HOLDEN, RIC

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State House of Representatives
District:
33
Political Affiliation:
Republican

Survey

Response Legend

  • SSStrongly Supports
  • SSupports
  • OOpposes
  • SOStrongly Opposes
  • *Comment
  • −Declined to respond
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation

Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Public School Funding in Montana is at an inadequate level. O
2. Parents should have greater freedom to choose how and where their children are educated, including options such as education savings accounts, tax credits, vouchers, or other school-choice mechanisms. SS
3. Parents should be allowed to homeschool their children without additional state regulation SS
4. Curricula based on Critical Race Theory (CRT) should be prohibited in Montana public schools SS
5. Comprehensive sex education should be taught in public elementary schools, beginning as early as kindergarten. SO* I would also like to add that Sharia law encompasses the religious law and code of Islam, which records the sayings and actions of the so-called Prophet Muhammad. This form of law is completely incompatible with our American Culture and moral ethics. I will certainly resist all efforts to place Sharia law into our Montana code books.
6. Montana’s income taxes are too high. SS
7. Montana’s property taxes are too high SS
8. Montana’s corporate taxes are too high S* I think many people forget that family farms and ranches can be set up as corporate entities, and they are barely breaking even after paying the high costs of fuel, maintenance, machinery, and taxes. So, we have to be very careful about which corporate taxes we are talking about.
9. The Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms for self-defense. SS
10. Montanans should not be discriminated against or treated differently based on their vaccination status. SS* Personally, I never felt there was a need for my wife or me to get a COVID shot. In fact, President Biden received 4 shots that we know of, and none of them worked because the white house press admitted that he got Covid at least 2 times. I have no intention of making/legislating anyone take an untested experimental COVID shot.
11. Climate change is a serious problem that requires increased government regulation. SO
12. Environmental regulations in Montana are currently too restrictive. S* In some respects, the environmental regulations do prove to be restrictive, especially in the area of hard rock mining. The environmentalists have closed down the hard rock mining and the timber industry to the clear detriment of Montana. On the other hand, we have basically no regulations controlling industrial wind turbines, solar panel fields, and data centers. Wind turbines are turning Big Sky Country into a wasteland. Our generation is standing by and allowing Industrial Wind Turbines to pollute our land and water with "Forever Chemicals" in the form of fiberglass blade shards, flakes, and strands blowing across the land from deteriorating fiberglass blades. Solar panels are covering our agricultural land with absolute garbage in the way of heavy metals that are leaching onto the soil as they age. We are leaving behind industrial super fund sites for our children, and that I find unacceptable. Go to my Facebook page for details: Ric Holden
13. Abortion should be illegal at all stages of pregnancy. SS* Life starts at conception, period, that's a fact.
14. Abortion should be legal only in the early stages of pregnancy and restricted after a specific point, except when necessary to save the life of the mother. SO
15. Abortion should remain legal at all stages of pregnancy, without restriction. SO
16. Individuals and organizations should be allowed to opt out of abortion-related mandates, if those mandates violate their religious or moral convictions. SS
17. Physician-assisted suicide should be legal in Montana. SO
18. Biological males who identify as transgender should be allowed to compete in women’s and girl's athletic competitions. SO* ou are born Male or Female. Your DNA will always prove for a fact what sex you are.
19. Medical procedures intended to change a minor’s sex or gender should be prohibited. SS
20. Same-sex couples should be permitted to adopt children. SO
21. State and local nondiscrimination laws should be expanded to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the same manner as race, religion, and national origin. SO
22. Montana’s marriage laws should be revised to reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage. SO
23. Objective moral truths exist and should inform laws and public policy, rather than shifting cultural preferences. SS
24. Government should be limited in scope, with most decisions best made by individuals, families, and local communities rather than centralized authorities. SS
25. Homosexuals and transgender people should be allowed to adopt children: SO
26. Personal responsibility and self-governance are more effective at solving social problems than expanded government programs: SS
27. Parents—not government institutions—are the primary authority responsible for the education and moral formation of their children: SS* My conservative legislative background dates back to my time in the State Senate, starting in 1995. I have always maintained a conservative voting record that is reliable and solid. I recognize that marriage between one man and one woman is the essential element of the family, and that a strong family makes for a strong, healthy community. My stance on taxes is shaped by my commitment to pro-family, pro-life values because the money you earn and keep at home better allows you to make family decisions more compatible with your beliefs. I pledge to provide thoughtful consideration of all the issues, but to never waver with respect to my Christian faith.I would appreciate your vote in the June 2nd primary election and then again in November.