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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=William Scott Sanford
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office=[[Texas]] State Representative<br>for District 70 (part of Collin County)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start=January 2013
|preceded=[[Ken Paxton]]
|birth_place=Place of birth missing
|birth_date=October 3, 1963
|residence=McKinney, Collin County<br>Texas, USA
|occupation=[[Certified Public Accountant]]<br>
Executive pastor, Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church
|spouse=Shelly Lee Sanford
|children=Ryan and Lauren
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|alma_mater=[[Baylor University]]
}}
'''William Scott Sanford''', known as '''Scott Sanford''' (born October 3, 1963,)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/william-sanford/williamsan54263fa|title=William Sanford (Scott)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138362/scott-sanford#.UyJO3MtOUfg|title=Scott Sanford's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>is a [[Certified Public Accountant]] from McKinney in north [[Texas]], who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 70 based in a portion of Collin County north of [[Dallas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5740&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=Sanford~leaderNote=~leg=83~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Scott Sanford|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 13, 2014}}</ref>
Sanford is unopposed for a second term in the state House in his heavily Republican district in the [[general election]] scheduled for November 4, 2014.<ref name=votesmart/>
==Background==
A native Texan, Sanford graduated from [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a master's degree in Taxation. Formerly with Ernst & Young, he now has his own CPA business. Since 1997, he has also been the executive pastor of the Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church<ref name=candidatesfile/> in Allen, Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cottonwoodcreek.org/meetthestaff|title=Meet the Staff|publisher=cottonwoodcreek.org|accessdate=March 13, 2014}}</ref>formerly the First Baptist Church of Fairview. Cottonwood moved into its current facility in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cottonwoodcreek.org/history|title=History of Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church|publisher=cottonwoodcreek.org|accessdate=March 13, 2014}}</ref>
Sanford and his wife, Shelly Lee Sanford (born c. 1964), have two children, Ryan and Lauren.<ref name=votesmart/>
==Political life==
In 2012, [Ken Paxton]] left the House District 70 seat in 2012 to run successfully for state senator for the District 8 seat vacated by another Republican, Florence Shapiro, two Republicans with backgrounds in the ministry, Scott Sanford of McKinney and Bracy M. Wilson (born c. 1974) of Frisco, filed to run for the open seat. Wilson, a graduate of Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie in Ellis County, is engaged in providing consulting and support services for [[charter school]]s. His Bracy Wilson Ministries, Inc., is a [[non-profit organization]] that serves children with [[autism]].<ref name=candidatesfile>{{cite web|url=http://www.baumbach.org/b2evolution/blogs/index.php/2011/10/21/candidates_for_the_70th_district_of_the_|title=Candidates for the 70Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (House District 70), May 29, 2012.</ref> Paxton served only two years in the Senate and in 2014 was elected state attorney general, a position which he still holds.
Sanford is a member of the House committees on (1) Human Services and (2) Urban Affairs.<ref name=votesmart/>
===Legislative positions===
In 2013, Sanford supported the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. He co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the state Senate from Wendy Russell Davis of [[Fort Worth]], who in 2014 was the unsuccessful [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] gubernatorial against Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=Manny Fernandez url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated Sanford 78 percent favorable on [[pro-life]] issues.<ref name=ratings/>
Representative Sanford voted against the bill to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He also co-sponsored the extension of the[franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He voted against the adoption of the biennium state budget. He voted against the bill to prohibit texting while driving; the legislation nevertheless passed the House, 97-45. Sanford voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. He voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>
Sanford sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He similarly sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in buildings and vehicles in the name of campus security. He supported legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. He backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, the state Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Sanford voted against[term limits for certain state officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/138362/scott-sanford#.UyJs08tOUfg|title=Scott Sanford's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>
===Interest group ratings===
In 2013, Sanford's rating from [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, was 98 percent favorable, one of the highest scores given by the organization to [[conservative]] legislators. The Young Conservatives of Texas ranked him 83 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters scored him 46 percent. Another [[interest group]],[Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated him 98 percent favorable. The Texas Association of Business scored him 87 percent. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him 92 percent.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/138362/scott-sanford#.UyJxEctOUfg|title=Scott Sanford's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>
===A nation in peril===
On his website, Sanford said the United States in 2012 was in a state of peril:
<blockquote>
Our nation is at a perilous point in history. The danger is great and our demise as the world’s leading free country is plausible, if not likely. The uniqueness of today’s crisis as compared to past threats to America is that today’s most pressing issues were brought on ourselves by American governmental leadership at all levels—federal, state, and local. We have not been invaded nor are foreign armies amassing at the borders. Nevertheless, we find ourselves in a country of serious decline. Our decline is financial, governmental, cultural, structural, and moral.<ref name=candidatesfile/></blockquote>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanford, Scott}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Clergy]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
