

Walker Thomas
Republican | Kentucky
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Walker Thomas
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 8
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, BBA, 1986
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Chamber of Commerce, Past Executive Board member, Community Development Services
Chairman, Salvation Army Board, Past Chairman
Hopkinsville Rotary Club, Past President, Paul Harris, District 6710 Ky. Rotary
Past Assistant Governor, Military Affairs, Past Chairman
Human Relations Commission, Past Board Member, Edgewood Baptist Church
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Hopkinsville City Council, 3
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Christian County Magistrate, 2015
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Commonwealth Policy Center
Freedoms Heritage Forum State/Federal PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
NRA - Aq rating for Special Election
Ky. Right to Work
Ky. Right to Life
Ky. Chamber of Commerce
Ky. Senator Rand Paul
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Myron Dossett
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Bluegrass Committee
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.
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.
Strongly 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.
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.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
No Answer
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?
"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judicial in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny" (James Madison, Federalist No. 51, 1788)
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?
None
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My core value and belief system comes directly from my faith and belief in Jesus Christ my savior. My Bible is my leading guide in everything I do in life. I also look towards the U.S. Constitution as my guidance in political matters.
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.
Endorsed by Kentucky Right to Life, Endorsed by Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Endorsed by NRA with an Aq rating Endorsed by Kentucky Right to Work
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
walker@kymoving.net 270-889-8091
Additional comment from candidate:
The combination of my leadership positions, business experience, civic leadership and spiritual beliefs make me an excellent choice for a candidate for State Representative.
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