Ken Hamilton
Libertarian | Arkansas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ken Hamilton
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 4
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Harding University, Searcy, AR, BS, 1978
WORK & MILITARY
Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Accounting Specialist, 36
AFFILIATIONS
Libertarian Party, Donator, Candidate, Cato Institute
Donator
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (1)
Arkansas Libertarian Party
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
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. 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.
Neutral
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Disagree
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.
Strongly Disagree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Agree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Man is born with a corrupted nature due to Adam's sin in the Garden of Eden and unless the federal government is restricted by the supreme law of the land it will become all consuming of every facet of life in these United States.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1. Sound money requires a gold standard so that the value of the U.S. dollar will be preserved and not devalued over time. 2. The federal government should be required by a constitutional amendment to balance its budget every year without exception so that it does not continue to run trillion dollar deficits year after year after year. 3. The 16th amendment should be repealed and the income tax replaced with a national sales tax. This would improve economic growth, savings, and worker productivity.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No.
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.
Constitution Congress Supreme Court
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian saved by the grace of God through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
