

Thom Tillis
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Thom Tillis
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Maryland, University College, College Park, MD, BS, 1997
Georgia State University
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
St. Mark Catholic Church, Huntersville NC, American Legislative Exchange Council
Board Member, United Way, Past Board Member, Past Chairman
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Speaker, NC House of Representatives, 3
State Representative, District 98, 7
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2015-16
100%, 100%†
2012
100%
2015
91%
2015-16
70%
2015
65%, 65%†
2012
50%
2015-16
50%, 50%†
2016
50%, 47%†
2015
33%
2013
|100%
2015-16
|100%, 100%†
2012
|100%
2015
|91%
2015-16
|70%
2015
|65%, 65%†
2012
|50%
2015-16
|50%, 50%†
2016
|50%, 47%†
2015
|33%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
32%
2013
26%†
2015
14%, 14%†
2015-16
11%
2015
4%, 4%†
2015
0%
2015-16
|32%
2013
|26%†
2015-16
|11%
2015
|4%, 4%†
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Heartland Values PAC
National Rifle Association
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (27)
Citizens for Prosperity in America
Club for Growth
Committee to Elect Republican Women
Dan F. Soucek
George Holding
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (146)
21st Century Majority Fund
60 Plus Association
Alamo PAC
Allen McNeill
American Commitment Action Fund
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
National Education Association
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Veterans for a Strong America
William S. Cameron
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.
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.
Strongly Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Did not answer
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Did not answer
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Did not answer
17. 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.
Did not answer
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Catholic
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