
Robert Pittenger
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Robert Pittenger
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist 9
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Texas, Austin, BA, 1970
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Campus Crusade for Christ, Assistant to the President, Forest Hill Church
Jesse Helms Foundation, Board Member
University of Texas, Presbyterian Hospital Foundation
Board Member, Central Piedmont Community College, Board Member
Davidson College, Board Member, North Carolina Republican Party
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
U.S. House, 4
NC Senate, 4
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
NC Lt. Governor, 2008
Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2013-14
100%
2015
100%
2015-16
100%
2013-14
93%
2014
92%, 92%†
2015-16
100%, 85%†
2015
69%, 78%†
2015-16
71%, 75%†
2016
79%, 72%†
2015-16
53%
2015
44%
2013
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2013-14
|93%
2014
|92%, 92%†
2015-16
|100%, 85%†
2015
|69%, 78%†
2015-16
|71%, 75%†
2016
|79%, 72%†
2015-16
|53%
2015
|44%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
4%, 7%†
2014
5%
2015-16
0%
2013
0%, 0%†
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2014
|5%
2015-16
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (11)
U.S. Rep Patrick McHenry
National Federation Of Independent Business
National Right to Life
Governor Mike Huckabee
Freedom Works PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (32)
Allen West
Bruce Poliquin
Carlos Curbelo
College Republican National Committee
Dale Folwell
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (80)
American Conservative Union
American Principles
Andrew Ammons
Andy Dulin
Associated Builders and Contractors
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. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
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?
Primarily parents and family
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
We should support a culture of life that does not
13. 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, Congress, Supreme Court
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
man is inherently sinful
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Graduate: Universtity of Texas-Austin, Forest Hill Church, State Senator 2003-2008.
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Campus Crusade for Christ, East West Ministries, Presbyterian Hospital Foundation, Central Piedmont Community College, Davidson College, scores of other Christian-non profits supported.
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
NC Right to Life, NRA, Steve Forbes, Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, NFIB
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