
Andy Matthews
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Boston University, Boston, MA, Bachelor's Degree, Journalism, 2000
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Nevada Policy Research Institute, President and CEO, 2011-2015
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2021
96%, 96% (cum.)†
2021
92%
2021
|96%, 96% (cum.)†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (7)
Joe Lombardo
Nevada Young Republicans
Freedom Works for America
Keystone Corporation
Stavros Anthony
OTHER (3)
Robert List
Armed Forces Chamber of Commerce
Recovery PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Andrew Matthews (2016)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Andrew Matthews (2016)
Amy L. Groves (2015)
Dan Schwartz (2015)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
When the life of the mother is in danger and doing so is necessary to save her life.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
It should be left to the states and local governments, but I believe government interference in markets (including labor markets) has a distorting effect, leading to artificially high costs and (in the case of labor) higher unemployment.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Post government spending online (I did this here in Nevada as Controller: see Checkbook.NV.Gov); Create an Inspector General position for Nevada to root out waste, fraud and abuse (as I have proposed); Limit government to its core, constitutionally proscribed functions
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
I believe in what the U.S. Constitution says regarding religious freedom: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
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) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Choose not to answer
This question is a bit vague so I'd need to know more what this would entail in order to answer. Generally, I oppose the idea of government keeping records regarding individuals' sensitive health information.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes. Israel is our most important ally in the Middle East and the region's only democracy. We share many common foundational values and have an interest, both in terms of our own security and culturally, in the continued security of Israel.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
I believe that marriage is properly understood as a union between one man and one woman, and believe that this is an issue properly left to the states to address in terms of setting public policy.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Neutral
Nevada, as most people know, already has a very robust gaming industry.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Disagree
I believe that changes in climate can pose legitimate challenges, but policymakers should be modest when considering whether government either should or even can address those challenges effectively.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
I believe that ultimately we need an all-of-the-above approach to meeting our energy needs, incorporating fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and relatively newer technologies like solar energy.
ABOUT YOU
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
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To ensure public safety and carry out justice for crimes committed.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Government has a legitimate interest in preventing guns from being acquired by minors, as well as those with demonstrably serious mental health concerns.
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