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Paul Haring
Paul Haring was a 2017 Republican candidate for District 38 of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Biography
Haring received his B.A. in history from the University of St. Thomas in Houston and his L.L.B. from the University of Texas School of Law. His professional experience includes working for the IRS and the Small Business Administration. He has also worked as a teacher at private and public schools.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
Ballotpedia candidate survey
Haring participated in a survey created by Ballotpedia. The survey was designed to let our readers know more about the candidates and feel confident that they are voting for the best person to represent them. The survey questions appear bolded, and Haring's responses follow below.
| “ | Residents of the 38th Virginia House District[2] | ” |
| —Paul B. Haring | ||
| “ | Laws should protect persons from attempts to force them to violate their conscience; corporations should also be protected. When I was employed by the IRS as an Exempt Organization Tax Law Specialist, the IRS wanted me to handle tax exemption application cases of certain abortion "clinics" in order for me to be considered suitable for promotion. Under the IRS horrible policy I would have had to help the abortion facilities be classified as tax exempt charities, as organizations promoting health, even though the IRS knew that I was opposed to murdering unborn children. I filed a Federal civil rights religious discrimination law-suit against the IRS and a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. held that the Government had to respect my religious beliefs. See www.law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/471/1172/18049861/[2] | ” |
| —Paul B. Haring | ||
| “ | The legislature should protect our natural resources for the present population and all the future generations to come. As a former Texas State Representative I introduced legislation to save a Texas bay from being destroyed by shell dredgers.[2] | ” |
| —Paul B. Haring | ||
| “ | The punishment for criminal acts should be sufficient to redress the damage to society and help deter more crimes. The punishment should not be excessive nor should it be too lenient so as not to adequately address the harm to society by the crime or to help discourage additional crimes.[2] | ” |
| —Paul B. Haring | ||
| “ | Legislators should stop acting like if they were God and were free to promote immorality. We need to respect and obey God and His Commandments if we are going to stop the violence and deterioration of our Country.[2] | ” |
| —Paul B. Haring | ||
| “ | Human beings are made in the image and likeness of God. Life is a great beautiful gift from God and everyone has a serious duty to respect and defend human life. No human being or government has the right to intentionally kill an innocent human person. The most fundamental right of a person is the right to life from conception to natural death. I will do everything I can to protect human life. We should help women in what ever needs they have so that they will not feel that they have to have an abortion. I believe the Letter of St. John Paul II, Gospel of Life strongly demonstrates why human life should be protected. Abortion is also cruel and harmful for women. Section 99 of the Letter contains a special message to help women who are suffering from the adverse effects of having had an abortion. See www.ewtn.com/library/encyc/jp2evang.htm[2] | ” |
| —Paul B. Haring | ||
| “ | Yes. Males should not be allowed to use women's showers of play on female sports teams. Gender ideology should not be taught in schools. It is not science but madness. A persons gender is not fluid. Many young students will believe the lies and their lives seriously harmed. I will introduce legislation to stop this ideology form being taught in the public schools of Virginia.[2] | ” |
| —Paul B. Haring | ||
Candidate website
Haring’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:[3]
| “ |
Don’t Mess With Kids We have a problem in Fairfax County like other parts of the world because the gender ideology taught to children in the Fairfax County schools. Gender is presented as a personal choice that is disconnected from biology. It is an ideologically motivated curriculum which will confuse and cause serious harm to many young persons. If elected, I will introduce legislation and do everything I can to remove and prevent this curriculum from being part of any Virginia public school program.
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” |
2014
Haring's campaign website listed the following issues:[4]
- Job Creation and the Economy
- Excerpt: "I will work to get our fiscal house in order by supporting a balanced budget. The federal government must stop spending money we don’t have."
- Pro Life, Pro Family
- Excerpt: "Did you know that 60 million Americans have died from abortion since 1973? I intend to stand up in Congress for those who can’t speak and bring this national tragedy to an end."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "I will vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s flawed health care law. I’m against forcing people to buy health insurance and fining them if they don’t. The law must also be repealed because it provides money to subsidize abortions."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "We must secure our borders. This is essential with the increased threat of terrorists and the illegal drugs entering our country. "
- Second Amendment
- Excerpt: "I support the right guaranteed by the Constitution under the Second Amendment for people to own and use firearms. "
Elections
2017
General election
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[5] Incumbent Kaye Kory (D) defeated Paul Haring (R) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 38 general election.[6]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 38 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kaye Kory Incumbent |
73.68% | 16,023 | |
| Republican | Paul Haring | 26.32% | 5,723 | |
| Total Votes | 21,746 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Kaye Kory ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 38 Democratic primary.[7]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Kaye Kory Incumbent | ||
Republican primary election
Paul Haring ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 38 Republican primary.[8]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 38 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Paul Haring | ||
2014
Haring ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 8th District.[9] On April 26, 2014, at the 8th Congressional District Virginia Republican Convention, delegates chose Micah Edmond as the Republican candidate in the 2014 general election. Edmond received 168.44 votes, or 50.74 percent, while Dennis Bartow received 143.31 votes, or 43.17 percent, and Haring received 20.24 votes, or 6.10 percent.[9]
2012
Haring ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 34th District. He was defeated by Adela Garza and Jessica Puente Bradshaw in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012.[10][11]
Personal
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Haring is widowed and has six children.[12]
See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ paulbharing.com, "About Paul," accessed August 18, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ paulbharing.com, "On the Issues," accessed August 18, 2017
- ↑ Paul Haring for Congress, "Issues" (dead link)
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 VAGOP8CD.org, "8th Congressional District Virginia Republican Convention," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas GOP, "Republican candidate list," accessed May 10, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Unofficial Republican primary results," May 29, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography"
