Matt Shea

Republican | Washington

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Matt Shea


Party

Republican


Election Year

2014


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist.4 - Pos. 2


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Matt Shea websites LinkedIn

EDUCATION

Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, B.A., 1996

Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA, J.D., 2006

WORK & MILITARY

U.S. Army, Captain, 1996-2006

Selective Service Board, Board Member, 2011-Present

Army Advisory Board, Vice-Chairman (E. WA), 2010-Present

AFFILIATIONS

Alliance Defending Freedom, Allied Attorney, Pacific Justice Institute

Affiliated Attorney, Family Policy Institute, Director

Washington Family Foundation, Founder, Executive Director, National Rifle Association

Lifetime Member, Gun Owners of America, Lifetime Member

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lifetime Member, Many other organizations...

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State Representative, 2009-Present

Precinct Committee Officer, 2009-Present

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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Race

Previous Races

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS

2015

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100%, 100%



2012

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100%, 98%



LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

2016

F


2015-16

18%, 11%


2015-16

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18%, 11%

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Human Life PAC

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

(None listed.)

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)

Liz Pike

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations

Michael Baumgartner

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (11)

Associated Builders and Contractors

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Gun Owners Action League of Washington

Jeff Holy

Jesse Young


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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2. Parents should be free to use tax credits, vouchers, or education savings system to enable children to attend any public, charter, private, homeschool, or online academy .

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3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.

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4. Except in cases where a judge has determined it would put a minor at risk, parental notification should be required before a minor can receive an abortion.

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5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.

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6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.

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7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

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8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

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9. Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

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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.

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11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

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12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

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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.

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14. Washington State should not be suing any businesses that prefer not to be part of a same-sex wedding.

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15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.

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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.

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17. Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.

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18. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

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19. 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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20. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?

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21. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

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