Dean Arp

Republican | North Carolina

Candidate Profile*

Verified Conservative

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

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Dean Arp


Party

Republican


Election Year

2020


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 69


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Dean Arp websites Facebook

EDUCATION

UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, MSCE, 1999

The Citadel, Charleston, BSCE, 1988

WORK & MILITARY

Structural Engineer, 32

AFFILIATIONS

(Candidate did not provide)

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State House Rep, 8

School Board, 12

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (2)

*National Rifle Association (NRA) PVF; North Carolina Values Coalition

OTHER (1)

*North Carolina Troopers Association

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

North Carolina Troopers Association

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (24)

Buck Newton (2016); Carl Ford (2013); Charles Jeter (2013); Chris Malone (2016); Chris Millis (2016)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (10)

Daniel (Dan) Bishop (2019); Edgar V. Starnes (2018); Jacqueline Schaffer (2016); Mark Brody (2013); National Rifle Association (2016)


QUESTIONNAIRE*

*Additional information was received after the evaluation was assigned and was not considered in the Panel Evaluations, therefore it is for additional educational purposes only.
RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Agree

I support the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires health care providers to provide life-saving treatment for infants who survive an attempted abortion.

Strongly Agree

If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, North Carolina should repeal its law allowing abortion up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

To save the physical life of the mother.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.

Strongly Agree

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds.

Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Agree

I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.

Yes

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

The Government shall not interfere or prohibit the free exercise of individual or corporate religious liberties, nor prefer non-religion over religion.


NATIONAL SECURITY

The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.

Strongly Agree


HEALTHCARE

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.

Disagree

How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?

Enact policies that encourage and reward businesses to provide adequate and affordable healthcare coverage to employees through a competitive free market system and provide government assisted healthcare coverage for the destitute and most needy.


ECONOMY

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.

Disagree

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree


IMMIGRATION

I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.

Strongly Agree

State, sheriff and local law enforcement agencies should be required to participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) Program to enhance the safety and security of their communities to identify and detain aliens.

Agree

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

Law abiding immigrants that are vetted with a through background check, and that will be productive and self-supporting, and contribute to the good of The United States.


EDUCATION

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

No Answer

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

A system to ensure convicted violent felons or mentally unstable people do not obtain firearms without infringing on law abiding citizens' right to own, keep and enjoy handguns, rifles and shotguns.


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Disagree

I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Disagree

The Electoral College should be abolished.

Strongly Disagree

In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?

Traditional American Values/Family/Pro Life Limited Constitutional and Fiscally Responsible Government Pro-Business/ Free Market Economy for Job Growth and Energy Independence


JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY

I support the use of Sharia law as a basis for legislation and judicial decisions in the United States.

Strongly Disagree


ABOUT YOU

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

Very Conservative

Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.

My voting record over the last 20 years and legislation I have sponsored.

What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?

As a small business owner and entrepreneur I understand the need for public policies that reinforce a free market economy and a fiscally responsible government. I have the skills, experience, and leadership qualities to continue championing these principles in our State government on behalf of the citizens of North Carolina. I have championed these values for 20 years while serving in public office.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

NO

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

I am a Proven, Principled, Pro-Life Conservative Leader who believes in the Rule of Law, and a Limited Constitutional and Fiscally Responsible Government. We can not allow our great, God given nation to cower in fear or surrender our freedoms! I stand with our Men and Women in the military, law enforcement and public safety who put their lives on the line every day to keep us living in a safe and free country. I believe our nation's best days are ahead. I believe in the Hope of America, it's promises, it's freedoms. I love North Carolina. I love the United States and I'm proud to be an American.


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.

No Answer

I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Disagree

Parents should have the right to know what schools are teaching their children about sex and LGBT issues and should have the right to opt their children out of any instruction to which they object.

Strongly Agree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian. I believe God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. I believe in God, the Father almighty,the creator of heaven and earth and Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the His holy Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

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