Leigh Brown
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Leigh Brown
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 82
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
UNC, Chapel Hill, BSBA, 1996
WORK & MILITARY
RE/MAX Executive Realty, Broker/Owner, 14
AFFILIATIONS
Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church, Elder, leader of children's music ministry, Habitat for Humanity, Cabarrus County
Board member, Board Chair, Foundation for the Carolinas, Board member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Central Carolina Association of Realtors
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (8)
Frank Lucas
Johnny Isakson
Kevin Brady
Michael Grimm
Mike Fitzpatrick
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Joseph Crowley
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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.
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.
No Answer
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Disagree
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
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.
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?
Man is selfish by nature, and subject to corruption. The Founders felt that three branches of government would allow for no concentration of power in any one of the branches. This needs to be carefully observed currently, as division in one branch is allowing an abuse of power in another branch.
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.
Agree
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, Congress/Supreme Court. I do not believe that academia, industry, media, and professional sports were meant to have the authority they are currently perceived to have.
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only son, our Lord. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried. He descended into Hell. On the third day, He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. My marriage is built around God, my husband and I are also raising our children to understand God and Jesus, grace and forgiveness. I am called to love my neighbor. Not to be a judge. Not to play God. Not to determine if any sins are worse than other sins. God alone is my judge and that of my fellow man.
