Chad Alan Carpenter

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile*

Conservative

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Chad Alan Carpenter


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

Kendall County Commissioner, Precinct 4


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Chad Alan Carpenter websites FacebookFacebookLinkedIn

EDUCATION

Howard College, BigSpring, Assoc in Science, Assoc in Arts, 1992-1994

NorthLake College, Irving, Pre-Med, 1994-1995

Parker University, Dallas, BS in Anatomy, Doctor of Chiropractic, 1995-1999

WORK & MILITARY

NA, NA

AFFILIATIONS

Texas Chiropractic Association, Past President, 2020-2021

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Kendall County Commissioner, Pct.4, Appointed in 2016, Elected in 2022, 2023-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (1)

*Rick Green

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)

NA

NA

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

It is the responsibility of county government to provide subsidized housing at taxpayer expense.

Strongly Disagree

I support using taxpayer funds to lobby the state legislature and/or U.S. Congress.

Strongly Disagree

Property taxes should be abolished.

Agree

We need to find an different way of taxing. Our current property tax burden is hurting all of us individually as well as business owners.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Government should not discriminate against individuals, organizations, or business owners who affirm marriage as between one man and one woman.

Strongly Agree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Strongly Agree


IMMIGRATION

County officials should have the right to proclaim their county a sanctuary county for illegal aliens.

Strongly Disagree


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

God Fearing Christian Conservative. I believe the Bible is the inspired word of God and our country was founded on Christian values.

Children have the right to be protected from sexually explicit materials in publicly funded libraries, including school libraries.

Strongly Agree


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

All filings by candidates for municipal office, including ballot application and campaign finance reports, should be available for public online access on the county website within 24 hours of filing deadline.

Agree

Ballot measures which include bond issues should fully disclose both the potential tax rate increase and actual monetary increase for the average single family residence.

Strongly Agree


EQUALITY

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

Taxpayers should subsidize green initiatives such as electric vehicle charging stations.

Strongly Disagree


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?

To protect our citizens while maintaining peace and general well-being of all citizens.

Please list your business investments and/or real estate, whether within the county or in an area currently proposed for annexation.

Multiple Healthcare clinics.

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to immigration and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election 2024 Republican Primary 2024 General Election


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

Strongly Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

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

Law abiding citizens should not be subjected to more rules and regulations. Those with mental illness or criminal history should be restricted.


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Disagree


LOCAL

I support annual financial audits of every county department by an independent, third party auditor.

Agree

Please list up to three issues or projects that you think need the most attention.

1. Our US census needs to include US citizens, only. This is the only way to protect election integrity and have a fair representation in our house and senate. 2. The US dollar is not stable and we need to move towards gold and silver to back it. 3. Government has grown to large and needs to be scaled back. This includes being overtaxed from State, Federal and Local Govs.

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