Jim Butler

Republican | West Virginia

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BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

High School Graduate, 1983

US Navy/Marine Corps Schools, helicopter maintenance, maintenance administration, 1987

WORK & MILITARY

United States Marine Corps, sergeant, 6 years

AFFILIATIONS

Main Street Baptist, deacon, 2021-2026

Am Vets, member, 2005-2026

American Legion, member, 2014-2026

Marine Corps League, member, 2012-2026

Harley Owners Group, former treasurer, 2005-2020

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

West Virginia House of Delegates, 4 years, 2022-2026

Republican Exectutive Committee, 16 years, 2010-2026

Republican State Executive Committee, 2022-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

WV House of Delegates District 18, 2022-2026

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

National Rifle Association NRA-PVF

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Jim Butler (WV) (2026)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)

Blue and Gold Fund (2026)

Carl Martin (2026)

Jim Butler (WV) (2026)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2005)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

I have a long record of voting pro life, I expect to receive the endorsement of West Virginians for Life, since I had no primary election this year I have not received notice yet.

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

None

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

I think people should be paid based upon their qualifications and performance at work.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

We should constantly push for tax reductions to allow people to keep what they earn. If the government does not have surplus funds they cannot spend it. We should evaluate the cost and benefit of every government program and eliminate those which are not truly beneficial to citizens. We should review every program to ensure they are a constitutional responsibility and eliminate those which are not requirements.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

Nothing, it is not in the Constitution at all. It has been my observation that faith always affects policy decisions, even those of legislators who don't claim to be of any faith. My faith does affect all of my decisions.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

I've sponsored and helped pass several laws to ensure that this cannot happen in West Virginia, including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Parent's Bill of Rights, on which I was the lead sponsor.


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C and I think that private sector care is best and most economical, if the government does not become intertwined.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree

Government keeping such a database should be prohibited.


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

It is because they are our ally in the Middle East, and we share the value system that promotes the well being of all people.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree

I helped pass a law to prohibit sanctuary cities in West Virginia.


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

As mentioned earlier I was the lead sponsor and helped pass the Parent's Bill of Rights. It would have been a stronger bill if I had my preference.

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

I've helped pass a law to prohibit transition procedures in WV.

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Strongly Disagree

I've been one of too few legislators in WV to oppose gambling expansion in WV.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I believe the Holy Bible from Genesis to Revelation, Jesus Christ is my King and Savior.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

I helped pass voter ID laws in WV.


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

We need to eliminate racial divisions.

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree

I helped pass laws in WV to keep girls and women safe in sports and elsewhere.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

I think we need to use all safe and economical sources available to us; I am opposed to subsidizing sources that are not economical.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Common sense is considered very conservative now. Our Grandparents would be considered somewhere far right of very conservative.

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

To keep criminals away from vulnerable law abiding citizens, to punish and dissuade criminal behavior, then to rehabilitate.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree

I've helped pass a law to prohibit this in WV.


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Law abiding adults should be able to protect themselves with firearms.

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