Christopher Rodriguez
Republican | California
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Christopher Rodriguez
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 49
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Candidate did not provide
WORK & MILITARY
United States Marine Corps, Sgt, 4
AFFILIATIONS
Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, Executive Board
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
City of Oceanside, Ca Councilmember, 3
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
California Republican Assembly
Patriots for Freedom PAC
OTHER (1)
Frontline Patriots
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
California Republican Assembly
Front Line Patriots PAC
Combat Veterans for Congress PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Donald Trump (2019)
John Briscoe (2022)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2021)
Rocky Chavez (2018)
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
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.
Disagree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Disagree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
As the father of 7, I AM 100% PRO-LIFE. I will not equivocate on this issue. Anyone who has seen an ultrasound knows that the science is settled on life. In Congress, I will fight for and support legislation and policies that advance the cause of life. Our goal must be to continue to reduce the number of abortions in America, and provide alternatives to abortion such as adoption.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
As the father of 7, I AM 100% PRO-LIFE. I will not equivocate on this issue. Anyone who has seen an ultrasound knows that the science is settled on life. In Congress, I will fight for and support legislation and policies that advance the cause of life. Our goal must be to continue to reduce the number of abortions in America, and provide alternatives to abortion such as adoption.
ECONOMY
Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.
Disagree
Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.
Disagree
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Lower, fairer, flatter, simple. Always lower marginal rates.
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Lower, fairer, flatter, simple. Always lower marginal rates.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
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
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?
I believe the church has failed to influence culture. I believe the churches of America have a responsibility to get involved in local, state and national politics/government. Separation of church and state is to prevent the state from taking over the church i.e "state run church" and was never suppose to prevent churches from participating and influencing our government.
What should be the relationship between the church and the state?
I believe the church has failed to influence culture. I believe the churches of America have a responsibility to get involved in local, state and national politics/government. Separation of church and state is to prevent the state from taking over the church i.e "state run church" and was never suppose to prevent churches from participating and influencing our government.
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Never
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.
I am somewhere between C and D.
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.
I am somewhere between C and D.
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.
I am between B and C.
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.
I am between B and C.
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
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
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?
https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2019/01/11/president-trumps-counter-terrorism-strategy/
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2019/01/11/president-trumps-counter-terrorism-strategy/
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
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.
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.
Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
The American economy is dependent on legal immigration. Immigration must be a balanced and secure process through a legal port of entry.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
The American economy is dependent on legal immigration. Immigration must be a balanced and secure process through a legal port of entry.
VALUES
Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Agree
Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
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 Christian.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am Christian.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Require photo ID
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Require photo ID
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Choose not to answer
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Choose not to answer
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No, we have come a long way from Jim Crow era laws and I believe that the Democrat party has embraced policies in the name of equity and social justice that segregate and divide Americans
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No, we have come a long way from Jim Crow era laws and I believe that the Democrat party has embraced policies in the name of equity and social justice that segregate and divide Americans
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Agree
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
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) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy.
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) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy.
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?
Lean 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?
Lean Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
https://rodriguezforcongress.us/category/latest-news/
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
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
https://rodriguezforcongress.us/category/latest-news/
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY The Federal Reserve printing money in order to finance debt is the root cause of the massive inflation and cost of living spike we are seeing right now. Taxes are too high. Spending is out of control. And the solution that the far-left in Congress continues to offer is more taxes and more spending financed by more government debt! This recklessness will drive America to ruin. Democrat’s ideas are bad, and now we can see directly that unchecked one-party rule offers no fiscal accountability, and has put the United States near an inflationary death spiral that must be stopped. EDUCATION As a proud father to 7 amazing children, providing a world-class education remains among the most important priorities for me as a legislator and parent. Sadly, the public education system is failing our children and we have let liberal teacher’s unions and bureaucrats turn our tax dollars and our children into tools for control. Well, I say no more. I believe parents are in control of their child’s education, and they should be empowered to remove their kids from failing schools. In California, only 10% of Black and 15% of Hispanic students are proficient or better, in mathematics due to liberal policies that prioritize empowering the teacher’s unions, who care more about money and membership, than learning. We must end the teaching of Critical Race Theory in our schools – which promulgates victimhood in children of color, and divides our children up along racial lines. It has proven to sow division, create chaos, and is going to build a weak, entitled generation of children. As a father of 7, I teach my children that there is no room for excuses in life. Our education system is in bad need of accountability, and in Congress, I will bring much needed oversight to our public schools. LAW AND ORDER I 100% support our police, and 100% OPPOSE the “defund the police” movement. We must DEFEND, not defund our police. The smash and grabs, the rampant homelessness, the drugs, eradicating cash bail, weak sentencing guidelines, and the District Attorneys who look the other way – these are all the far-left’s attempts to decriminalize violence, looting, thefts, robberies, and other serious crimes. We must stand up to these dangerous ideas. I support our police, enforcing the law, and putting dangerous criminals in jail where they belong. BORDER SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY A nation without secure borders is no nation at all. We must secure our borders aggressively – by finishing President Trump’s wall and fully funding Immigrations and Customs Enforcement before anything else is done regarding the bad immigration policies in America. Joe Biden and the Democrats in Congress WANT a border crisis. They do not agree with our current immigration laws, so they undermine them and think we do not notice. Meanwhile, drugs flow into the country, fentanyl floods our streets, and violent street gangs go largely unchecked. Lawlessness has become commonplace in some border towns, and the Biden administration is flying single male illegal immigrants to cities all across America and setting them free! In Congress, my priority will be to first secure our border, and second, crack down on the illegal gang and drug activities that stem from bad border policies. AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY – AFGHANISTAN TO UKRAINE As a combat Marine who served two tours in Iraq, I know what strong leadership on the world stage looks like. I believe firmly in an America First foreign policy agenda. President Joe Biden’s weakness has put us all at great risk. No one is arguing for endless wars, but the way in which we withdrew from Afghanistan shed a light on the incompetence of our current leadership in the White House. We left citizens and allies behind, and we gave our enemies, the Taliban, billions of dollars of taxpayer funded military equipment. Our botched pullout in Afghanistan likely emboldened our enemies in Russia and China to take further advantage of us. True leadership on the world stage is only achieved through strength. When other countries hear what we say, they must know we mean to follow through. I oppose any sort of “nuclear deal” with Iran. I believe Israel must be protected. And I believe Putin’s Russia is running roughshod over our country now that Biden is in charge – they see America as weak and inept. The Democrat’s foreign policy is built on weakness. As a combat Marine, that makes me sick to my stomach to see the horrors and tragedy taking place in Ukraine. Putin is a KGB thug who has started an unprovoked war. I fully support aggressive sanctions on Putin, I support removing Russia from all international monetary systems to weaken their economy, and I believe our country must stop buying Russian oil and natural gas immediately.
