John Stevens
Republican | Tennessee
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
John Stevens
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Sen., Dist. 24
Incumbent
No
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OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents and as child matures, shared with child
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
I am 100% pro-life Roe is bad law. Life of the mother is only circumstance
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The Founders (as Christians)understood the fallen nature of man. They were also students of history and purposely set ambition against ambition. They acknowledged that natural law is God created, not man created. As such, the Constitution did not grant man rights but limited government's power to infringe upon the rights of the people.
14. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, voters (i.e., people), Constitution, President/Congress/Supreme Court (equal)
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
I have numerous individual supporters but I have not asked or received their permission to list them as “endorsements.” I am not aware of any specific group that has publically “endorsed” me.
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
I am from Gallatin, TN attended Tennessee-Martin where I graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree with a major in political science and a minor in English. Upon graduating from UTM, I worked as a legislative liaison for then Gov. Don Sundquist, and successively as liaison for the department of human services and finally the department of health with a focus on TennCare. I entered law school in 1999 at Cumberland School of Law but transferred to Memphis after my first year. I graduated law school from Memphis in 2002. I clerked for Judge Don R. Ash of the 16th Judicial District before entering private practice in 2003. I started out with Rainey Kizer Reviere and Bell, in Jackson TN in their employment law group. I transferred my practice to Spragins, Barnett and Cobb in Jackson TN where I had a general civil practice. In 2007, I opened my own law office in Huntingdon where I have a general practice focused on elder law and estate planning.
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
As stated above, I am a member of the First Baptist Church-Huntingdon and teach a Bible study class. I have contributed to numerous Christian ministries. I was a co-chair for Carroll County for the United Way of West TN. I am the former Chairman of the Carroll County Republican Party. I was a county co-chair for Stephen Fincher and Gov. Bill Haslam as well as volunteered for numerous Republican candidates over the years, such as Marsha Blackburn, Ed Bryant, Bob Corker, Van Hillary, Lamar Alexander, Fred Thompson, Pres. George W. Bush, John McCain and other local Carroll County offices. I was actively involved in numerous organizations while in college at Tennessee-Martin. I am a member of the Tennessee and Carroll County bar associations. I formerly was a member of the Madison County Bar Association.
