

Dennis Paul
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
University of Houston, Houston, BS - Civil Engineering, 1986
University of Houston, Houston, MS - Civil Engineeing, 1991
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Structural engineers association of Texas, State board of directors - 10 years., Structural engineers association of Texas
Chaired State Legislative Committee - 8 years, Knights of Columbus, 17 yrs - Held local and State Leader
Space Center Rotary club, 4 years - serving on board of directors - 2 years, St. Bernadette's in Clear Lake City
20 years -Serve as Liturgical Captain, City of Houston, Volunteer for Armand Bayou Clean Water Program
Collage activities, Vice-President of the American Society of Engineer, College actitities
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
SREC Committman, 8
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
94%
2015
89%
2015
85%
2015
73%
2015
70%
2015
|94%
2015
|89%
2015
|85%
2015
|70%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
C Club of Houston
Texas Right to Life
Texas Values Action
OTHER (1)
Texas Association of Business BAC PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Gary Polland - Texas Conservative Review
Dr. Hotze and Conservative Republicans of Harris C
Texas Alliance For LIfe PAC
Houston Association of REALTORS PAC
Texas Right to Life
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (6)
Cindy Burkett
Greg Bonnen
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Randy Weber
Republican Women's Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (11)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Conservative Coalition of Harris County
John Davis
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
National Federation of Independent Business
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
International Association of Firefighters
International Union of Police Associations
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
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
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
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
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Strongly Disagree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Strongly Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Men will always use government to seek and gain power but by limiting government to as many limited issues as they are needed and then having checks on that power by separate branches and houses in congress the founders hoped to hold those problems to a minimum.
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, Voters, Constitution, Congress,
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
None
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian, and believe that God is present in our lives and in our country, and that we need to live our lives in a Christian manner and run our country in a Christian manner and God will bless our lives and our countrys prosperity. The more we pull away from Gods plans the more problems we have.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Very Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I believe I have voted as a true conservative and my voting record will show that. I will consistently vote for our values and purposes and will work to have a good physically conservative government that will work to provide for a strong economy, provide infrastructure needed, and support our security and our life safety.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
dennis@dennispaul.com
Additional comment from candidate:
I look forward to working with everyone to help solve any issues that Texas has before it.
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