Isaac Castro

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Isaac Castro


Party

Republican


Election Year

2014


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 71


Incumbent

No


Links

Isaac Castro websites

EDUCATION

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX, J.D., 1980

Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, B.A., 1977

Old Glory High School, Old Glory, TX, H.S., 1974

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Member; President of Parish Council, Republican Party of Texas

State and National Delegate, Republican Party of Texas, Jones County Chairman

McMurry University, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, University of Texas School of Law

Endowed a Scholarship in honor of my parents

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Mayor, City of Hamlin, 2012-2014

Hamlin ISD Trustee, 2005-2008

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

State Representative District 85, 2008

259th District Judge, 2002

Race

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (3)

Adams, Cathie

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility

Texas Right to Life

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility

Texas Right to Life

Accountability First PAC

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (10)

Charles Lee Perry

Donald Trump

Jim Landtroop

Ken Paxton

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (7)

Accountability First

Associated Republicans of Texas

Empower Texans

Jim Landtroop

National Right to Life Committee


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. Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.

Strongly Agree

3. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.

Strongly Disagree

4. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.

Strongly Disagree

5. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.

Strongly Agree

6. People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

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. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.

Strongly Agree

10. There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.

Strongly Agree

11. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

12. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

Strongly Agree

13. Where minor children are involved, divorce laws should be reformed to include mutual consent of both parents and an increased waiting period, unless there is fault or abuse.

Strongly Agree

14. The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.

Strongly Disagree

15. Religious freedom is our most foundational freedom and deserves added protection in our state and federal constitutions.

Strongly Agree

16. 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

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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court

18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. Life begins at conception (although this also is a scientific fact).

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