Neal Carter

Republican | Arizona

Candidate Profile

Verified Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Neal Carter


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Representative, District 15


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Neal Carter websites
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EDUCATION

New York University, New York, NY, J.D., 2009

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, B.A., 2005

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State Representative, District 15, 2021-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

ENDORSEMENTS

OTHER (1)

Republican Liberty Caucus of Arizona

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Nick Myers (2020)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Arizona Free Enterprise Club (2024)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)

State Republican Party Organizations (2020)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (2025)

Arizona Association for Justice (2024)

OTHER INFORMATION

Turning Point Action Scorecard

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?

Never.

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

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?

I believe in the prevailing wage and would support such and act.

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

Strongly Agree

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

Lower taxes. With less to spend, government has less to waste. Enforce program eligibility requirements. 100s of thousands of fraudulent entries have been removed from the SNAP rolls this year alone by enforcement of eligibility requirements. Audit, audit, audit. Transparency alone discourages a lot of waste.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

"Separation of church and state" does not appear in *any* legal documents. Not in the Constitution, nor in statute, nothing. So I guess you could say it means nothing to me. Now, the 1st Amendment to the federal constitution contains an anti-establishment clause, which states that the federal government is enjoined from establishing a federal religion. What that means to me is that the federal government can't use taxes to support a federal religion.

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.

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.

Strongly 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.

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

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

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a God-fearing, church-going, Roman Catholic. My wife and children and I attend mass every Sunday and sometimes other days during the week. I sponsor a rosary every week at the Capitol, endeavor to say it privately every day myself, and uphold the teaching of the Church 100% and believe that the Bible is God's Holy Word, that every word of it is Truth, and that Jesus Christ died for my sins and is my redeemer, and indeed the only redeemer, who gave His life freely and in obedience to the Father to save us. I believe, in accordance with Church teaching, that faith, not works, saves us, but also believe that we are called to a life of service to God and mankind, a belief which informs every aspect of my worldview and my choices.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


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?

I don't know. I'm not a scientist. Thus far, nuclear, coal, natural gas, oil, and hydroelectric dams have supplied the most reliable energy. I'm not in a position to guess what technology may provide more reliable energy in the future.


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?

To punish, deter, and rehabilitate.

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


2ND AMENDMENT

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

None.

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