Al Hoang

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Al Hoang


Party

Republican


Election Year

2014


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 149


Incumbent

No


Links

Al Hoang websites Facebook

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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