Laura Nicol
Democrat | Texas
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Laura Nicol
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 133
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Texas, Austin, BS EE, 1986
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
Unitarian Fellowship of Houston, Membership Co-Chair & Hymn Leader, Thornwood Inc HOA
Board of Trustees VP, Harris County, Election Judge
Democratic Party, Precinct Chair, Stratford High School
Choir booster, Latin Dance sponsor, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, member
American Society for Quality, member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (1)
Texas AFL-CIO COPE
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
AFL-CIO
Democracy For Houston
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
ActBlue
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
ActBlue
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.
Neutral
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Neutral
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Agree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Agree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Neutral
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Disagree
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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 Disagree
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.
Strongly Disagree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Disagree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Disagree
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 Disagree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Agree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Neutral
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.
Disagree
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.
There is a hierarchy of jurisdiction, from national to state to county to city to landlord to citizen. And yet every citizen can vote in each level of each branch of government, so it is a circle.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Born, raised, baptized, confirmed, and ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church USA; converted to Unitarian Universalism in 2011. Every compos mentis adult human should be treated equally under the law. Corporations are not people; they cannot have religious beliefs. Money is not speech; elections should not be for sale. Preventive care is cheaper and more effective than emergency care; Medicaid should be expanded to cover the working poor. Employment is not slavery; every job should provide a living wage, safe working conditions, and predictable days off. Every school should be a good school, every job should be a good job, and every business should be an asset to the community. Government is to provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare. Those words "common" and "general" mean that communities of ordinary residents are to benefit from government actions, even when it may be at the expense of corporations, private organizations, or the
