

Ron Simmons
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ron Simmons
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 65
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Bachelors, 1987
WORK & MILITARY
Retirement Advisors of America, Chairman, 25
AFFILIATIONS
Autism Society of America, Vice Chairman, National Board, Equip
Trainer, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Associate Teacher
Texas Office Preventable Developmental Disabilitie, Committee Member, NRA
Life Member, Furman University, Parents Council
Dallas Baptist University, Landry Leadership Steering Committee, Denton County Child Advocacy
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative HD 65, 3 yrs
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
89%
2015
78%
2015
72%
2015
72%
2015
64%
2015
|89%
2015
|78%
2015
|72%
2015
|64%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (4)
Cathie Adams
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Texas Home School Coalition
Texas Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Texas Right to Life
Texas Association of Business
Texas Conservative Coalition
Young Conservatives of Texas
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (15)
Charles Lee Perry
Donald Trump
Greg Abbott
Jane Nelson
Jonathan Stickland
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (21)
Accountability First
American Majority Action
Associated Builders and Contractors
Conservative Republicans of Texas
David Simpson
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
International Association of Firefighters
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.
Disagree
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, the Supreme Court
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I accepted Christ as my personal Lord and Savior at an early age at Markham Street Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. I grew up in a Christian home and as a family we were very involved in our church and faith related activities. I believe that the Bible is the infallible, inspired word of God and believe that the only pathway to heaven is through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Lisa and I chose to invest in a Christian education for our children, not for the academic emphasis but because we wanted our Children to be educated in a Christian world view environment. My faith is the most important part of my being
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