Dana Matheny
Republican | Tennessee
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dana Matheny
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 8
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Union University, Jackson, TN, MBA, 2002
Union University, Jackson, TN, BSN, 1998
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA, ADN, 1984
WORK & MILITARY
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Director Clinical Standardization, 2004-2014
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Trauma Coordinator, 2002-2004
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Emergency Services, 1997-2002
AFFILIATIONS
Mission Aviation Fellowship, 1991-1996 served in Indonesia, Attend Central Church
Collierville, TN
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
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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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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 Agree
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.
No Answer
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?
Centralized power can quickly lead to abuse, waste, and corruption by those in power. This is a direct threat against individual liberty. The founding fathers wisely designed a system of independent checks and balances between the executive, legislative, and judicial 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.
Rule of law - one of the founding principles of our country is the rule of law, not of men. Our laws are to be consistent with natural law and applicable to all. This gives stability and predictability to our society. Today, too much power is centralized at the federal level, laws are arbitrarily enforced, and the branches of the federal government are not dutifully holding each of the other branches in check. The size and scope of the federal government must be reduced. (ex: Obamacare, IRS, Immigration) Regulation Overreach - rule making authority by agencies created by the federal government often go unchecked. (ex: EPA) Budget/debt/spending - Our US budget now has 85% of mandatory spending and 43% of each dollar goes to entitlement programs. With a debt of greater than $17 Trillion dollars, fiscal restraint has to be restored.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Threat of death to the mother or in-utero sibling (such as in the case of certain conjoined situations).
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.
Our liberties come from God and governments are instituted by the consent of the governed (the people). The U.S. Constitution defines the structure of the 3 branches of government which have separate power (executive, legislative, and judicial).
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My Christian beliefs are best summed up in the scripture John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.“ God created men to be free and able to choose to follow Jesus Christ.
