

Matt Rinaldi
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Matt Rinaldi
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 115
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA, J.D., 2001
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, B.B.A., Economics, 1997
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
St. Ann Catholic Parish, Member / Volunteer, Knights of Columbus
Member, Rotary Club of Dallas, Chairman, Ambassadorial Scholarship Committee
Greater Irving Republican Club, VP - Programs, Federalist Society
Member, National Rifle Association, Member
Texas State Rifle Association, Member, Northwest Dallas Tea Party Coalition
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Rep., Dist. 115, 2015-2016
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Representative, District 115, 2012
District Judge, 191st District Court, 2010
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
100%
2015
100%
2015
98%
2015
98%
2015
96%
2015
|100%
2015
|98%
2015
|98%
2015
|96%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (8)
Cathie Adams
American Gun Rights
Gun Rights Across America
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Texas Home School Coalition
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Young Conservatives of Texas
Kelly Shakelford
Cathie Adams
Concerned Women for America
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (10)
Bryan Hughes
Conservative Republicans of Texas
Fred D. Thompson PAC
John Keating
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (22)
Accountability First
American Majority Action
Associated Builders and Contractors
Cathie Adams
David Simpson
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
10. 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
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
13. 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
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. 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
17. 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
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe Jesus Christ is my personal Lord and Savior and strive to live my life by the Word of God in all my actions and deeds.
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