Taylor Griffin
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Taylor Griffin
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist 3
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, BA, Political Science, 1999
Greenfield School, Wilson, NC, HS, 1994
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Deputy Press Secretary, 1999-2000
White House, Media Coordinator, 2001-2003
U.S. Treasury, Director, Office of Media Affairs, 2003-2006
Managing Partner, Hamilton Place Strategies, 2009-2013
AFFILIATIONS
Christ Episcopal Church, New Bern. NC, Christ Church Georgetown
Washington, DC, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Wilson, NC
National Rifle Association, Washington, DC, Carolina CAN
Raleigh, NC
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US House (NC03), 2014
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Our Liberty Elections
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Jeb Hensarling
Richard Hudson
State Republican Party Organizations
Tom Cotton
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)
Emergency Committee for Israel
End Spending Action Fund
G.L. Deichmann
GOP Generation Y Fund
John J. Ferebee
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Democratic Party 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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Ambition, as James Madison discussed eloquently in Federalist 51: Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to controul the abuses of government. But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
REPEAL OBAMACARE: Obamacare is the worst public policy in my lifetime. It doesn't work and will have a tremendous negative impact on the economy and jobs. I support repealing Obamacare and believe it should be a top priority. SPENDING/DEBT: The massive federal debt is among the greatest threats to our nation's future. Recently, Washington has been patting itself on the back for the recent reduction of the deficit from colossal to merely enormous. This so-called progress threatens complacency and will likely reverse in coming years. We must address the debt now before we reach a point of no return, which may be closer than most politicians imagine. 10th AMENDMENT: The coercive use of the federal purse to circumvent the 10th Amendment and extend Federal power has enabled the vast expansion of the state far beyond what the founders intended and the good of the nation. I will work to remove restrictions on Federal programs and return power to states.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Human life begins at conception. The lives of the unborn should be regarded with no less value than any human life.
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.
1) God 2) Constitution 3) Voters 4) Congress 5) Supreme Court 6) Media Note, while the Constitution is supreme in the normal course, the voters, acting through their elected representatives and the ratification process, have greater authority.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God as the creator of the universe and Jesus Christ as my personal savior. God is the source of the inalienable rights that unite all human beings and define our nation's values. Faith is a personal source of strength for me that provides courage to make the right ethical and moral choices.
