Clint Dorris

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Clint Dorris completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dorris' responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-213022-2023-12-13\" id=\"heading-bio-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-213022-2023-12-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-213022-2023-12-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tClint Dorris is an American patriot, decorated combat veteran and committed husband and father of four with decades spent serving his country. He is running for Congress in the 12th district of Texas because, unlike career politicians, he’s a serious problem solver with 30+ years of experience in national security and is uniquely qualified to lead America into the next phase of great power competition. Army Rangers lead the way.\r\n\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-213022-2023-12-13\" id=\"heading-key-message-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-213022-2023-12-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-213022-2023-12-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Decorated Combat Veteran &amp; Helicopter Pilot. Clint is passionate about veterans affairs. Awarded a Bronze Star for actions during Desert Storm when serving as an enlisted soldier on a six-man airborne Army Ranger team conducting covert operations across enemy lines. As an Apache helicopter pilot, he earned Top Gun at first gunnery, outperforming pilots with thousands more hours of experience.</li><li>Innovative Cost Cutter &amp; Respected Problem Solver. As a young aerospace engineer, Clint received NASA’s prestigious Silver Snoopy award for solving a complex cargo problem that slashed costs by hundreds of millions of dollars. And working for the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, he led the rapid acquisition and financial resource management of a $10 billion counterterrorism portfolio, noted as solving numerous complex technology needs and saving the lives of countless service members in Afghanistan.</li><li>Authority on National Security. Because of his track record in counterterrorism and intelligence, Clint was hand-selected to serve as a Deputy Director at United States Space Force, working with the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer to lead a small team of highly motivated experts to solve one of the nation’s most critical national security threats posed by China.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-213022-2023-12-13\" id=\"heading1-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-213022-2023-12-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-213022-2023-12-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tveterans affairs, border security, counter terrorism, national security, 2nd Amendment, Israel, acquisition reform, space, Special Operations Forces, 1st Amendment\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-213022-2023-12-13\" id=\"heading2-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-213022-2023-12-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat was your very first job? How long did you have it?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading2-213022-2023-12-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI was an Army Ranger and Sergeant during Operation Desert Storm as part of a Long Range Surveillance Detachment. I was on a six-man Ranger team 150km across enemy lines to perform surveillance and disruption missions for Gens. Hugh Shelton and Richard Clarke. I was Gen. Shelton's personal security detail during Operation Desert Storm.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-213022-2023-12-13\" id=\"heading3-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-213022-2023-12-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading3-213022-2023-12-13\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-213022-2023-12-13\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tSolving the evolving national security threat posed by China.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nClint Dorris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dorris' responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Clint Dorris is an American patriot, decorated combat veteran and committed husband and father of four with decades spent serving his country. He is running for Congress in the 12th district of Texas because, unlike career politicians, he’s a serious problem solver with 30+ years of experience in national security and is uniquely qualified to lead America into the next phase of great power competition. Army Rangers lead the way. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Decorated Combat Veteran & Helicopter Pilot. Clint is passionate about veterans affairs. Awarded a Bronze Star for actions during Desert Storm when serving as an enlisted soldier on a six-man airborne Army Ranger team conducting covert operations across enemy lines. As an Apache helicopter pilot, he earned Top Gun at first gunnery, outperforming pilots with thousands more hours of experience. Innovative Cost Cutter & Respected Problem Solver. As a young aerospace engineer, Clint received NASA’s prestigious Silver Snoopy award for solving a complex cargo problem that slashed costs by hundreds of millions of dollars. And working for the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, he led the rapid acquisition and financial resource management of a $10 billion counterterrorism portfolio, noted as solving numerous complex technology needs and saving the lives of countless service members in Afghanistan. Authority on National Security. Because of his track record in counterterrorism and intelligence, Clint was hand-selected to serve as a Deputy Director at United States Space Force, working with the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer to lead a small team of highly motivated experts to solve one of the nation’s most critical national security threats posed by China. