Ryan F. Quarles
Republican | Kentucky
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ryan F. Quarles
Party
Republican
Election Year
2015
Election
Primary
Race
Comm. of Agriculture
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Kentucky, Lexington, BS, 2005
University of Kentucky, Lexington, MS, 2006
University of Kentucky, Lexington, MA, 2006
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Scott County Republican Party, Scott County Tea Party
National Rifle Association
Kentucky Farm Bureau, Scott County 4-H
Scott County FFA Alumni Association
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 6
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013-14
100%
2015
67%, 73%†
2011-12
59%
2013-14
|100%
2015
|67%, 73%†
2011-12
|59%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Andy Barr, Brett Guthrie
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Congressman Brett Guthrie
Congressman Andy Barr
Commissioner of Agriculture James Comer
Senate Ag Committee Chairman Paul Hornback
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Daniel B. Elliott
James R. Comer Jr.
Kimberly Moser Kimberly Poore Moser
Sara Beth Gregory
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (48)
Adam Koenig
Addia Wuchner
Alecia Webb Edgington
Associated Builders and Contractors
Bart Rowland
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
International Association of Firefighters
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
2. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
3. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
4. There are times when American judges should alter U.S. case law in order to comply with foreign case law.
Strongly Disagree
5. 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
6. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
7. 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
8. The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Strongly Agree
9. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
10. More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
11. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
12. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
13. Capital punishment should not be allowed for any reason.
Strongly Disagree
14. Our state should allow charter schools.
Strongly Agree
15. Our state should allow the growth and production of industrial hemp, which is very similar to marijuana.
Strongly Agree
16. Our state should allow casino gambling.
Neutral
17. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Our founding fathers recognized that the writings of both John Locke and Thomas Hobbes were true. Mankind is blessed with inalienable rights and natural freedoms however, mankind is imperfect. The Constitution acknowledges this and blesses United States citizens with the greatest freedoms known to the world while carefully balancing the power of Government so that no one branch can ever amass enough power to infringe upon those rights.
18. Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
I am proud to be pro-life and have been fully endorsed by Kentucky Right to Life and Northern Kentucky Right to Life in my past elections.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a proud Christian. I was raised in a Baptist household on a family farm where I learned the value of a hard day's work and that, while there will be bountiful years and poor years, God has a plan for us all.
20. Phone number for voters to reach you (for publication)
8594751934
21. E-mail address for voters to reach you (for publication)
ryan@ryanquarles.com
