Party: Libertarian
Birthdate: March 3, 1958; Boston, Massachusetts
Current Job: International businessman; Commercial office building development; Consulting
Family: married to Jan; children: Joshua (stepson)
Religion: Catholic
Major Election Issues: Dan Imperato's Position
Imperato is against abortion rights. He opposes federal funding being used to perform abortions.
Would increase funding for education, but believes the federal government should not run the education system; there should be local control.
He supports drilling the the Artic National Wildlife Refuge for oil, but says it must be done without harming the environment.
Imperato believes that harmful emissions can be reduced by the voluntary measures of citizens and brokering of new international protocols.
Imperato believes that tax credits should be given to those who purchase their own insurance, and some public assistance given to those without insurance. He supports expanding children's health care programs. He supports the use of prescribed medical marijuana.
Imperato supports giving law enforcement agencies more ability to utilize domestic communications monitoring to prevent future terrorist attacks, with caveats. He supports the use of military tribunals.
Though Imperato believes the United States should decrease the number of legal immigrants entering the country, he does support a temporary worker program and providing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Imperato is opposed to same-sex marriage, but does not support a constitutional bill defining marriage as between a man and a woman. He does not think that sexuality should be considered in anti-discrimination laws.
Imperato supports workers being allowed to deposit a portion of their Social Security taxes in private accounts they manage. He believes the age at which Americans receive full Social Security benefits should be raised.
Imperato believes that America should immediately stop financial aid to countries with human rights abuses and begin to reduce all aid to other countries. He supports continuing to help with the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Imperato believes the war in Iraq did not make the United States more secure, but he supports keeping troops in Iraq to maintain peace. He also believes Americans should get discounted oil from Iraq to pay for the war and for keeping troops in place.