Richard Hudson
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Richard Hudson
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist 8
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, B.A. History and Political Science, 1996
WORK & MILITARY
Cabarrus Marketing Group, President, 2011-2013
Congressman Mike Conaway, Chief of Staff, 2008-2011
Rep. John Carter and Rep. Virginia Foxx, Chief of Staff, 2005-2008
Congressman Robin Hayes, District Director, 1999-2005
AFFILIATIONS
North Carolina Right to Life, Texas Right to Life
Cabarrus Victims Assistance Network
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Cabarrus County, Joshua Fund
North Carolina Republican Party
National Rifle Association, Cabarrus County Republican Party
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
U.S. House of Representatives, 2013-present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2013-14
100%
2015
100%
2015-16
100%
2013-14
96%
2014
88%, 88%†
2015
90%, 82%†
2015-16
100%, 81%†
2016
80%, 81%†
2015-16
85%, 79%†
2015-16
75%
2015
60%
2013
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2013-14
|96%
2014
|88%, 88%†
2015
|90%, 82%†
2015-16
|100%, 81%†
2016
|80%, 81%†
2015-16
|85%, 79%†
2015-16
|75%
2015
|60%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
0%, 5%†
2015-16
0%
2013
0%, 0%†
2014
0%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2015-16
|0%
2014
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (15)
Union County District Attorney Trey Robison
Former U. S. Senator Lauch Faircloth
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx
Mrs. Jesse Helms
N.C. Rep Fred Steen
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (90)
Alex Mooney
Andrew 'Andy' Tobin
Barbara Comstock
Bob Gibbs
Bobby Schilling
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (150)
60 Plus Association
Acton PAC
Adam Kinzinger
Allen McNeill
American Action Network
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Jeff Gorell
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Airline Pilots Association
American Maritime Officers
United Transportation Union
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 is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
LIFE (not health) of mother is only circumstance
13. 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 and Supreme Court, Media
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The nature of man is to pursue power, so there needs to be a system of checks and balances.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
UNC Charlotte, BA: Double major in History and Political Science. President, Cabarrus Marketing Group (2011- Present) Chief of Staff, Congressman Mike Conaway (2008-2011); Congressman John Carter (2006-2008); Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (2005-2006) District Director, Congressman Robin Hayes (1999-2005) Board of Trustees, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (2001-2005); West Cabarrus YMCA Board (2002-2005); Board of Governors, UNC Charlotte Alumni Association (1999-2002); Small Group Leader, Falls Church (2009-2011) NEVER BEEN A CANDIDATE FOR ANY POLITICAL OFFICE
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
North Carolina Right to Life; Texas Right to Life; Cabarrus Victims Assistance Network; Crises Pregnancy Center of Cabarrus County; Joshua Fund; North Carolina Republican Party; Cabarrus County Republican Party; College Republicans; Young Republicans; Salvation Army; Concord Jaycees; National Rifle Association; Ducks Unlimited; National Wild Turkey Federation; Heritage Foundation Fellow; Christian Embassy; Substance Abuse Advisory Commission, City of Raleigh; Crossroads Church, Concord, NC.
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
American Conservative Union; National Right to Life; Gun Owners of America; US Chamber of Commerce; House Conservatives Fund; Mrs. Jesse Helms
