David Argall
Republican | Pennsylvania
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
David Argall
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Senate, Dist. 29
Incumbent
Yes
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013-14
100%
2015
83%, 89%†
2013-14
|100%
2015
|83%, 89%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2012
|50%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (3)
National Federation Of Independent Business
Pennsylvania State Troopers Association
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, State Representative Gary Day, National Federation Of Independent Business, McAdoo Republican Committee
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (8)
Anne Covey
Doyle Heffley
John C. Rafferty, Jr.
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Michele Brooks
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (20)
Americans for Tax Reform
America's Foundation PAC
Associated Builders and Contractors
Eagle Forum
Jerry Knowles
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (14)
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Teachers
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
International Association of Firefighters
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers
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
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Rape, incest, and the life of the mother
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Their desire to avoid the problems experienced by the colonists due to the excessive power of an unfair and uncaring government far from our shores, especially a government in which one man held extraordinary powers as King.
14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.
My family and the voters of the 29th State Senate District
15. 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, the Constitution, and the voters.
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Active member of my church for my entire life; B.A. at Lycoming College, with considerable assistance from a church scholarship; M.A. and Ph.D. at Penn State, after attending classes at night for 13 years. State Senator, 29th District, 2009-
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.
Available on my website
