
Charles Van Morgan
Independent | Tennessee
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Charles Van Morgan
Party
Independent
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Governor
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Nashville School of Law, Nashville, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2015
Nashville School of Law, Nashville, J.D, 2015
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Larry Bledsoe
OTHER INFORMATION
Morgan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection Survey in 2022.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
If mom's life is at grave risk
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Abortion should be easy to get when the life of the mother is at risk or the child is seriously unhealthy and a life is not likely
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Disagree
Life is valuable a gift from God. People should be made comfortable in death but Not assisting their suicide.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
Someone else will serve the people that are refused by some business becauae of the business views.
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
When they are a immediate life threat to people like a religious cult that is immediately causing mass suicide
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
continue gathering intelligence information and fighting them when necessary
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
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.
B
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
None. They should be allowed to inform and educate.
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Taxes should be lower for the mass majority of Americans and Tennesseans. The super rich should stop getting tax brakes and made to pay their fair share.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Reduce spending on tax paid oil speals clean up at The billionaries gas station. Reduce spending to billionaries.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
Some people don't want or need college. Tax funded trade schools would be good for students to learn practical work skills.
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?
Anyone who does so legally.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Disagree
Public school funds should go to public schools
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Disagree
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?
Only those who have proven themself dangerous to public safety through criminal felony conviction or are mentally incompetent to carry a gun. Or demostic violence after a special hearing on the gun issue.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Disagree
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
Provide for the General welfare and public safety.
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://youtu.be/RCcdEaU3IlY https://youtu.be/MvrrswoATz4. https://youtu.be/afnqCqhlpkQ
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'm the son of a widow with no brothers from South Knoxville Tennessee. I've learned how to fight bullies all my life out of necessity. The people in State Government are corrupt and bullying us around. I can fight them and win for you. I was in law enforcement for 18 years leading the state in life saving Drunk driving arrest. I would like to take that same excellence and expand on that taking it to the Tennessee Governors Office for you. I will have weekly meetings with you to listen to you and go to Nashville to filfull the will of the people in Tennessee. I ask for your vote. Early voting Wednesday October 19 to thursday November 3, 2022 and at the polls on November 8, 2022
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Disagree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Neutral
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian a follower of Jesus Christ teachings in the Bible.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Laws that make it more difficult for illegal voting and laws that make it easier for legal votes to be cast.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Yes, there are racist that are dangerous to the people of the United States.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
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.
A
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
We need oil to help the economy, become energy independent along with other cleaner emergy. We need oil and all forms of energy to keep this country safe and a military power to discourage war against us.
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