Kenny Marchant
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kenny Marchant
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist.24
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK, Hon. Dr., 1999
Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK, BA, 1974
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Marchant Family Foundation, Founder, Southern Nazarene University
Board Member, Rotary, Paul Harris Award
Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce, Citizen of the Year, Republican Clubs
Chambers of Commerce (all in dist)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Texas State Representative, '87 - '04
Carrollton City Council / Mayor, '80 - '86
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2013-14
100%
2015
100%
2015-16
100%
2014
96%, 95%†
2015-16
100%, 91%†
2013-14
88%
2015
95%, 87%†
2016
86%, 85%†
2015-16
89%, 85%†
2015
83%
2015-16
71%
2013
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2014
|96%, 95%†
2015-16
|100%, 91%†
2013-14
|88%
2015
|95%, 87%†
2016
|86%, 85%†
2015-16
|89%, 85%†
2015
|83%
2015-16
|71%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
4%, 6%†
2013
0%, 1%†
2015-16
0%
2014
0%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2015-16
|0%
2014
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Americans for Legal Immigration
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Second Revolution
U.S. Immigration Reform PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texans for Life Coalition
National Right to Life
National Rifle Association
Texas Association of Business
Farm Bureau
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (71)
Angie Chen Button
Associated Republicans of Texas
Bill Shuster
Blake Farenthold
Bob Beauprez
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (28)
60 Plus Association
Associated Builders and Contractors
Cathie Adams
CMR
Committee for the Preservation of Capitalism
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Kirk T. England
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Airline Pilots Association
American Federation of Government Employees
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
National Postal Mail Handlers Union
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
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.
Strongly 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.
Strongly 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.
Strongly Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1) Balance the budget 2) Repeal Obamacare 3) Reduce the size of government
15. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Only if the mother's life is at stake.
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.
Constitution God Voters
17. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Raised evangelical. Born-again Christian.
