
Lea C. S. Simmons
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Lea C. S. Simmons
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Representative 76
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
John Foster Dulles High School, Sugar Land, Diploma, 1997
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Fort Bend County Republican Party, Fort Bend County Republican Precinct Chair, 2019-2023
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Fort Bend County Republican Precinct Chair, 2019-2023
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Texas House of Representative for District 76, 2023-2025
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Dave Rosenthal
family friend
2023-2025
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2025)
Republican Womens Organizations (2024)
Jacey Jetton (2023)
State Republican Party Organizations (2020)
Trump Make America Great Again Committee (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
Signed the Texas First Pledge.
Candidate interview. Radio Dabang YouTube. 8 Feb 2025. 1:03:20 minutes.
Candidate interview. Political Lens Rumble. 30 Jul 2024. 34:35 minutes.
Take Texas Back candidate profile.
Texas Nationalist Movement PAC.
Candidate signed the Texas First Pledge. Texas Nationalist Movement Twitter. 29 May 2024.
Candidate took the Abolish Abortion Texas pledge to abolish abortion & provide equal protection of the laws to every pre-born child in Texas. AATX Twitter. 6 Mar 2024.
Candidate Q&A. Community Impact. 31 Jan 2024.
Candidate pledges to support Congressional term limits. U.S. Term Limits. 22 Nov 2023.
Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
A circumstance would be should the mother's life be in danger.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
The rate should be higher.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
There should be less frivolous spending, lower taxes, and a better-balanced budget.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It means that no one should be kept from believing in God and still should be allowed to be a good politician.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
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) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
My viewpoint is that people should be allowed to have the healthcare of their choice, whether on their own or otherwise. No one should be without help.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Neutral
Medical records shared should receive consent from people first.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, because we are a country with Judeo- Christian Values.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
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 support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a lifelong Christian.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Agree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Solar energy is a safe source and should be an option.
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
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
I have never had anyone speak bad of me. I have never needed a trial.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
It needs justice for those that can't afford it and those that can't prove their innocence.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
There should be a law against people with mental illnesses having too much easy access of a gun.
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