Robert Deuell
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Robert Deuell
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary Runoff
Race
State Senator, Dist. 2
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
University of North Texas, Denton
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, BS
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, MD
WORK & MILITARY
Greenville Community Health Center, Medical Director
MHMR of Hunt County, Board Member
AFFILIATIONS
Republican Party, Aldersgate Church
Deacon
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
GISD School Board, 3
Texas State Senator, 11
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
70%
2012
67%
2013
55%, 56%†
2013
53%
2013
53%
2013
|70%
2012
|67%
2013
|55%, 56%†
2013
|53%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Texas Association of Business and Commerce
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texas Alliance for Life
National Rifle Association
Texas State Rifle Association
Texas Association of Business (BAC-PAC)
Texas Farm Bureau
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (37)
Angie Chen Button
Associated Republicans of Texas
Barbara Nash
Bennett Ratliff
Brian Birdwell
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (32)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Barry 'Kip' Averitt
Cathie Adams
Charles Schwertner
Craig Estes
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
International Association of Firefighters
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
American Federation of Teachers
Association of Texas Professional Educators
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts
International Association of Firefighters
International Union of Police Associations
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
10. 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
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Neutral
13. 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
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Agree
16. 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.
Neutral
17. 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.
The U.S. Constitution, then Texas Constitution are our authorities, granted and amendable by the governed.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in Christ Jesus as my Lord and Savior. He has saved me from my sins and gives me the power to see and do his will. I believe he has placed me in public life to do his will in areas of public policy, especially in the protection of life at all stages.
