Ritch Workman
Republican | Florida
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ritch Workman
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
State Senator, Dist. 17
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, BS, 95
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, Captain, 14
AFFILIATIONS
Rotary, Member, Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
President, HorsePlay of Brevard, volunteer
Workman Warriors 5K, charity event benefiting wounded veterans
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
FL House District 52, 8
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
FL Senate, 2016
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
A
2016
96%
2015
86%, 92%†
2015-16
|A
2016
|96%
2015
|86%, 92%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Business Voice of Florida Space Coast
National Federation of Independent Business Florida
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
police benevolent association
Brevard County Firefighters
Business Voice
NFIB, FL Chamber and AIF
Sheriff Wayne Ivey
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Bill Posey
Joe Negron
Nancy C. Detert
National Right to Life Committee
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (15)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Committee for a Conservative House
Florida Committee for Conservative Leadership
Florida Leadership Committee
Florida on the Move
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts
International Association of Firefighters
National Education Association
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
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
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
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.
No Answer
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Strongly Disagree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Strongly Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
The corrupting influence of power and greed.
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 (the people). That's it. all power is held within those three.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
immanent death of the mother and rape
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I love, and enjoy a personal relationship, with Jesus Christ. While I am not perfect, I love my wife and kids and base my actions on how they will judge them.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Very Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I serve as an elected official not for the title, but for the policy. From my first day in office I dug into the conservative polices that needed reform and fought hard to make actual changes. these are bills that I wrote, I fought for and that became the law: 1. Dissolved an entire agency of government (DCA) 2. Required government employees to pay into their own pension system 3. The largest tax cut in Florida history (over 500MM) 4. Forbid tax dollars be spent with any company that boycotts Israel 5. Sweeping corruption reform to put public officials in prison that violate the trust of the people.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
ritch@ritchworkman.com
Additional comment from candidate:
no additional comment
