Patrick McGuinness

I believe there is a living, developing human being in the womb. As such, abortion is a procedure that kills a human being, and should only be permitted under extreme and rare cases when the life of the mother is at risk.

Strongly Agree

Planned Parenthood should get zero dollars.

Strongly Disagree

As a fiscal conservative. I oppose increases in spending and taxation at all levels of Government, and I will work to reduce wasteful and unneeded spending programs to keep that in line. Limiting spending can be done if we keep spending focused on core state functions such as law enforcement, courts, infrastructure, public education, etc. I have a plan to reduce our property taxes, which we can do if we are fiscally responsible. It comes down to three words: Prioritize. Limit. Dedicate. - Prioritize state spending to core functions ONLY. - Limit new state spending to account for population and inflation growth ONLY. - Dedicate all additional tax dollars to buy down local school Maintenance & Operation property taxes — nearly half of the property tax bill.

Federal spending is completely out of control. I am running for a state-level position and the state of Texas requires a balanced budget.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

I support religious liberty, I don't believe you lose your religious liberty rights when you open a business or work for others.

Never. It's not Government's business to dictate to churches, and that violates religious liberty rights. I voted for the Texas constitutional amendment banning state or local authorities from prohibiting or limiting religious services.

C. Govt should support healthcare and/or insurance costs for the truly needy, but Govt interference and spending has driven healthcare costs higher. The problem in healthcare of high-cost will not be solved with yet more spending, but by making the healthcare system more consumer friendly and encouraging more choice and competition, it will put a dent in cost of medical care.

I support informed consent and personal medical liberty. I oppose 100% the covid-19 vaccine mandates Biden is imposing via OSHA and on Federal contractors; nobody should be fired for choosing not to vaccinate.

Secure our border. Ensure we are only let in people to our country who are adequately vetted against having such ties. Work with regional allies and partners in mideast to identify and destroy Islamic terrorist cells and groups.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

Yes! Our federal government has completely failed to secure our southern border! Texans have had to pay the price. Enough is enough. We Texans will need to step up and not ask permission from Joe Biden to do the job he is refusing to do, especially when the Biden administration is actively enabling the current disaster on our border.

We should eliminate illegal immigration by securing our border and enforcing immigration law. We should have limited merit-based legal immigration to the US. Bring in the 'best and brightest' to our nation.

Strongly Agree

John Adams put it well: "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." Liberty cannot be long maintained without a culture of individual responsibility and Judeo-Christian moral values.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Leftist ideological influence in our institutions of learning is now undermining our nation’s culture and identity with CRT and related leftist notions. Dangerous ideological “curriculum” based on Critical Race Theory is being brought into K-12, dividing students by race, imposing guilt upon guiltless children, and pitting students against one another. I believe that America is an exceptional and good nation, I reject identity politics, and I believe in equal opportunity for all.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and savior. I am a Christian and a member of the Catholic Church; our family attends St Helen’s Catholic Church in Georgetown. As a Catholic, I am a member of a church with believers in practically every nation. We all are part of the same human race; our lives are sacred gifts from God. Those values inform me that I will need to have concern for every person in my district and in Texas as I make decisions, in particular protecting the vulnerable including the unborn; that I should work to keep families strong; and that I should work to keep Texas a place where faith is strong and God is honored, so that God continues to bless our state and nation (II Chronicles 7:14).

Strongly Disagree

Voter ID has worked in Texas to help ensure people are who they say they are when they vote. I strongly support keeping Voter ID in Texas.

I support the Election Integrity bill that Texas passed in 2021, but it needs to be fixed and strengthened to restore serious penalties for voter fraud. I fully support voter ID requirements, protections against mail-in ballot fraud, strengthened penalties against illegal voting, and more. Furthermore, I will defend the right and duty of Texas to run its own elections under our laws and rules against any scheme by the Democrats in Congress.

Racism is not a threat to our domestic security, but the harping on it and the use of this as a cudgel by groups like Antifa has led to violence and vandalism, as happened in last year's riots. That is a threat. Indoctrinating children to hate America by using racism or other perceived injustice to castigate America and its heritage is a toxic lie that will end up dividing us. that could be dangerous. We instead need to teach our children patriotic civics, a civics that teaches individualism, not collectivism, is the basis of equality and liberty; that children are neither oppressors nor victims but are privileged to live in this land of opportunity; and that America has, can and must always aspire to liberty and justice for all.

Strongly Disagree

A - The main effort of environmental movement today is to use "Climate Change" as an excuse to undermine fossil fuel production and use. However, the cost of the regulations they propose far far outweigh even their stated benefit, nevermind that they greatly overstate the risks and harms of elevated carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The 'Green New Deal' is a Green Raw Deal.

Strongly Agree

Government's primary job is to protect our rights of life and liberty. It does so by keeping us safe in our communities, so the people can freely pursue making a living and achieving prosperity.

Conservative

I am a Constitutional conservative. I believe in limited Government, individual rights and responsibilities, and the rule of law. I stand for pro-life, pro-liberty and pro-family conservative values.

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No.

My agenda: Secure Our Border End Vaccine Mandates Secure Elections Education – Empower Parents & Fight Leftist Indoctrination Prosperity – Reduce Property Taxes & Limit Spending Life – Protect The Rights Of The Pre-Born And Our Most Vulnerable Liberty – Support The 2nd Amendment Taxpayer Fairness – Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Prosperity – Energy Supremacy

Agree

The key word is 'qualified'. On Dec 22, 2021, a police officer in Minnesota who made a fatal mistake and mistook her firearm for a taser was criminally convicted of manslaughter. Police officers risk their lives if they don't react, and also risk criminal charges if they over-react or make mistakes. Removing immunity for cases where they did things 'by the book' puts too much burden on these officers.

Strongly Disagree

"Defund the police" has already been proven a dangerous failure that has led to crime increases where it is tried.

The only restriction on gun ownership that are needed for public safety involve limiting the gun rights of those who broke the law - felons - or those who pose a danger to themselves or others as proven in a court proceeding. I will fight against any legislation that would diminish a law-abiding citizen’s right to carry a firearm and protect themselves and their property, including opposing red flag laws that take away rights without due process. Texas has seen our Second Amendment rights championed in recent years with the passage of open and constitutional carry. I fully support these laws and Second Amendment rights as a part of our inherent right of self-defense, and I will not allow any government—local, state, or federal—to infringe upon them. I oppose magazine limits, AR bans, and any other limitation on your Second Amendment. Our founders got it right: Our right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Disagree