Neal Carter

Republican | Arizona

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Neal Carter


Party

Republican


Election Year

2022


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 15


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Neal Carter websites
Neal Carter phones Neal Carter emailX

EDUCATION

New York University, New York, NY, J.D., 2009

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, B.A., 2006

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Pinal County Republican Committee, General Counsel, Knights of Columbus

Council Advocate, Compassion Queen Creek, Volunteer

St. Michael's prison ministry, Volunteer, Pan de Vida Foundation

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State Representative, District 8, 1

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (2)

Arizona Free Enterprise Club

Arizona Right to Life Action

OTHER (1)

Arizona Nurses Association PAC

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Nick Myers (2020)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)

Arizona Free Enterprise Club (2020)

State Republican Party Organizations (2020)


OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

None.

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

None.

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Disagree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Disagree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

None.

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

None.


NATIONAL SECURITY

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

Mostly the United States should adopt a policy of isolationism, which once upon a time it did, and it worked exceedingly well...

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

Mostly the United States should adopt a policy of isolationism, which once upon a time it did, and it worked exceedingly well...

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Neutral

See above response: we should focus on problems at home, less on the rest of the world.

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Neutral

See above response: we should focus on problems at home, less on the rest of the world.


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

B or D. Look, it sounds contradictory, but Americans need to make a choice, now: we either have government medical services, with all that implies, or we have a pure, competitive, free-market system, with all that implies. Healthcare (or lack thereof) as it exists now is a total mess.

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

B or D. Look, it sounds contradictory, but Americans need to make a choice, now: we either have government medical services, with all that implies, or we have a pure, competitive, free-market system, with all that implies. Healthcare (or lack thereof) as it exists now is a total mess.

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

None.

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

None.


ECONOMY

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

Elimination of the income tax.

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

Elimination of the income tax.

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

There are a number of places spending can be reduced. The film tax credit, for example, would result in revenue loss and should be avoided. Non-essential departments like the Department of Economic Security and AZ Office of Tourism can be reduced, too.

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

There are a number of places spending can be reduced. The film tax credit, for example, would result in revenue loss and should be avoided. Non-essential departments like the Department of Economic Security and AZ Office of Tourism can be reduced, too.

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree

A country with no borders is no country at all.

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree

A country with no borders is no country at all.

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

Those who apply legally.

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

Those who apply legally.


EDUCATION

I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.

Strongly Agree

I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.

Strongly Agree


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Disagree

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Disagree

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Disagree

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

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

None.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Disagree

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

None.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Disagree


ABOUT YOU

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

"To establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity."

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

"To establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity."

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/airline-mask-federal-mandates/2021/10/14/id/1040497/ https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-government-and-politics-education-pandemics-4be8ef96231cfc7ad13998a4d5ca70b9 https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2019/04/24/one-sided-report-on-planned-parenthood-lawsuit/

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/airline-mask-federal-mandates/2021/10/14/id/1040497/ https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-government-and-politics-education-pandemics-4be8ef96231cfc7ad13998a4d5ca70b9 https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2019/04/24/one-sided-report-on-planned-parenthood-lawsuit/

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No.

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

A smaller government encourages freedom, a larger one takes it away...

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

A smaller government encourages freedom, a larger one takes it away...


VALUES

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

Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Agree

I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Disagree

I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Disagree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition

Strongly Agree

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Disagree

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Strongly Roman Catholic.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Strongly Roman Catholic.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

Eliminate mail-in voting.

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

Eliminate mail-in voting.


EQUALITY

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

Only when people use "racism" to stir up emotions...

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

Only when people use "racism" to stir up emotions...

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

Strongly Disagree

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

Strongly Disagree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

A.

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

A.

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Strongly Agree

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Strongly Agree

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