

Bryan Hughes
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Bryan Hughes
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
State Senator, Dist. 1
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, BBA - Economics, 1992
Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Law Degree, 1995
WORK & MILITARY
Bryan Hughes Law Firm
US District Judge William Steger, Clerk, 1995-1997
AFFILIATIONS
Golden Bible Chapel, Elder, Texas Right to Life
Pro-Life Whip of Texas House, NRA, Life-Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2002-Present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
100%
2015
96%
2015
91%
2015
88%
2015
86%
2015
|100%
2015
|96%
2015
|88%
2015
|86%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (11)
Cathie Adams
David Barton
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick
Carol Everett
Kelly Shackelford
OTHER (1)
Texans for Lawsuit Reform
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texas Right to Life
Texas Values
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Lt. Governor Dan Partick
Former Governor Rick Perry
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (21)
Charles Lee Perry
Daniel Webster
David Simpson
Don Willett
Jim Landtroop
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (38)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated Republicans of Texas
Bass Family PACs
Campaign for Republican Leadership
Cathie Adams
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
American Association for Justice
American Federation of Teachers
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
International Association of Firefighters
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.
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.
Strongly Agree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Agree
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?
Our Founders recognized the truth expressed in Scripture and borne out by our experience, that man has a sinful nature and because of his fallen state he cannot be trusted with unchecked power.
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 --> Congress --> Supreme Court
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
None. Thanks to advances in medicine, doctors tell us that an abortion is never necessary to save the life of the Mother.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a sinner, and my sin separated me from God, dooming me to a lost eternity. The Lord Jesus Christ, God the Son, came to Earth as a man and lived a perfect, sinless life, and then gave His life on the Cross to pay the penalty for our sins. He rose again on the third day and today He is in Heaven at the Father's right hand. Because I have confessed my sins and turned to Him and trusted Him for salvation, I have been born again. I now have a relationship with Him and a home in Heaven waiting for me when I leave this Earth.
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.
Since being elected to the Texas House in 2002, I have established a very conservative voting record. I have been awarded Taxpayer Champion from Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Freshman of the Year by Young Conservatives of Texas, Pro-Life Whip by Texas Right to Life, Defender of the American Dream by Americans for Prosperity, Courageous Conservative by the Texas Conservative Coalition; in various reelection races I have been endorsed by these groups as well as Texas Values, Concerned Women for America, Eagle Forum, and many other conservative groups.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
info@bryanhughs.com
Additional comment from candidate:
None.
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