Darren Hamilton
Libertarian | Texas
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Darren Hamilton
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2020
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist.24
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
United States Marine Corps, Corporal, 8
AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
Previous Races
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?
Under conditions of rape, incest, or when continuing would endanger the life of the fetus or the mother.
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Disagree
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?
Require government entities to return borrowed/stolen funds, and pass laws preventing external government entities from using SSA funds as a piggy bank.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
I advocate the reduction of spending for military use in foreign countries. America should not be the "world police".
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
None. The government should be removed from underwriting student loans, and banks should set the interest rates for existing student loans to zero to make it easier for borrowers to repay those loans.
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
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Disagree
I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.
No Answer
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The principle is as it suggests; religious doctrine cannot be used to promote any specific law, and laws cannot prohibit the practice of any specific religion (except when such practice harms another individual).
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
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?
Remove the government (as much as possible) from healthcare. Send providers into a free market environment, and allow individuals to choose from available plans, even across state lines.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Neutral
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
There is no way to eradicate radical Islamic terrorism. The best that can be done would be to remove American military personnel from those foreign locations, thus reducing the possibility of Americans falling prey to terrorist actions abroad, and returning them to the United States to protect our internal interests.
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.
Disagree
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
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.
Neutral
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Neutral
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
As long as they have no history of, credible plan for, or perform acts of violence within our country, anyone should be welcome to immigrate to the United States.
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Neutral
I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Latter-day Saint. We believe the Bible to be the word of God, but not the ONLY word of God.
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?
Moderate
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
I am a registered Libertarian. My views tread a centrist path that is neither wholly conservative not wholly liberal, but an amalgam of both.
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?
One advantage that I can bring to Congress of I am elected is 'compromise'. Compromise allows us to work together on our crumbling infrastructure to build and repair roads, bridges and eve schools. Compromise lives in "some of this AND some of that". Voters have a choice to vote for more of the status quo, or for someone who can actually get things done. Choose wisely.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Only persons with a history of unjustified violence, or verifiable mental instability with a tendency toward violence should be prohibited.
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.
Strongly Agree
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
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?
Specified term limits for Congress members; a modification (but not elimination) of the Electoral College; a comprehensive reform of immigration policies and processes.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Racism is only a threat to domestic security because people continue to see themselves as different from each other. When people of good conscience understand that there are more similarities and fewer differences between peoples, racism ceases to have an effect.
