

Dean Arp
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile*
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dean Arp
Party
Republican
Election Year
2020
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 69
Incumbent
Yes
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*
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*
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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