Tommy Garrett
Non-Partisan | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tommy Garrett
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
Member of the Legislature, Dist. 3
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
National War College, Washington, DC, MS, 2000
Troy State University, Troy, AL, MS, 1986
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, BS, 1976
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Air Force, Colonel, 1976-2003
AFFILIATIONS
Open Door Mission, Contributor, Cystic Fibrosis
Contributor, The Salvation Army, Contributor
Special Olympics, Contributor, Disabled American Veterans
Contributor, Convenant House, Contributor
Food Bank of the Heartland, Contributor, Boys Town
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Nebraska State Senator, 2014
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Lee Terry
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
National Education Association
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.
Did not answer
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Did not answer
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.
Did not answer
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Did not answer
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Did not answer
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.
Did not answer
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Did not answer
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Did not answer
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Did not answer
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.
Did not answer
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.
Did not answer
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Did not answer
