Kevin Crow
Republican | Oklahoma
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kevin Crow
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Senator (unexpired term
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, PhD, 2001
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, M.A., 1995
Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR, B.A., 1989
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
Southern Oaks Church of Christ (Chickasha, OK), Member, Dardanelle Church of Christ (Dardanelle, AR)
Member, Grady County Tea Party (Chickasha, OK), Member
USAO Faculty Association, President (2012-2013); current member, Byzantine Studies Association of North America
Member, Oklahoma Council for History Education, Member (recent past membership)
National Council for History Education, Member (recent past membership), National Council for the Social Studies
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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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.
Agree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
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.
Disagree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
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?
As George Washington noted in his Farewell Address: "The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position. "
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
I am appalled at the bond buying policy that effectively doubled our money supply and thereby halved the purchasing power of American citizens when it comes to buying essential products. For example, Americans are currently paying nearly $5 for a gallon of milk, while we were paying only about $1.89 a few years ago. Similarly, while Americans are producing more oil than ever, prices continue to rise at the pump. Thus, I am committed to never again allowing the Federal Reserve to undertake a bond buying policy that transfers wealth from working Americans to multinational financial institutions who recklessly gambled away their profits. One measure that I would propose to signal this change in financial policy is to audit the Federal Reserve. Secondly, I will always put the interests of American citizens ahead of non-citizens. This means that I will never vote for an amnesty for illegal immigrants and that I will never vote to involve American troops in shadowy foreign entanglements.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
If the life of the mother is threatened, an abortion should be allowed.
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.
1. God 2. the Constitution 3. Congress 4. the voters
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I adhere strongly to the classical notion of pietas -- that is, I believe that one owes his very being to God, his family and his patria (which is a much better term than the ambiguous designation, country). Therefore, my life is defined by my duty to God, my family and the land of my forefathers. For answers to questions of utmost importance, I turn to the Bible, early Christian writers, the great minds of classical antiquity, and this nation's founding fathers and their European forerunners. While I may not always find the "perfect" solutions to the problems that I encounter in life, these sources of wisdom do provide me with guideposts by which I may live my life in an acceptable and honorable manner.
