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Current Car:
2006 VW Jetta TDI
Favorite Author:
Michael Creighton
Favorite Musician:
Scott Joplin
Favorite Quote:
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Dr. Seuss
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Golf
Priority Issues:
Education decided at the Local Level.
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
My name is Frank Drake. I was born and raised in Minneapolis. My family history in Minneapolis goes back to when the Civil War ended. My great, great, great, grandfather, Benjamin F. Nelson, became a Minneapolis pioneer, building the BF Nelson Roofing and Mining Company on the northeast side of Minneapolis adjacent to BF Nelson Park in Minneapolis. Generations of families worked for the roofing company, now a part of Owens-Corning.
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
2. Other or expanded principles
- It's a women's choice.
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- 1) We are "Neutral" on any dispute with the Federal Gov't2) No Jail for Marijuana. No Asset Forfeiture. A simple fine 3) No Funding for Foreign Wars4) 6-week Vocational Training w/ job recruiters onsite5) Respect for the Gay and the Lesbian Lifestyle. No Foreign Aid to any Country who torments the Gay Lifestyle in the Middle East or anywhere in the Muslim World.
By Unknown From mortgages and student loans to gym memberships, cellphones and cable bills, modern Americans live on a string of month-to-month credit payments. We pay many expenses each month, and many of those payments never reflect positively on our credit scores. On the other hand, there is the unfortunate plight of those who miss a payment or have a dispute just one time after years of faithfully making their payments on time, month after month. This is a double standard that must end. Companies use scare tactics. They will tell you that if you don't pay your bill, they will turn you over to a collection agency. You know that this will cause immense harm to your credit score and your ability to use credit. College students especially are harmed by this, as they are prevented from building credit while in school and are also allowed to take on too much debt as they are leaving school for the working world. People are burdened with too many big payments at once. This is how they are caught in the credit trap. After 30 years in real estate, I've learned a few things from working with so many people from diverse backgrounds. That's why, if elected, I would propose legislation that would bring the U.S. credit system kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Simply, I would require businesses to decide -- up front, on each contract -- whether they will report the status of the customer's payments to the credit bureaus either each and every month or not at all. My plan would require businesses to make decisions on each contract a customer takes out. Current debt and contracts would not change, but all new contracts would have to follow this new method of credit reporting. The American people deserve more respect than corporations and the credit system have given them. It is the job of the people's representatives to put power back in the hands of the people, and that's what I plan to do. I see a plan that gives the people due credit for holding up their end of the bargain as much or more than they are held at fault for not doing so. That's the America I believe in. Frank Drake is the endorsed Republican candidate for Congress in Minnesota's
