Nathan Ramsey
Republican | North Carolina
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Nathan Ramsey
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 115
Incumbent
No
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Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
|83%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013
|13%†
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Richard Burr
State Republican Party Organizations
Thom Tillis
Tim Moore (NC)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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.
Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Disagree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
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.
Agree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents, children without family support need us.
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Rape, Incest or Life of the Mother.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Human nation, as I believe Alexander Hamiton stated "ambition to counteract ambition."
14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.
People of Buncombe County
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 Voters Constitution Congress Supreme Court
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Chairman, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners (2000-2008) Irene Wortham Center Board University of North Carolina at Asheville Board of Trustees Member, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Member, North Carolina State Bar, NC Bar Association, NC Farm Bureau AC Reynolds High School, 1986 University of North Carolina at Asheville, BS in Accounting, 1989 University of Tennessee College of Law, JD with honors, 1992 Dairy Farmer, 1992 - Present Attorney, Blanchard Newman & Blackwell, 2010 - Present
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Irene Wortham Center UNC Asheville United Way of Asheville Buncombe County ARC of Buncombe County Crossfire Ministries Buncombe County Public Schools Asheville City Schools and many more.
