

Konni Burton
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Konni Burton
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary Runoff
Race
State Senator, Dist. 10
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of North Texas, Denton, BBA, 1984
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
The Rosie Project, Texas State "Rosie", Dallas Tea Party
Board Member, FreedomWorks, Platform Commissioner at the RNC
Liberty Central, Texas State Liaison, Texas State Legislature TEA Party Caucus
Advisory Committee member, NE Tarrant Tea Party, Steering Committee, Board Member, VP
Calvary Lutheran Church, Council Member, President, The Gladney Center
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
100%
2015
100%
2015
98%
2015
95%
2015
82%
2015
|100%
2015
|98%
2015
|95%
2015
|82%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
|F-
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (6)
Adams, Cathie
Tea Party 911
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Texas Home School Coalition
Texas Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Rafael Cruz
Texas Right to Life
DFW Conservative Voters Guide
Representative Giovanni Capriglione
Representative Matt Krause
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (15)
David Simpson
Don Stenberg
Giovanni Capriglione
Jonathan Stickland
Josh Mandel
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (40)
Accountability First
Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated Republicans of Texas
Bass Family PACs
Brian Birdwell
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.
Strongly 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 Disagree
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.
God, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian. My family and I strive to hold close to the Judeo-Christian vales that have made this nation great. We attend Calvary Lutheran Church in Richland Hills, TX.
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