Andrew Piel

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Andrew Piel


Party

Republican


Election Year

2016


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 94


Incumbent

No


Links

Andrew Piel websites Facebook

EDUCATION

University of Texas School of Law, Austin, JD, 1997

Univeristy of Texas at Austin, Austin, BA, 1994

James W. Martin High School, Arlington, High School, 1990

WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

Arlington Republican Club, President 2003, member since 1997, Tarrant County Republican Assembly

President 2005, Texas GOP State Convention, Six-time delegate

First United Methodist Church, Member since 1997, Sun. Sch. Class Pres. 2xs, Tarrant County Bar Construction Law Section

Chair 2015-16, Vice-Chair 2014-2015, Arlington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2008-2009

AGC/TEXO Govt. Relations Cmte., 2005 to present, Arlington Chmb. Public Policy Council

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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Race

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Fmr. State Senator Chris Harris

Fmr. State Senator Kim Brimer

Fmr. State Rep. Toby Goodman

Fmr. State Rep. Barbara Nash

Fmr. Arlington Mayor Richard Greene

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (10)

Barbara Nash

James Keffer

Joe Barton

John Cornyn

Kenneth "Kim" Brimer

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

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.

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 Agree

Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

Neutral

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.

Agree

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?

Man is fallen, sinful, and has be held accountable, by God and his fellow man. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

When the death of the mother is imminent, and inevitable. Said condition needs to be certified to and sworn to by a licensed medical professional under the penalty of purgery.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Jesus Christ is my Savior, my Strength, and my Guiding Light. There is but one Christian God, embodied by the Holy Trinity.

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 have been a conservative activist since my college years in the early 1990s. I have worked on multiple campaigns for conservative candidates.

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.

andrew@andrewpielfortexas.com

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