Jodey Arrington

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jodey Arrington


Party

Republican


Election Year

2014


Election

Special - Senate District 28


Race

State Senator, Dist. 28


Incumbent

No


Links

Jodey Arrington websites Facebook

EDUCATION

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, BA in Political Science, 1994

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Masters of Public Administration, 1997

McDonough School of Business, Washington, D.C., Certificate of International Business Management, 2004

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Protestant, evangelical church organizations, Elder, Sunday School teacher, and speaker, College and youth ministry organizations

Speaker and leader, Spirit Ranch Board of Directors, Christian leadership program

Texas Tech University

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

(Candidate did not provide)

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Texas State Senate, 2014

Race

Previous Races

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Texas Alliance for Life PAC

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)

Texas Medical Association

Texas Public Employees Association

Texas Alliance for Life

Community Leaders

GOP Activists

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (10)

David Dewhurst

Don Willett

Greg Abbott

Jim Landtroop

Joe Straus

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (27)

Alamo PAC

Associated Builders and Contractors

BILL PAC (TX)

Brighter Futures PAC

Common Sense Common Solutions PAC


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

American Wind Energy Association

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.

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.

Strongly 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.

Strongly Agree

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.

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.

God, Constitution, voters, supreme court, congress

18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I’m active in my local Church where I teach Sunday School. I also serve on a local Board focused on Christian ministry. My faith in Christ drives my biblical worldview and over the years I have led bible studies, taught Sunday School, and have been a guest speaker for different faith based organizations and churches.

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