
Dewey Collier
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dewey Collier
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Representative 5
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
San Antonio Board of Realtors, San Antonio, Real Estate Broker, 2013-2013
University of Phoenix, Masters in Nursing
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 1996-2013
US Army, Enlisted, 1977-1984
AFFILIATIONS
First Baptist Church Trimmier, Member
Accountability Matters PMA, Co-Founder, 2024-
Disabled Veterans of America, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Grassroots America - We the People PAC (2023)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Republican Womens Organizations (2023)
OTHER INFORMATION
Dewey Collier signed the Texas First Pledge
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
Taxpayer dollars should never subsidize abortion providers or organizations whose core business involves ending human life. Public funds must be used for legitimate, life-affirming health services and constitutional purposes, not to indirectly finance abortion through grant fungibility or accounting workarounds.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
None. An elective abortion should not be permitted. Human life begins at conception and deserves equal protection under the law. I support policies that protect both mother and child, prioritize life-saving medical care when a mother’s life is genuinely at risk, and expand compassionate alternatives such as prenatal care, perinatal hospice, adoption, and long-term support for families — without redefining abortion as health care.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
I affirm the equal dignity and legal protection of every human life from conception until natural death, without exception or hierarchy of worth.
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 oppose increases to the government-mandated minimum wage. Artificial wage floors increase costs, eliminate jobs, and accelerate automation, especially harming young workers and small businesses. Real wage growth comes from productivity, competition
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and private property are essential to a productive economic system. No family truly owns its home if the government can tax them out of it. I support eliminating property taxes on homesteads and replacing them with constitutionally limited, transparent alternatives that protect ownership, promote growth, and keep government accountable.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
End Corporate Welfare & Special-Interest Subsidies: Stop taxpayer-funded incentives, grants, & carve-outs that distort the market & reward political connections instead of results. Eliminate Redundant & Unconstitutional Programs: Audit agencies & abolish programs that duplicate services, exceed constitutional authority, or fail to produce measurable outcomes. Zero-Based Budgeting & Performance Audits: Require agencies to justify every dollar each budget cycle, with automatic sunset provisions
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
“Separation of church and state” means the government may not establish, fund, control, or compel religion — and may not punish citizens for their religious beliefs or lack thereof. It does not mean erasing faith from public life or silencing religious citizens. The Constitution protects freedom of conscience for all and limits government power, ensuring that no church governs the state and no state governs the church.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
The Constitution protects freedom of conscience and free exercise of religion. Government should not compel individuals or businesses to act against their sincerely held moral or religious beliefs. The proper role of government is to protect equal access under the law without forcing participation in speech or conduct that violates 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.
D. Health care should be patient-centered, privately delivered, and market-driven — not controlled by government. Centralized, taxpayer-funded systems distort care, inflate costs, and reduce quality and access over time. I support a responsible transition away from government-run health programs while protecting current beneficiaries through orderly reforms, increased competition, price transparency, and expanded private, charitable, and community-based care.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
Centralized tracking of citizens’ medical conditions is an unacceptable invasion of privacy and a dangerous expansion of 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
The Chinese Communist Party is a totalitarian communist regime that poses grave military, cyber, intellectual property, and economic threats to the United States. Its strategy relies on espionage, coercion, theft, propaganda, and economic leverage to weaken free nations. The threat is communism itself — an ideology fundamentally hostile to liberty, private property, national sovereignty, and constitutional government.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
The United States’ relationship with Israel is important because Israel is a key strategic ally and a stable constitutional democracy in a volatile region. The partnership advances U.S. national security, intelligence cooperation, technological innovation, and regional deterrence against hostile authoritarian and terrorist regimes. The relationship is rooted in shared commitments to rule of law, individual liberty, and self-defense against aggression.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
Sanctuary policies undermine the rule of law, interfere with lawful enforcement, and endanger public safety. No city or local government has the authority to nullify state or federal law or to shield criminal activity from accountability. Laws should be enforced consistently, and cooperation among law-enforcement agencies is essential to protect communities and uphold public order.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
The U.S. Department of Education should be eliminated. Education decisions belong closest to families, teachers, and local communities — not federal or even distant state bureaucracies. Restoring truly local control means parents and communities set priorities, curricula, and standards without top-down mandates, unfunded requirements, or ideological strings attached.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments have no legitimate role in funding, influencing, or shaping American education. Allowing foreign state money into U.S. schools undermines national sovereignty, invites ideological and political influence, and threatens academic independence and security. Education must remain accountable to American families and communities alone.
