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MEET OUR CANDIDATES

Anderson County Republicans held a candidate forum for their terrific candidates in June and those videos with bios about each candidate are linked below. Further each State Rep candidate for District 33 and county school board candidates participated in a vetting process, the answers to which are featured below. We hope this convinces voters that Republican candidates for surpass the Democrat candidates and Independent candidates who are actually Democrats who don't want to admit it.

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State Representative
(Incumbent)
John Ragan

1. Is truth objective, subjective or relative? Objective

2. Is morality relative? Righteous morality is objective

3. Which best describes Jesus: a good man, a moral teacher, a prophet, a god, the God, or other? The only begotten Son of God

4. Is human nature fixed or malleable? Fixed within broad confines

5. Do we have free will or not? We have free will

6. Where do our worth and dignity come from? Bestowed upon us by our Creator

7. Where do our rights come from? Bestowed upon us by our Creator

8. Is a fetus a human being? Yes

9. Does the end justify the means? No

10. Are marriage and the nuclear family derived from nature or socially constructed? They are part of the natural human condition

11. Are you fiscally liberal, moderate or conservative? Conservative

12. Are you socially liberal, moderate or conservative? Conservative

13. Do you agree or disagree with "woke" ideology and DEI programs? Disagree as evidenced by bills that I have carried

14. Is America a racist nation? No

15. Do you support or oppose globalism as defined by the World Economic Forum and presently being implemented through many Western governments and international organizations like the United Nations and the World Health Organization? Strongly oppose globalism as a philosophy

16. Do you support or oppose open borders? Strongly oppose

17. Given another pandemic, would you support or oppose forced experimental vaccinations and lockdowns? Strongly oppose as evidenced by bills that I have carried

18. Do you support or oppose library books for minors that contain graphic sexual or violent content of a prurient nature? Strongly oppose as evidenced by bills that I have carried

19. Should hiring and promotions be based on affirmative action or merit? On merit!

20. Should government be used to transform culture and society? Adamantly no

21. Should society be ordered to the individual, the collective or other? Our society is based on individual rights and worth

22. How many genders are there? There are two sexes; gender is a grammatical term

23. Is traditional middle-class morality outdated? No

24. Does a fetus have the same rights as the mother? Yes

25. Does America need to be transformed? Adamantly no

 

 

State Representative Candidates Only

  1. Should students who have not met the appropriate academic standards be promoted to the next grade level? No, except in extraordinary circumstances

  2. Should taxpayers support schools that do not educate students adequately? No, except in extraordinary circumstances

  3. Do you support parental rights regarding all medical procedures for minor children ? Absolutely

  4. Do you support concealing a minor's attempt to transition to another sex from the parents? Absolutely not

  5. Do you support members of the opposite sex sharing school restrooms, locker rooms and showers? No

  6. Do you support males competing against females in sports? No, except for designated mixed sports

  7. Do you support constitutional concealed carry? Yes

State Representative
(Challenger)
Rick Scarborough

1. Is truth objective, subjective or relative? Objective

2. Is morality relative? Objective

3. Which best describes Jesus: a good man, a moral teacher, a prophet, a god, the God, or other? A good man

4. Is human nature fixed or malleable? Malleable; human nature based on upbringing and how people's perspective has developed

5. Do we have free will or not? Yes

6. Where do our worth and dignity come from? From our values

7. Where do our rights come from? From our morals and the government in which we live

8. Is a fetus a human being? Yes

9. Does the end justify the means" No

10. Are marriage and the nuclear family derived from nature or socially constructed? Socially constructed

11. Are you fiscally liberal, moderate or conservative? Conservative

12. Are you socially liberal, moderate or conservative? Conservative

13. Do you agree or disagree with "woke" ideology and DEI programs Disagree

14. Is America a racist nation? No

15. Do you support or oppose globalism as defined by the World Economic Forum and presently being implemented through many Western governments and international organizations like the United Nations and the World Health Organization? No

16. Do you support or oppose open borders? Oppose

17. Given another pandemic, would you support or oppose forced experimental vaccinations and lockdowns? Oppose

18. Do you support or oppose library books for minors that contain graphic sexual or violent content of a prurient nature? Oppose

19. Should hiring and promotions be based on affirmative action or merit? Merit

20. Should government be used to transform culture and society? No

21. Should society be ordered to the individual or the collective? Individual

22. How many genders are there? Two

23. Is traditional middle-class morality outdated? No

24. Does a fetus have the same rights as the mother? Yes

25. Does America need to be transformed? No; we are the greatest country in the world

 

State Representative Candidates Only

  1. Should students who have not met the appropriate academic standards be promoted to the next grade level? No

  2. Should taxpayers support schools that do not educate students adequately? We should support public schools and demand that Schools meet the required standard

