FORM - US Senate

The Montgomery County Tea Party (MCTP), one of the most recognized political organizations in the local area and across Texas, has developed a unique candidate vetting program that has become known as the “Gold Standard” of voter guides.

Our vetting process carefully evaluates a candidate’s background, qualifications, character, and alignment with our core values. The results are shared with the voting public, including candidate scores and recommendations as illustrated on our voter guide—reflecting the informed opinions of the MCTP voting membership.

You will begin the vetting process by completing this questionnaire. If you are unopposed and therefore not on the ballot, participation is optional but welcome. The questionnaire will ask for some basic biographical information, along with policy and philosophical questions. You will also be asked to upload a photo of yourself and a résumé or summary. In some cases, you may be invited to participate in a video interview to discuss specific issues.

Your responses will be reviewed by the Vetting Committee (including consideration for endorsement) and then posted on our website.

Please note: The Montgomery County Tea Party will not edit your responses in any way, including for spelling or grammar. Your answers will be shared directly with voters, so please review them carefully before submitting your questionnaire.

The results of the vetting process will be shared with candidates upon completion of the MCTP PAC membership vote on the Vetting Committee’s recommendations in January.

More information about our vetting process can be found here. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly at 281-381-6774.

Thank you for your participation, and best of luck in the upcoming March Primary.

John Wertz

Vetting Committee Chair

Montgomery County Tea Party

(281) 381-6774

Email*

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First Name*

Last Name*

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Party*

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County*

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What is the office you are running for?*

US Senator - Texas

Why are you running for this office and what are your 3 main goals you hope to achieve?*

This is a Republican primary race. Do you promise, if elected, to abide by the RPT platform? And if not, please enumerate what problems you have.https://texasgop.org/platform/*

Do you support or oppose the federal government make immunizations mandatory?*

Do you support or oppose specifying that parents have the right to exempt their children from mandated immunizations on philosophical grounds? (Current law limits exemptions to medical and religious reasons.) Support Oppose*

What, if anything, should be done to protect our borders from illegal immigration?*

What's your position on Trumps tariffs and is there any difference from the Smoot Hawley Tariff Act of 1930?*

Do you see a Double Standard in the treatment of J6 Protesters compared with Antifa, BLM, Pro Palestinian Protesters etc? If so, what will you do to resolve it?*

What does it mean to you to be a conservative?*

Do you support or oppose efforts to abolish the Department of Education? Why or why not? What are the most valuable components of the department?*

Do you support or oppose term limits for the US House/US Senate? What will you do to enact these? Do you believe in self-imposed term-limits or Party-imposed term limits? How long should these be for?*

Do you support or oppose the PATRIOT ACT and efforts to build government databases that monitor the activities of the public-at-large, including bank deposits, phone usage, health care, air travel, schoolchildren, and gun purchases, etc.? Do you believe that the government is currently collecting this data?*

Please describe under what specific circumstances governmental rights or interests should override parental rights or interests in regard to the welfare of children.*

Do you support or oppose allowing parents to opt out their children from curricula, books, classes, surveys, or methodologies which parents consider privacy-invading or offensive to their personal, moral or religious beliefs?*

Do you support or oppose requiring schools, public health departments or any medical personnel to secure consent from a parent or legal guardian before prescribing, dispensing or administering contraceptive drugs or devices to a minor?*

SupportOppose

In your opinion, what are the top 3 areas our Elections are susceptible to fraud and what can/should the federal government do to mitigate it?*

What, if any, changes need to be made to regulations for lobbyists and campaign financing?

What, if any, penalties should employers face for hiring illegal aliens knowingly or through failure to verify?*

What's the cause of the nations deficit?*

What is your position on civil asset forfeiture(?) and what changes would you make to reflect that? And, how would you force LEO's to provide receipts for all confiscated property?*

Please explain why you do or do not support the government providing financial benefits to non-citizens.*

What, if anything, should be done about sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants?*

What is your position on the US involvement in the Ukraine/Russia conflict?*

Do you support or oppose withdrawing the U.S. from the World Trade Organization?*

Explain the relationship between the states and the Federal government regarding maintaining the border?*

At what point should the "right to life" or "personhood" be granted to new human beings (e.g., at conception, 13 weeks of gestation, birth, 5 days old, 18 years old, etc)? What action, if any, will you take to reflect this in law?*

Is there anything in your background of an embarrassing nature that should be explained before your election? Arrests/Convictions? Bankruptcies?*

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Candidate Questionnaire for US Senate