Tom Heck

Republican | Nevada

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Tom Heck


Party

Republican


Election Year

2022


Election

Primary


Race

Governor


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

US Air Force Academy, USAFA, CO, BS, 1977

Goerge Washington University, Washington DC, Ed.S., 1991

Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, MBA, 1999

WORK & MILITARY

US Air Force, LtCol, 22

AFFILIATIONS

American Public Works Association, Member, International City/County Mgn Associaton

Member, Society of American Military Engineers, Member

Association of Graduates, USAF, Member, University of Phoenix

Graduate Course Teacher, National Rifle Association, Member

Troy State University, Troy, AL, MPA, 1986

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

None

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

US Senate NV, 2016

US Senate NV, 2018

Race

Previous Races

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

WinRed (2020)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

Signed the Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer's Pledge

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

I am unapologetically 100% pro-life!

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Neutral

This is a medical issue between a doctor and patient. All medical decisions must remain between the doctor and patient. The government has NO ROLE in the doctor-patient relationship.


ECONOMY

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

First and foremost I will eliminate the Commerce Tax that 78% of Nevada voter disapproved. I propose a 10% budget cut once I am elected as the next Governor of Nevada. I also support a flat tax in the Federal tax code so all taxpayers have "skin in the game". Overarching goal is to cut taxes and reduce spending. Create an Office of Inspector General to root out fraud, waste and abuse in Nevada government. And most know that businesses don't pay taxes only people do so with that in mind business taxes should be reduced as much as possible. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

First and foremost, I will cut the budget by 10%. Nevada has numerous failing programs which need to be eliminated. I will create an Office of Inspector General primarily for that as well as rooting out fraud, waste and abuse and champion cost saving ideas from Nevada State employees. Once elected as the NEXT Governor I will do a complete audit of all funded state programs. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree

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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

None. Freedom of Religion is at the foundation of what it means to be an American.


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

I support continuing Medicaid and Medicare -- C. The problem with health care insurance is that the Federal governments regulates it and each state regulates it. We need health care insurance that mirrors how auto insurance is sold and run. This is a free country and each person can decide what level of health care they want from just catastrophic care like most young adults may want to a Cadillac policy that some may prefer and everything in between. The government needs to get out of the way and let insurance companies sell policies across state lines. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

For those actual vaccines that have been proven over years and years to be safe and effect that should continue. The distinction is that the "COVID Vaccine" is not a vaccine. This so called vaccine is really mRNA technology that has not been adequately studied or test for long term effectiveness and safety. It is known to modify both human RNA and DNA. This should never have been called a vaccine. See ElectHeck.com for more info. See ElectHeck.com for more info.


NATIONAL SECURITY

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

The US should continue to expand and develop it's worldwide reach of terrorist and eliminate it where ever it is found to ensure the safety of all Americans at home and abroad. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Strongly Disagree

The Israelis are the only reliable and dependable allied America has. We need to support them in every way, The US need to stop pursuing an nuclear agreement with Iran and put the sanctions on them back in place.


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree

All Biden's open border lunacy should be rescinded around border immigration. Open border are destroying our country especially small border towns who are being force to absorb and pay for those illegal's settled in their communities. I support and will follow Governor Abbotts busing plan to bus all illegal to Washington DC. They created the problem -- they need to solve it. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

All immigration should be merit based and like my grandparents from Ukraine, they must be able to support themselves without government assistance before they are allowed in the country. As had been required under President Trump, these immigrants must follow all immigration laws. Once an illegal always a illegal. See ElectHeck.com for more info.


EDUCATION

I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.

Strongly Agree

Educational funding follows the child putting parent back in the drivers seat for their children's education. If enough parents chose to move their children out of a school that school should be close and reorganized and restarted later on a limited bases fixing their shortcomings and failures. See ElectHeck.com for more info.


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

These values are lacking in the family unit today and many of our problems in society are the result of the failing family unit and respect for the law and law enforcement officers. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Disagree

There are only two genders - male and female or XX and XY with a few exceptions chromosomal abnormalities. By definition, XY is male and XX is female. No matter what anyone says, nothing changes this biologically. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition

Neutral

For centuries, the Webster dictionary held this to be true, marriage was between and ma. Recently, this has been changed in Webster. This is like one day saying the sky is no longer blue but green. Can it be done yes, but does it change anything - no. Government are by the people for the people so they can choose what they do. Unfortunately, across the United States, the vocal majority is driving what politicians do, disregarding what the majority wants.