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? veterans affairs, border security, counter terrorism, national security, 2nd Amendment, Israel, acquisition reform, space, Special Operations Forces, 1st Amendment What was your very first job? How long did you have it? I was an Army Ranger and Sergeant during Operation Desert Storm as part of a Long Range Surveillance Detachment. I was on a six-man Ranger team 150km across enemy lines to perform surveillance and disruption missions for Gens. Hugh Shelton and Richard Clarke. I was Gen. Shelton's personal security detail during Operation Desert Storm. What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? Solving the evolving national security threat posed by China.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}, {"question": "Campaign website", "answer_html": "<p>Dorris’s campaign website stated the following:\n</p>\n<div style=\"height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;\">\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><b>TRULY SECURING AMERICA'S BORDERS</b><br/>\nThe Biden Border Disaster has been done intentionally by radicals who want to destabilize our country. This open border is the modern-day version of democratic slavery. Just like the slavery of old, we have sex trafficking, human trafficking, and forced adult and child labor. We must go back to Trump-era policies to lock down the border and deport illegal immigrants while engaging our military to fight the Mexican cartels. \n</p><p>The cartels are now a proxy for China to enact an invisible war against our nation by killing 100,000 Americans a year with Chinese-supplied fentanyl materials. I know from my time in military intelligence and covert operations, that we have the capability to secure our border and take on the cartels, we just need people in place with the fortitude to do so.\n</p><p><b>PROTECTING AMERICA AND OUR FUTURE</b><br/>\nThe first responsibility of the government is to protect our rights and protect our nation. We face more threats than at any time in our history, and we need experienced leaders in Congress to help meet these challenges from a hostile Communist Chinese regime, radical Islamic terrorists, drug cartels, and power-hungry dictators like Putin. \n</p><p>As a former member of an Army Ranger six-man covert ops team, an Apache helicopter pilot, and former two-star general equivalent in the Trump-established United States Space Force, I’m prepared to deliver the critical leadership we need to meet and defeat these challenges for a free and strong American future. I’ve fought the cartels in Mexico, Central and South America. I’ve fought the terrorists across the globe, and I’ve fought China’s advance towards space and cyber superiority over the United States. \n</p><p><b>STOP THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT</b><br/>\nFor far too long, we have seen what an entrenched bureaucracy will do to protect itself, attack our rights and liberties, and promote radical agendas that harm our country. It’s time Congress uses the power of the purse and provides specific direction to cut agency and department policies, personnel, and programs that are not focused on strengthening and protecting our country and every American citizen. If we intend to solve this problem, first Congress has to hold the executive branch departments and agencies to account. \n</p><p>Additionally, Congress needs to write legislation that begins the departure of the headquarters of all of the executive branch departments and agencies from Washington, D.C., and relocation out into the rest of America. As long as the headquarters of these departments are staffed by people who live in the D.C. bubble, we will never see Executive Branch organizations that reflect the values and principles of America.\n</p><p><b>EXPAND GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OUR FAMILIES</b><br/>\nWe all know what a good economy, increasing wages, and strong growth do to help our families, small businesses, and our future. Cutting taxes and regulations and getting the federal government off our backs and out of our pockets will do more to expand growth and opportunity for all Americans than any big-government, socially engineered program. \n</p><p>We also need a wholesale review of every regulation that is masquerading as a law. Everyone focuses on executive orders, but the larger problem is the thousands of regulations that are enforced like they are laws. These regulations overburden our industry and stifle good-paying jobs for America.\n</p><p><b>AMERICAN ENGERGY INDEPENDENCE IS CRITICAL</b><br/>\nWhen America is energy dominant, it will not only lower costs and reduce inflation, but more American energy production will also help us project soft power worldwide to stabilize energy markets and support our allies. We deserve policies that greatly expand the production of God-given American oil and natural gas while investing in next-generation micro-nuclear power plants that can be sited closer to where power is needed and deliver clean, emission-free electricity. \n</p><p>Given the increasing threats China poses to our power grid, we must make changes to harden the grid from cyber and physical attacks. Our goal must be to have abundant, affordable, and reliable energy that serves as a driver of economic and manufacturing growth for our nation.\n</p><p><b>PRO-LIFE IS PRO-AMERICA</b><br/>\nI believe life begins at conception and is a gift from God that must be protected. The Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs case was a remarkable victory for unborn children and for preserving the sanctity of Life in our country. I will always work for policies to protect our future generations while also proposing solutions to help strengthen and empower the growth of more American families.\n</p><p><b>FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ARE FUNDAMENTAL</b><br/>\nToo many in Congress and the Judiciary have forgotten that our fundamental and inalienable rights come from God, not the government. Every right enumerated in our amazing Constitution must be preserved and protected. \n</p><p><b>THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED</b><br/>\nOur Founders were very insistent to note the 2nd Amendment “shall not be infringed” and I will always uphold that principle. As I just viewed the official Israeli video about the Hamas attacks, I couldn’t help but wonder where the “good guy” with a gun was to stop the terrorists. \n</p><p>The Biden Administration has allowed terrorists into our country since the fall of Afghanistan and facilitated them coming across the southern border – the murderous Hama attack in Israel highlighted the brilliance of our Founding Fathers to ensure an armed populace could have a fighting chance to protect itself and made me appreciate our Constitution even more.