Rich King
Republican | Arizona
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Rich King
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 6
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
De Vry Institute, Pomona, BSEE, 1999
WORK & MILITARY
N/A
AFFILIATIONS
N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
N/A
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
AZ MAGA
OTHER INFORMATION
Richard King completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
My beliefs is when the mother life is at danger. I am open for debate on rape and incest.
Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.
Strongly Agree
A license medical doctor should be seen and should be the one administering the medication. This is of course if this abortion falls under what I believe in which is mother life is in danger.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
This organization should be funded not by the government as we the people should not be paying for this. This is why I strongly feel that a license medical doctor should perform this to save the mother. And in that incident, the health insurance should be covering this procedure.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Neutral
I would love to hear more from experts about this topic before I can honestly say what I believe in. As of right now, I can understand why people would want this but i just don't understand how one can pull this off. Which is why I like to learn more about this topic to give my opinion.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
What is your position on the minimum wage?
My thoughts here is the effect of increasing minimum wage has a direct impact on our small business and our inflation rate. No business can absorb a large minimum wage without increasing their prices to their customers.
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
I disagree with this 100%. We should not be like China is and rate our citizens.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
NONE.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
It is up to each business owner to decide who and what they want to sell and to whom. If other people do not believe in what the owner beliefs are, the people have an option to shop there or not.
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.
Medicaid and Medicare should remain the same
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
None as we the people should not be forced to take on any vaccinations
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, as they supported us during 911 and now, they are facing their own 911 and we need to stand beside them to help fight this evil.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
In order for us to be a nation of laws, we have to close the border. Today is a disgrace as our government is not protecting us citizens.
EDUCATION
The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
Strongly Agree
I strongly beleive that the money should follow our children to any schools that the parents feels best for their own children. Once again, the government is restricting our lives and deciding what our children are being taught with no transpancy. One thing that I am please is majority of our rural schools are transparent and they do not force CRT onto our children's.
VALUES
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
In today world there is a big attach on our children especially around convincing our children that they can change their gender and get the gender rearrangement surgery. Our children is our future and they need to be protected.
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Strongly Agree
This should never be questioned. Your children is your children and you should be the only one making decisions for them.
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
NOPE. This should never happen.
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
This is how I was raised and my own beliefs.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My spiritual beliefs is that god created us and this world we live in.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Everyone needs a voter ID.
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No, racism is not an issue like one party makes us to believe. They have created this tension between all of us and it is all false. Our main domestic threat is coming from our open boarders which is allowing millions of people to come into our nation. These are the people who will cause us harm as not all but there is many that have come here illegally will cause harm to us.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
This is the problem with our society that we have people who want to brainwash our children to believe white people are racist. This needs to be removed form the schools and lets focus on teaching our children things that they will need to be successful in life.
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
It is wrong that our society is trying to convince us that all of this is ok for biological males to participate in women sports. This needs to stop as it is taking the rights for women to compete fairly.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? (Select all that apply) A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. C) Stricter environmental laws undermine U.S. energy independence and deter development of reliable electricity sources. D) Climate change is real and requires urgent policy action.
My views on this is both A and C. We have lost many jobs because of this movement that we are seeing today. 1000's of jobs lost in our auto industry because of the movement of making all electric vehicles. With these stricter laws doesn't allow us to be energy independent. We lose jobs in the oil industry because of this and now we rely on other countries for resources that we have here in the US.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Right now, I believe nuclear power plants is the best way to produce clean electricity.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
no
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
no
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
Follow our US constitution this is why our founding fathers created it to protect us the people from our own government.
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
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
We need to increase our funding for law enforcement. With out them, we will have crime to continue to be out of control. I am for us to increase their funding so we can increase their recruitment and provide better gear in protecting our officers.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
We need to keep it like it is today. Guns are not the issue; it is the criminals that are the issues and when they break the laws they need to be put behind bars.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes
Not all teachers only ones that are very experienced in handling a gun. I also believe that the ones that are selected to carry at schools, should also go through some formal training so they are better prepared for any crisis that might happen at our schools. They should also work with local police and go through some training with them.
