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 is the key to national prosperity.
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
life or death of the mother
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Our Creator gave inalienable rights to the individual, not the government.
Government must be limited, not individuals and their potential. Divided legislative, executive, and judicial powers with specific roles are key to individual freedoms.
14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.
Wife, NRA, hunters, Right-to-work groups, Right-to-life groups, Business groups.
15. 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, Media(free press)
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Greensboro Sr. High School, Greensboro, NC
Campbell University, Bachelors Degree in Business
Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo. - 3 Graduate courses
Fieldcrest Mills - Cost Accountant - late 1960s
Hardees Food Systems - Budget Supervisor/Marketing -1970s
Bojangles Franchisee - Owner/Operator/Small business - 1980s
Food Sales - 2 companies - 1990s
Automotive Sales - early 1990s and early 2000s
Retired - 2005
Active NC Jaycee statewide/state area director - 1960/1970s
Active Republican/various local party offices - 1980/1990s
Active Baptist - Deacon/Sunday School Teacher - 1999-present
Brunswick County GOP Chair - 2006-2009
NC Representative - District 17 - 2009-present
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.
Eden Jaycees - 1960s
Rocky Mount Jaycees - 1970s
North Carolina Jaycees - 1970s
Various Churches over 40 years
Currently, Southport Baptist Church
Nash County Republican Party
Wayne County Republican Party
Brunswick County Republican Party (currently)
Seventh District Republican Party (Chair briefly in 2009)
North Carolina Republican Party (Exec. Committee/Central Committee)
Member, Board of Trustees, Brunswick Community College, 2007-present
Charter Member, S.E. Brunswick Civitan Club