to stop the out-of-control spending policies in Washington, D.C. and halt government expansion. I believe we first need to curb spending and begin paying down our debt, in order to lead America on a path toward prosperity.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

On Civil Rights: Marriage is union of one man & one woman

Q: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman? No government has the authority to alter this definition?

Bishop: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

On Education: Oppose Common Core nationwide standards

Q: The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation?

Bishop: Strongly Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

On Energy & Oil: Don't use government to develop wind and solar energy

Q: Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible?

Bishop: Strongly Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

On Government Reform: Limit people driven by thirst for power, pride, and envy

Q: The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens?

Bishop: Strongly Agree

Q: What in the nature of mankind caused America's Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?

Bishop: The nature of mankind drove America's Founders to carefully define, separate and limit powers within the Constitution. Man can be driven to accomplish great things when motives are pure and outcome is driven by humility and Godly intent. However, man is inherently flawed and, there are people whom are driven by a thirst for power, pride, and envy. By limiting powers and creating checks and balances, our Founders ensured an environment where no one man or woman could force change alone.

Q: People should be able to vote without photo identification?

Bishop: Strongly Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

On Gun Control: Oppose restrictive gun control laws

Q: More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety?

Bishop: Strongly Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

On Health Care: Replace ObamaCare with patient-centered reforms

Q: Is it the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care?

Bishop: Strongly Disagree.

Q: Should ObamaCare be repealed by Congress?

Bishop: Strongly Agree. The number one concern on the minds of families and businesses in the district is the rising cost of healthcare. We need to work on reforms that will make healthcare affordable and accessible, and not by mandating a government-managed marketplace. We need to repeal ObamaCare and replace it with patient-centered reforms.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

On Homeland Security: Maintain a numerically superior nuclear arsenal

Q: The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries?

Bishop: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

On Immigration: Protect the border and prevent illegal entry

Q: Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country?

Bishop: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

On Principles & Values: Uphold the principles of faith, family and freedom

Q: Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution?

Bishop: Strongly Disagree

Q: Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government?

Q: Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values?

Bishop: My spiritual beliefs are driven by my Protestant faith. I am a social conservative who believes and upholds the principles of faith, family and freedom.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

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