Tavish Kelly
Republican | Mississippi
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tavish Kelly
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 4
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, JD, 2015
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, B.S., B.A., 2012
WORK & MILITARY
Kelly Firearms, Owner, Manager, 2012-Present
Office of Congressman Thomas Massie (KY-04), Intern, 2013
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Technion, Research Assistant, 2010
Naval Research Laboratory, Computer Clerk, 2008
AFFILIATIONS
Pearl River County Republican Party, Chairman (2012), Young Americans for Liberty
Chapter President, Cardozo School of Law, Jaycees, Member (Picayune, MS chapter)
Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout, Temple B'nai Israel
Member, National Rifle Association, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Second Revolution
Our Liberty Elections
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
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
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
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
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.
No Answer
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
No Answer
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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
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
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.
Disagree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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
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
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
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
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The Founders believed that men are unable to resist the temptation to abuse the authority of political office, and so that authority must be divided and set against itself through checks and balances. This principle came largely from Montesquieu's "Spirit of the Laws," a treatise on the means of preserving liberty within a polity written in 1748.
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The Founders believed that men are unable to resist the temptation to abuse the authority of political office, and so that authority must be divided and set against itself through checks and balances. This principle came largely from Montesquieu's "Spirit of the Laws," a treatise on the means of preserving liberty within a polity written in 1748.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) The right to keep and bear arms - Self-defense is only legitimate use of force in a free society and the principle upon which just governments are founded. As a firearms manufacturer and owner of a gun store, I am very disturbed by the federal government's attempts to cripple America's greatest defenders - its armed populace. 2) Free market policies - We have seen the effects of socialism in the economies of Cold War China and the Soviet Union. We know that the free market has been responsible for all of America's past prosperity, and yet we continue to weigh down businesses with taxes and regulation. I am a 100% free-market advocate, and will fight to get rid of these roadblocks to prosperity. 3) Constitutional principles - This nation was founded on the principle that the only just government was one instituted to protect the natural rights endowed by God. We have strayed from that ideal, and I intend to defend the Constitution uncompromisingly against laws that violate it.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) The right to keep and bear arms - Self-defense is only legitimate use of force in a free society and the principle upon which just governments are founded. As a firearms manufacturer and owner of a gun store, I am very disturbed by the federal government's attempts to cripple America's greatest defenders - its armed populace. 2) Free market policies - We have seen the effects of socialism in the economies of Cold War China and the Soviet Union. We know that the free market has been responsible for all of America's past prosperity, and yet we continue to weigh down businesses with taxes and regulation. I am a 100% free-market advocate, and will fight to get rid of these roadblocks to prosperity. 3) Constitutional principles - This nation was founded on the principle that the only just government was one instituted to protect the natural rights endowed by God. We have strayed from that ideal, and I intend to defend the Constitution uncompromisingly against laws that violate it.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
I am 100% pro-life. In the case that pregnancy is an immediate threat to the mother's life, the mother, father, and doctor should be allowed to kill the child to save the mother, but only if doing otherwise would be fatal.
18. 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 and the Supreme Court have no authority except under the Constitution, so they get skipped)
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
I am 100% pro-life. In the case that pregnancy is an immediate threat to the mother's life, the mother, father, and doctor should be allowed to kill the child to save the mother, but only if doing otherwise would be fatal.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Messianic Jew. I believe that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the Creator, Ruler, and King of this world. I believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah and Son of God who was sacrificed for the sake of Man, and that the curse of sin is washed clean by His blood.
18. 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 and the Supreme Court have no authority except under the Constitution, so they get skipped)
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Messianic Jew. I believe that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the Creator, Ruler, and King of this world. I believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah and Son of God who was sacrificed for the sake of Man, and that the curse of sin is washed clean by His blood.
