Pime Hernandez
Republican | Tennessee
Candidate Profile*
Leans Conservative
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Pime Hernandez
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
State Senator, Dist. 19
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Department of Education, Tallahassee, High School, 2013
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Church of the City - Downtown Nashville, Facilities Manager, Just The Song
Songwriter Round Host, Church - Nashville, Worship Leader
Hands On Nashville, Volunteer, Real Life Church
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
None
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (2)
*Patriot Parents
Tennessee Voter Guide
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally
Latino's For Tennessee
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Only to save the mother's life or to prevent irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.
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.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Did not answer
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Any and all unnecessary spending
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
No Individual and or Businesses should EVER be required or forced to violate their religious or moral belief.
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Under NONE!
HEALTHCARE
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 - I believe that this should apply to seniors and the very poor.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
NONE!
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
Regain intelligence and partner with forces in the middle east to conduct a counterterrorism campaign.
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.
Choose not to answer
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Legal immigrants are foreign-born people legally admitted to the U.S. Undocumented immigrants, also called illegal aliens, are foreign-born people who do not possess a valid visa or other immigration documentation, because they entered the U.S. without inspection, stayed longer than their temporary visa permitted, or otherwise violated the terms under which they were admitted.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Birth assigned biological males and females are the only true genders that exist in the human race. They; male and female are the only ones, along with God, that can create Humans.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Strongly Agree
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 believe in a good, merciful, just and loving God who is everywhere at all times, knows everything, and ultimately is in full control of what happens in this world, and in the next, throughout time and all throughout eternity. According to the Bible, the wages of sin, is death. I believe that this is a literal and spiritual truth. We have a mortal body and a soul. Our souls will go on to live forever, even though the mortal body die and return to dust, the soul lives. Where does that soul go? Well, I also believe that there is a heaven and a hell. The bible speaks much of this. I believe that the first born of all creation, Adam, the very first man, passed this degenerative disease on to us. Due to Adams direct disobedience to God, God cast Adam and his wife Eve out of the Garden of Eden a place that God had created for them. This place was heaven on earth, the very dwelling place of God. Adam got to walk with God in the Garden. But because God is holy, perfect and just, He could not stand in the presence of wickedness which only leads to disobedience and rebellion which causes hatred and separation naturally to God. It was Adam the first born of all creation, we inherited this sin problem from and are too separated from God. But because of God's great goodness, His mercy, love and justice. He sent His son Jesus the Christ to be born of a virgin and to be conceived by the Holy Spirit. This very act of God's love for his people separated to Himself, stepped out of heaven and put on flesh in the way of Jesus. Jesus was sent by God to be the ultimate sacrifice that would render His people back to Himself by being the only sufficient, sinless, perfect once and for all sacrifice to offer the world for the propitiation of sin. The death payment of sin, paid in full, once and for all, for all who believe on the name of Jesus, God's only begotten son. For God did not send His son to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. I believe in "The One True God" manifested Himself in the way of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. I believe that I am born-again christian and have a new life found in Jesus according to my faith and the bible. I am practicing following the way of Jesus. I am learning to love people through eyes of love filled with grace.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Paper Ballots
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Yes, it can pose threats to domestic security in the U.S. because It can undermine a country's ability to defend itself when small communities have conflicts due to systemic racism and discrimination.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
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.
Did not answer
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To protect and defend the constitution of this great United States of America and to serve the great people of this nation with prudence and diligence.
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
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?
I would like voters to know how honored and humbled I am to be the Republican Nominee for Tennessee State Senate District 19, Nashville-Davidson County. I will fight for the people of District 19 and Tennessee to make sure their voices are heard. I am one of you, I work hard everyday to provide for my family and I will continue that same work ethic to provide results for you! Please vote Pime Hernandez on November 8, 2022 - Peace and Grace!
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Choose not to answer
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?
Responsible gun ownership is vital to public safety!
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
