Micheal Bergstrom

Republican | Oklahoma

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Micheal Bergstrom


Party

Republican


Election Year

2024


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Senator, Dist. 1


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Micheal Bergstrom websites Facebook

EDUCATION

Candidate did not provide

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Elder

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Oklahoma State Senate, 8

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

Race

Previous Races

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

2021

F

2021

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F

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (2)

Oklahoma 2nd Amendment Association OK2A

Oklahomans for Health and Parental Rights

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Faith Leaders of Oklahoma

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (16)

Ally Seifried (2022)

Brenda Stanley (2022)

Dana Prieto (2022)

Republican National Committee (2022)

WinRed (2022)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (13)

Advance Freedom (2023)

Chuck Hall (2023)

New Direction Fund (2023)

Thoroughbred PAC (2023)

James Leewright (2020)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (2020)

North America's Building Trade Unions (2020)

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (2020)

OTHER INFORMATION

Micheal Bergstrom is rated "A++" by OK2A.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Elective means optional, not necessary. Therefore I am opposed to allowing elective abortions. Saving the life of the mother is not elective.

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.

Strongly Disagree


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?

When government artificially raises minimum wage, entry level positions go away and those seeking to enter the workforce find it more difficult to find a job. Stupidity, like in California, costs workers jobs and bankrupts businesses.

Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?

No

Those funds that are pro-ESG or anti-gun should be barred from having public monies invested in them.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

Never

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

Strongly Disagree


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

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

Government, none. Schools, must allow opt out. This is how it is here in Oklahoma.


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?

Extremely important. The only free democratic society in Middle East. We have long-standing commitments to Israel & it helps us keep terrorism in check. Finally, scripture tells us that those nations who bless Israel will be blessed and those who don't will answer for it. One reason the USA has seen the blessings it has over the last 80 years has been our support of Israel.


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree


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


VALUES

Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.

Strongly Agree

Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.

Strongly Agree

Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.

Strongly Disagree

Never. Also, gender transition services should be banned for anyone under 21. If they are not old enough to drink they are not old enough to choose self mutilation.

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 sinner saved by grace by our Lord, Jesus Christ. I believe that the Bible is the revealed Word of God and that should be the foundation of our lives, attitudes and decisions. We are called to demonstrate through our lives God's love and forgiveness, and answer the calls set before us to serve.


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

NPV will result in high population areas, liberal areas, being in control of national elections and will destroy the country eventually.


EQUALITY

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

While racism, or bigotry, does still exist in people of all levels of skin pigmentation, racism is generally not institutionalized except where CRT is embraced. CRT actually creates the bigotry it claims to oppose. It is idiocy.

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

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

This is why I authored and fought for and finally got passed the "Save Women's Sports Act" which Governor Stitt signed in Oklahoma. It took me two years to get this passed when it should have been two weeks.


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&C

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

Natural gas. Nuclear is a possibility eventually but I am not yet convinced of its being appropriate at this time.


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?

Provide for public safety, insure justice, enable free enterprise, protect the rights of its citizens.

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


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

Strongly Disagree

I have received the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association award three times (2018, 2019, 2023). I back the Blue.


2ND AMENDMENT

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

None beyond restricting convicted felons while they are completing sentences, or possibly those instances where someone has demonstrated he or she is a danger to himself or herself or others and the courts intervene. However, we must be careful not to allow excessive flexibility in the latter so that some might abuse the court's powers.

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Yes

With appropriate training. This is something local school districts could adopt policies about.

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