Arthur Jason Rich
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Arthur Jason Rich
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist 1
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Sampson Community College, Clinton, NC, AA, 2000
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, BS, 2004
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Cypress Creek Baptist Church, Asst. Sunday School Director, Research Institute
Job Development Consultant, Student Government, College Student
Young Republicans, Volunteer, ECU College Republicans
Associate Member, Student Accountanting Society, ECU Member
Economics Society, ECU Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
NC Lt. Governor, 2012
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Grass Roots North Carolina
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
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Neutral
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Disagree
12. 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.
Strongly Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
GREED AND SELFISHNESS
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT(JOB DEVELOPMENT) GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS SHOULD LIMITED FOR BUSINESSES TO GROW. WE NEED TAX REFORM. STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE- WE NEED TO REEVALUATE OUR MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN WHICH THERE IS NO REALISTIC POSITIVE OUTCOME. WE NEED TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ON "BEING AMERICANS". POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD WORK TOWARD THE BENEFIT OF THE COUNTRY & CITIZENS RATHER THAN OBSESSION WITH POWER FOR THE PARTY.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
YES- WHEN THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER IS ENDANGERED
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, INDUSTRY
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
JUDEO CHRISTIAN- BAPTIST MY VALUES ARE BASED UPON THE GOLDEN RULE.
