CONAWAY, MICHAEL HONORABLE

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CONAWAY, MICHAEL HONORABLE
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: Experience: House: District 11, 2004-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,497,184Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: K. 'Mike' Michael Conaway

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Suzanne; 4 Children: Brian, Erin, Kara, Stephanie

Birth Date: 06/11/1958

Birth Place: Borger, TX

Home City: Borger, TX

Religion: Baptist

Education

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

BBA, Accounting, East Texas State University, Commerce, 1970

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present

Assistant Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2007-2009

Member, Board of Trustees, Midland Independent School District, 1985-1988

Current Legislative Committees

Agriculture, Chair

Armed Services, Member

Ethics, Chair

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on NSA and Cybersecurity, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Armed Services), Member

Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Member

Subcommittee on the CIA, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Budget Task Force

Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Wounded to Work Congressional Caucus

Member, Republican Policy Committee

Professional Experience

Superintendent, Texas Commerce Bank, 1990-1992

Superintendent/Chief Financial Officer, United Bank, 1987-1990

Superintendent/Chief Financial Officer, Spectrum 7 Energy Corporation, 1984-1986

Superintendent/Chief Financial Officer, Bush Exploration Company, 1982-1984

Superintendent/Chief Financial Officer, Keith D. Grohm and Lantern Petroleum, 1980-1981

Tax Manager, Price Waterhouse and Company, 1972-1980

Specialist 5, United States Army, 1970-1972

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Ordained Deacon, First Baptist Church in Midland

Chair, Midland Chamber of Commerce

Chair, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy

Chair, Permian Basin Area Foundation

Chair, United Way of Midland

Chair, United Way of Texas

Chair, Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, 1995-2002

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

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