Rick Galindo

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Rick Galindo


Party

Republican


Election Year

2014


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 117


Incumbent

No


Links

Rick Galindo websites Facebook

EDUCATION

Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, Diploma, 2000

St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Finance, 2004

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Risk and Insurance Management Society, Director, Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio

Volunteer, San Antonio Food Bank, Volunteer

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State Representative, 2

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

Race

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

2015

F

2015

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F

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Hispanic Republicans of Texas

Texas for Lawsuit Reform

Conservative Republicans of Texas

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)

American Legislative Exchange Council

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations

State Republican Party Organizations

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Associated Builders and Contractors

Associated Republicans of Texas

Hispanic Republicans of Texas

Republican Women's Organizations

State Republican Party Organizations


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

International Association of Firefighters

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.

Agree

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

Agree

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

Disagree

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

Neutral

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.

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.

No Answer

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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.

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.

Agree

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

No Answer

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

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.

No Answer

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, Supreme Court, Congress, Voters.

18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Catholic who believes in Pro Life. Life begins at conception. I am for limited government and lower taxes in District 117. I am a fiscal conservative who believes every penny should be watched on how it is spent.

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