Shane Newsom
Libertarian | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Shane Newsom
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 107
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
DeVRY, Irving, CIS, 2001
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Bikers Agaist Child Abuse, Patched Member, Chapter Treasurer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
Previous Races
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Debra Medina (2010)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
When either life is threatened.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Neutral
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Remove all the taxes that the avg human can't understand and need someone in a special department to read or follow. The tax code should be easy to understand and less our money needs to go to the government.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
All of it.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
We have seen what happens when government get involved when it comes to loans and money. Prices go out and quality of services goes down. College needs to stop being a "mandatory" thing. A lot of the careers don't need a degree, and trade schools would just be fine.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Agree
As long as the Individual and/or businesses is life quality aspects of medicine or surgery.
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
When the church is making people sick or dying.
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.
D. As we can see with types of government paid healthcare. They were not allowed to negotiate prices. There were paying whatever the company wanted. That does not help the people. The quality of service, prices and innovation will fall. Just look at what the government runs now. Would you want to go to a DMV like place to see a doctor.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
When a disease can rusticate by the vaccination. I also believe the government, the government officials and the company that approved and worked on the vaccination be help responsible if any issues come of vaccination.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
Stop starting the wars it starts and get out of their land.
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.
Choose not to answer
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
People that are not "criminals" and want a better life.
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Disagree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
We need to stop being so detail on type of people. We need to remove all types and replace everything with person, people, human, earthling or something very broad to stop this picking and choosing who to protect. We are leaving people out. Lets include EVERYONE and move on to other issues.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Choose not to answer
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
It does not matter what my spiritual beliefs and values are. My religion should not play a role in my job. My benefits over are. We should take care of each other. Everyone is equal and should never be looked down at based on anything.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
We need some type of identification to know you are who you are.
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Not sure if I know enough of all the laws with voting practices to give a valid view. I do believe everyone should have a voice in our government. We should be doing the best we can to make that happen. Do we need more voting places, a new way to vote?
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
At this time, I do not believe its a threat. I do believe it could come to that if we don't start addressing the issues and teach everyone no person of any type is better than the other. EVERYONE needs to start helping each other.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Choose not to answer
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.
C
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Choose not to answer
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To protect your freedom, and outline good standers for the people.
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?
Choose not to answer
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
n/a
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?
Did not answer
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Strongly Disagree
Qualified immunity should not be allowed. You can have not great people working in that area. Those people need to be held accountable for their wrongs. Yes, accidents or miss judgements can happen in that fast pace event. That also needs to be thought of during the issue.
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Choose not to answer
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Very limited restriction. Guns are not the issue. Morals and human life value is the issues. Any type of restriction should be available the person and a process to fix them if they are mistakenly added.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
Firearms dealers are not the issue. We don't see stores for drunk driving, abuses, death or addiction or other types of companies that can be used in a bad way. Why firearms dealers?