  3. Do you support parental rights regarding all medical procedures for minor children? No

  4. Do you support concealing a minor's attempt to transition to another sex from the parents? No

  5. Do you support members of the opposite sex sharing school restrooms, locker rooms and showers? No

  6. Do you support males competing against females in sports? No

  7. Do you support constitutional concealed carry? Yes

Anderson County School Board
District 3
Dail Cantrell

1. Is truth objective, subjective or relative? Absolute

2. Is morality relative? No

3. Which best describes Jesus: a good man, a moral teacher, a prophet, a god, the God, or other? One part of the Godhead referred to as the Trinity

4. Is human nature fixed or malleable? Malleable

5. Do we have free will or not? We have free will, and God being omniscient knows our decisions

6. Where do our worth and dignity come from? Our worth is based on our contribution to society; our dignity is based on how we treat others

7. Where do our rights come from? Fundamentally from the constitution and from the laws that arise therefrom, and we have certain unenumerated rights not codified by law

8. Is a fetus a human being? Yes

9. Does the end justify the means No

10. Are marriage and the nuclear family derived from nature or socially constructed? socially constructed

11. Are you fiscally liberal, moderate or conservative? Conservative

12. Are you socially liberal, moderate or conservative? Moderate

13. Do you agree or disagree with "woke" ideology and DEI programs? Too broad to answer in this format

14. Is America a racist nation? No

15. Do you support or oppose globalism as defined by the World Economic Forum and presently being implemented through many Western governments and international organizations like the United Nations and the World Health Organization? I do not support globalism

16. Do you support or oppose open borders? Oppose

17. Given another pandemic, would you support or oppose forced experimental vaccinations and lockdowns? Depends upon the severity of the disease, particularly if it were an influenza outbreak

18. Do you support or oppose library books for minors that contain graphic sexual or violent content of a prurient nature? Unable to answer in this format

19. Should hiring and promotions be based on affirmative action or merit? Merit with exceptions made for individuals with disabilities

20. Should government be used to transform culture and society? No

21. Should society be ordered to the individual or the collective? The collective

22. How many genders are there? Two

23. Is traditional middle-class morality outdated? Too undefined to answer in this format

24. Does a fetus have the same rights as the mother? No

25. Does America need to be transformed? No

 

School Board Candidates Only

1. Do you think a school curriculum should include social emotional learning, SEL? Yes

2. Do you think a school curriculum should include instruction in "social justice"? Yes

3. Do you think children should be taught that masculinity is toxic? No

4. Do you support or oppose sex education programs that normalize promiscuity? Oppose

5. Which side of the "parental rights" debate do you fall on? It should be handled at the local level

6. Are we spending too much or too little on K-12 education? Too little

7. Are we spending too much or too little on school bureaucracy? Too much

8. If you could implement one thing to raise reading and math scores what would it be? Spend more resources on students with disabilities

Anderson County School Board
District 4
Darren Carden

1. Is truth objective, subjective or relative? Objective

2. Is morality relative? Objective

3. Which best describes Jesus: a good man, a moral teacher, a prophet, a god, the God, or other? The God

4. Is human nature fixed or malleable? Fixed

5. Do we have free will or not? Yes

6. Where do our worth and dignity come from? Studying the Bible and experience

7. Where do our rights come from? Laws

8. Is a fetus a human being? Yes

9. Does the end justify the means No

10. Are marriage and the nuclear family derived from nature or socially constructed? Nature

11. Are you fiscally liberal, moderate or conservative? Conservative

12. Are you socially liberal, moderate or conservative? Moderate

13. Do you agree or disagree with "woke" ideology and DEI programs Disagree

14. Is America a racist nation? Yes

15. Do you support or oppose globalism as defined by the World Economic Forum and presently being implemented through many Western governments and international organizations like the United Nations and the World Health Organization? No

16. Do you support or oppose open borders? Oppose

18. Do you support or oppose library books for minors that contain graphic sexual or violent content of a prurient nature? Oppose

19. Should hiring and promotions be based on affirmative action or merit? Merit

20. Should government be used to transform culture and society? No

21. Should society be ordered to the individual or the collective? Individual

22. How many genders are there? Two

23. Is traditional middle-class morality outdated? No

24. Does a fetus have the same rights as the mother? Yes

25. Does America need to be transformed? We need to go back to our roots based on our founding

School Board Candidates Only:

1. Do you think a school curriculum should include social emotional learning, SEL (feelings, self esteem, conflict resolution)? Depends on the specific curriculum

