

Ken Paxton
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ken Paxton
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary Runoff
Race
Attorney General
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Baylor University, Waco, B.A., 1985
Baylor University, Waco, M.B.A., 1986
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, J.D., 1991
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Prestonwood Pregnancy Center, Board Member, Centennial Medical Center in Frisco
Board Member, Texas Health Resources Hospitals, Advisory Board
Lifesavers Foundation, Advisory Board, Prestonwood Church
Member, Marketplace Ministries, Board Member
NRA, Member, Liberty Institute
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Senate, 2013-current
State Representative, 2003-2013
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Senate, 2012 (won)
State Representative, 2002 (won)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
111%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
95%
2013
93%
2013
|111%
2013
|100%
2012
|95%
2013
|93%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (8)
Adams, Cathie
Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee
Montgomery County TEA Party
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Texas Home School Coalition
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Texas Right to Life
Texas Homeschool Coalition
Young Conservatives of Texas
Kelly Shackelford
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (9)
GOPAC
Jim Landtroop
Jodie Laubenberg
Linda Harper-Brown
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (57)
Accountability First
Associated Builders and Contractors
Barry 'Kip' Averitt
Bass Family PACs
Bryan Hughes
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
American Association for Justice
International Union of Police Associations
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 Voters Constitution Congress Supreme Court
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 Voters Constitution Congress Supreme Court
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My faith in Jesus Christ guides my life and my desire to pursue God’s will each day through my family and my work. My desire is to mirror Christ in each task I set out to accomplish so that others will know I am a follower of Christ. I seek God’s wisdom and guidance each day to fulfill my elected duties.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My faith in Jesus Christ guides my life and my desire to pursue God’s will each day through my family and my work. My desire is to mirror Christ in each task I set out to accomplish so that others will know I am a follower of Christ. I seek God’s wisdom and guidance each day to fulfill my elected duties.
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