
Wayne Smith
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Wayne Smith
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary Runoff
Race
State Rep., Dist. 128
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Odessa College, Odessa, TX
Texas A&M, College Station, TX
UT Arlington, Arlington, TX, BS Civ Eng, 1868
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, Specialist, 4th class, 1968-70
AFFILIATIONS
Baytown Chamber of Commerce, Baytown Rotary Club
First Christian Church of Baytown
UT Arlington Alumni Association, Associated Republicans of Texas
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
National Rifle Association
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Rep, HD 128, 2003-present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
100%
2015
66%
2015
62%
2015
54%
2015
48%
2015
|100%
2015
|66%
2015
|54%
2015
|48%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
|F
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Texas Conservative Review
Texas Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texas Conservative Review - Gary Polland
Associated Republicans of Texas
Texas Alliance for Life
Harris Co. Comm. Jack Morman
Congressman Brian Babin
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (26)
Associated Republicans of Texas
Bryan Hughes
Chuck Hopson
Conservative Republicans of Texas
Dan Flynn
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (13)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Conservative Republicans of Texas
David Dewhurst
David M. Sibley, Sr.
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
International Union of Police Associations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
International Association of Firefighters
International Union of Police Associations
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
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.
Strongly 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.
Agree
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
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
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Agree
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?
To protect religious freedom and personal liberty.
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, The Supreme Court, and Congress.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Only to save the life of the mother.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and a pro-life Republican. I proudly helped pass legislation to protect pastors who refuse to perform same-sex marriages. I voted to defund planned parenthood. And I have been endorsed by Texas Alliance for Life and Life PAC, and also had a 100% voting record with Texas Right to Life last session.
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.
Co-authored legislation to put more troopers on the border, and gave an additional $800 million in new border security funding. Co-authored legislation to increase the homestead exemption by $10 thousand, resulting in a $1.2 billion tax cut. Voted for a 25% reduction in the business margins tax, resulting in a $2.6 billion tax cut. Supported a state budget that stays beneath the constitutional spending cap, and leaves $11 billion in the state Rainy Day Fund. Helped to pass legislation that protects pastors who refuse to perform same sex marriages. Supported legislation to defund planned parenthood. 100% voting record with Texas Right to life last session. Endorsed by Texas Alliance for Life and LIFE PAC. In the 82nd Legislature I co-authored HB 12 which would have prohibited sanctuary city policies in Texas.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
(281) 424-9881 waynesmithcampaign@gmail.com
Additional comment from candidate:
I hope to have your support for State Representative in House District 128!
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