2.  Do you think a school curriculum should include social emotional learning, SEL? No

3. Do you think children should be taught that masculinity is toxic? No

4. Do you support or oppose sex education programs that normalize promiscuity? Oppose

5. Which side of the "parental rights" debate do you fall on? Parents who want traditional values taught in school

6. Are we spending too much or too little on K-12 education? Not spending too much

7. Are we spending too much or too little on school bureaucracy? I don't know without further information

8. If you could implement one thing to raise reading and math scores what would it be? More individual help for children who need it

Anderson County School Board
District 5
Sherri Jarnigan-Beaty

1. Is truth objective, subjective or relative? Objective

2. Is morality relative? No

3. Which best describes Jesus: a good man, a moral teacher, a prophet, a god, the God, or other? The God

4. Is human nature fixed or malleable? It could be both

5. Do we have free will or not? Yes

6. Where do our worth and dignity come from? God and parents

7. Where do our rights come from? God first then government

8. Is a fetus a human being? Yes

9. Does the end justify the means No

10. Are marriage and the nuclear family derived from nature or socially constructed? Nature

11. Are you fiscally liberal, moderate or conservative? Conservative

12. Are you socially liberal, moderate or conservative? Conservative

13. Do you agree or disagree with "woke" ideology and DEI programs Disagree

14. Is America a racist nation? No

15. Do you support or oppose globalism as defined by the World Economic Forum and presently being implemented through many Western governments and international organizations like the United Nations and the World Health Organization? Oppose

16. Do you support or oppose open borders? Oppose

17. Given another pandemic, would you support or oppose forced experimental vaccinations and lockdowns? Oppose

18. Do you support or oppose library books for minors that contain graphic sexual or violent content of a prurient nature? Oppose

19. Should hiring and promotions be based on affirmative action or merit? Merit

20. Should government be used to transform culture and society? No

21. Should society be ordered to the individual or the collective? The individual

22. How many genders are there? Two

23. Is traditional middle-class morality outdated? No

24. Does a fetus have the same rights as the mother? Yes

25. Does America need to be transformed? No

School Board Candidates Only:

1. Do you think a school curriculum should include social emotional learning, SEL? No

2. Do you think a school curriculum should include instruction in "social justice"? No

3. Do you think children should be taught that masculinity is toxic? No

4. Do you support or oppose sex education programs that normalize promiscuity? Oppose

5. Which side of the "parental rights" debate do you fall on? Parents

6. Are we spending too much or too little on K-12 education? Too little

7. Are we spending too much or too little on school bureaucracy? Too much

8. If you could implement one thing to raise reading and math scores what would it be? Smaller classes and more teachers

Anderson County School Board
District 8
Glenda Langenberg

1. Is truth objective, subjective or relative? I don't know

2. Is morality relative? No

3. Which best describes Jesus: a good man, a moral teacher, a prophet, a god, the God, or other? A moral teacher

4. Is human nature fixed or malleable? I don't know

5. Do we have free will or not? Free will

6. Where do our worth and dignity come from? From our high morals and values

7. Where do our rights come from? From God

8. Is a fetus a human being? Yes

9. Does the end justify the means" No

10. Are marriage and the nuclear family derived from nature or socially constructed? Marriage and family are gifts from God

11. Are you fiscally liberal, moderate or conservative? Conservative

12. Are you socially liberal, moderate or conservative? Conservative

13. Do you agree or disagree with "woke" ideology and DEI programs? Disagree

14. Is America a racist nation? No

15. Do you support or oppose globalism as defined by the World Economic Forum and presently being implemented through many Western governments and international organizations like the United Nations and the World Health Organization? Absolutely oppose

16. Do you support or oppose open borders? Oppose

18. Do you support or oppose library books for minors that contain graphic sexual or violent content of a prurient nature? Absolutely oppose

19. Should hiring and promotions be based on affirmative action or merit? merit

20. Should government be used to transform culture and society? No

21. Should society be ordered to the individual or the collective? Individual

22. How many genders are there? Male and female

23. Is traditional middle-class morality outdated? No

24. Does a fetus have the same rights as the mother? Yes

25. Does America need to be transformed? No

School Board

1. Do you think a school curriculum should include social emotional learning, SEL? Best left for the parents

2. Do you think a school curriculum should include instruction in "social justice"? No

3. Do you think children should be taught that masculinity is toxic? No

4. Do you support or oppose sex education programs that normalize promiscuity? No

5. Which side of the "parental rights" debate do you fall on? The Parents have rights

6. Are we spending too much or too little on K-12 education? I don't know

7. Are we spending too much or too little on school bureaucracy? Probably too much

8. If you could implement one thing to raise reading and math scores what would it be? Support intervention programs that identify problems for young disadvantaged children and provide help

County Commission
District 6
Aaron Wells

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