Patrick McHenry
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Patrick McHenry
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist 10
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC, BA, 2000
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
NC College Republians, State Chairman, Belmont Abbey College Alumni Hall of Fame
Inaugural Inductee, College Republican National Committee, Treasurer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
US House of Representatives, 2005-present
NC House of Representatives, 2003 - 2005
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
NC House of Representatives, 1998
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013-14
100%
2015-16
100%
2012
96%
2014
88%, 95%†
2013-14
93%
2015
92%
2015-16
100%, 90%†
2015
66%, 85%†
2016
67%, 82%†
2013
75%
2015-16
64%, 69%†
2015
59%
2015-16
47%
2013-14
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2012
|96%
2014
|88%, 95%†
2013-14
|93%
2015
|92%
2015-16
|100%, 90%†
2015
|66%, 85%†
2016
|67%, 82%†
2013
|75%
2015-16
|64%, 69%†
2015
|59%
2015-16
|47%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
4%, 9%†
2013
0%, 3%†
2015-16
0%
2014
0%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2015-16
|0%
2014
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Americans for Legal Immigration
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (62)
Adrian Smith
Bob Beauprez
Bruce Poliquin
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Charles Boustany Jr. M.D.
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (71)
American Conservative Union
America's Foundation PAC
Andrew Ammons
Associated Builders and Contractors
Austin M. Allran
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Airline Pilots Association
American Maritime Officers
National Association of Letter Carriers
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
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.
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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.
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2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
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2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
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3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
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3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
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4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
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4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
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5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
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6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
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8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
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9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
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10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
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11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
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11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
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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.
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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.
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13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
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14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
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15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
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15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
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16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
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16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
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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.
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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.
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18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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