Ed Rankin
Libertarian | Texas
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ed Rankin
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist.32
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA, MA, 2010
University of North Texas, Denton, TX, MS, 1987
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, BS, 1979
WORK & MILITARY
PeopleSolutions, Founder and CEO, 10
AFFILIATIONS
Dallas Mayor's Committee, Chair, Texas Council Develop. Disabilities
Board, Disability Rights Texas, Board
Carroll Independent School District, Trustee, Leadership Dallas
Graduate, The Dallas Assembly, Member
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas, Board, The ARC of Dallas
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
School District Trustee, 2000
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Congress, 2010
Congress, 2012
Race
Previous Races
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.
Strongly 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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Disagree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
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.
The economy: Too much spending and regulation are straining the economy. We need to eliminate the income tax and the IRS. I support the implementation of the Fair Tax. Major federal agencies like the FDA, the DOE, the USDA and the Departments of Education should be eliminated and those responsibilities returned to the states. The emerging police state and government surveillance: Our Constitution and Bill of Rights are being destroyed. We need to dismantle the security apparatus that is violating our rights. Obamacare: This legislation should be repealed immediately. The federal government has no business in the healthcare business.
15. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Only in case of rape and in situations where the mother's life is in imminent danger.
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.
God, Constitution, Congress
17. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Like most of the founding fathers, I am a deist. My values mirror those outlined in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
