
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
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.
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