
Alan Claypool
Republican | Kentucky
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Alan Claypool
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 10
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, MA, 1994
Furman University, Greenville, SC, BS, 1989
Daviess County High School, Owensboro, KY, 1985
WORK & MILITARY
TAC4 Solutions, President / Owner, 4
Utilities International, Principal, 13
EDS, Consultant, 6
AFFILIATIONS
Kentuckiana Project Management Institute, VP-Finance
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (4)
Freedoms Heritage Forum
Gun Owners of America
National Rifle Association
Take Back Kentucky
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Take Back Kentucky
Housing Industry PAC of Kentucky
Gun Owners of America
Congressman Thomas Massie
Freedoms Heritage Forum
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
National Republican Trust
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
GOPAC
Kenny Imes
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Republican Women's Organizations
Thomas H. Massie
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.
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
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.
Strongly 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.
Disagree
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. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
As Thomas Jefferson said, "Men in power are want to mischief. We must bind them in chains by the Constitution." All men have greed and self-interest. Government consists of those same men, with added FORCE behind all government decisions. In the 20th century, America rejected the crucial concept of man's sinful nature and began thinking of government as a helper, as a good partner in business and charity. Progressive societies cannot long survive as they ignore the truth of sinful man.
17. 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 Disagree
18. 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 (i.e., States) Congress - Supreme Court - President (tied)
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. I was saved solely by grace through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ at a young age. While not perfect (though perfectly redeemed), I have pursued God as my primary direction throughout my life. I grew up Southern Baptist, have attended Calvinist and Charismatic churches, and currently attend Bethel Fellowship in McDaniels, Ky. My three political core values are: 1) Each person has a personal responsibility for a net positive contribution to society 2) Each person has full authority over their life and justly acquired property, and only that 3) The limited role of government is to protect my right to individual life, liberty, and property The issues I am most concerned about in this election are: 1) Reducing government dependence 2) Opposing federal overreach on topics such as Obamacare, EPA, FDA, and Education 3) Pro-life, pro-gun, pro-family, and pro-work
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