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John Cooper

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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Chair, Sulphur Springs Construction Board of Adjustments

Education

  • DMin, Luther Rice Seminary, 1978
  • MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976
  • BA/BTh, Dallas Bible College, 1972

Professional Experience

  • DMin, Luther Rice Seminary, 1978
  • MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976
  • BA/BTh, Dallas Bible College, 1972
  • President, Cooper Land Surveying Incorporated, present
  • Baptist Minister, present
  • Engineer/Surveyor, Texas Department of Transportation, present

Political Experience

  • DMin, Luther Rice Seminary, 1978
  • MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976
  • BA/BTh, Dallas Bible College, 1972
  • President, Cooper Land Surveying Incorporated, present
  • Baptist Minister, present
  • Engineer/Surveyor, Texas Department of Transportation, present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2012, 2018
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

Chair, Sulphur Springs Construction Board of Adjustments

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • DMin, Luther Rice Seminary, 1978
  • MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976
  • BA/BTh, Dallas Bible College, 1972
  • President, Cooper Land Surveying Incorporated, present
  • Baptist Minister, present
  • Engineer/Surveyor, Texas Department of Transportation, present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2012, 2018
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2010
  • Member, Kiwanis International
  • Chair/Project Committee, Sulphur Springs Golden "K" Kiwanis Club
  • Former Lieutenant Governor, Texas Oklahoma District Division 32, Kiwanis
Policy Positions

Texas Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

2. Other or expanded principles
- Abortion is the wrong choice anytime

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- I would support it until the whole tax structure is changed.

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Children should not pay for the sins of their parents. The parents and children must return to their country and when the parents reenter and obtain citizenship, their children that were born in the USA will automatically become citizens.

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- as long as it is in America's best interest

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- 1. Remove the Communist Socialist and their agenda from Congress by the Vote and Term Limits.2. Support all of President Trump's legislative actions.3. Move GOD back in Congress and support Israel.