Thomas "Lane" Payne Jr.
Republican | Louisiana
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Thomas "Lane" Payne Jr.
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 3
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Baker High School, Baker, HS Diploma
WORK & MILITARY
Lafayette, La Local IBEW Apprenticeship, Journeyman, 4
AFFILIATIONS
Minister's Training Institute, Pastor
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
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
I believe that life begins at conception.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Did not answer
ECONOMY
Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.
Strongly Disagree
We are not a socialist nation!
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
It seems as though the Federal Government is determined to create a "Nanny State" by creating ways to generate handouts, which creates unwarranted debt.
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
The tax code should be simplified and made politically non-biased.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
The First Amendment is FIRST for a reason, every other Amendment hangs on it!
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
This is a tactic to destroy the First Amendment.
What should be the relationship between the church and the state?
The Church carries the values that the state was built on, therefore the state should never interfere with the Church. The values and the function of the Church is what gives validity to the state--not the other way around.
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
NONE!
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.
Somewhere 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
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?
Acknowledge it, recognize it and address it as a legitimate threat. Nothing can be done about an issue that has not been recognized as a threat.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Build the wall. Enforce the Laws that are already on the books. Hold other governing bodies accountable for not doing their part to protect our borders.
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?
Follow the Immigration Laws that have already been duly instituted. Executive orders should not carry the same weight as Law. If leadership does not like the laws, go through the process of changing said Laws.
VALUES
Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
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 a Born Again Believer in Jesus Christ as both Savior and Lord! I believe the Bible is the inerrant Word of God. I believe that all mankind will give an account to God Almighty at the end of their lives on this earth. I believe that everyone should fully respect everyone else's right to make their own decisions concerning their spirituality.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Voter integrity demands a photo identification.
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
No mail in ballots. No ballot harvesting. No hidden vote counting. Total transparency. Without a clean and transparent election process, we no longer have the United States of America.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
I believe those who are pushing the race issue are doing so to fragment our nation. Our nation has not always been perfect, but we are light years away from where it was even 50 years ago. People from every race and creed are given ample opportunities to be prosperous and live happy lives in this nation. Much like the free market, when people or companies are seen as racially motivated, society no longer does business with them. I believe everyone deserves to be given their best shot at life!
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. Energy Independence is best for the US both economically and militarily. When the US controls fossil fuel prices, it helps our economy but it also keeps excessive money out of the hands of our adversary's military pockets.
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).
Did not answer
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 believe that Energy Independence is critical to our national and even world economy as well as to our military advantage. I believe we need a Parental Bill of Rights--there should be NO HIDDEN CURRICULUM. There should be no teacher, counselor or administrator speaking to children about their sexuality without a parent present. Parents have the right to speak their grievances before School Board Meetings without reprisal. FEMA's process must be reworked to provide much needed help assistance without having to go to court for years to get said help. When people are victims of a natural disaster, they are victims not criminals until proven innocent. Our Nation needs to do a better job of caring for our elderly through the S.S. funds they paid into the system. S.S. is not welfare, the public paid into the system and deserve those benefits. I would propose to not only go along with the reforms that are being presented now, but also add that the funds the government uses now, from the interest on those funds, be used to pay for the medicaid medicare portions that are now being taken out of the benefits. The Woke industry needs to be dismantled and destroyed from our businesses and our military. It has weakened our identity as a nation and has crippled our military. Our businesses need to be focused on being the most efficient they can be, not diverting time to figure out what someone wants to be called on what day. Our military needs to be trained in how to take out our enemies instead of being taught how not to offend someone. I was an instrument technician at Exxon Chemical Plant in Baton Rouge, La which means that I was and still am a troubleshooter. I didn't just work on instrumentation, but on processes. One of my strongest attributes is digging into processes and finding better ways of doing them. This has helped me in Pastoring a local Church, in working with the Community and even being a Grandfather. Justice system--I believe that lady justice needs to have the blinders placed over her eyes once again. January 2023 needs to kick off with some serious investigations--not as vendettas, but to actually bring justice to many areas of concern: Afghanistan withdrawal,... whoever made that decision needs to be removed from ever being placed in a decision making role again. Vaccine Mandates--the jobs that were lost due to mandatory vaccine refusals must be looked into. Our nation has lost many professionals due to this lunacy and in some cities it is still going on. Green New Deal--There are people in positions of decision making that have millions invested in renewable energy. They could not get in on the ground level of the Oil Industry so they are determined to destroy it and create a new form of energy--even if it is totally unsustainable and destructive to the very climate they claim to be trying to protect. If they want renewable energy to work, then make it work so well that people will want to come to it. That is how capitalism works. But they cannot make the largest transfer of wealth in history if they do it that way, so they are intent on destroy the fossil fuel industry instead--even if it destroys the world economy. Foreign Ownership of US lands--There should not be a single cup of US soil owned by our foreign adversaries. Just the attempt to purchase our land for any purpose is a brazen attempt to discredit our leadership in every way. This must be stopped immediately! Election Integrity--Our elections should be the most free from contaminants of any election process on earth. But with technology also comes opportunities for corruption. We need to dig into the election processes and work with our State leaders to find the best processes, discover the "fusible links" within those processes and shore them up with accountability. If we lose our electoral integrity we have lost our form of government altogether. Insider Trading--While this is supposed to be against the law, lawmakers for years have found ways around it. These loopholes must be closed returning these lawmakers to either rejoining the private sector or actually causing them to do ONLY what they were elected to do--Serve the People. Crime--I believe the greatest detriment to our society today is Fatherlessness. There are great Fathering Initiatives out there, but the only entities with the moral fabric to work these initiatives is the local Church. The problem is that the average local Church is less than 99 people, which means they do not have the resources to institutes those initiatives. When the government says that they will help, it always comes with too many restrictions to make it work. This needs to change! We need to release the local Church with the resources to bring Fathering Initiatives to our Communities and we will see crime go down. This will instill respect for authority and help every aspect of society from schools to police work.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Neutral
There are no absolutes. Everything needs to be investigated and when wrong doing is found there should be adequate reprisal. But that investigation should be based on facts, not public opinion.
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?
Only the restrictions that are on the books now. If someone is a felon, they have to abide by the law.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
