Candidate Profile
Mike Winton
Senate District16
New
Democrat
Tullahoma
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Candidate is running in a contested General Election.
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Would you support or oppose legislation that would prohibit abortion except when necessary to prevent the death of the mother?
Support
Would you support or oppose legislation that would make sexual orientation a new protected class under Tennessee’s civil rights laws?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose legislation that would make gender identity/expression a new protected class under Tennessee’s civil rights laws?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose a bill to amend Tennessee’s marriage statute to expressly authorize the issuance of marriage licenses to two people of the same sex?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose legislation that would establish a $15 per hour minimum wage in Tennessee?
Undecided
Do you support or oppose the proposition that a person should be allowed by law to use the bathroom or locker room that corresponds to the gender they identify with?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose a law creating the office of Solicitor General, a lawyer to serve as the state’s advocate in the court systems, to be appointed by the General Assembly?
Undecided
Do you support or oppose the U.S. Department of Justice redefining the word “sex” to also include gender identity for purposes of Title VII and Title IX?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose legislation, like Insure Tennessee, that would expand Medicaid coverage in TN beyond the Medicaid eligible population?
Support
Would you support or oppose legislation that would prohibit state courts or any local government from ordering a privately owned business to participate in activities associated with solemnization or celebration of a marriage through the provision of goods or services if participating would violate their beliefs regarding the nature of marriage?
Support
Do you support or oppose the legalization of marijuana for recreational use?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose legislation to award all of Tennessee’s Electors in a presidential election to the Party of the candidate who wins the national popular vote?
Oppose
Do you support or oppose the legalization of horse racing tracks in Tennessee at which bets can be placed on races?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose a nominee to the TN Supreme Court if there is credible evidence that the nominee believes the state or federal constitution should be viewed or interpreted as a “living” document?
Support
ESSAY QUESTIONS
Explain your view of state government’s role in relation to economic growth and/or job creation.
State government is one of the largest employers in our state. The economic environment is always judged by out of state or out of country investors. Our duty to the citizens is to protect it.
Explain your views regarding the roles state government and parents have in elementary and secondary education.
State government over the last few years have involved theirselves to much. Local school systems, educators and parents need to direct the education of their children.
What is one of the most satisfying things you have ever done or accomplished and what made it so satisfying to you?
The birth of my children and grandchildren, serving my neighbor and serving in foreign mission fields. The pure love from my children and grandchildren. The look in someone's eyes after you share the gospel.
What personal qualities or experiences do you think will best serve you in your role as a state legislator?
Being a small business owner and not a career politician that possesses the genuine desire to help people. Being raised poor gives me a better understanding of the actual needs of people.
What bill passed in the last General Assembly that you would have voted against and why, or what bill did not pass in the last General Assembly that you wish had passed and why?
The bill allowing weapons on campus I believed with my law enforcement background to be a huge mistake. Failure to pass Insure Tennessee was the worst choice of representation I have ever witnessed.