NAME: Michael Skok

EMAIL ADDRESS: MSkok@aol.com

BIRTHDATE: April 13, 1949

BIRTHPLACE: Buffalo, NY

CURRENT HOME STATE: New York

PARTY AFFILIATION: Democrat

WEBSITE:

RELIGION: Bible Christian, no church affiliation, former member of the Worldwide Church of God (1970-1978), and the Roman Catholic Church (1949-1970).

MARITAL STATUS: Single

CHILDREN / GRANDCHILDREN: None

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: Transcriber for romance ad publisher.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: This is the first time I've ran for office.

MILITARY SERVICE: None. Have congenital defect in right shoulder which kept me out of the military.

EDUCATION: High school graduate, diplomas from two business schools.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Good grades in history, love for American history, sociology, current events, the Bible. I am honest and a seeker of the truth.

HOBBIES AND PERSONAL INTERESTS: Bible reading, exercising, computer games.

WHEN IT COMES TO COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET,
DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A NOVICE, AVERAGE, OR AN EXPERT? Average

POSITION ON THE ISSUES

ABORTION:

Late-term abortions should be banned. Abortion clinics should be regulated. No one should be forced to perform an abortion. Generally, I am opposed to abortion; it is unnecessary.

GUN CONTROL:

There should be a ban on the sale of certain weapons, like Teflon bullets and semiautomatic rifles. But guns should not be kept out of the hands of law-abiding citizens. This would be a step in establishing a police state.

DRUGS:

Drugs are a spiritual problem that we have in America because there is no meaning or purpose in life other than making and spending money.

MILITARY SPENDING:

Spending should be increased to enable the U.S. to fight two wars at the same time.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:

Recycling should be given top priority.

EDUCATION:

Standards should be increased. The Creation Theory should be give equal or preferred status over the Evolution theory.

SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS:

No federal support of the arts. Art should sell itself. Too much money is wasted on supporting trash that is called, "art."

IMMIGRATION:

We should not be sending little 6-year old Cuban refugees back to Castro.

FOREIGN AID:

We should help impoverished countries, like Haiti, to improve their economy

PRIVACY RIGHTS:

Abortion is not a privacy right. Federal agents should not raid homes to snatch away 6-year old Cuban refugees at 5AM without a court order.

INTERNET REGULATION:

Anti-pornography laws should be enforced. Currently, they are not being enforced.

CORPORATE REGULATION:

Cartels, like OPEC, should be excluded from doing business in the U.S.

DEATH PENALTY:

A criminal should not be executed unless there are at least two witnesses.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD?

Plenty. No free trade with any country whose minimum wage is far below our own. An end to gasoline as our primary source of fuel for our automobiles. A commitment to land men on Mars within 10 years as a start to colonization.

PERSONAL GLIMPSES

ARE YOU A SPORTS FAN?

Not a real big one.

IF SO, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?

Football

FAVORITE TEAM?

Buffalo Bills

WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?

I don't listen to music regularly.

FAVORITE BANDS, GROUPS OR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMERS?

None

DO YOU SING OR PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?

I have a guitar, but I seldom play it.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?

Chocolate?

WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE?

1994 Chevy Cavalier

WHAT KIND OF CAR WOULD YOU RATHER BE DRIVING?

An electric car, or alcohol driven car.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST CAR YOU EVER OWNED?

1968 Chrysler Dodge Coronet

READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

The Death of Outrage by William Bennett

FAVORITE AUTHORS?

HOW MUCH TELEVISION DO YOU WATCH?

About 8 hours a week.

IF YOU USE A COMPUTER, IS IT THE MACINTOSH, WINDOWS OR UNIX PLATFORM?

Windows

DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVORITE WEBSITES?

www.answersingenesis.org

WHAT'S THE BEST MOVIE YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO?

DO YOU LIKE TO GO FISHING?

No

CATCH MUCH?

No

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BEVERAGE (ALCOHOLIC OR OTHERWISE)?

Right now, I'm drinking tea at work.

DO YOU REGULARLY WEAR A WATCH?

Only to work.

IN THE SHOWER?

No, but I have a clock in the bathroom.

IN BED?

No

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?

No

WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF MORE A "CAT PERSON" OR A "DOG PERSON"

A dog person. We had two German shepherd dogs.

WHO ARE YOUR HEROES?

God the Father, Jesus Christ, Daniel of the Bible, Christian leaders and activists like Steve Largeant, Beverly Lehaye of Concerned Women For America, Chuck Colson of Prison Fellowship, Mark Crutcher and Dzintra Tuttle of Life Dynamics, Martin Luther King, Jr.

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