S. Marshall Wilson

Constitution | West Virginia

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S. Marshall Wilson — Governor (West Virginia General | November 5, 2024)
U.S. Senator West Virginia General | November 3, 2026
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Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

The Institute of World Politics, Washington, DC, MA, 2020

US Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS, Graduate, 2014-2017

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, BA, 1987-1992

The Institute of World Politics, Washington DC, Doctor of Statecraft and Strategy, 2025-2027

WORK & MILITARY

US Army, Infantry, Operations, Major, 1988-1996 2007-2019

WV Delegate (State Representative), Delegate (Legislator), 2016-2020

PIONEERS, International missions agency, Church Planter, 1995-1997

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

WV Delegate, 2016-2020

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

WV Governor, 2020

WV Governor, 2024-

US Senator (WV), 2026-

ENDORSEMENTS

OTHER (1)

The Uncle Sam Project

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Constitution Party (2024)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

American government exists only to secure the Natural Rights of citizens - regardless of factors such as age, development, or health; foremost among them is the Right to Life.

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

Human embryos are human persons possessed of all the Natural Rights with which all Men are endowed by their Creator.

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Never

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Disagree

Government has no authority to compel citizens to kill children.

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

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

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

Strongly Agree

Government exists to secure the Natural Rights of the citizens it serves. Private property created or earned through work and creativity is, in effect, a part of the citizen who creates or earns it because that citizen creates or earns it at the cost of his time, effort, creativity, and resources -components of his self. When that citizen is deprived of that so earned or created, he is robbed of the parts of his self with which he earned or created it.

People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.

Strongly Disagree

The only valid tax on citizens is a consumption tax which the taxpayer manages by managing his consumption. Property taxes are inherently unethical. We should repeal the Sixteenth Amendment to the US Constitution.

The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.

Strongly Agree

Limiting government spending begins with limiting government activity to only those activities expressly enumerated in the US Constitution.

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

Close US borders until all systems have been retooled and calibrated to ensure the immigration only of those who can and will assimilate to American culture and governmental principles. Enforce Constitutional limitations on Government activities. (Enumerated Powers) End military adventurism by enforcing Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the US Constitution. End corporate welfare. Phase out social programs.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Strongly Disagree

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

Government should never speak with the moral authority of religion to instruct Men how to live or on the nature of truth. Religion should never wield the sword of government to compel Men to act against their consciences.


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 Government exists to secure the Natural Rights of each citizen. Private property is a Natural Right. Healthcare is a private choice.

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

Strongly Disagree

The health condition of my individual citizens is none of government’s business.


NATIONAL SECURITY

With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.

C The deployment of military personnel into a zone of conflict requires a Congressional Declaration of War.

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. The US shares an ethical and philosophical basis for coordination which our relationships with other Middle Eastern states lack.

Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.

Agree

Islamic terrorism presents a threat to American citizens which is a US National Security concern.


IMMIGRATION

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

Those likely to assimilate, who can provide for themselves immediately, and whose immigration will generally benefit American citizens.

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

“Education” is not a Constitutionally enumerated power of the US Government.

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

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

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian. God is Great - Eternal, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient. God is Good - Righteous and Just. God is Gracious - John 3:16. All Men have sinned (transgressed God’s Good Law). God offers Men Redemption at His great expense and requires that Men merely confess Jesus Christ as Lord and believe that God raised Him from the dead to be redeemed.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

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

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

Atomic


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.

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

I am an Originalist Constitutionist.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

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

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

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

None. The moment we allow government to decide whose Rights are valid, we permit them to deny us the free exercise of our own Rights.

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