Randy Weber Sr.
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Member, Budget and Spending Task Force
Member, Congressional Aerospace Caucus
Member, Congressional Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on Kazakhstan
Member, Congressional Coal Caucus
Member, Congressional Constitution Caucus
Member, Congressional Gulf Coast Caucus
Member, Congressional Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Caucus
Member, Congressional Natural Gas Caucus
Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
Member, Congressional Refinery Caucus
Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
Member, Congressional Small Business Caucus
Member, Congressional Sovereignty Caucus
Member, Congressional Sportsmen Caucus
Member, Congressional Western Caucus
Former Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, General Aviation Caucus
Member, Modern Agriculture Caucus
Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
Member, Oil and National Security Caucus (ONS)
Member, Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus
Member, Republican Study Committee
Member, Second Amendment Task Force
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, United States House of Representatives
Member, Tenth Amendment Task Force
Member, Texas Caucus on Shale Oil & Gas
Member, USO Congressional Caucus
Member, Values Action Team
Member, Budget and Spending Task Force
Member, Congressional Aerospace Caucus
Member, Congressional Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on Kazakhstan
Member, Congressional Coal Caucus
Member, Congressional Constitution Caucus
Member, Congressional Gulf Coast Caucus
Member, Congressional Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Caucus
Member, Congressional Natural Gas Caucus
Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
Member, Congressional Refinery Caucus
Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
Member, Congressional Small Business Caucus
Member, Congressional Sovereignty Caucus
Member, Congressional Sportsmen Caucus
Member, Congressional Western Caucus
Former Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, General Aviation Caucus
Member, Modern Agriculture Caucus
Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
Member, Oil and National Security Caucus (ONS)
Member, Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus
Member, Republican Study Committee
Member, Second Amendment Task Force
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, United States House of Representatives
Member, Tenth Amendment Task Force
Member, Texas Caucus on Shale Oil & Gas
Member, USO Congressional Caucus
Member, Values Action Team
Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Science, Space, and Technology)
Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
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Educator
Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
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
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
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
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
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
Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
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
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No
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
1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-life
2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring a patient seeking an elective abortion to view the results of a sonogram?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
7. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
8. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- No
9. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- Yes
10. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Maintain Status
2. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status
3. Environment
- Slightly Decrease
4. Health care
- Maintain Status
5. Law enforcement
- Maintain Status
6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Maintain Status
7. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status
2. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status
3. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease
4. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status
5. Property taxes
- Eliminate
6. Sales taxes
- Slightly Increase
7. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Tapping into Texas' "rainy day" fund
- No
2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- No
3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No
4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- No
5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- Yes
6. Privatizing certain government services
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- Cutting spending across the board.
1. Individual
- No
2. Political Action Committee
- No
3. Corporate
- No
4. Political Party
- No
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- No
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- No
4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No Answer
5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No Answer
6. Do you support a ban on smoking in public places?
- Yes
7. Do you support a ban on the use of trans fats in restaurants?
- No
8. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
9. Other or expanded principles
- d) too general
Question d has to be decided on each case. Question e-case by case
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes
2. Do you support legalizing casino-style gambling in Texas?
- No
3. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- No
4. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No
5. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
6. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- No Answer
7. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- Question e-yes through tax breaks. Question f depends on budget status.
1. Do you support national education standards?
- No
2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- Yes
3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- No
4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- No
6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Texas high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- No
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No
3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- No
4. Do you support state funding for improvements to Texas' energy infrastructure?
- No
5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- No
6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No
2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No
3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes
4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- No Answer
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes
4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No
5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes
6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Texas?
- No
7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- Question B depends on how it's done.
1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes
2. Should Texas allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- No
3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- No Answer
4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- No
5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- No
6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Texas' anti-discrimination laws?
- No
7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Texas' anti-discrimination laws?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- Question c depends on adult - yes, embryonic - no.
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.
- No Answer
Latest Action: House - 06/19/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/13/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
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