Elaine Hays
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Elaine Hays
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist.13
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
West Texas A&M, Canyon, TX, MSFE, 1998
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, BBA, 1980
College for Financial Planning, Greenwood Village, CO, CFP, 1998
WORK & MILITARY
Hays & Hays Financial Services, President, 1998-Present
North TX Association of Broker Dealers, Due Diligence Coordinator, 1984-1986
E. F. Hutton & Co., Investment Advisor, 1980-1982
AFFILIATIONS
Carenet Pregnancy Center, President, Vice President, Treasurer, counselor, Mission 2540
Treasurer, Randall County Republicans, Precinct chair, state convention delegate
Messiahs House, Member, Amarillo Republican Women's Group
Member, National Rifle Association, Member
Financial Planning Association, Member, Compassion International
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
N/A
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Voices Empower
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Cathie Adams
Texas Eagle Forum
Alice Linahan
Voices Empower
Ken Crow
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Mac Thornberry
Marty Rowley
Republican Women's Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. 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
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1. The Affordable Care Act - this legislation destroys the free market system and replaces it with a government controlled economy. The ACA will not improve health care, but rather it is a means for control and redistribution of income. 2. Constitutional violations by the president - Our constitution tasks Congress with writing legislation, the Supreme Court for determining if those laws are constitutional and the president to enforce those laws determined to be constitutional. Our current president has violated this numerous times by refusing to enforce parts or all of laws he disagrees with - or by creating new laws through Executive Order. 3. Data collection and storage by the National Security Agency - I believe the current policy of collecting and storing data on innocent U.S. citizens violates the 4th Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure.
15. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
To save the life of the mother.
16. 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 and the Executive branch.
17. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a believer in Jesus Christ as the one and only Son of God. All of us come into this world separated from a relationship with God because of our sin nature. Salvation does not rest on our own goodness but rather through grace. Jesus' sacrifice upon the cross forever cancels out our debt of sin and allows us, if we accept the gift of payment, an eternity in Heaven. My personal relationship with Jesus is the foundation for all my personal values and guides my decisions day by day.
