Richard Button
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Richard Button
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 44
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Marshalltown Community College, Marshalltown, IA, none, mult
Omaha Baptist Bible College, Omaha, NE, none, 1966
WORK & MILITARY
Emerson Process Management, Global Standards Coordinator (Eng Associate), 1967-2009
AFFILIATIONS
American Design Drafting Association, Board of Directors/Board of Governors, Center Street Baptist Church
Treasurer/Financial Director, Marshalltown Community College, Advisor to Technology Department
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
NC House of Representatives, 2012
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
National Rifle Association
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.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
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
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.
Strongly Agree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Only to protect the life of the mother. No other
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Sin, and the desire to "lord it over" others
14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.
North Carolina Right to Life - PAC We The People of the Sandhills (Tea Party Group)
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, Constitution, Voters, 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.
Some college No military - but support our troops 42 years with a global manufacturing company as a drafter, designer, engineer, instructor, consultant Involved with a local church my entire life. Have been a teacher, deacon, treasurer. Board of Directors for the American Design Drafting Association, 15 years.
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.
My wife and I have contributed to our local church, Samaritan's Purse (including Operation Christmas Child), Prison Fellowship Ministries, numerous organizations like "March of Dimes", "St. Jude's Hospitals", etc. We have contributed small amounts to the Republican National Committee, local GOP, Tea Party group, SBA List, local pro-life groups
