Adam Ernest Salyer

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Adam Ernest Salyer


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Senator 19


Incumbent

No


Links

Adam Ernest Salyer websites FacebookXLinkedIn

EDUCATION

St. Phillips, San Antonio, AA, 2011

Incarnate Word, San Antonio, BA, 2019

WORK & MILITARY

US Army, Superintendent of Fleet Vehicles, 14 years

AFFILIATIONS

Operation Community Connect, CEO

Republican Party of Bexar County, Precinct Chair #4058

Little Angels Image, Founder

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

City Council Member, Universal City, 4 years

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

State Representative District 118, 2020-

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2021)

Republican Womens Organizations (2020)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)

Abby Johnson (2020)

Alma Perez Jackson (2020)

John Lujan (2020)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2020)

Republican Womens Organizations (2020)


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

Tax dollars should never support organizations involved in abortions

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Elective abortion should not be allowed; every unborn child has a right to life

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

I believe that every embryo is a human life made in God’s image.

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

Strongly Agree

It helps prevent the distribution of abortion inducing drugs and protects unborn life.


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

The free market, not the federal government, should determine wages

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

Strongly Agree

Free enterprise/private property: These are God-given rights essential to prosperity and human dignity.

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

This is how we can eliminate government waste; 1.Reduce unnecessary federal agencies.2. Cut redundant programs 3.Audit all federal spending 4.Reduce regulations 5.Prevent fraud in entitlement programs


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

What this means is that the government cannot control the church, not that faith must be removed from public life.

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

Disagree

Religious liberty includes the right to decline participation in activities that violate one’s conscience.


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) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.

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

Disagree

That violates privacy and expands government power.


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?

Israel is a key democratic ally, a stabilizing force in the Middle East, and holds deep biblical significance.


IMMIGRATION

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

Disagree


EDUCATION

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

Strongly Agree

Education belongs to states, parents, and local communities.

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

Government must uphold the God-given authority of parents to direct their children’s health and education.

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

Strongly Agree

Physically or socially transitioning a child to the opposite sex is a form of child abuse.

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

Marriage is a sacred, God-ordained union between one man and one woman, and no government has the authority to redefine it.

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Choose not to answer

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

My spiritual beliefs are rooted in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the authority of Scripture, and the conviction that faith should guide moral values, family life, and civic responsibility


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Disagree

Voter ID protects election integrity.


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.

Disagree

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

Nuclear energy, supported by natural gas and other stable sources.


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

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?

The goal of the criminal justice system is to uphold law and order, protect the innocent, punish wrongdoing, and promote moral accountability.

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

It should not be accepted. U.S. law must remain rooted in the Constitution.


2ND AMENDMENT

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

Enforce existing laws; do not add new restrictions that infringe on the rights of law-abiding citizens.

If you are not already receiving our emails, stay up to date with important election alerts, educational articles, and encouraging reminders.

I agree to receive text messages at the phone number provided.