Ben Sanders
Libertarian | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ben Sanders
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, BS, 1997
Almeda University, Boise, MS, 2005
Almeda University, Boise, DBA, 2011
WORK & MILITARY
Defense Acquisition University, Contracting Officer Rep, 2013
National Archives and Records Administration, Certified Records Managers, 2011
Project Management Institute, PMI Member, 2010
NASA, SATERN certified, 2008
AFFILIATIONS
Freemason, Master Mason, Universal Life Church
Ordained Minister, White House, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Seated Member
NASA Astronaut Class of 2013, Candidate, NASA JSC Information Technology Working Group
Member, National Rifle Association, Member
IEEE, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texas Tea Party
Texas Independence Now
Libertarian Party of Texas
Outreach Strategists
Open Carry Texas
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.
Strongly 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.
Strongly Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Disagree
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
Strongly Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. 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
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.
God, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth that God Governs in the affairs of all men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that a country such as American can rise without his aid? Man's Liberties and rights come from God, not from the Government, and that ordinary men can govern themselves. A man's life is not cast, but through merit, education, and ability he can rise to greatness. That a country can depend on the goodness of its people and their willingness to give back and to help others through the grace of God, not through false charity of taxation. For it is not the Government's to give.
