Dade Phelan

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Dade Phelan


Party

Republican


Election Year

2014


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 21


Incumbent

No


Links

Dade Phelan websites Facebook

EDUCATION

University of Texas, Austin, BA, 1998

WORK & MILITARY

Phelan Investments, Partner, 9

State Senator Tommy Williams, Legislative Aide & Campaign Manager, 6

Texas District & County Attorney's Assoc., Staff Assistant & Sales Manager, 1

U.S. House Majority Leaders Office, Staff Assistant, 2

AFFILIATIONS

Lower Neches Valley Authority, President, Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas

Board Secretary & Fundraising Chair, Southeast Texas CASA, Board member & Fundraising Chair

Golden Triangle CCA, Board Member, Jefferson Theatre

Board Member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

(Candidate did not provide)

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

Race

Previous Races

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

2015

F

2015

|

F

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Texas Right to Life

OTHER (1)

Texas Association of Business and Commerce

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)

Texas Right to Life

Accountability First

Texas Association of Business

NRA - A Rated

TSRA - A Rated

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

David Dewhurst

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Texans for Lawsuit Reform

Texas State Rifle Association

Tommy Williams


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Texas Parent PAC

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. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.

Strongly Agree

3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.

Strongly Disagree

4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.

Strongly Disagree

5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.

Strongly Agree

6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.

Strongly Agree

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.

Strongly Agree

11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

Strongly Agree

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.

Strongly Agree

14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.

Strongly Disagree

15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.

Strongly Agree

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.

Strongly Agree

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.

God, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court.

18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Roman Catholic who puts God and Family above all else. I follow and believe in Christ because I know He would never lead me astray and in my darkest hour He will always be there with me. I am a proud father to three boys and a devoted husband to my wife of six years, Kim. They are the most important part of my life. It is through their love for me and my love of them that makes me the principled man I am today.

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