David Rainey
Republican | Kentucky
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
David Rainey
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 46
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Indiana University, New Albany, IN, Ba, 2006
Samford University, Birmingham, AL, JD, 2008
WORK & MILITARY
US Marine Corps, Cpl., 4
Louisville Metro Public Defender, Staff Attorney, 1.5
Rainey Law Office, Owner, 1.5
AFFILIATIONS
Highview Baptist Church, Member, Volunteer, National Rifle Association
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Member
Louisville Bar Association, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Freedoms Heritage Forum
Kentucky Right To Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Dan "Malano" Seum
National Right to Life Committee
Republican Women's Organizations
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.
Neutral
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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.
Neutral
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Agree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The founders believed that too much power in the hands of one individual or group of individuals was dangerous. Their experience with the British Authorities and their knowledge of world history and current events informed their belief that tyranny would be easily imposed without due restriction. This principle is correct and can be applied at all levels of government. Current events further reinforce that notion.
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, congress, Supreme Court
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior when I was six years old. I have experienced a number of trials in my life that have informed and reinforced my faith. I deeply believe that the solution to any individual problem or moral question can be found within the pages of his word. This belief informs my basic understanding of the interactions of men and how they should be governed. God granted us liberty because to do otherwise would be morally inferior. It is the responsibility of government to defend that liberty that we have been graciously permitted.
