

Cecil Bell Jr.
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Cecil Bell Jr.
Party
Republican
Election Year
2018
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 3
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Oakwood High School, Oakwood, TX, HSD, 1980
WORK & MILITARY
B-5 Constuction, Owner, 35
Tejas Underground Utilities, Owner, 20
Bell Ranch, Owner, 39
TXSG, MAJ, 6
AFFILIATIONS
Church of Christ, Member/Former Deacon, Republican Party
Member/Contributor, First Liberty, Sponsor/Contributor
Texas Values, Sponsor/Contributor, NRA
Life Member, TSRA, Life Member
Assoc. Builders and Contractors, Member, NFIB
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Rep, 6
Magnolia ISD Trustee, 8.5
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2017
100%
2017
95%
2017
81%
2017
73%
2017
66%
2017
|100%
2017
|95%
2017
|81%
2017
|73%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
National Rifle Association PVF
Texas Right to Life
Texas Values Action
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (18)
Barbara Cargill
Brandon Creighton
Conservative Republicans of Texas
Greg Abbott
Joe Barton
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (10)
Conservative Republicans of Texas
Kevin Brady
Matt Krause
National Rifle Association
National Right to Life Committee
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
International Association of Firefighters (includes national, state & local affiliates)
Texas Parent PAC
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Where conception is the result of incest or rape, where lifes of mother and offspring will be lost to the pregnancy, and in cases where the pregnancy jeaprodizes the mothers life.
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
The state constitution should limit the growth of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Strongly Agree
Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
Strongly Agree
What is the best way to bring down unemployment?
Did not answer
What role should government play in boosting the economy?
Did not answer
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
Did not answer
NATIONAL SECURITY
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Did not answer
Islamic law (Sharia) should take precedence over national and state laws where there are Islamic majority communities in the U. S.
Strongly Disagree
I support sanctuary cities.
Strongly Disagree
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
EDUCATION
Tuition-free public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
Any teaching to children on sex education in public schools must include all contraceptive methods, and should not show preference to abstinence.
Strongly Disagree
People should be allowed to use public restrooms, showers, and changing rooms based on "gender identity."
Strongly Disagree
Parents should be the primary authority in decisions affecting their minor children.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Our Founding Fathers recognized the inherent nature mankind is held in liberty, freedom and the right to a peaceful, tranquil existence. In structuring our Constitution those same men realized that the powers of government necessary to provide these essential rights had to be separated to assure that a constitutional republic designed to be “of the people, by the people and for the people” could not constitutionally amass the power to deny these inalienable rights to citizens.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian with strong traditional values.
ABOUT YOU
I support using a party caucus to nominate my party's candidate for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, and I pledge to vote for my party's nominee.
Yes
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2010 General Election, 2010 Republican Primary, 2012 General Election, 2012 Republican Primary, 2014 General Election, 2014 Republican Primary, 2016 General Election, 2016 Republican Primary
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
Did not answer
What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
Did not answer
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you:
Did not answer
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Did not answer
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support the death penalty.
Strongly Agree
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
More restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
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