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?
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY The Federal Reserve printing money in order to finance debt is the root cause of the massive inflation and cost of living spike we are seeing right now. Taxes are too high. Spending is out of control. And the solution that the far-left in Congress continues to offer is more taxes and more spending financed by more government debt! This recklessness will drive America to ruin. Democrat’s ideas are bad, and now we can see directly that unchecked one-party rule offers no fiscal accountability, and has put the United States near an inflationary death spiral that must be stopped. EDUCATION As a proud father to 7 amazing children, providing a world-class education remains among the most important priorities for me as a legislator and parent. Sadly, the public education system is failing our children and we have let liberal teacher’s unions and bureaucrats turn our tax dollars and our children into tools for control. Well, I say no more. I believe parents are in control of their child’s education, and they should be empowered to remove their kids from failing schools. In California, only 10% of Black and 15% of Hispanic students are proficient or better, in mathematics due to liberal policies that prioritize empowering the teacher’s unions, who care more about money and membership, than learning. We must end the teaching of Critical Race Theory in our schools – which promulgates victimhood in children of color, and divides our children up along racial lines. It has proven to sow division, create chaos, and is going to build a weak, entitled generation of children. As a father of 7, I teach my children that there is no room for excuses in life. Our education system is in bad need of accountability, and in Congress, I will bring much needed oversight to our public schools. LAW AND ORDER I 100% support our police, and 100% OPPOSE the “defund the police” movement. We must DEFEND, not defund our police. The smash and grabs, the rampant homelessness, the drugs, eradicating cash bail, weak sentencing guidelines, and the District Attorneys who look the other way – these are all the far-left’s attempts to decriminalize violence, looting, thefts, robberies, and other serious crimes. We must stand up to these dangerous ideas. I support our police, enforcing the law, and putting dangerous criminals in jail where they belong. BORDER SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY A nation without secure borders is no nation at all. We must secure our borders aggressively – by finishing President Trump’s wall and fully funding Immigrations and Customs Enforcement before anything else is done regarding the bad immigration policies in America. Joe Biden and the Democrats in Congress WANT a border crisis. They do not agree with our current immigration laws, so they undermine them and think we do not notice. Meanwhile, drugs flow into the country, fentanyl floods our streets, and violent street gangs go largely unchecked. Lawlessness has become commonplace in some border towns, and the Biden administration is flying single male illegal immigrants to cities all across America and setting them free! In Congress, my priority will be to first secure our border, and second, crack down on the illegal gang and drug activities that stem from bad border policies. AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY – AFGHANISTAN TO UKRAINE As a combat Marine who served two tours in Iraq, I know what strong leadership on the world stage looks like. I believe firmly in an America First foreign policy agenda. President Joe Biden’s weakness has put us all at great risk. No one is arguing for endless wars, but the way in which we withdrew from Afghanistan shed a light on the incompetence of our current leadership in the White House. We left citizens and allies behind, and we gave our enemies, the Taliban, billions of dollars of taxpayer funded military equipment. Our botched pullout in Afghanistan likely emboldened our enemies in Russia and China to take further advantage of us. True leadership on the world stage is only achieved through strength. When other countries hear what we say, they must know we mean to follow through. I oppose any sort of “nuclear deal” with Iran. I believe Israel must be protected. And I believe Putin’s Russia is running roughshod over our country now that Biden is in charge – they see America as weak and inept. The Democrat’s foreign policy is built on weakness. As a combat Marine, that makes me sick to my stomach to see the horrors and tragedy taking place in Ukraine. Putin is a KGB thug who has started an unprovoked war. I fully support aggressive sanctions on Putin, I support removing Russia from all international monetary systems to weaken their economy, and I believe our country must stop buying Russian oil and natural gas immediately.
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.
Disagree
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.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
I support the 2nd amendment
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Disagree
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
I support the 2nd amendment
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Disagree
