

Jim Walsh
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jim Walsh
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 19 - Pos. 1
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Amherst College, Amherst, MA, BA, 1986
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Washington State Republican Party, Chairman, Grays Harbor Republican Party
Chairman, YMCA Grays Harbor, Youth Sports Coach
St Mary School (Aberdeen), Youth Sports Coach, Archdiocese of Seattle
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 8
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Mason County Republican Party - Washington
Washington State Young Republicans
OTHER (1)
Association of Washington Business (AWB)
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Associated Washington Business (AWB), Mainstream Republicans of Washington, others
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)
Marcia Kelbon (2024)
State Republican Party Organizations (2024)
Joel McEntire (2022)
Matthew Rainwater (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (24)
Jeremie Dufault (2024)
Family Policy Institute of Washington (2022)
Jim McEntire (2022)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2022)
Michelle Darnell (2022)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Sheet Metal Workers International Association (2022)
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (2020)
Washington State Association for Justice (2018)
OTHER INFORMATION
Key votes from VoteSmart.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
If the life of the mother is at demonstrable physical risk.
Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Disagree
In very rare cases, the choice to ends one's own life may be ethical. But only in very rare cases. I don't believe law or public policy should encourage suicide or euthanasia.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
What is your position on the minimum wage?
In the end, the minimum wage is always zero.
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
Frankly, the body of policies known as "ESG" are a scam.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
None.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
Some professional ethics standards may conflict with an individual professional's personal beliefs. It should be left to the individual professional to reconicle such conflicts. The state should not be involved.
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. Defunding Medicaid and Medicare is not a practical reality in the United States. However, we need to be vigilant about expansions and/or manipulations that endanger those programs' ability to deliver care to beneficiaries.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
None.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
The Intellectual Property threats are especially troubling.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes. Israel is the only true consitutional republic and democracy in the Middle East region.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Milton Friedman: "you can't have free immigration and a welfare state." Yet the American Left wants exactly that.
EDUCATION
The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
Strongly Agree
I've filed school choice bills in Olympia for the past several years. School choice may have be advanced as a people's initiative in WA. Working on that.
VALUES
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Again, I ran the bill in Olympia. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1214.pdf?q=20240525135529
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Strongly Agree
I wrote I-2081/WA Parents' Bill of Rights. Passed into law in Marchm 2024. Now being attacked in WA courts by the ACLU and various partisan organizations. https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2081&Year=2023&Initiative=true
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
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
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Traditionalist Catholic. This sometimes puts me at odds with public policy positions espoused by the current Pope and Church leadership.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No. Racism has become an ideological trope (and crutch) in left-wing political circles. The American Left's fixation on racism is classic Freudian projection of its members own neurotic insecurities.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
CRT is a grift.
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
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? (Select all that apply) A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. C) Stricter environmental laws undermine U.S. energy independence and deter development of reliable electricity sources. D) Climate change is real and requires urgent policy action.
A.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Here in Pacific NW, the answer is hydroelectric power. Elsewhere in the U.S., the answer may be natural gas. In some places, the best source may be nuclear power. I believe in maintaining all of the above.
ABOUT YOU
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.
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
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?
Conservative
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Very few. Felons and the criminally insane should not carry firearms.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes
As long as they have been trained in firearm safety. Also, teachers may not be the most approrpriate school staff members or employees to carry firearms. Employees more involved with facilties or physical plant management may be better suited to support campus security. And School Resource Officers are the best individuals to carry firearms on school campuses.
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