Jack Wyman
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jack Wyman
Party
Republican
Election Year
2020
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist.26
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
University of Maine, Farmington, B.A. in History, 1975
University of Maine, Orono, M.A. in Political Science, 1980
WORK & MILITARY
Christian Civic League of Maine, Executive Director, 1984-1994
Prison Fellowship, Numerous Director-Level Positions, 1995-2005
North Central Texas College, Adjunct Professor of American Government, 2005-2013
Haggai International, Director of Advancement, 2013-2019
AFFILIATIONS
Northview Baptist Church, Member, 2013 - Present, Fair Haven Camps (Maine)
Board Member, Grace Heritage Community Church (Texas), Senior Pastor
East Hampton Bible Church (Connecticut), Senior Pastor, Second Baptist Church (Maine)
Senior Pastor, East Benton Community Church (Maine), Pastor
Hope House (Connecticut), Board Member, Kennebec Valley Community Action Council (Maine)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Maine House of Representatives, 1977-1981
East Haddam Board of Education, 1996-2000
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Republican Nominee for U.S. Senate (Maine), 1988
Republican Candidate for Governor (Maine), 1994
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Rodney Haire, Founder of Liberty Christian School
Randy Heady, President & CEO of Heady Investments
Tim Terry, Managing Partner of SBA Advisors
Dick Saulsbury, Founder of Saulsbury Industries
Dr. Bridget Melson, Bartonville Councilwoman
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2019)
Republican Women's Organizations (2019)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
I support the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires health care providers to provide life-saving treatment for infants who survive an attempted abortion.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
I would make no exceptions in my stand against aborting a human life.
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?
Social Security is a social compact with retirees and a promise that must be kept. Congress has postponed significant action to reform this program and guarantee its future solvency, and we must act now. I will support legislation permitting S.S. payees to invest up to 10% of their S.S. payment into three mutual funds. These funds would be with companies based in the U.S. that meet strict financial requirements. Limiting participation to U.S.-based firms incentivizes companies to move their headquarters and tax dollars back to the U.S. to gain access to this large investment pool. Increased tax revenue from this repatriation would more than offset the 10% in payments. This plan would have the added benefit of significantly increasing investment in the U.S. economy and creating an environment conducive to high-value job job creation. Congress also must stand vigilant over the Social Security Trust Fund and resist the temptation to raid it for other spending projects.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Regardless of the area, wasteful spending is fiscally and morally wrong and must end. I will support legislation to restrain federal spending, eliminate waste, and set spending priorities in the national interest. We also can reduce federal spending when we address our illegal immigration problem. I’d undertake a careful review of entitlement and defense programs and support meaningful reforms. We need a strong defense, second to none, but it must be lean and efficient.
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
It is not the responsibility of the American taxpayers to pay off student loans or erase student debt. A major reason tuition skyrocketed 260% between 1980 and 2014 was excessive spending in college administration. I would review this issue as a chief consideration in federal funding for higher education. Congress also must review overly-generous student loan forgiveness policies that hurt our economy and do nothing to reduce college costs.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.
Yes
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It means the correct historical understanding and proper legal application of the First Amendment. This essential amendment, foundational to all our liberties, was not written to protect the state from the church but to protect the church from the state. Religious freedom is under threat today by those who would seek to abuse the First Amendment, twisting the founders’ intent in an attempt to circumscribe, marginalize, and intimidate faith-based convictions and political expressions in the public arena. In America, religious freedom is accorded equally to all as a constitutional right and safeguarded by our government, without regard to individual conscience or belief. It must never be circumvented or undermined because of differences in political opinion. The liberty we seek for ourselves we must extend to others, whether we share their politics or not. This means that no citizen should ever be forced to deny his religious beliefs by the power of the state.
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance.
