

David Sterling
Republican | Arkansas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
David Sterling
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
Attorney General
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
UALR Bowen School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas, J.D., 1997
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, M.P.A., 1994
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, B.A., 1992
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
Christian Legal Society, Member, Federalist Society
Member, National Rifle Association, Member
National Republican Lawyers Assn., Member, American Bar Association
Member, Arkansas Bar Association, Member
Pulaski County Bar Association, Member, Pulaski County Bar Foundation
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Conservative Arkansas PAC
Garland County TEA Party
Our Voices Arkansas
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
16 Current Arkansas Legislators
Garland County TEA Party
Conservative Arkansas
Independence County TEA Party
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.
Strongly Agree
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
Strongly 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.
Strongly Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Corruption. By establishing three branches of government and dividing powers between them, the founders made sure that no single body would be charged with making, enforcing and interpreting laws in a preferential and corrupt manner. The power of each branch is subject to checks and balances from the other two branches, theoretically establishing a system of fairness to all and avoiding tyranny of any single 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.
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, Voters, Supreme Court, Congress
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I have a Judeo-Christian worldview. I’m guided by my relationship with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I have attended church at Fellowship Bible Church for the last 20 years with my wife and daughter. I serve in my church in various ways, including leading a community group and singing in our community choir. I am 100% Pro-Life. The right to life is so fundamental to this country that it was spelled out in our own Declaration of Independence. I believe life begins at conception and will always defend innocent unborn life. Arkansas statutes ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. As Attorney General, I’ll fight to uphold this and other pro-life laws.
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