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


Links

Casey Cox websites

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

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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