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_2-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-2\">[2]</a></sup>\n</p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"cquotecite\" colspan=\"3\" style=\"border: none; padding-right: 4%\"><cite style=\"font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;\">—Clint Dorris’s campaign website (2024)<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"><a href=\"#cite_note-3\">[3]</a></sup></cite>\n</td></tr></tbody></table>\n</div>", "answer_text": "Dorris’s campaign website stated the following:\n“ TRULY SECURING AMERICA'S BORDERS The Biden Border Disaster has been done intentionally by radicals who want to destabilize our country. This open border is the modern-day version of democratic slavery. Just like the slavery of old, we have sex trafficking, human trafficking, and forced adult and child labor. We must go back to Trump-era policies to lock down the border and deport illegal immigrants while engaging our military to fight the Mexican cartels. The cartels are now a proxy for China to enact an invisible war against our nation by killing 100,000 Americans a year with Chinese-supplied fentanyl materials. I know from my time in military intelligence and covert operations, that we have the capability to secure our border and take on the cartels, we just need people in place with the fortitude to do so. PROTECTING AMERICA AND OUR FUTURE The first responsibility of the government is to protect our rights and protect our nation. We face more threats than at any time in our history, and we need experienced leaders in Congress to help meet these challenges from a hostile Communist Chinese regime, radical Islamic terrorists, drug cartels, and power-hungry dictators like Putin. As a former member of an Army Ranger six-man covert ops team, an Apache helicopter pilot, and former two-star general equivalent in the Trump-established United States Space Force, I’m prepared to deliver the critical leadership we need to meet and defeat these challenges for a free and strong American future. I’ve fought the cartels in Mexico, Central and South America. I’ve fought the terrorists across the globe, and I’ve fought China’s advance towards space and cyber superiority over the United States. STOP THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT For far too long, we have seen what an entrenched bureaucracy will do to protect itself, attack our rights and liberties, and promote radical agendas that harm our country. It’s time Congress uses the power of the purse and provides specific direction to cut agency and department policies, personnel, and programs that are not focused on strengthening and protecting our country and every American citizen. If we intend to solve this problem, first Congress has to hold the executive branch departments and agencies to account. Additionally, Congress needs to write legislation that begins the departure of the headquarters of all of the executive branch departments and agencies from Washington, D.C., and relocation out into the rest of America. As long as the headquarters of these departments are staffed by people who live in the D.C. bubble, we will never see Executive Branch organizations that reflect the values and principles of America. EXPAND GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OUR FAMILIES We all know what a good economy, increasing wages, and strong growth do to help our families, small businesses, and our future. Cutting taxes and regulations and getting the federal government off our backs and out of our pockets will do more to expand growth and opportunity for all Americans than any big-government, socially engineered program. We also need a wholesale review of every regulation that is masquerading as a law. Everyone focuses on executive orders, but the larger problem is the thousands of regulations that are enforced like they are laws. These regulations overburden our industry and stifle good-paying jobs for America. AMERICAN ENGERGY INDEPENDENCE IS CRITICAL When America is energy dominant, it will not only lower costs and reduce inflation, but more American energy production will also help us project soft power worldwide to stabilize energy markets and support our allies. We deserve policies that greatly expand the production of God-given American oil and natural gas while investing in next-generation micro-nuclear power plants that can be sited closer to where power is needed and deliver clean, emission-free electricity. Given the increasing threats China poses to our power grid, we must make changes to harden the grid from cyber and physical attacks. Our goal must be to have abundant, affordable, and reliable energy that serves as a driver of economic and manufacturing growth for our nation. PRO-LIFE IS PRO-AMERICA I believe life begins at conception and is a gift from God that must be protected. The Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs case was a remarkable victory for unborn children and for preserving the sanctity of Life in our country. I will always work for policies to protect our future generations while also proposing solutions to help strengthen and empower the growth of more American families. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ARE FUNDAMENTAL Too many in Congress and the Judiciary have forgotten that our fundamental and inalienable rights come from God, not the government. Every right enumerated in our amazing Constitution must be preserved and protected. THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED Our Founders were very insistent to note the 2nd Amendment “shall not be infringed” and I will always uphold that principle. As I just viewed the official Israeli video about the Hamas attacks, I couldn’t help but wonder where the “good guy” with a gun was to stop the terrorists. The Biden Administration has allowed terrorists into our country since the fall of Afghanistan and facilitated them coming across the southern border – the murderous Hama attack in Israel highlighted the brilliance of our Founding Fathers to ensure an armed populace could have a fighting chance to protect itself and made me appreciate our Constitution even more. [2] ” —Clint Dorris’s campaign website (2024) [3]"}]