John Carona
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
John Carona
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
State Senator, Dist. 16
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
University of Texas, Austin, BBA, 78
WORK & MILITARY
n/a
AFFILIATIONS
Park Cities Baptist Church, member, Heritage Alliance
contributor, Eagle Forum, contributor
Texas Alliance for Life, contributor, Texas Homeschool Coalition
contributor, Texas Values, contributor
Council for Life, contributor, Heroic Media
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Texas Senate - District 16, 17
Texas House, 6
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
n/a
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
71%
2012
71%
2013
63%
2013
61%†
2013
60%
2013
|71%
2012
|71%
2013
|63%
2013
|61%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Texas Alliance for Life PAC
OTHER (2)
Texans for Lawsuit Reform
Texas Association of Business and Commerce
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texas Alliance for Life
Life PAC (Texans for Life Coalition)
Texans for Lawsuit Reform
Heidi Group
Texas Association of Realtors
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (44)
Americans for Fair Taxation
Angie Chen Button
Bennett Ratliff
Charlie Geren
Cindy Burkett
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (22)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Barry 'Kip' Averitt
Bass Family PACs
David Dewhurst
David M. Sibley, Sr.
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (10)
Carl DeMaio
International Association of Firefighters
John Whitmire
Juan Chuy Hinojosa
Judith Zaffirini
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (15)
American Association for Justice
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
American Federation of Teachers
Association of Texas Professional Educators
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. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
10. 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 Agree
11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
13. 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 Agree
14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Disagree
15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.
Strongly Agree
16. 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
17. 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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a practicing Christian who attends church regularly. My political beliefs are conservative, both fiscally and socially. I am pro-life, without exception.
