

Stanley McClain Jr.
Republican | Florida
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Stanley McClain Jr.
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist 23
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Maranatha Christian School, Tallahassee, Diploma, 1979
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Olivet Baptist Church, Member, Republican Business Council
Founder
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
County Commissioner, 12
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
National Federation of Independent Business Florida
National Rifle Association
Personhood Florida Pro-Life PAC
OTHER (2)
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Medical Association
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Speaker Larry Cretul
State Representative Charlie Stone
Lake County Property Appraiser Cary Baker
Marion County Commissioner Carl Zalak
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Nature Coast Conservative Coalition
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression should be included as protected classes in existing non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Gambling should not be expanded in any way, nor should the tax or fee structure be made more favorable to the gaming industry.
Agree
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Disagree
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Strongly Disagree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Strongly Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
The founders believed that man's selfish nature would lead to self-serving decisions given the power to do so. Therefore, there was the need to set in place checks and balances through the three distinct and separate branches of government.
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.
God, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
No Circumstance.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and came to earth in the form of man to become the sacrifice for the sins of those who would believe in Him. The Bible was given to mankind to communicate God's plan of redemption and to serve as a guide for how we are supposed to live and treat other people.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Very Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I have been a County Commissioner in Marion county for 12 years.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
Email address: stan@stanmcclain.com Phone# 3522661245
Additional comment from candidate:
No Additional Comments
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