Chris Holbert
Republican | Colorado
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Chris Holbert
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 44
Incumbent
Yes
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013
|44%
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
David Balmer
Jared Wright
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Mark Scheffel
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Colorado Leadership Fund
Dan Nordberg
John Sampson
Justin Everett
Scott Renfroe
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 is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents or guardians
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No. In a rare case of saving the mother, every effort should be made to save both mother and child.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The desire for power. Concentrated power leads to abuse and greater temptation to overthrow and seize such power. By disseminating the powers of government among three branches, the Founders provided a system of checks and balances for the operation of government and for peaceful transition of power as a result of elections by We the People.
14. 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, Voters, Constitution. While the Constitution is the source of limited authority for each of the three branches of government, those branches are not intended to be sources of new or additional authority in-and-of themselves.
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
US Senator Bill Armstrong; US Representative Marilyn Musgrave; US Representative Tom Tancredo; State Senator Ted Harvey; State Senator Mark Scheffel.
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
State Representative, Colorado House District 44, R-Parker, 2011-Present Founding Consultant, The Earn Principle, LLC, 2009-Present President & Executive Director, Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association, 2000-2008 Marketing Director, various organizations, 1986-2000 BA, Loretto Heights College, Denver, 1984
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Habitat for Humanity of Colorado, at-Large Director, 2004-2008 President, Meridian Hills Homeowners Association, 2004-2009 District Captain, Douglas County Republicans, 2005-2009 Precinct Leader, Douglas County Republicans, 2004-2005 Word of LIfe Christian Center, Lone Tree Calvary Temple, Denver
