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Michael Medved
Party R
Website Mikemdvd41@gmail.com
Born 04/01/1958
Education Western Michigan University
Occupation Retired
Religion Methodist
Marital Married
Children 3

Michael Medved

declared

Lifelong Republican, living in Texas since 1986

Conroe Resident since 1993, living in Grand Central Park since 2018

Community Assistance Center Board Member

Conroe Noon Lions club Board Member

40 years retail Managament experience

Sunday school teacher for youth for 20 years

 

Questionnaire

General

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.

Yes

What best describes your political ideology most(circle only one).   
1.        Republican                     
2.        Grassroots                     
3.        Conservative
4.        Tea Party

Conservative 

There's discussion about making major revisions to the RPT Platform. Please describe the nature of any major changes you support.

I'm open to understanding the changes and will be active in doing what is best for the republicans 

Should the county GOP chair be involved with fundraising? Why or why not?

Not in the primary's but backing a republican against others in the general election yes

Do you like the Steering Committee style of leadership currently in place or that of just a county chairman?

I like the Steering committee style of leadership

Do you think the 'Republican' brand should be used by PACs in their names that may deceive voters? Why or why not?"

PAC s serve a purpose to keep people informed on what the candidate stands for it lets the voter make better choices

Do you beieve that the county chair/precinct chairs should actively participate in at least one committee?

I think the precinct chairs should participate in at least one committee to keep them involved.

Are you willing to put in the time necessary to attend CEC meetings, additional committee meetings, training sessions, blockwalking, etc?

Yes will make every attempt to attend all or most meeting's 

How do you believe precinct chairs should be involved in elections? (election judge, clerk, none?)

Yes as a election judge or clerk

What's your position on Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan?

I think he is doing good

Budget

Would you support legislative action to establish a salary framework (possibly related to the Gov. salary) for all taxpayer funded employees with a stipulation that elected officials be required to get voter approval to exceed that framework for their own salaries?

I,m good on basing a salary framework based on size, however special skills will need to have different brackets

Other civil liberty

Do you support or oppose federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other agencies that perform abortions, both in the U.S. and abroad (even if they use money derived from other sources)?

Oppose planned parenthood or any agencies using federal funds period

Education

Do you support or oppose social programs in our schools (like C-Scope, Common Core, CRT, International Baccalaureate, SEL, etc.)? Why or why not?

Oppose all social programs deciding what get taught in schools

Ethics

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

No arrests or financial problems

At what point should the "right to life" or "personhood" be granted to new human beings (e.g., at conception, sign of heartbeat, 3 months of pregnancy, birth, 5 days old, etc)? What action, if any, will you take to reflect this in law?

I believe the right ro life starts at conception and will back the Republicans goal to stop abortion.

Should the county GOP chair be involved in any other political organizations, including PAC's, while serving a term as the chairman? Why or why not?

No they run the GOP should not get involved with other activities 

Immigration

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

Finish the wall and keep the border patrol's strong

Transportation

Do you support or oppose the referendum passed by both the MoCo GOP Executive Committee and SREC to allow voters, at the statewide level, to decide whether or not they want a particular toll road?

Oppose the state needs to develop the toll road which is best for the state

Other

What does being a conservative mean to you?

In believing the platform of the Republican Party core vale's of pro life, pro second amendment, pro military,protect the wall, also to voice to the party what conservative 

values are important