James Golden

Democrat | Florida

Candidate Profile

Liberal

BIOGRAPHY

Name

James Golden


Party

Democrat


Election Year

2016


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist 73


Incumbent

No


Links

James Golden websites Facebook

EDUCATION

Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA, M. Div., 84

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, J.D., 74

Stetson University, Deland, FL, B.B.A., 70

WORK & MILITARY

U.S. Army, Infantryman, 1967-69

AFFILIATIONS

African Methodist Episcopal Church, Itinerant Elder, Centerstone of Florida

Treasurer, Board of Directors, The Florida Bar, Member

Presidential Electoral College, 2008 Florida Delegate, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge

Grand Lodge Attorney

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Bradenton, Florida City Councilmember, 1999-2007

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Manatee County School Board, 2012

Manatee County Commission, 2014

Race

ENDORSEMENTS

LIBERAL (1)

Florida Democratic Environmental Caucus

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)

Rita Ferrandino, Fmr Chair, Sarasota County DEC

Manatee County DEC

Henry Lawrence, Oakland Raiders, Retired

Keith Fitzgerald, Fmr Florida House Member

Eddie Shannon, Florida Sports Hall of Fame Coach

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)

Geraldine F. Thompson

Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations

State Democratic Party Organizations

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (7)

Barbara Watson

Democrat, Republican, and Independent Voter Education

Geraldine F. Thompson

International Association of Firefighters

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

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 Agree

Gambling should not be expanded in any way, nor should the tax or fee structure be made more favorable to the gaming industry.

Strongly Agree

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Strongly Disagree

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 Agree

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 Agree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.

Strongly Disagree

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 Disagree

Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.

Neutral

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

Neutral

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 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.

Strongly 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.

No Answer

Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.

Strongly Agree

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

Strongly Disagree

The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.

Strongly 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.

Strongly Agree

Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.

Strongly Disagree

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

America's Founders did define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution for American "mankind" of their day. However,God's grace and mercy has allowed that document to be interpreted as being equally applicable over the ensuing years to all of American "humankind". I.e. to black people, women, LGBT citizens, and legally documented non-citizens. To God be the glory for the things He has done.

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.

Constitution Voters Congress Supreme CourtWhile

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Under any circumstance that the woman privately decides to allow one to be performed on her by a doctor competent to perform one.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am Protestant.

Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?

No Answer

Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.

N/A

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.

james@jamestgolden.com 941-773-4031

Additional comment from candidate:

The reason I strongly disagreed with question 14 is because when the founders adopted the Constitution, they were not establishing a "pure democracy" because they did not even count Black people as human beings and women did not have the right to own property or the right to vote.

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