
Amanda "Smith" Jennings
Other | Louisiana
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Amanda "Smith" Jennings
Party
Other
Election Year
2023
Election
Primary
Race
Sec. of State
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, N/A, 2001
WORK & MILITARY
Louisiana Welfare to Work, Trainer, 2
AFFILIATIONS
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Louisiana Secretary of State, 2019
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Ralph Abraham (2019)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
Amanda Smith Jennings completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Prior to first trimester for Rape, incest, dire medical situations such as age and/or risk of health.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Disagree
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Reduction of percentages
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Foreign Aid, no more sexual harassment suits paid from tax payer funding.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
Right to refuse service.
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
None
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
B
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
None
NATIONAL SECURITY
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Disagree
It's all about the oil not about the people.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
The ones that go through the proper vetting process and requirements to do so.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
My child was targeted in our school district so I was forced to homeschool.
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
God is the power and yes, I am VERY spiritual.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
You must be a current resident with non expired license or ID.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No, the entire seven years prior was staged political media to create civil unrest, the very definition of terrorism by our own government. I can prove this statement as I started researching this matter when BLM took over Bernie Sanders rally. I have stood in multiple state and been a victim of domestic terrorism as a result of exposing the corruption in our government.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
B
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Disagree
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
Law and order to the choas and to benefit society.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
I have none as I was called "Russia" completely censored during my 2019 campaign. There have been actual smear campaigns and falsified videos, domestic terrorism. My civil, constitutional, and human rights have been violated and there has been no retaliation by me.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
Never, only a speeding ticket and that was bogus but didn't want to deal with court.
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
Fair, honest, reliable. Those are my three words. Fully capable of updating our voter registry, ready to get our business filings updated with adequate software. I protect our history and the historical archives are of the utmost importance and are in danger of being tampered with. I would like to ensure that we save the paper aka #SavetheEvergreen
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Disagree
To many cases of abuse of power to allow complete immunity. If it is written policy and the law was followed there would be no need for immunity.
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Strongly Disagree
The mental health system is the one teaching our children to be addicts with the medications that cause some of the mental health crisises to begin with. Spare the rod spoil the child, the no discipline method and coddling criminals is obviously NOT WORKING.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Anyone that has murdered someone or actually shot someone shouldn't have a gun, ALL OTHERS SHOULD. The elderly especially need their guns for protection.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
Is this a joke? That would be like telling the police to give the ticket to the car because it was speeding.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Gambling should be limited to existing forms and should not be de-regulated or expanded.
Agree
Children should be protected from sexualization on the internet, in public schools, and in the public libraries
Agree
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