Cindy Burkett
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Cindy Burkett
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 113
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Bachelors, 2004
Eastfield Community College, Mesquite, Associates, 2001
University of North Texas, Dallas Campus, Mediation Certificate, 2005
WORK & MILITARY
Biel Partners, Vice President, 1
AFFILIATIONS
Mimosa Lane Baptist Church, Member served on various committees, Mesquite Area Republican Club
Founder and Member, Mesquite Republican Womens Club, Member
First Ladies Republican Womens Club, Member, Sunnyvale Republican Womens Cub
Member, Greater Garland Republican Organization, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State House of Representatives, 5 years
SREC Committeewoman, 4 years
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
89%
2015
78%
2015
61%
2015
53%
2015
48%
2015
|89%
2015
|78%
2015
|53%
2015
|48%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Texas Home School Coalition
Texas Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Texas Right to Life
Texas Association of Business
Texas State Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
Lfe PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (6)
Dan Flynn
Greg Abbott
Kenneth Sheets
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Republican Women's Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (51)
Allen Fletcher
Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated Republicans of Texas
Cathie Adams
Charlie Geren
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
International Association of Firefighters
National Association Of Social Workers
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
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
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
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
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
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
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
No Answer
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.
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
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.
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 Constitution Voters Congress/Supreme Court (equal authority according to the Constitution)
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that we all sin and fall short of God's expectations. When we acknowledge our shortcomings and ask God for forgiveness, we can begin a personal relationship with His son, Jesus Christ. As that relationship grows and develops we are constantly learning and striving to live in a way that will honor Him.
