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


Links

Kenneth Sheets websites Facebook

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


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

2015

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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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