Patrick McHenry
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
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
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%†
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%†
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
OTHER (4)
US Chamber of Commerce
National Federation Of Independent Business
North Carolina for Liberty
National Rifle Association
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 is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Neutral
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents.
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Medical threat to the life of the mother only.
13. 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) Voters 3) Constitution 4) Congress & Supreme Court (and Executive Branch)
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Wisdom and foresight
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
-Graduate of Belmont Abbey College (BA in History) -Member of St. Michael's Church in Gastonia -Member of the Chamber of Commerce in all 10 Counties in the 10th Congressional District -Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, 2003-2005 -Presidential Appointee, Special Assistant to the US Secretary of Labor, 2001 -Licensed North Carolina REALTOR
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Chairman of the House Conservatives Fund
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
National Rifle Association US Chamber of Commerce National Right to Life National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
