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Calvin Bahr

Republican | Minnesota

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Candidate Profile*

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*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Candidate did not provide

WORK & MILITARY

Army, SSG, 1980-1989

AFFILIATIONS

National Federalism Commission, Executive Board Member, 2025-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Mn House, 2017-2023

Mn Senate, 2023-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Mn Senate, 2026-

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (3)

*National Rifle Association NRA-PVF

Republican Party of Minnesota

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Minnesota

OTHER (2)

*Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fund PAC

Minnesota Farm Bureau PAC

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

MCCL

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (10)

State Republican Party Organizations (2026)

Senate Victory Fund SVF (2024)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2023)

Calvin Bahr (2022)

Michelle Benson (2021)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)

Calvin Bahr (2022)

Freedom Club (2017)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Prairie Island Indian Community (2024)

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

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Life of the mother

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.

Neutral

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?

There should not be a minimum wage. This interference by government in the labor market has eliminated many entry level jobs. Entry level jobs are just that, entry level. They are not meant to be jobs that support a family.

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

Strongly Agree

We do not have true property ownership in Minnesota. Don't pay your property taxes for 3 consecutive years and see who owns your property. Minnesota needs a dramatic tax overhaul to restore true property ownership.

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

If there is taxpayer money to be redistributed, someone will be trying to obtain it through fraud. Minimizing redistribution eliminates waste. Duplication of effort - multiple studies for the same project because of non standardization. Restricting eligibility for anyone convicted of defrauding a government program. Returning the size of government to what is constitutionally allowed.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

That phase comes from a letter between President Jefferson and the Danbury Baptist Church. The phase, in context, means that the Federal Government had ZERO say in religious activities. The clearest proof of this is, at the time of ratification of our current federal constitution, 7 states had a state religion. Those same states would not have voted to ratify a document that removed their control over religion. Activist judges have brought us government intrusion in religion.

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

Strongly Disagree

Providing products or services because you are required to, sounds a lot closer to involuntary servitude than free market to me.


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 - with the goal of getting to D

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

Strongly Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

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

Agree

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

Yes.


IMMIGRATION

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

Strongly Disagree


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.

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

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

Strongly Agree

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

Governments can create civil unions. Only churches may create marriages.

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Strongly Disagree

In the ten years I have been in the Legislature, I have never voted to expand gambling. I will continue to vote against expanding gambling.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Christian. I believe Christ died for my sins and rose bodily in to heaven. Someday I will get to meet Christ.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

You need a photo ID for everything else we do today. Why not for the most important civic duty we, as citizens, have?


EQUALITY

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

Strongly Disagree

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

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?

nuclear energy


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

Constitutional

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 put people who have violated the law in jail, so as to protect society.

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

Agree

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

Strongly Agree

It is not compatible with our constitution.


2ND AMENDMENT

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

Restrictions? None. The more unsure criminals are of receiving lead injection while committing a crime, the less crime we will have.

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