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


Links

Tim Kleinschmidt websites Facebook

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


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

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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