Elliot Burch

Republican | Mississippi

Candidate Profile

Conservative (Conditional)

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Elliot Burch


Party

Republican


Election Year

2023


Election

Primary


Race

State House, Dist. 105


Incumbent

No


Links

Elliot Burch websites

EDUCATION

Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi, J.D., 2016

William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, B.S. in Business Administration, 2007

Jones County Junior College, Ellisville, Mississippi, A.A., 2005

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Singing River Education Association, Board Member, Rocky Creek Baptist Church

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

None

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

None

Race

Previous Races

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

State Republican Party Organizations (2023)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

I believe that life is valuable because we are created in the image of God. I believe that we should fight to protect life at every stage.

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Disagree

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants and Medicaid funding).

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

I believe the tax code can and should be simplified.

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

I believe that almost every part of government can increase its efficiency.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Under what circumstances should government close churches?

The government should not be in the business of regulating churches.


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 options (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 the government should reform healthcare to maximize private health insurance options; D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

Answer C most closely matches my view, but Medicare and Medicaid need substantial reforms to be efficient and effective programs.

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

Individuals should not be forced to take a vaccine. If sufficient medical data determines that an unvaccinated individual is a substantial harm to others, then an individual may be required to be vaccinated if he or she wants to participate in certain activities. I do not believe the Covid vaccines should be mandated.


NATIONAL SECURITY

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

Border security would assist the U.S. in protecting itself against this threat. Otherwise, the U.S. should strategically target and eliminate (using military power as needed) terroristic threats as they are located.


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?

Did not answer


EDUCATION

The state should prioritize education funding by allowing dollars to follow the child instead of focusing on programs and administrators.

Strongly Agree

If you support giving parents more educational options, please list all of the following options that apply and in priority order: A) A universal Education Savings Account (ESA) program; B) An ESA program for low-income children only; C) Expanding tax credits for businesses to give to private schools; D) Expanding public charter schools; E) Allowing homeschoolers to take classes at the local public school.

I believe that parents are in the best position to determine what is the appropriate educational setting for their children. I believe we need more educational options, especially for children in poor performing school districts. Charter schools appear to be beneficial in some of these settings. I believe homeschoolers should be allowed to attend classes at public schools and participate in extracurricular activities if they so desire.

What most closely matches your view on pornography? A) I agree with the American Library Association that any person of any age should have access to any book; B) Library collections, displays and events should be curated using age-appropriate guidelines, similar to what we do for movies (G, PG, R, etc.); C) Mississippi libraries should follow state laws that prevent pornography from being accessible to minors.

Mississippi libraries should follow state laws that prevent pornography from being accessible to minors.


VALUES

What most closely matches your view on marriage? A) Anything goes; B) Marriage between one man and one woman should be promoted and encouraged; C) A divorce should be hard to get; D) Marriage is important, but no-fault divorce should be allowed.

Marriage between one man and one woman should be promoted and encouraged.

Judeo-Christian values establish a framework of morality that 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

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 that Jesus Christ is God's son; He lived a perfect life here on earth; He was crucified and resurrected from the dead; and if we put faith and trust in Him, we can have salvation here on earth and eternal life in Heaven.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

What most closely matches your view on ballot measures? A) Ballot measures should be able to amend the constitution with few, if any, restrictions; B) Ballot measures should only be able to propose changes to laws when signatures are collected from people all across the state; C) The current process of allowing the Legislature to propose constitutional amendments will result in the best outcomes.

Answer B. The people must have the ability to change the constitution as well as the laws


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?

Racism is wrong and we should work to eliminate it.


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.

Answer A.


ABOUT YOU

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

General of purpose government should be to protect our God given rights.

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?

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 our rights come from God. I believe that smaller government is better government. I would prefer my local government making the decisions, rather than the National government. in most cases, we don't need many new laws; we only need to enforce the ones we already have.


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

I believe that mental health and community programs could use additional funding, but it doesn't need to come from the budgets of law enforcement agencies (unless it comes from the IRS).


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

New restrictions on gun ownership will not protect public safety.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Disagree

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