Mike Schofield

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Mike Schofield


Party

Republican


Election Year

2020


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 132


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, JD, 1992

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, BA, 1988

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

St. John Vianney Catholic Church, usher, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

life member, fmr member Speakers Committee, R Club, chairman, candidates committee (3 times)

Harris County Republican Party Finance Committee, fmr vice chair, Harris County Republican Party November Team

fmr chair, Ronald Reagan Republican Women, auxiliary member

Cherry Tree Republicans, member, Daughters of Liberty Republican Women

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State Representative, HD 132, 2015-2019

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Texas House of Representatives, HD 133, 2006

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (4)

Sid Miller

Texas Home School Coalition

Texas Right to Life

Texas Values Action

OTHER (1)

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)

Conservative Republicans of Texas (2006)

Greg Abbott (2014)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2018)

Maverick PAC (2010)

National Right to Life Committee (2014)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (20)

Conservative Republicans of Texas (2006)

Dan Patrick (2007)

Donna Bahorich (2014)

Empower Texans (2014)

Greg Abbott (2017)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)

General Contractors' Association of Pennsylvania (2017)

International Association of Firefighters (includes national, state & local affiliates) (2014)

International Union of Police Associations (2014)

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?

I don't know of any.


ECONOMY

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure 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

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

The Texas Legislature, like all legislatures except Vermont, is required to balance its budget. The budget is currently balanced and will continue to be. Every state agency should be required to justify its spending to demonstrate that the expenditures actually work toward its stated purpose and that the amount spent in doing so is no more than is necessary.


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

I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.

Yes

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

The phrase was an off-hand remark by Thomas Jefferson, which he deleted from a letter to several pastors. It is not found in the constitution. Each person has a right to bring their religious and moral views to their consideration of public policy.


HEALTHCARE

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.

Strongly Disagree

How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?

The free market can provide much better, and more affordable, health care than a government-run or HMO-driven market.


NATIONAL SECURITY

The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.

Strongly Agree


IMMIGRATION

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.

Strongly Agree

State and federal funds should be denied to any public or private entity, including but not limited to sanctuary cities, that are not in compliance with immigration laws.

Strongly Agree

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

A country is not really sovereign unless it controls its own borders. No one should be allowed in unless the law provides for their entrance. As a nation, we should decide when we need more workers or what circumstances, such as actual refugee status, should allow them to enter.


EDUCATION

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Disagree


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Disagree

Promotion of the LGBT agenda in public schools, including teaching of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity”, is completely inappropriate and should be opposed at the state and local level.

Strongly Agree

I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian (Roman Catholic) and have always tried to live up to the values of my faith.


ABOUT YOU

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.

My voting record in the Texas House of Representatives, as well as the bills I have authored and fought for and the bills I fought against, will all attest to my political philosophy.

What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?

Prior to my four years of service in the Texas House, during which time I fought for limited government and traditional Texas values, I served on Governor Rick Perry's staff for eleven years, during which time I worked with the legislature on a daily basis. I know how to get good policy enacted, and I know how to kill bad bills.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No.

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

I have been honored to serve my neighbors in the Texas Legislature, and if they see fit to return me to the House, I will continue to fight for freedom, opportunity, and traditional Texas values.


JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY

I support the use of Sharia law as a basis for legislation and judicial decisions in the United States.

Strongly Disagree


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Yes

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

The Second Amendment grants U.S. citizens the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The people's ability to defend themselves is the best protector of public safety.


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Disagree

The Electoral College should be abolished.

Strongly Disagree

In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?

When I served in the Texas House, I wrote the constitutional amendment to ban a state income tax which was passed this November by a vote of the people. I would continue to limit government spending by re-introducing my bill to limit the growth of government spending to the increase in population plus inflation, so government can never beyond its current size relative to the number of people it serves and the cost of providing the same services it provides today.

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

Did not answer

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