
Ralph Sheffield
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ralph Sheffield
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 55
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Richfield High, waco,tx, grad HS, 73
MCC, waco,tx
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
First Methodist Church, member, Temple Chamber
member, Belton Chamber, member
Texas Restaurant Assoc., member- Past State President, Temple Area Home Builders
member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Rep. District 55, 5.5
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Texas Association of Business and Commerce
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texas Conservative Collation
Texas Alliance for Life
Texas Assc. of Business
Texans for Lawsuit Reform
NRA_TSRA ratingA+
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (13)
Conservative Republicans of Texas
GOPAC
Jason Isaac
Jimmie Don Aycock
John Carter
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (27)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Barry 'Kip' Averitt
Bass Family PACs
Conservative Republicans of Texas
Empower Texans
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.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
Strongly 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.
Agree
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.
Neutral
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly 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.
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
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Methodist/ christan
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