
Travis Christal
Green | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Travis Christal
Party
Green
Election Year
2016
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 92
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Texas - McCombs School of Business, Austin, BBA, Accounting, 2011
University of Texas - McCombs School of Business, Austin, MPA, Accounting, 2011
WORK & MILITARY
Weaver and Tidwell, Senior Auditor, 3
American Airlines, Senior Accountant, 1.5
American Airlines, Senior Financial Analyst, 0.5
AFFILIATIONS
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, member, Taxpayers for Common Sense
intern, AICPA, member
NORML, member, ACLU
member, Public Citizen, member
Wolf-PAC, member, Move to Amend
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Neutral
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Agree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Disagree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Neutral
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Disagree
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.
Disagree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Agree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Disagree
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.
Disagree
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 Disagree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Agree
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.
Agree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Strongly Agree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Disagree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
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 Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Agree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Disagree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
absolute power corrupts absolutely
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.
We, the People Constitution Supreme Court Congress
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Before the fetus has reached viability
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. I follow the teachings Jesus, the pacifist who excoriated usury, taught us to love our neighbors and our enemies, and to care for society's most vulnerable including the poor and the sick. I believe in the values of truth, love, liberty and justice. I believe many of the heretics and bigots of the Christian Right, including hate groups such as the Westboro Baptist Church and the anti-abortion terrorists, are more anti-Christian than the Church of Satan or the athiests.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Moderate
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I am a Certified Public Accountant, and uphold strict standards of objectivity.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
travischristal@gmail.com
Additional comment from candidate:
Greens are the only party that does not accept money from corporations, lobbyists, or Super-PACs. We are the only party that supports grassroots democracy. We are the only party that supports non-violence. And we are the only party that values people, peace, and planet over profit.
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