

Asa Hutchinson
Republican | Arkansas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Asa Hutchinson
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
Governor
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, J.D., 1975
Bob Jones University, Greenville, S.C., 1972
WORK & MILITARY
AH Law Group, Owner, '08-Present
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Under Secretary, 2003-2005
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Administrator, 2001-2003
U.S. Attorney, Western District of Arkansas, U.S. Attorney, 1982-1985
AFFILIATIONS
The Constitution Project, Board of Directors, Republican Party of Arkansas
Chairman, First Baptist Church, Rogers, Arkansas, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
U.S. Congress - 3rd District of Arkansas, 1997-2001
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Conservative Arkansas PAC
National Rifle Association
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Congressman Tim Griffin
Congressman Rick Crawford
Multiple State Legislators
Conservative Arkansas
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (14)
Cecile Bledsoe
Charlie Collins
George Allen
Jason Rapert
John Sidney McCain
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.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
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.
Neutral
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.
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.
Agree
16. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The fact that man is corruptible and sinful.
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.
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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian with faith in Jesus Christ as my Savior. We are accountable to a Sovereign God for our actions and God ordains governments and leaders. We should be tolerant and government does not endorse any religion over another.
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