Dewayne Burns

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Dewayne Burns


Party

Republican


Election Year

2014


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 58


Incumbent

No


Links

Dewayne Burns websites Facebook

EDUCATION

Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Agriculture, 1994

Texas A&M, College Station, Agricutlure, NA

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Cleburne Education Foundation, Charter Member, Johnson Co Economic Develpment Commission

Board Member, Johnson Co Emergency Services District, Fire Commissioner

Johnson Co Farm Bureau, President, First Baptist Church of Cleburne

Deacon, Cleburne Lions Club

Chisholm Trail 100, Ted Cruz Statewide Leadership Team

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Cleburne ISD Board of Trustees, 3

Texas State Representative, 2

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

Race

Previous Races

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

OTHER (1)

Texas Farm Bureau Friends of Agriculture Fund

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

TX Hospital Association HOSPAC

TX Association of Realtors TREPAC

Vocational Ag Teachers Association of TX PAC

Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND

TX & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc. PAC

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)

Brian Birdwell

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations

Republican Women's Organizations

Rob Orr

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (11)

Associated Builders and Contractors

Associated Republicans of Texas

Charlie Geren

Drew Darby

Joe Straus


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)

American Federation of Teachers

Association of Texas Professional Educators

International Association of Firefighters

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.

Neutral

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, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court

18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

As a Christian, I believe that God’s plan for my life has prepared me for this moment. I believe that we need more local leaders in Austin to stand up for local communities and families against the big government mentality that is far too prevalent today. I am not a politician. My roots and my heart are with my family and my neighbors. Texans have always taken control of their own destiny. That is why I have decided to step forward as a candidate for State Representative. I want to go to Austin to free hard-working Texas families from the burdens of Washington mandates so that the future is bright and full of promise for the next generation.

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