Matt Savino

Libertarian | Texas

Candidate Profile

Leans Liberal

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Matt Savino


Party

Libertarian


Election Year

2020


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 10


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

Thomson Education Direct, Scranton, PA, 2003

Vo-Tech, Adrian, MI, 2000

WORK & MILITARY

US Navy, E-3, 3

AFFILIATIONS

Boy Scouts of America, various, Henderson County, TX Libertarian Party

County Chairman, VFW, member

Gun Owners of America, member, Humane Society

volunteer, Red Cross, volunteer

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Henderson county TX, LP Chairman, 2018-2020

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Texas State House district 10, 2018

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Americans for Tax Reform

We Pledge Texas

Texans for Voter Choice

TJ Fabby

Allen Moorman

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Did not answer


ECONOMY

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.

Strongly Disagree

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

All of that is not specifically authorized by the constitution.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.

Strongly Agree

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds.

Strongly Disagree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Strongly Agree

I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.

Yes

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

One can not and will not influence the other is any way so long as practices of each do no harm to anyone else.


HEALTHCARE

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.

Strongly Disagree

How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?

Get the government out of it completely and let the free market handle it.


NATIONAL SECURITY

The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.

Strongly Disagree


IMMIGRATION

I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.

Strongly Disagree

State and federal funds should be denied to any public or private entity, including but not limited to sanctuary cities, that are not in compliance with immigration laws.

No Answer

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

Anyone who does not wish to bring harm to others.


EDUCATION

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Disagree

I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Agree

Promotion of the LGBT agenda in public schools, including teaching of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity”, is completely inappropriate and should be opposed at the state and local level.

No Answer

I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

My spiritual beliefs and values have nothing to do with the office I am seeking as they should not with anyone else. Religion is for self, government is for the populous.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?

No Answer

Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.

In today's context and definition of conservative and liberal, neither is constitutional. politics in not a line going left and right but a full 2 dimensional spectrum of left, right, authoritarian and libertarian.

What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?

THe office i seek has no requirement for education or experience. In fact you do not even need to be registered to vote to run for state congress in Texas. The requirements are as follows and I exceed in them all... 1. Must be a US citizen 2. Must be a resident of Texas for the 2 years prior to the election 3. Must be a resident of the district for the 12 months prior to the election 4. Must be 21 years of age

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

I would like expand on #4 about marriage. Marriage is a religious union and the government should not be involved at all. But the government does need to recognize consenting adults in any union they so choose whether they call it Marriage, Civil Union, Domestic Partnership, Handfasting, etc. Religion and government are two separate things and neither one should influence the other, period. #15 is an ignorant question because Sharia law mandates that Muslims must follow the laws of the country they are in. #19, tax money is to be used strictly for what the government is responsible for in the corresponding constitution and nothing more or less. #20, Government should not be involved with education whatsoever. Though the TX constitution does obligate it to fund public schooling it still should have no say in how schools are run. That obligation is up to the teachers, parents and administrators.


JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY

I support the use of Sharia law as a basis for legislation and judicial decisions in the United States.

Strongly Disagree


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.

Strongly Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Yes

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

None. The Constitution for the united States forbids regulations, licensing, fees, etc for gun ownership or bearing of firearms.


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Agree

I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Strongly Agree

The Electoral College should be abolished.

Disagree

In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?

Massive reduction in property taxes and potential elimination. Repeal all victimless crimes. True Constitutional Carry. Remove government from education and medicine.

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

No

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