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
Parents possess the sole fundamental right and sole duty to direct their child’s health, education, and well-being. This authority does not derive from the state and is not shared with a so-called “government interest.” Government exists to protect parental rights from interference, not to override, dilute, or co-parent with families.
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Children cannot consent to irreversible medical, chemical, or social interventions that alter their bodies or identity. Attempts to physically or socially transition a child constitute abuse because they cause lasting harm, bypass parental authority, and violate a child’s right to bodily integrity and normal development. Adults and institutions have a duty to protect children, not experiment on them.
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 God-ordained, sacred, and legal union of one man and one woman. This definition predates government and does not originate from the state. No government has legitimate authority to redefine an institution it did not create; its role is limited to recognizing and protecting marriage, not altering its meaning.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Expanding gambling shifts economic risk onto families and communities, fuels addiction, and creates social costs that far exceed any promised revenue. Government should not balance budgets by encouraging predatory behavior or dependence. The proper role of the state is to protect public order and family stability, not to expand gambling as a revenue strategy.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian, and my beliefs are grounded in the authority of Scripture. I believe God is the Creator of life, that every person is made in His image, and that we are accountable to Him for our actions. My values are shaped by biblical principles of truth, justice, stewardship, and personal responsibility. These convictions guide my commitment to protecting life, strengthening families, honoring marriage, and limiting government to its proper role under God-given authority.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Voting is a fundamental civic duty, and election integrity is essential to self-government. Requiring photo identification is a reasonable, common-sense safeguard that protects the rights of lawful voters, prevents fraud, and ensures confidence in election outcomes.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Government should treat individuals as individuals, not as members of racial groups. Reparations based on race violate equal protection, entrench division, and substitute collective guilt for individual responsibility. Public policy should address present-day needs and harms through race-neutral laws that apply equally to everyone.
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
Sex-segregated sports and spaces exist to protect fairness, privacy, and safety for biological women. Allowing biological males into women’s sports or women-only spaces undermines competitive integrity, violates privacy, and exposes women to unnecessary risk. Government has a duty to protect women’s rights and safety, not erase sex-based distinctions.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
“Climate emergency” rhetoric is used to expand government power and restrict liberty without proven results.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Grid reliability requires on-demand power. Natural gas and nuclear are the backbone of any serious, dependable energy system.
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
I am a Constitutionalist focused on limited government and nullification of unconstitutional power.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No; N/A
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No; N/A
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
The primary goal of the criminal justice system is to protect the innocent, uphold the rule of law, and hold offenders accountable through fair, constitutional processes. Justice requires due process, proportional punishment, restitution to victims where appropriate, and the deterrence of future crime. The system exists to preserve public order and liberty — not to excuse criminal behavior, engineer social outcomes, or substitute ideology for accountability.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
Government has a legitimate and limited responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation online by enforcing criminal laws against predators, trafficking, and exploitation. That duty must be carried out through targeted law enforcement and prosecution of offenders — not mass surveillance, censorship, or violations of privacy and due process. Protecting children and protecting constitutional rights do not have to be in conflict.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
Sharia is not merely a legal code but a compulsory religious system that does not recognize the liberty to refuse its rules. Because the Constitution protects freedom of religion & freedom from religious compulsion, Sharia cannot be accepted or incorporated into U.S. law. If elected, I will file the Constitution Protection Act to bar any foreign or religious legal system from judicial or administrative use & to require rejection of any claim that conflicts with constitutional rights.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
The right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental individual liberty. Public safety is best protected by enforcing existing laws against violent criminals, not by restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens. Government should focus on criminal behavior, due process, and accountability — not disarmament or prior restraint.
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