Terry Lee Dicus
Republican | Tennessee
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Terry Lee Dicus
Party
Republican
Election Year
2020
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Nashville School of Law, Nashville, TN, Law, 2009
Union University, Jackson, TN, MBA, 2001
UT-Martin, Martin, TN, BS, 1997
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
Hardin County Skill, Inc., Chairman of the Board
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Donald Trump (2016)
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.
Neutral
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Neutral
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
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
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
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Any woman should be able to stop her pregnancy at any time, but society should be able to get the baby if she/he is capable of surviving outside the womb.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Any woman should be able to stop her pregnancy at any time, but society should be able to get the baby if she/he is capable of surviving outside the womb.
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?
Create a national identification card using credit card technologies that has a photograph on it and must be displayed to vote or obtain any government benefit. Require no form of social security to be available to persons under 55.
How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?
Create a national identification card using credit card technologies that has a photograph on it and must be displayed to vote or obtain any government benefit. Require no form of social security to be available to persons under 55.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Probably all of it needs trimming, and most needs gutting.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Probably all of it needs trimming, and most needs gutting.
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
When the national debt has been paid off and then only as part of a balanced budget.
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
When the national debt has been paid off and then only as part of a balanced budget.
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
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
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.
Yes
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?
It means no law can be passed that promotes a religion or promotes no religion.
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It means no law can be passed that promotes a religion or promotes no religion.
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance.
Strongly Disagree
I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance.
Strongly Disagree
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
1) Propose legislation that does not allow drug manufacturers to charge more to American citizens than they charge citizens of any other country. 2) Allow all citizens the ability to purchase insurance through Medicare, but require a profit of 8% on their coverage. 3) Require all healthcare services to publish prices. 4) Make it illegal for any government funds go towards paying healthcare costs for someone not legally in the country.
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
1) Propose legislation that does not allow drug manufacturers to charge more to American citizens than they charge citizens of any other country. 2) Allow all citizens the ability to purchase insurance through Medicare, but require a profit of 8% on their coverage. 3) Require all healthcare services to publish prices. 4) Make it illegal for any government funds go towards paying healthcare costs for someone not legally in the country.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
Ask anyone entering the United States if they believe terrorism is acceptable in the name of a religion. If they answer in the affirmative, they should not be allowed in our country.
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
Ask anyone entering the United States if they believe terrorism is acceptable in the name of a religion. If they answer in the affirmative, they should not be allowed in our country.
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
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
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
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
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
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Only people who will benefit the United States.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Only people who will benefit the United States.
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
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 sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Agree
I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Over 500 people met with Jesus of Nazareth after he died. 24,000 manuscripts exist outside the Holy Bible attesting to the truth of the Gospel. Jesus died on the cross, was buried in a tomb that is now empty, Christianity was started by the people who met Jesus after he died. Saul of Tarsus was a Christian persecutor who became the Apostle Paul because he met Jesus on the road to Damascus. I am only here by the Grace of God, and I am only here for His heart.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Over 500 people met with Jesus of Nazareth after he died. 24,000 manuscripts exist outside the Holy Bible attesting to the truth of the Gospel. Jesus died on the cross, was buried in a tomb that is now empty, Christianity was started by the people who met Jesus after he died. Saul of Tarsus was a Christian persecutor who became the Apostle Paul because he met Jesus on the road to Damascus. I am only here by the Grace of God, and I am only here for His heart.
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?
Very Conservative
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?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
Facebook is my primary method of communicating my beliefs to others. I am more of a problem solver than an ideologue.
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
Facebook is my primary method of communicating my beliefs to others. I am more of a problem solver than an ideologue.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No.
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?
I handled the largest investigation in the history of the state of Tennessee. When I was called to testify, I did so in opposition to my former agency and a grieving family, both of whom I love. My law business suffered, but I will always do what I feel is right regardless of the consequences.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I handled the largest investigation in the history of the state of Tennessee. When I was called to testify, I did so in opposition to my former agency and a grieving family, both of whom I love. My law business suffered, but I will always do what I feel is right regardless of the consequences.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Agree
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Gun ownership protects public safety. Only people lawfully in the country should be allowed Second Amendment protection.
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Gun ownership protects public safety. Only people lawfully in the country should be allowed Second Amendment protection.
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
I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Strongly Disagree
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Strongly Agree
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Strongly Agree
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
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
1) Require a warning that evolution could not have actually occurred in any textbook which teaches it. 2) Outlaw war and religious persecution by making the consequences so draconian that no one would consider it. 3) Establish a national identification card that has a photograph on it and must be displayed to vote, obtain any government benefit. This card would act as a national Second Amendment permit.
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
1) Require a warning that evolution could not have actually occurred in any textbook which teaches it. 2) Outlaw war and religious persecution by making the consequences so draconian that no one would consider it. 3) Establish a national identification card that has a photograph on it and must be displayed to vote, obtain any government benefit. This card would act as a national Second Amendment permit.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Racism is against God and should be banished. I don't know any racists and do not wish to. I intend on proposing legislation to end racism by ending the concept of race.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Racism is against God and should be banished. I don't know any racists and do not wish to. I intend on proposing legislation to end racism by ending the concept of race.
