
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
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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