

Kenneth Sheets
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kenneth Sheets
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 107
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, J.D., 2004
University of Texas - Arlington, Arlington, B.A., 2001
WORK & MILITARY
United States Marines, Major, 19
AFFILIATIONS
Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Parishioner and Volunteer, Knights of Columbus
Council Officer, Lake Highlands Exchange Club, Member
Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation, Board Member, Board of the White Rock Lake YMCA
Honorary Board Member, State Bar of Texas, Member
DAYL Foundation, Fellow
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 6
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
N/A, N/A
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
97%
2015
69%
2015
64%
2015
63%
2015
61%
2015
|97%
2015
|64%
2015
|63%
2015
|61%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Texas Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (14)
Americans for Prosperity
Cindy Burkett
Eagle Forum
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
National Right to Life Committee
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (52)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated Republicans of Texas
Charlie Geren
Cindy Burkett
Conservative Republicans of Texas
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (8)
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Democratic Women's Groups
Garnet Coleman
Laborers International Union of North America
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Association of Texas Professional Educators
International Association of Firefighters
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.
Agree
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
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.
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.
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.
Neutral
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
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.
I believe we are all children of God and created in His image. But, we are all also sinners and must strive each day to live by His word to help make our world a better place.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe we are all children of God and created in His image. But, we are all also sinners and must strive each day to live by His word to help make our world a better place.
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