ENDORSED: IL District 8 Joe Walsh (R) Challenger Congress
ALIPAC Endorsed Candidate for Congress
Name of Candidate: Joe Walsh
Name of Campaign Committee: Joe Walsh for Congress Committee
Mailing Address: 218 North Barron Blvd, Grayslake, IL 60030
Phone Contact Information: 847-849-9508
Campaign E-mail and website: info@joewalshforcongress.com;
www.walshforcongress.com
State and District: IL-8
Political Party: Republican
Is the candidate (Incumbent, Challenger, Open Seat): Challenger
Incumbents only: What is your career grade at www.betterimmigration.com ?
Campaign Funds Raised as of most recent reporting cycle: $316,648 (total)
This form completed by (Candidate and Campaign Managers Only): Joe Walsh
Candidate Background Information: http://walshforcongress.com/about/
Top Campaign Issues:
Job creation Fiscal responsibility/Stopping runaway spending Repeal & reform of Obamacare Gaining control of our national borders
Are the issues of illegal immigration and Amnesty addressed on your campaign website? If so, please provde us with a link.
http://walshforcongress.com/issues/ille ... gration-2/
Education, Awards & Honors: BA, University of Iowa
Masters in Public Policy, University of Chicago
District Information
Please give a brief description of your district:
IL-8 was a district held by Republican Phil Crane for 35 years until he was defeated by Melissa Bean in 2004. President Bush won the district easily in both 2000 and 2004. President Obama won the district in 2008. It is a center-right district that includes portions of suburban Cook County, Lake County and McHenry County. Rep. Bean has previously portrayed herself as a moderate Democrat in past election cycles. However, this cycle is different as she has voted in lockstep with an Obama administration that is out-of-step with 8th district families. Rep. Bean's votes for the "stimulus" bill, for bank bailouts, for Obamacare, and for cap-and-trade make her vulnerable in this center-right district in this center-right election year in way she has not been in previous election cycles. And independent survey in March found Walsh ahead:
http://weaskamerica.com/201 0103118/illi nois-an-early
-compilation-of-key-districts/.
Percentage of Democrat, Republican, and Unaffiliated Voters: The Charlie Cook Voting Index rates IL-8 as a R+1, the best rating of any targeted congressional district in Illinois currently held by a Democrat.
Survey Questions (Please describe your feelings on the following with a number 1-10 or with the response Undecided (1=Strongly Disagree, 2-4=Disagree, 5=Neutral, 6-9 Agree, 10=Strongly Agree)
I support Arizona's new immigration law SB 1070? (1-10) 10
As a member of Congress I will use the full power of my office, including impeachment if necessary, to ensure the Executive Branch starts to enforce our existing border and immigration laws? (1-10) 10
Illegal Immigrants should be deported when detected in the interior of the US? (1-10) 10
I will oppose any form of Amnesty or path to citizenship for illegal immigrants currently in the US because allowing them to become voters would destroy future immigration enforcement efforts?(1-10) 10
I support Comprehensive Immigration ENFORCEMENT which will reverse illegal immigration in America? (1-10) 10
I oppose Obama's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Amnesty. (1-10) 10
I oppose Congressman Luis Gutierrez's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Amnesty bill H.R. 4321? (1-10) 10
I would have opposed John McCain and Ted Kennedy's Amnesty bill S. 1033 in 2005? (1-10) 10
I oppose any non-emergency taxpayer benefits for illegal aliens, including welfare, food stamps, licenses, and in-state tuition subsidies? (1-10) 10
I believe that employers who intentionally hire illegal aliens should be
heavily fined. (1-10) 10-support use of e-verify
PLEDGE .
If elected or re-elected to the US Congress, I will oppose any form of Amnesty or path to citizenship for illegal aliens, including Comprehensive Immigration reform which would turn millions of illegal immigrants into voters thus destroying future borders of America. I will use the full power of my office, including impeachment if necessary, to insure the Executive Branch secures America's border immediately and begins to adequately enforce the existing immigration and border laws of the United States, which were enacted by Congress at the behest of America's citizenry. I understand that the failure of the Executive Branch to secure our borders and enforce existing immigration laws is depriv;ng all Americans of a Republican form of governrnent and depriving our states of protection from invasion as mandated by the US Constitution. I intend to use the power of Congress to immediately remedy this problem that is costing many Americans their jobs, wages, taxpayer resources, property, security, and sometimes their very lives.
So help me God,
Joe Walsh,
GOP Congressional Nominee - 8th District
ALIPAC Endorsed Candidate for Congress
