

Dewayne Burns
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dewayne Burns
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 58
Incumbent
No
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
2015
100%
2015
81%
2015
76%
2015
74%
2015
72%
2015
|100%
2015
|76%
2015
|74%
2015
|72%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (1)
Texas Parent PAC
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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