
Al Hoang
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Al Hoang
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 149
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Houston, Houston, BA, 1989
Texas Southern University, Houston, JD, 1996
WORK & MILITARY
N/A
AFFILIATIONS
Vietnamese People's Action Movement, President, Vietnamese Community of Houston
President, District F Councilmember of Houston, Councilmember
Asian Crime Advisory Board, member, Christ Incarnate Word
Member, Our Lady of Lourdes, Family Law lecturer
Asian Chamber of Commerce, Member, Little Angel Charitable Organization
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Councilmember of Houston, 2010-2013
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Judge, 2003
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texas Conservative Republican
The C Club
Club of Vietnam Veteran Soldier
Faithfuls of Christ Incarnate Word
Faithfuls of Vietnamese Buddhist Center
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated Republicans of Texas
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
National Right to Life Committee
Republican Women's Organizations
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
International Association of Firefighters
John Whitmire
Seafarers International Union
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. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
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. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
10. There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Strongly Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
13. Where minor children are involved, divorce laws should be reformed to include mutual consent of both parents and an increased waiting period, unless there is fault or abuse.
Strongly Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. 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 Agree
17. 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.
The question is quite vague because the U.S Constitution is to be applied to all entities in this country. However, to some degree, the explanation of the Supreme Court about the Constitution such as "privacy" cannot be applied to Church entities.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Catholic and I follow the Catholic teachings.
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