Tony Tinderholt
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tony Tinderholt
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 94
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Regents, New York, BS, 1996
Touro Masters Education, Los Angeles, ME, 2005
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Air Force, STAFF SERGEANT, 10
U.S. Army, MAJOR, 11
AFFILIATIONS
Spirit of Hope, Volunteer and Contributor, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Volunteer and Contributor, St. Jude Research, Volunteer and Contributor
Catholic Charities, ESL Instructor, Columbia College
Adjunct Spanish Professor 2006-2013
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative HD 94, 1
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
100%
2015
100%
2015
96%
2015
96%
2015
91%
2015
|100%
2015
|96%
2015
|96%
2015
|91%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (5)
Adams, Cathie
McCarty, Julie
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Texas Home School Coalition
Texas Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texans For Fiscal Responsibility
Young Conservative of Texas
Texas Right To Life
Tarrant Republican Club
Cathie Adams former Republican Party of Texas Chai
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
College Republican National Committee
Jonathan Stickland
Republican Women's Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (15)
Accountability First
David Simpson
DFW Conservative Voters
Empower Texans
Jeff Leach
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.
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2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
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3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
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4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
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5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
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6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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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.
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11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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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.
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14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
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15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
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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.
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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.
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18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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