
Casey Cox
Republican | Indiana
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Casey Cox
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 85
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Indiana University, Bloomington, BA, 2004
Indiana University, Bloomington, JD, 2007
WORK & MILITARY
Beers Mallers Backs & Salin, Lawyer, 2007 - present
AFFILIATIONS
Indiana University Purdue University Foundation, Director, Indiana University
Trustee, Allen County Right to Life, Inc., Board Member
Brooks ode Church
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2013 - present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
|75%, 88%†
2013-14
|75%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Mike Pence
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Hoosiers for Economic Growth
National Right to Life Committee
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
International Association of Firefighters
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.
Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
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.
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.
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.
Agree
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.
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.
No Answer
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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.
Agree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
"Because if men were angels, no government would be necessary." -James Madison
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, Constituition, Voters
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Never, though life saving care to the mother that unintentionally results in termination should not be prohibited to save the mothers life.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian who sometimes struggles with properly articulating and showing my compassion through my beliefs.
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.
88% American Conservative Union lifetime voting record; 100% Pro-Life voting record.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
runwithcaseycox@gmail.com
Additional comment from candidate:
Question #12 was left as 'no answer' since the Founders setup a representative Republic not a pure democracy so I was confused on the question.
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