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Disagree

I will issue and Executive Order on day one when I am elected to be the NEXT Governor of Nevada. This order will prohibit CRT and any other similar indoctrination of our children. Schools will be required to teach patriotism such as 1776 Study. This order will also require the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of each school day. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I was brought up Catholic and attended Catholic school. This religion provides and creates a strong morale values system that has served me well. See ElectHeck.com for more info.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

On day one as your NEXT Governor, I will champion legislation to require Voter ID. If I can't get the legislature to approve this. I will take it to and champion a referendum to let the Nevada voters decide. About 80% of all Americans support Voter ID. Only the legislatures are preventing this from becoming the law of the land. Again, the Vocal Minority driving what politicians do. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

I support the Election Integrity program that requires all votes to be paper, no voting machines, no ballot harvesting, Voter ID, and no last minute voter registration. I support all votes being counted election night and other than absentee ballot no other ballots will count after midnight of election day. All Supervisors of Elections will be elected not appointed. All elections will be audited for lessons learned and action plans created to fix failures and shortcomings. Paper ballots will be water marked and have serial numbers. See ElectHeck.com for more info.


EQUALITY

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

The United States has no systematic racism. Over the history of our country we have been a melting pot for all races and creeds. The threat now by liberal is the divisiveness they are causing every time someone disagrees with them and they claim racism. It just isn't true. Rarely, we have racism issues in the US and those are properly addressed by existing laws. Again the liberal divisiveness is a direct threat to domestic security and tranquility. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

I fully support reparations for any one that was a slave and is living today -- there is no such person. See ElectHeck.com for more info.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

I support a cost benefit analysis for all environmental laws and regulations. When cost exceeds the benefit, those laws and regulations need to be eliminated. Today we are expending adsorbent sums for each and every special interest environmental issue regardless of the cost. Many years ago government environmental agencies were run by professional engineers and staff. Today these offices are run by those supporting special interest and are not doing those thing that actually benefit the environment. Frequently, these special interest have unintended consequences that actual create environmental problems instead of solving them. For example, environmentalists were concerned about protecting the spotted owl habitat in the US Northwest. So they decided to ban all logging there. What they never took into account that lumber companies who grew trees there had a monetary interest in mitigating and preventing wild fires. Once they were prohibited from lumbering, no one had any interest in preventing wild fires. About 10 years later that area had a huge wild fire that burned a major portion of the spotted owl habitat. So another feel good environment initiative with devastating consequences. I can go on with hundreds of stories like this with equally devastating results. With need to get back with professionals in these office who are required to manage a cost benefit for any initiatives. Another consequence of the renewable energy policy is the KILLING of the sacred American Bald Eagle. The Federal government issued California a permit to KILL 500 Bald Eagle by energy windmills over a five year period. Anyone else KILLING Bald Eagles in America goes to jail and faces big fines. How do you thing environmentalist justify that? See ElectHeck.com for more info.

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Strongly Agree

I support free market based sources for energy. I will champion legislation in Nevada to purchase only sources of energy that are the cheapest based on the free market excluding subsidized amounts. Nevadans deserve only the cheapest energy that can be provided. This was another feel good environmental initiative that is already costing Nevadans more in their energy bills. This is particular damaging to the poor and those on fixed incomes. See ElectHeck.com for more info.


ABOUT YOU

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

The purpose of Government that is for the people and by the people is base on the constitution, not on the vocal minority as it is today. When I become the NEXT Governor of Nevada, we will clearly be government for the people by the people focusing on the silent majority issues, needs and desires. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

I believe government has inserted itself too much into our citizens lives. I will work very hard to get government supporting citizens and being responsive to citizens. We need less government that is why I will eliminate three regulations for every new one introduced. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

Interviews: Wayne Allen Root, Kevin Wall, Dennis Silver, American Media with Eddie Floyd and James McCormick. Lars Larson interview. Op-Eds: Go to ElectHeck.com/.news

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

I am running because career politicians have failed us... and given the opportunity they will do it again and again. I will revolutionize government and politics in Nevada. I have extensive education and experience (see ElectHeck.com). But far more important is my proven track record of finding common sense solutions that produce successful outcomes. See ElectHeck.com for more info.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Strongly Agree

We need to support and defend the men and women in blue. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Strongly Disagree

We need to ensure our men and women in blue are adequately resource to protect Nevadans so they feel free to go about their lives living, working and playing. See ElectHeck.com for more info.


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

I will make Nevada a Constitutional Carry state. See ElectHeck.com for more info.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Disagree

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