Jerry Lowery
Republican | Tennessee
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jerry Lowery
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 6
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville TN, B.S., 1989
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville TN, M.S., 1998
WORK & MILITARY
U. S. Navy, E - 5, 4
AFFILIATIONS
NRA, Member, Tennessee FireArms Association
Member, Tennessee Republican Assembly, Member
First Baptist Church, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
County Commissioner, 4
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Disagree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. 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
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The Founders understood the scriptures and knew that man had within him/her a sin nature. They knew that left alone man would use the system for personal gain and lose sight of our freedoms. They established a system of government that would allow certain powers, but not all power. They understood that man in his self would pollute the system, thus a separation of powers that would be able to provide a checks and balance system for the branches of government.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) EDUCATION AND THE COMMON CORE MOVEMENT: I see this a federal move to take over the education system and remove it from local control. We must not allow this common core movement to be implemented in our local schools. 2) THE TAX CODE AND THE IRS: The tax code needs to be completely reformed and I would like to see the United States to move toward the Fair Tax System. We must lesson the burden upon the people that are working hard and living from pay check to pay check. 3) IMMIGRATION: We must immediately secure the borders and enforce the laws that we have controlling the borders.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Under no circumstances should abortion be allowed. Under no circumstances should tax payer dollars be used to help pay for abortions. Life begins at conception. I stand 100 % against any abortions.
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.
1) GOD 2) Constitution 3) Supreme Court 4) Congress 5) Voters
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian. I believe the Bible is GOD's written word and it is still relevant for today's society. I also understand that we should filter everything through the wisdom of the Bible.
