

Wes Allen
Republican | Alabama
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Wes Allen
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
Secretary of State
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, B.S. in Athletic Administration, 1998
Troy University, Troy, M.S. Foundations of Education, 2001
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
First Baptist Church Troy, AL, Ordained Deacon, Chairman of Deacons, Sunday school leader, Pastor Search Committee, Men's Ministry leader, Pike County Republican Executive Committee
Chairman, Troy Rotary Club, Member
Pike County Friends of NRA, Chairman, Pike Liberal Arts School
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Judge of Probate, April 2009-November 2018
State Representative District 89, 2018-Present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Auditor, 2006
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) FARMPAC
OTHER (2)
Alabama Forestry Association ForestPAC
Manufacture Alabama
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Alabama Farmers Federation
Alabama Forestry Association
Business Council of Alabama
Manufacture Alabama
Alabama Trucking Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Under no circumstances.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Under no circumstances.
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?
Under no circumstances
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Under no circumstances
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
Securing our borders, ensuring thorough background checks to anyone entering our country including those on tourist & student visas.
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
Securing our borders, ensuring thorough background checks to anyone entering our country including those on tourist & student visas.
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.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Strongly Disagree
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.
C.
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.
C.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Under no circumstances
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Under no circumstances
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Low Flat tax on income
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Low Flat tax on income
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
entitlements. Plus ridiculous studies on subject matter that has nothing to do with our everyday lives.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
entitlements. Plus ridiculous studies on subject matter that has nothing to do with our everyday lives.
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
Build a wall
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Build a wall
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Only individuals who complete the thoroughly vetted immigration process through INS, while remaining in their home countries should be allowed to legally immigrate. No one who has entered the U.S. illegally should be granted legal status or receive tax payer funded benefits.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Only individuals who complete the thoroughly vetted immigration process through INS, while remaining in their home countries should be allowed to legally immigrate. No one who has entered the U.S. illegally should be granted legal status or receive tax payer funded benefits.
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.
Strongly Agree
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Strongly Agree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Strongly Disagree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
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?
Purpose of our government is clearly outlined in our U.S. Constitution. It should do no more or no less.
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
Purpose of our government is clearly outlined in our U.S. Constitution. It should do no more or no less.
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://news.google.com/search?q=Rep.%20Wes%20allen&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
https://news.google.com/search?q=Rep.%20Wes%20allen&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen
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?
I am lifelong, Christian conservative republican.
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
I am lifelong, Christian conservative republican.
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.
I am born-again evangelical Christian. My family and I are members of First Baptist Church of Troy. John 14:6
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am born-again evangelical Christian. My family and I are members of First Baptist Church of Troy. John 14:6
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?
I believe ballot harvesting should be banned. I am the sponsor of the bill to prohibit private funds from interfering or influencing the administration of Alabama elections. I do not believe we should have drop boxes or mass mail balloting. I believe only legal U.S. citizens should have the right to vote in any election held in this nation.
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
I believe ballot harvesting should be banned. I am the sponsor of the bill to prohibit private funds from interfering or influencing the administration of Alabama elections. I do not believe we should have drop boxes or mass mail balloting. I believe only legal U.S. citizens should have the right to vote in any election held in this nation.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Just as Martin Luther King Jr. said we should be judged by the content of our character and not the color of our skin and that is why I oppose Critical Race Theory.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Just as Martin Luther King Jr. said we should be judged by the content of our character and not the color of our skin and that is why I oppose Critical Race Theory.
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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