

Tim Kleinschmidt
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tim Kleinschmidt
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 17
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Baylor Law School, Waco, J.D., 1981
Texas A&M Univ, College Station, B.S., 1978
Lexington High School, Lexington, HS Diploma, 1975
WORK & MILITARY
Texas State Guard, Lieutenant Commander, 3
AFFILIATIONS
Texas Farm Bureau, Member, National Rifle Assoc
Life Member, Lions Club, Member/Past Pres/Past Sec
First Baptist Church, Lexington Tx, Member/Past Committee Chairman, Texas Conservative Coalition Instit
Member, Teaparty Caucus, Member
Texas and SW Cattle Raisers Assoc, Member, Texas Wildlife Association
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative-Tx House, 2009-Present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
92%
2013
85%
2013
69%, 74%†
2013
66%
2013
|92%
2013
|85%
2013
|69%, 74%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Texas Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Texas Right to Life PAC
Texas Conservative Coalition
Texans for Lawsuit Reform
Business&Commerce PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (9)
Associated Republicans of Texas
Kenneth Sheets
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
National Rifle Association
Randy Weber
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (25)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated Republicans of Texas
Conservative Republicans of Texas
Craig Estes
Empower Texans
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Agree
12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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
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
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
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.
No Answer
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.
No Answer
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,Constitution,Voters,Congress,Supreme Court
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,Constitution,Voters,Congress,Supreme Court
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a practicing Christian who believes Jesus Christ is the Son of God, sent to us through God's grace to die on the cross to save us from our sins, and that God gives the Holy Spirit to each Christian to guide and direct our lives. I believe in following biblical principles to guide our lives. I have and live by conservative values.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a practicing Christian who believes Jesus Christ is the Son of God, sent to us through God's grace to die on the cross to save us from our sins, and that God gives the Holy Spirit to each Christian to guide and direct our lives. I believe in following biblical principles to guide our lives. I have and live by conservative values.
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