Mark Ash
Libertarian
Mark Ash
Libertarian
Candidate for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
About
Has practiced criminal law since 1992 and operates Mark Ash & Associates PC.
Conservative Endorsements
NoneCandidate Videos
Survey Responses
Notable Quotes
“I believe in the separation of state from religion and religion from state.”
“I believe that juries should be informed of their right to find defendants not guilty of unjust laws.”
“...the issues that matter most to me are civil liberties issues: the Fourth Amendment right to privacy, the Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate oneself, the right to due process, the abuse of searches and seizures, and other civil liberties issues.”
Positions on Texas Eagle Forum Legislative Priorities
Border Security & Immigration
- No public statements found.
Secure Our Elections
- RESPONDED "NEUTRAL" TO PEOPLE VOTING WITHOUT PHOTO ID in a 2022 questionnaire. Wrote that people should be able to obtain a photo ID “without too much hassle,” that IDs should be free, and that they could serve as identification for voting and other lawful purposes.[1]
Education Issues
- SAID GOVERNMENT SPENDING SHOULD BE REDUCED IN MANY AREAS, including public education, and that he disagreed with taxpayer-funded public education through college.[1]
Protect Childhood Innocence
- No public statements found.
Protect Life
- DESCRIBED AS SUPPORTING "A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE" in the Libertarian Party's announcement of his former campaign for the Court of Criminal Appeals.[1]
- INDICATED THAT ABORTION SHOULD BE ALLOWED when the pregnant person's life is in danger, in cases of rape or incest, and during the first trimester. He was neutral on whether abortion providers should receive government funds and agreed with laws legalizing assisted suicide and euthanasia.[1]
Other Constitutional Issues
- ANSWERED "NONE" IN A SURVEY ON GUN OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS and disagreed that victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.[1]
Notes from Local Researchers
- Very little public information on this candidate is available. We were unable to locate social media accounts or a campaign website other than the Libertarian Party candidate page.[1]