Michael Shmina Candidate for 32ndDistrict State House of RepresentativesWeb Site

HOW WE SCORED THE QUESTIONNAIRE

Each question was scored using 1-10. A score of 10 being thehighest score.A scoring of “I” was an incomplete or unanswered question.A Scored 10 Answer equals; The most through, complete,thoughtful, specific and responsive answer that demonstrated astrong level of understanding and commitment to constitutionalconservative ideas.Answer(s) to Question 1 “What are your reasons for running ANDQuestion 10, “What is your definition of limited government’ ARETHE CANDIDATE’S OWN WORDSPlease refer to the M.A.P.S Candidate Questionnaire by clicking thelink http://www.scribd.com/doc/31010498/M-A-P-S-Candidate-Questionnairefor the reminder of the questions

Results of M.A.P.S Candidate Questionnairefor Michael Shmina Candidate for 32nd District HouseRepresentative1

. What are your reasons for running for office?

I am running for office because I am ashamed that my kids will livein a Michiganand America that is less free and allows them to keep fewer fruits of their own labor

than I experienced at their age. I will work to change it. I amrunning to cut taxes,reduce government, and increase our liberties

If I may, I would like to say that I am forty-three years old and havenever been agovernment employee. I have always been a Republican, but I will fight those in my party that are merely time-servers in Lansing and government. Weneed to return tothe spirit of our country’s Founders, The Declaration, and TheConstitution. I amdisturbed and angered by our continued loss of freedoms, and knowthis is the right time to run for office, to win, and to defeat this creeping socialism,this overturning of our government’s very fabric, this Obamanation. I’m running to help protect our

future as a free country and our birthrights as Americans.

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What is your definition of limited government?

The federal government should take care of national issues, thestate government should take care of state issues, and local governments should takeof local issues. Ibelieve this is a fundamental principle of our government’sfounders. In other words,if some county in California wants to increase taxes to widen a local road or provide