Mark A. Fredrickson: 2026 candidate for 9th Congressional District

Bio

Office sought: 9th Congressional District

City: Chicago

Age: 71

Occupation: IT Consultant

Previous offices held:

Q&A

What is your top issue and how do you propose to address it?

Restore American confidence in Capitalism. Evangelizing about the merits of free markets unencumbered by excessive government regulation.

Do you support the unilateral foreign policy course President Trump has taken with such actions as the bombing of Iran, assaults on Venezuelan ships and the seizure of the Venezuelan president?

We’ve just begun. The Abraham Accords have accomplished peace in the Middle East. Our Venezuelan extreme rendition has cut China & Russia off at the pass. My family was active in doing business in Venezuela before Hugo Chavez installed socialism.

The executive branch has expanded its powers in recent years on foreign policy, economic tariffs, executive orders and more. Are you satisfied with the direction these activities are moving? If so, why? If not, what needs to be done differently?

As the US Supreme Court rules consistently you see an assertive Chief Executive embracing his Constitutional Article #2 authority. Instead of whining, Congress should start making more laws than appointive administrative agencies.

What should U.S. border policy be? If elected, what would you do to make it happen?

Reach a consensus on how many immigrants, from where & what skillsets we need most for immigrants to bring to the United States. Once we enact immigration laws, we should explain to Americans the constraints of the Constitutional Article #1 ‘Supremacy Clause’ & stop obstructing with so-called ‘Sanctuary Cities.’

What should be the government’s role in assuring health care for Americans? What should be done regarding the ACA to better perform this function?

My 2004 Congressional ballot associate Rahm Emanuel’s brother Ezekiel Emanuel served as the ACA architect. We should implement more of his suggestions. Americans pay more than any other nation for health care per capita. Reliance on private health care needs to be re-examined.

What is your vision for a solution to conflicts involving Israel and the Palestinians? What should the United States be doing to advance this position?

Israel serves as a bastion for Western civilization in the Middle East. America should continue offering the assistance to protect Israelis from Palestinian terrorists. My Cerberus Pyrotronics associates designed the voice evacuation system for the World Trade Center that saved the lives of thousands on 9/11/2001.