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


Links

Walker Thomas websites Facebook

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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