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


Links

Cecil Bell Jr. websites
FacebookX

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


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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