Richard "Chip" Peterson
Libertarian | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Richard "Chip" Peterson
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist.19
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, PhD, 1966
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, M.A., 1965
Iowa State University, Ames, B.S., 1962
WORK & MILITARY
Texas Tech University, Professor & Chairholder, 1982-1999
Purdue University, CRC, Associate Director &Research, 1975-1982
Federal Reserve Board, Financial Economist, 1972-1976
Southern Methodist University, Assistant Professor (Econ), 1966-1973
AFFILIATIONS
Libertarian Party, Member, National & State Delegate, Lubbock Economics Council
Member, South Plains Advocates for Freedom, Member
Constitutional Society, volunteer, Americans for Integrity in Government
member, South Plains Taxpayer Action Network, member
Lubbock County Republican Party, County Executive Committee Member, United Church of Christ,Congregational
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
(1) Limiting the Federal government to powers granted to it by the U.S. Constitution and preventing its overreach. This would require severely limiting funding for programs that involve unconstitutional overreach by the Federal government and limiting regulatory restrictions on the public and business. (2) Protecting citizens rights given to them in the Constitution--particularly all those rights both for citizens and states that have been enunciated in the Bill of Rights, since those rights have been carelessly disregarded by recent administrations--and personal rights ( to property, privacy, freedom from unwarranted searches and seizures and incarceration without charge, as well as to firearms, freedom of speech and religion,etc.) have all been under attack in Washington. (3) Providing for a strong domestic defense, including strong borders (with gates for workers who register to work in the U.S.), but avoiding excessive and unnecessary foreign entanglements and subsidies.
15. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Yes, to save the life of the mother. Also, in the case of incest and rape--provided that it is not a late term abortion. Late term abortions should only be allowed to save the life and health of the mother.
16. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
Our Creator (endows us with unalienable rights), Voters (have the right to establish a government to secure their unalienable rights), Constitution (highest law, establishes government structure), Congress (has the right to pass laws), Supreme Court
17. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was raised as a Presbyterian, my wife was an Episcopalian, so we compromised and joined a Congregational Church (now United Church of Christ) that we both were comfortable in. However, after the Congregational church merged, we subsequently attended a variety of churches. Our Children have variously attended Lutheran, Methodist, and Jewish nursery schools and our son attended an Episcopalian grade school. When my mother lived here we regularly attended a Methodist Church. I am a Christian and try to live a moral life so I will be unafraid when judgement day comes. I also feel that "virtue is its own reward" as it makes one happier on earth if one tries to lead a virtuous life. While I am not committed to any one denomination or church at this time., I am not an atheist, I just do not feel comfortable having any one denomination tell me what to believe and do.
