Joe Barton
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Joe Barton
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist.6
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, BS - Industrial Engineering, 1972
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, MS - Industrial Administration, 1973
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
White House Fellow Program, Energy Department Fellow, Cub Scouts
Den sponsor, Joe Barton Family Foundation, Founder
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
U.S. Representative, 31
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2013-14
100%
2015
100%
2015-16
100%
2014
92%, 93%†
2013-14
92%
2015-16
100%, 90%†
2016
87%, 81%†
2015
69%, 79%†
2015
69%
2015-16
67%
2015-16
65%, 66%†
2013
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2014
|92%, 93%†
2013-14
|92%
2015-16
|100%, 90%†
2016
|87%, 81%†
2015
|69%, 79%†
2015
|69%
2015-16
|67%
2015-16
|65%, 66%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
18%, 9%†
2013
0%, 5%†
2014
5%
2015-16
0%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2014
|5%
2015-16
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Texas Right to Life
U.S. Immigration Reform PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Dallas Morning News
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (155)
Aaron Schock
Adrian Smith
Alan Nunnelee
Alex Mooney
Allen West
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (35)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Barbara Nash
Carl Davis
Cathie Adams
David M. Sibley, Sr.
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
American Maritime Officers
International Association of Firefighters
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. 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.
Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
14. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) Reducing the deficit and balancing the budget Our current rate of spending is simply unsustainable and leaving this growing burden for our children and grandchildren is irresponsible. We can’t keep cutting deals that ultimately add to the nation’s debt, while promising to make cuts sometime in the future. It’s time for the federal government to be more accountable with your money. It’s time for a balanced budget amendment. 2) Repeal ObamaCare I don’t want to move toward a government operated single payer system and that is what ObamaCare does over time.It destroys the private insurance market. The reforms I support take the power away from bureaucrats in Washington and put it back in the people’s hands. 3) Strengthen Privacy Rights The government should not target everyone and violate your 4th Amendment rights just because of a handful of threats. The facts simply don’t justify the mass collection of telephone numbers, call durations, and email and text messages of our citi
15. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No, except to protect the life of the mother.
16. 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 The others do not apply.
17. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Methodist...Judeo Christian work ethic.
