Website: www.hankeng.com

Experience
City councilman, Appleton, Wis.

Education
Bachelor's degree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1971; MBA, Rutgers University, 1999.

Family
Wife, Lindsay; two daughters; divorced once before.

Would you support an expanded guest worker program and how would it work?
I would support an expanded guest worker program - provided that securing our borders is our primary focus. I think any program that will allow participation while guaranteeing our safety would be logical.

Should Congress permit increased offshore drilling? In the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
I’m certainly not against responsible exploration and drilling. The problem is that while drilling is one solution, the challenge requires a multitude of answers. Solar, wind, increasing automobile mileage standards, conservation, hybrids, and above all, bio-fuels, are all answers to this problem that we have to implement.

Should Congress provide the requested $50 billion in low-cost loans to the auto industry for retooling and development of fuel-efficient cars?
We are at a point in this crisis that the public and private sectors have to do everything in their power, and in partnership, to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.  In doing so, we keep our economy moving, protect our families, and ensure our nation’s security by establishing energy independence.

What’s your assessment of recent Supreme Court picks Samuel Alito and John Roberts?
The Supreme Court’s initial intent was, and still is, to review the constitutionality of our laws. In that light, Supreme Court Justices are appointed and confirmed as part of the check-and-balance system built into our Constitution and our government.  They should not represent partisan politics or legislate from the bench.

Does the American health care system need tweaking or an overhaul? What would you advise the next administration to do?
We need an increased level of oversight and testing for everything coming into the United States. Many foreign countries do not have the same diligence we have in monitoring the goods and services that they export. As children are particularly at risk in this situation, it is imperative that we increase our vigilance here at home.

Should the U.S. government make it more difficult for American businesses to “outsource” jobs?
Absolutely! We need to economically reward those businesses that keep jobs here.

How would you reform the Department of Education or would you recommend Congress abolish it?
The first thing we need to change is the belief that all children will benefit from the same programs and testing. Our children are not generic, we should not treat them as such. We must increase funding for infrastructure - crumbling schools can no longer be a distraction to our children’s education. We need to properly fund the programs we establish instead of initiating them, promoting them for political gain, and then failing to fund them.

Do you support a constitutional amendment to bar homosexual marriage? Why?
No, the intent of the Constitution is to guarantee freedoms, not to take them away.

Are you a dog or a cat person?
I love animals but I’m partial dogs

What food do you hate most?
I consider myself eclectic as far as food however; I would probably avoid okra and Brussels sprouts.

The book you’d most like to read next?
Dreams From My Father

The movie that made you laugh out loud the most?
“Blazing Saddles” or “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

The “one food” you would want stuck on a deserted island?
Lasagna

The person you wish would run for U.S. president?
Other than Barack Obama I would say Michael Douglas’ character in the “American President.”

What personal feat are you most proud of?
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro

What one question would you love to have answered and by whom?
How can Goofy and Pluto both exist and only one talks? I would like Walt Disney to answer.

Where do you recommend people from out of town eat?
At my house because Lindsay (my wife) is an incredible cook.