Thomas Ravenel
Other | South Carolina
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Thomas Ravenel
Party
Other
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
The Citadel, Charleston, Business Administration, 1985
University of South Carolina, Columbia, Masters Business Adminstration, 1991
WORK & MILITARY
Real Estate, President, Ravenel Development Corporation, 22
AFFILIATIONS
French Huguenot Church, Member, Schools for Disabled Children
Contributor, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Contributor
CATO Institute, Contributor, Kiwanis Club
Member, Rotary Club, Member
Charleston Chamber of Commerce, Member and Contributor
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Treasurer, State of S.C., 1
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
U.S. Senate, 2004
S.C. House Seat 114, 1988
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)
Henry McMaster
Mark Sanford
Mick Mulvaney
Nikki Haley
Ralph W. Norman
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Beth Bernstein
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Disagree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. 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
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Agree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Having studied thousands of years of human history and people's struggle for freedom, our founders were very hostile toward concentrations of coercive power in the hands of a few. Therefore, they divided power at the federal level horizontally with a system of checks and balances between the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, and they also divided power vertically through federalism as outlined in the 10th Amendment to the Constitution.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) Limited Government: I believe we need a government strong enough to secure our God-given rights against those who would violate them through force or fraud, but not so strong as negate or abridge them. 2) Free Enterprise: History has shown that free people and free markets deliver better services at lower prices than government-run monopolies. 3) Individual Liberty: History has shown that individual liberty will do far more for the common good than collectivist coercion.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Abortion should only be allowed in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is threatened.
18. 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 Industry Academia
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and I strongly believe that the government should stay out of religious choices that individual Americans make.