Strongly Disagree
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
I favor repeal of the Affordable Care Act. It has resulted in skyrocketing premiums, restricted choice, more bureaucracy, and costly regulations. I support a healthcare program that will enhance consumer choice, permit individualized insurance plans, and protect those patients with pre-existing conditions. We also must protect and enhance plan portability and expand Health Care Accounts by increasing the allowable pre-tax contributions to HCAs. We can encourage healthcare innovation and competition by removing regulatory barriers and expediting approval of new drugs. We must focus on the supply side of healthcare, including training more doctors and nurses through additional medical schools. Streamlining billing processes and eliminating duplication and red tape are needed to reduce healthcare costs. America can and must create a modern healthcare system built on the vision and principles of improved access, streamlined processes, enhanced quality, lower costs, and greater choice.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
We must always ensure that our military is the strongest and greatest in the world. We also must continue our vigilance against all possible terrorist threats to our nation, domestically and internationally. We must maintain the latest cutting-edge technology and innovative science to guarantee our security and the ready availability of intelligence. Our freedom and safety are dependent upon the effectiveness of our intelligence agencies at all times and in all places. I will support the resources necessary to assure these goals. I strongly support President Trump’s policies in this area. He has been a courageous leader against the ongoing threat of terrorism. We also must carefully monitor the domestic threat of Sharia Law.
IMMIGRATION
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Agree
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
State and federal funds should be denied to any public or private entity, including but not limited to sanctuary cities, that are not in compliance with immigration laws.
Strongly Agree
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Those who wish to enter this nation legally, having followed all statutory requirements, and who are coming to America to become Americans. There is only one path to citizenship in this country: legal immigration. I will support all legislation that would make it easier for those coming to America to do the right thing. And I will support all efforts to make it more difficult for those coming to America to do the wrong thing.
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I gave my life to Jesus Christ as my Savior when I was nine years old at a Christian summer camp. I was raised in a home where both of my parents were committed Christians and active in their church. Jesus Christ is Lord of my life. My highest goal is to honor him in all I do and say. My faith in God and his Word, the Bible, inform my choices, my decisions, my beliefs, my values and the way I live my life. My faith also informs my politics. I was head of my church youth group in college. I preached my first sermon at age 19. An ordained Baptist minister, I have served as the pastor of four churches. I believe the Bible is the inspired word of God, without error. The holy Scriptures are my sole guide for faith and practice.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
My decade as Executive Director of the Christian Civic League of Maine and that liberal state’s leading pro-life, pro-family conservative voice, were well-documented in countless television, newspaper and radio interviews and profiles.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I believe my unique and extensive background in faith-based organizations, pastoral ministry, and public service, and my proven leadership as a courageous advocate for freedom, faith, and family, have prepared me to be an outspoken champion in Congress for the conservative values that have made Texas and America great.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
There are sufficient laws currently on the books in this area. Enacting further restrictions on law-abiding gun owners will not make this country safer or deter violent and lawless criminals. I am a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment. I will vigorously oppose any and all efforts to weaken or compromise this constitutional right. This includes my opposition to H.R. 838, the red-flag gun control bill my opponent has co-sponsored.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Strongly Disagree
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Strongly Disagree
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
1) Protecting the sanctity of human life and our children, including prohibition of medical procedures associated with gender transition for minors. We must protect children from this form of child abuse. 2) Cutting taxes, government waste, and excessive government regulations. I will support efforts to strengthen our economy and oppose the adoption of socialistic, big-government measures. 3) Assisting our veterans and their families.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Racism is a moral evil. It is an affront to our humanity and to the God who made us. It is a sin. The overwhelming majority of fair-minded Americans of all persuasions would agree. Racism has come, however, to mean something quite different in recent years. It’s been used to dismiss political and moral views – and public policies - with which one disagrees. Racism has been used, for example, to label conservative ideas illegitimate and unworthy of reasonable debate. This abbreviation of speech leads to an abbreviation of thought. Real racism is a threat to domestic security in the United States. Racism divides us from each other, breeds hate and violence, and undermines the unity of our Republic. But every difference of opinion is not racially motivated, and we must as Americans guard against being cavalier. When we make racism a commonplace term, we only make it more difficult to recognize and address genuine bigotry.
