John Rhodes
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership, Wilmington
WORK & MILITARY
Broker/Owner Rhodes Realty Lake Norman, Broker, 1991-2026
Mecklenburg County MEDIC, Medic, -
Mecklenburg County Firefighter Cornelius FD / Mint Hill Fire & Rescue, Firefighter
Cabarrus County EMS, Medic
Rowan County EMS, Medic
Stanley County EMS, Medic
AFFILIATIONS
Mecklenburg County Republican Party Precinct Organization, Chairman
NC Republican Party Executive Committee, Member
Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Roundtable, Chairman
MPO Representative for Cornelius Town Board, Representative
Cornelius Fire and Rescue Advisory Commission, Chairman
North Carolina Legislator of the Year for House and Senate
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
North Carolina House of Representatives District 98 (Mecklenburg), -
Cornelius Town Commissioner
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
NC House of Representatives District 98 (Mecklenburg)
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
North Carolina Values Coalition
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Edgar Starnes (2006)
John Blust (2006)
Larry Brown (2006)
Leo Daughtry (2006)
Mitchell Setzer (2006)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including funds for “family planning,” contraception, or abortion counseling).
Strongly Agree
Taxpayer funds should never be used to murder the innocent unborn or support abortion mills in NC. The abortion issue is not one of a political nature but a spiritual one. Murder has always been a spiritual issue. The 6th commandment found in Exodus 20:13 says, "Thou shall not murder". I arrive at my decisions as to how I will vote on issues as follows: First and foremost, most importantly, what does God's holy and precious word say about the issue. Secondly, what does the Constitution say.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Never
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
God is the author of and the creator of life. It is not for us to murder the life of the unborn, God's miraculous creation in the womb, regardless of the period of gestation of the pregnancy from conception until birth. As well, life is to be respected until natural death occurs in God's timing.
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
Existing Federal laws that prohibit the interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
Any abortion-inducing drug that takes the life of the unborn should be banned.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
We must be mindful of business owners who have created wage parameters for their employees based around their business plan for their business to be successful and profitable and adhere to minium wage standards in each jurisdiction.
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.
Government often never has in income problem. It's taken enough of the taxpayer's hard earned income. It most often always has a priority of spending crisis. 1.) Eliminate fraud 2.) Additional oversight and accountability measures 3.) Allow the state auditor to do their job unencumbered by political pressures to root out wasteful and fraudulent spending. 4.) Elimintate redundancy in spending.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
That government should not interfere with a citizen's practice of their faith particularly the Christian faith the faith of the Founding of our nation in the public space. I arrive at my decisions as to how I will vote on issues as a lawmaker as follows: First and foremost, most importantly, what does God's holy and precious word, the Christian Bible say about the issue. Secondly, what does the Constitution say. This in keeping with centuries of precedent even before the Founding.
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.
C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
Private patient history is no business of the government.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Further, many of our institutions in the U.S. have been infiltrated and compromised by the CCP. This needs to be rooted out and eliminated.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, God's holy and precious word the Bible says, "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." Genesis 12:3. It is important that we honor and acknowledge what God's holy and precious word says in regards to our relatiohship with Israel.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
All "illegal invaders" including undocumented persons should be deported. If we do not have strong borders or know who is in our country, then we do not have a country.
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 transition a child to the opposite sex are harmful to that child and should be prohibited.
Strongly Agree
There are only two genders, Male and Female as God created us. Any effort to transition a child from their biological sex at birth should be prohibited and considered child abuse and designated as a crime.
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
God created us male and female and the only marriage recognized and honored by God is between one woman and one man at one time.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and I am redeemed and saved only through the blood of Jesus Christ, the one true living God. There is only one way to heaven and that is by believing and calling upon the name of Jesus. There is no other way to inherit heaven and eternal life than through Jesus Christ. I arrive at my decisions as to how I will vote on issues as a state representative and lawmaker as follows: First and foremost, most importantly, what does God's holy and precious word say about the issue. Secondly, what does the Constitution say. There is no more bedrock foundational guiding source for us to seek guidance than the Bible in keeping with centuries of precedent even before the Founding and in the hearts and minds of the Founders of our nation.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Photo ID should be presented and required to vote in all jurisdicitions to further ensure election intergity.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
No reparations should be granted basis of race. However, an honest evaluation of history for those who feel strongly about the issue and want to pursue reparations, they should pursue this through the Democrat Party in the United States, not taxpayers, as this is the party that has unequivocably and historically promoted slavery during that era of our country's history and ongoing oppression of our fellow Americans and people of color. This is thoroughly documented and voluminous sources cited.
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
There are only two genders as God created us, male and female. Biological males should be prohibited from participating in women's sports. For an individual of the opposite sex as defined by their biological gender at birth to be in a private space assigned to members of the opposite sex should be prohibited and treated as crime and should be a punishable offense.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
While we should be respectful of God's creation that He created, the issue of climate change is a hoax. It's all about creating a false sense of fear to control other's behavior.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear energy is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity.
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
I arrive at my decisions as to how I will vote on issues as a state representative and lawmaker as follows: First and foremost, most importantly, what does God's holy and precious word say about the issue. Secondly, what does the Constitution say.
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.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To enforce the law. To apprehend lawbreakers and to provide for due process for those who have been charged with a crime and sentence and punish those who have broken the laws of our state and nation.
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
Sharia law should be outlawed and banned nationwide in the United States. The goal of the Islamic Muslim is well documented. Their stated goal is as follows: Migrate, Populate, to NOT Assimilate, and then Overtake (the U.S.). This is a serious issue of national defense. The Muslim invasion of the United States needs to be stopped immediately by whatever means necessary. Public policy should dictate that we ban any further Muslims from entering the United States and deportation of the same.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None. We should have constitutional carry in all 50 states of the union. The right of self defense is a God given inalienable right that supercedes any law written by man. It is no business of government's how many firearms, the type, or how much ammunition one owns. As a law abiding citizen I open carry a firearm at all times where permissable.
