Laique Rehman

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Laique Rehman


Party

Republican


Election Year

2020


Election

Primary


Race

U.S. Rep., Dist.7


Incumbent

No


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EDUCATION

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WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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Race

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (6)

Dan Crenshaw (2018)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2006)

Rand Paul (2010)

Steve Stockman (2014)

Ted Cruz (2018)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

Keith Ellison (2010)

Sheila Jackson Lee (2010)

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.

No Answer

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.

No Answer

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.

No Answer

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Did not answer


ECONOMY

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.

No Answer

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

No Answer

How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?

- CUTTING EXPENDITURES AND WORK TOWARDS BALANCING THE BUDGET - BAN SPECIAL INTEREST PROJECTS AS FAVORS TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE POWER TO HELP THEM GET RE-ELECTED - BRINGING BACK JOBS TO OUR COUNTRY - REDUCING OUTSOURCING OF OUR JOBS

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

BESIDES MANY UNNECESSARY FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT NEED TO BE ELIMINATED OR REDUCED BELOW ARE OUR TWO MAJOR EXPENSES AND BELOW IS WHAT I INTEND TO DO - BRINGING COMPETITION IN HEALTHCARE - SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT IN ENDING ENDLESS WARS AND MODERNISING OUR ARMED FORCES

Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?

Did not answer


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.

No Answer

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

No Answer

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?

Did not answer


HEALTHCARE

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.

No Answer

I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance.

No Answer

How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?

My first goal would be to cut costs by bringing in competitiveness in every aspect of our HealthCare industry. Obamacare besides damaging many things also destroyed small business (mom and pop) operated clinics. I promise to bring back competitiveness to every area of our health care industry.


NATIONAL SECURITY

The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.

No Answer

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?

Did not answer


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.

No Answer

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.

No Answer

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.

No Answer

Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.

No Answer

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

WE ARE A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS AND I AM IN FAVOR OF MERIT BASED IMMIGRATION


EDUCATION

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

No Answer


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

No Answer

I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.

No Answer

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Did not answer


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?

Conservative

Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.

- I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING GLOBALLY AT OIL AND GAS FORUMS FOR DECADES RECORDS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON LINE - I WAS ONE OF THE PLAINTIFFS AGAINST US GOVERNMENT ON CENSUS IN SUPREME COURT -SUPPORTED AND VOTED FOR CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES FOR DECADES

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?

The reason I decided to run is because I love our District and our exceptional Country which we all call home and am not happy with the direction our current representative is taking us. I am a lifelong Republican small businessman father of two children committed to strong national defense, lower taxes, fiscal conservatism, safer neighborhoods, better education, less government intervention and protection of individual freedom. My experience of exporting hundreds of millions of dollars of US products globally on the front lines of American Trade and Commerce will add value in Washington and to our District in coming up with creative solutions to the complex problems facing our nation and our district.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.

No Answer


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

NONE


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.

No Answer

I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.

No Answer

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

No Answer

The Electoral College should be abolished.

No Answer

In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?

- TEXANS HAVE A RIGHT TO PRODUCE AND SELL ENERGY - REMOVING TAXES ON RETIREMENT SAVINGS UPON RETIREMENT - BETTER PUBLIC SAFETY AND EDUCATION - PROTECT OUR SMALL BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY CREATIVITY AND COMPEPETIVENESS

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

Did not answer

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