James White

Republican | Texas

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Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

University of Houston, Houston, Ph.D., 2012

Prairie View A& M University, Prairie View, M.Ed, 2000

Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, B.S., 1986

WORK & MILITARY

United States Army, Captain, 1986-92

Golden Pines, Forestry, 2011-present

Woodville ISD, Teacher, 2007-2011

Livingston ISD, Teacher, 2005-2007

AFFILIATIONS

Hillister Baptist Church, Member, National Rifle Association

Member, Texas Republican Party, Member

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Member, Boy Scouts of America

Member, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Member

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Member, Texas Farm Bureau

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State Representative, 2011-present

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Georgia - State Rep, 1992

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Texas Right to Life

National Rifle Assn

Texas State Rifle Assn

Texas Associstion of Business

Texas Farm Bureau

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (21)

Brian Babin

Charles Lee Perry

Elizabeth "Liz" Cheney

Hispanic Republicans of Texas

Jane Nelson

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (24)

Associated Republicans of Texas

Black Republican PAC

Brian Babin

Conservative Republicans of Texas

Dan Patrick


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)

International Association of Firefighters

Sierra Club

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Strongly Disagree

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.

Strongly 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, Christ Constitution Voters God has established or ordained three institutions: the family, the church, and government. Because these are godly ordained institutions, the family, the church, and the government are subordinate to God

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, Christ Constitution Voters God has established or ordained three institutions: the family, the church, and government. Because these are godly ordained institutions, the family, the church, and the government are subordinate to God

18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am so grateful for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross for my sins. I am saved by the blood of Jesus and the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is my Savior. We are all made in the image of God, and therefore, the ultimate role of government is to protect inalienable rights, thereby, expanding liberty and allowing individual liberty to enhance society. Of all rights, government protects the right to Life.

18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am so grateful for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross for my sins. I am saved by the blood of Jesus and the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is my Savior. We are all made in the image of God, and therefore, the ultimate role of government is to protect inalienable rights, thereby, expanding liberty and allowing individual liberty to enhance society. Of all rights, government protects the right to Life.

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