Mark Sackett
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Mark Sackett
Party
Republican
Election Year
2020
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist.32
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, College Station, BS-CIVIL ENGR, 1980
Texas A&M University, College Station, BS-INDUSTRIAL ENGR, 1981
JJ Pearce High School, Richardson, 1976
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
North Texas Food Pantry, volunteer, Children's Hospital Plano
volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, volunteer
Upper Room - Dallas, Leader & contributor, Global Fellowship Church-Richardson
Leader & contributor, Royal Prophetic Life Church, Leader & contributor
Revival River Church - Virginia, member & contributor
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Apostle Dr. Ricardo Watson Ph.D
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
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.
Strongly Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
life threatening risk to the mother or unborn child
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?
I believe this 1935 social program should be amended. Programs should be in place to help educate the public on how to ensure their own wealth for retirement. I support the insurance welfare portion of SSA for disabled or family assistance with specific limits. I would like to see government oversight of private investment vehicles and insurance. Government should pass legislation and avoid being in "business".
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
A balanced budget should be approached from a business perspective. Reduce the size of the federal government, eliminate redundancy, establish productivity measurements and use lean analysis to increase labor productivity. Are all departments necessary, does there scope need to be redefined to increase efficiency and effectiveness?
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
I believe education beyond 12th grade is optional. The current low interest government loans are sufficient and equal to all wanting to advance their individual opportunity to obtain wealth.
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
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.
Strongly Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.
Yes
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Government may not establish a state church or respect an establishment of religion or prohibit the free exercise of any church or religion. Individuals decide what or who they have faith in. Representatives in government of a group of people can influence legislation based on the peoples faith.
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Disagree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance.
Strongly Disagree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
Healthcare Reform to create transparent competition. When doctors, medical providers and insurance companies are required to provide menus for procedures with pricing and visibility of coverage then consumers will have affordable healthcare. Insurance companies must also be able to sell across state lines to increase competition there. More choices and increased competition will also increase the quality of services. An example is laser eye surgery where after transparency occurred the per eye cost dropped from $2200 to $500 and quality increased.
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
Continue to evoke other countries to collectively fight together and eliminate territories controlled by radical Islam and to discourage the spread of radical Islam religion. I would also continue tracking and eliminating the heads of these radical groups.
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
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.
Strongly Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
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.
Strongly Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
1. Confirmation of real danger to asylum seekers. 2. Individuals with no criminal record or some misdemeanor crimes can be allowed. 3. Those that have a plan to be tax paying U.S. citizens and independent of any temporary financial assistance within a specified time.
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Agree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I have a strong deep faith in God, His Word and His Son Jesus. I am a central Biblicist of the Judeo-Christian faith. I pray, read and or study at least an hour daily. My faith defines who I am and Who's I am.
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
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
iVoterGuide Notes:
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Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
Vote411.org www.SackettforCongress.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp1eOcikcMc&feature=youtu.be
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Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No.
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Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I believe in small federal government and more empowerment to the states. I believe in term limits because this should be a service to our country and not a financial career option.
iVoterGuide Notes:
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Agree
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Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
People endanger public safety regardless of restrictions e.g. automobiles, drugs, alcohol. There is no evidence to indicate legislative restrictions will have any positive impact on gun violence other than a waiting period for gun purchases has some positives.
iVoterGuide Notes:
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OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Strongly Disagree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Disagree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
1. Immigration Reform - build a wall to funnel immigrants at the southern border to ports of entry. 2. Healthcare Reform - privatize healthcare; repeal Affordable Health Care. Continual ineptness of Government to run the Veterans Administration healthcare is why the Government has no business running socialized healthcare of any kind. 3. Pro Life legislation and prevention of tax dollars to support elective medical procedures.
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
We need only to look at our nations past racial unrest to understand the negative and too often tragic affect racism has on a society. I experienced fear as a young boy in the 60's during the racial riots in Milwaukee, WI. where I lived at the time. Later in my life it took years of learning and discussions to understand what happened and to eliminate the bias that was planted in my soul during that time in Milwaukee. Violence is often the outcome especially during demonstrations where emotions are high and it only takes a few instigators to start a violent riot.
iVoterGuide Notes:
Survey responses were submitted by the candidate after the survey deadline was reached and were not considered during panel evaluations.
