R L Clark
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
R L Clark
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Senate, Dist. 49
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Western Carolina college, Cullowhee, N C, B S, 1953
Western Carolina Univ., Cullowhee, N C, M. Ed, 1968
WORK & MILITARY
No Military
Employee N C Dept. Human resources, Western Region, Regional Director, 21 yrs. end 1981
Georgetown Food, Mart, Inc., President, 1987-1994
Walnut Cash & Carry, Inc, President, 1981-2004
AFFILIATIONS
Lions Club of Asheville, N C, Member, Bd. Member, V P, Pres., Lions International, Dist 31A
District Sec., Buncombe Selective Service Bd., 20 year member
Chair of Asheville Mayors Committee on emplyment o, Chairman, Mt. Hermon Masonic Lodge 118
Master Mason, Scottish Rite Mason Order, 32nd. degree
Newbridge Baptist Church, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
N C State Senator, 1995-1998
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
N C State Senator, 1998-2014
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (3)
Asheville TEA PAC
icaucus.org
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Pat McCrory
Patrick McHenry
Richard Burr
Steve Troxler
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
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 is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly Agree
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. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Natural parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
God given rights
14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.
Icaucus ATPAC
15. 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 Constitutions State & Federal Voters Congress State Legislature Supreme
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
High School Graduate with Honors B S Business Education M. Ed. Plus additional post graduate studies at major universities. 30+ years private sector--27 of those as an entrepreneur owing and operating my own retail establishments, meeting payrolls, paying local, state, and federal taxes and at the same time complying with unbelievable regulations from each level of government. 20+ years career in N C State Government Executive Branch, serving in the administrations of 6 governors. 1995-1998 N C State Senator serving 5 counties. Buncombe, Madison, Yancey, McDowell, Burke. Active Baptist church Member. Former Member, V P and President Lions club of Asheville, N C Member, Mt. Hermon Masonic Lodge 118, asheville, N C Asheville Mayors Committee on Employment of Handicapped N C Lions District 31A Secretary, plus other Lions committes. Current Candidate N C State Senate district 49
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.
See 16 above for partial listing