|name=William Scott Sanford
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office=[[Texas]] State Representative<br>for District 70 (part of Collin County)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start=January 2013
|preceded=[[Ken Paxton]]
|birth_place=Place of birth missing
|birth_date=October 3, 1963
|residence=McKinney, Collin County<br>Texas, USA
|occupation=[[Certified Public Accountant]]<br>
Executive pastor, Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church
|spouse=Shelly Lee Sanford
|children=Ryan and Lauren
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|alma_mater=[[Baylor University]]
}}
'''William Scott Sanford''', known as '''Scott Sanford''' (born October 3, 1963,)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/william-sanford/williamsan54263fa|title=William Sanford (Scott)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138362/scott-sanford#.UyJO3MtOUfg|title=Scott Sanford's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>is a [[Certified Public Accountant]] from McKinney in north [[Texas]], who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 70 based in a portion of Collin County north of [[Dallas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5740&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=Sanford~leaderNote=~leg=83~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Scott Sanford|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 13, 2014}}</ref>
Sanford is unopposed for a second term in the state House in his heavily Republican district in the [[general election]] scheduled for November 4, 2014.<ref name=votesmart/>
==Background==
A native Texan, Sanford graduated from [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a master's degree in Taxation. Formerly with Ernst & Young, he now has his own CPA business. Since 1997, he has also been the executive pastor of the Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church<ref name=candidatesfile/> in Allen, Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cottonwoodcreek.org/meetthestaff|title=Meet the Staff|publisher=cottonwoodcreek.org|accessdate=March 13, 2014}}</ref>formerly the First Baptist Church of Fairview. Cottonwood moved into its current facility in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cottonwoodcreek.org/history|title=History of Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church|publisher=cottonwoodcreek.org|accessdate=March 13, 2014}}</ref>
Sanford and his wife, Shelly Lee Sanford (born c. 1964), have two children, Ryan and Lauren.<ref name=votesmart/>
==Political life==
In 2012, [Ken Paxton]] left the House District 70 seat in 2012 to run successfully for state senator for the District 8 seat vacated by another Republican, Florence Shapiro, two Republicans with backgrounds in the ministry, Scott Sanford of McKinney and Bracy M. Wilson (born c. 1974) of Frisco, filed to run for the open seat. Wilson, a graduate of Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie in Ellis County, is engaged in providing consulting and support services for [[charter school]]s. His Bracy Wilson Ministries, Inc., is a [[non-profit organization]] that serves children with [[autism]].<ref name=candidatesfile>{{cite web|url=http://www.baumbach.org/b2evolution/blogs/index.php/2011/10/21/candidates_for_the_70th_district_of_the_|title=Candidates for the 70Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (House District 70), May 29, 2012.</ref> Paxton served only two years in the Senate and in 2014 was elected state attorney general, a position which he still holds.
Sanford is a member of the House committees on (1) Human Services and (2) Urban Affairs.<ref name=votesmart/>
===Legislative positions===
In 2013, Sanford supported the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. He co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the state Senate from Wendy Russell Davis of [[Fort Worth]], who in 2014 was the unsuccessful [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] gubernatorial against Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=Manny Fernandez url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated Sanford 78 percent favorable on [[pro-life]] issues.<ref name=ratings/>
Representative Sanford voted against the bill to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He also co-sponsored the extension of the[franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He voted against the adoption of the biennium state budget. He voted against the bill to prohibit texting while driving; the legislation nevertheless passed the House, 97-45. Sanford voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. He voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>
Sanford sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He similarly sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in buildings and vehicles in the name of campus security. He supported legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. He backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, the state Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Sanford voted against[term limits for certain state officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/138362/scott-sanford#.UyJs08tOUfg|title=Scott Sanford's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>
===Interest group ratings===
In 2013, Sanford's rating from [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, was 98 percent favorable, one of the highest scores given by the organization to [[conservative]] legislators. The Young Conservatives of Texas ranked him 83 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters scored him 46 percent. Another [[interest group]],[Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated him 98 percent favorable. The Texas Association of Business scored him 87 percent. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him 92 percent.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/138362/scott-sanford#.UyJxEctOUfg|title=Scott Sanford's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>
===A nation in peril===
On his website, Sanford said the United States in 2012 was in a state of peril:
<blockquote>
Our nation is at a perilous point in history. The danger is great and our demise as the world’s leading free country is plausible, if not likely. The uniqueness of today’s crisis as compared to past threats to America is that today’s most pressing issues were brought on ourselves by American governmental leadership at all levels—federal, state, and local. We have not been invaded nor are foreign armies amassing at the borders. Nevertheless, we find ourselves in a country of serious decline. Our decline is financial, governmental, cultural, structural, and moral.<ref name=candidatesfile/></blockquote>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanford, Scott}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Clergy]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]