Ben Claybaker
Republican | Tennessee
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ben Claybaker
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 53
Incumbent
No
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ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (4)
Tennessee Right to Life PAC
Tennessee Republican Assembly
National Federation Of Independent Business
National Rifle Association
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
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
No
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Greed and the desire for power!
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, constitution, voters, congress, supreme court
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
TN Right to Life Family Research Council American Center for Law and Justice Eagle Forum PAC Heritage Alliance Dr. James Dobson
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
EDUCATIONAL: University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas VOCATIONAL HISTORY: Crye-Leike Property Management, Nashville, TN, August 2006 – Present General Manager, Affiliate Broker, Realtor Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC, Feb 2005 – July 2006 Policy Analyst, Office of National Drug Control Policy, State and Local Affairs Bush-Cheney '04, Inc., Arlington, VA, July 2004 – Dec 2004 Southwest Regional Political Coordinator Round Rock ISD, Round Rock, TX, July 2002 – July 2004 Teacher/Coach Land Commissioner, Austin, TX, April 2001 – July 2002 Redistricting Specialist and Political Staff ACS-Desktop, Inc., Washington, DC, December 2000 – April 2001 House Information Technology Consultant Congressman Jay Dickey, Washington, DC, September 1999 – November 2000 Legislative Correspondent CHURCH AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP: Rotary International: member and committee chair Bethel Franklin Community Church: Men's Ministry, Usher, Team Leader
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Rotary Foundation University of Central Arkansas Bethel World Outreach Church Ten Days Missions Ordinary Hero Foundation Mercy Ministries of America Stop Child Trafficking Now International Justice Mission Every Nation Campus Ministries National Rifle Association NIFB Tennessee Republican Party Davidson County Republican Party
