Leonard L Bryant
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile*
Conservative (Conditional)
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Leonard L Bryant
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, Religion, 2008
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, SFC, 31
AFFILIATIONS
Agape Pregnancy Support Center of Fayetteville NC, Volunteer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (1)
*Durham County Republican Party
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations (2021)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
planned parenthood should never receive taxpayer funds. I would introduce, cosponsor, and or support any effort to defund planned parenthood.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
This measure would cheapen lives of the elderly and the infirmed and would invariably be a shield for those desiring to commit murder of such groups that should be receiving more, not less protection under the law.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Only in cases of rape or incest, or if the life of the mother is jeopardized.
ECONOMY
Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.
Strongly Disagree
Any effort to employ marxist/socialist strategies and policies especially in the US will end in the largest wealth gap imaginable; the gap between powerful government elites and the poor. Marxism eliminates the middle class. It has been tried in over 40 nations. It has failed every place it has been tried.
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
An ABC news story in 2010 stated that medicare fraud cost taxpayers $60 billion annually. Annually. Of course that number has likely risen. We need to spend less and find the areas of waste and eliminate those areas of waste.
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
We should move to a flat tax.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
What should be the relationship between the church and the state?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Pretty self explanatory.
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Never.
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.
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
B, but VERY selectively. Very.
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
It is inconceivable that we would support a movement to destroy one of our closest allies. We must protect the sovereignty of Israel and stand with their right to determine what happens to and in their land.
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
Work more diligently to prevent the next terror attack on our soil.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
State and federal funds shall be denied to any public or private entity, such as a sanctuary city, that is not in compliance with immigration laws.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Those who our follow immigration laws should be allowed in.
VALUES
Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Disagree
Too often it is used to attack people and organizations of faith. No descrimination should take place against a religious entity such as a school or church if such entities make rules or have bylaws that view such orientations as a violation of their faith.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
The Northwest ordnance is one of several points in history that dismantle the false narrative that America was birth out of a racist heart. The doctrine is simply wrong in a fundamental sense.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Evangelical Christian
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Enforce voter ID. Ensure election integrity by strictly validating the authenticity of each vote whether by mail in ballot or by machine or paper ballots.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
There is no race in humanity that has not been enslaved. There are some in our country who co opt the suffering of slaves in our history for personal gain and this mindset should not be endorsed.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Racism is not the boogeyman the left has declared it to be. We must be more clear eyed concerning threats that are more pervasive, more persistent, and more dangerous than individual racism against members of our culture/society.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
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. Climate alarmists have for the past 50 years declared the environment was being destroyed by our actions. The science on this issue proves otherwise, as well as the false doomsday prophecies that have all been proven by the dozens to be false. Our businesses and citizens must be freed from the most burdensome of these regulations, particularly the regulations Pres. Biden put in place his first day in office. If Mr. Biden had continued on the path of success laid before him by his predecessor, we would have low gasoline and home heating fuel costs today.
ABOUT YOU
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).
None at this time.
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?
First legislative priority as Senator is to work to pass a bill that would override Mr. Biden's Executive orders concerning energy. Once domestic energy have been secured I would work to defund planned parenthood. Mr. Biden should be impeached very shortly after that .
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Agree
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?
None
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
