

Anthony Cook
Republican | Indiana
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Anthony Cook
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 32
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Anderson University, Anderson, In, BA, 1973
Butler University, Indianapolis, MS, 1978
Purdue University, Lafayette, EdS, 1981
WORK & MILITARY
Education, Principal/Superintendent, 41
AFFILIATIONS
Arcadia Little League, coach, Cicero Little League
coach, Cicero Christian Church, deacon
Kiwanis Club, member, NRA
member, Supt. Assoc., Member/Commitees
Prin. Assoc., Member/committees, Chamber of Commerce
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2014-2016
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2016
|92%, 84%†
2015-16
|63%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Fraternal Order of Police
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Indiana Fraternal Order of Police
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Manufactures Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Hoosiers for Quality Education
Luke Kenley
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Neutral
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.
Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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.
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.
Neutral
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.
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.
Neutral
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.
Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Strongly Disagree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
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.
Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
To preserve and protect individual freedom and liberty first and foremost from government intrusion and to prevent the domination of the government by any one of the three branches.
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,
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Only when the mother's life is endangered or in cases of rape and incest.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and believe in following the teachings and principles as set forth by Jesus and the Bible.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
My voting record indicates that I am a fiscal, moral, and social conservative.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
h32@iga.in.gov
Additional comment from candidate:
none
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