
Jerrod Sessler
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jerrod Sessler
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 4
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Highline College, Des Moines, AA degree in Engineering
Kennedy Western University, Thousand Oaks, BA in Mechanical Engineering.
WORK & MILITARY
US Navy, 3rd Class Petty Officer, 1987-1995
AFFILIATIONS
Hope 4 Youth Foundation, Founder
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US House in Washington's 4th Congressional District
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (10)
Sarah Palin
Mark Meadows
King County Republican Party
Benton County Republican Party
Michael Flynn
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Donald J. Trump
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (8)
WinRed (2026)
House Freedom Fund (2025)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2025)
Pete Serrano (2024)
State Republican Party Organizations (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)
Peter & Maria Zieve (2026)
WinRed (2026)
House Freedom Fund (2025)
Arthur 'Art' Coday (2024)
Citizens United (2024)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
I already have drafted a bill which can be reviewed at: www.lifebeginswithaflash.com
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
None. The word "abortion" was co-opted to replace the unsightly term of "baby murder" at the point when "miscarriage" was created. Originally, an abortion was when the mom's body, between her and God, chose to "abort the mission" for reasons we do not know. The word miscarriage is a conveniently created word to make evil feel more palatable.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Disagree
The constitution is clear on the protection of human life. Life begins at conception.
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
Congress has never repealed these provisions despite opportunities. Chemical abortions carry serious risks. Mail-order baby murder pills allow out-of-state actors to influence otherwise pro-life states in violation of our established dual federalism.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
The long arms of government need to be restrained from our private property. This includes current overreach in use, development, purchase & sale, etc.
People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
Strongly Disagree
I assume the question is intended to say, "rich people should be REQUIRED to pay more" which is utterly unconstitutional. The government should not even know how much a citizen makes or has amassed in assets. It is non of their business. Now, if people choose to be charitable then the government can encourage that as they do in giving tax benefits to those that donate to 501(c)3 charities such as tithes to their church. Communities benefit when services are funded and administered locally.
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
I doubt we would have a national debt if it wasn't for waste, fraud & abuse. 1913 was a very bad year. Many see the attrocities of the 16th Amendment and the Federal Reserve Act but most do not realize how much the 17th Amendment also supports the abuse of our wealth and assets in America. Senators were intended to be proxy to state legislatures and although spending is initiated in the House, it must be approved and funded by the state under the original design.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1) Establish a method for auditing past spending approvals and ensuring the spigot is turned off in a timely manner. 2) Ensuring that each and every spending bill has a sunset which should be a relatively short period of time. Maybe 2 years max. This will prevent us from dumping money into things for decades just because it was once approved. 3) Single spending bills to limit pork. Twelve spending bills is a good start but we should have a couple hundred or ever more so we can get more granular.
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?
It is a lie. Our entire foundation as a country sits on the principals of the Bible. They cannot be separated. It is atrocious to me that we allow members of congress to be sworn in while placing their hand on any book other than the Bible. The most astounding, however, is when members swear an oath with their hand on the Quran which openly opposes Christianity and Christians who do not submit to Islam.
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 above is the closest solution. Jesus says as noted in Matthew, Mark & John that we will always have the poor among us. So, we should plan where others cannot or do not. Ideally these plans would be locally funded and administered. We also need to take ownership of our health instead of relying on "disease care" programs. MAHA is making positive strides to improve food ingredients but I believe our ideal is single-ingredient-foods as God designed.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
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. We've not got a track record of good results with foreign regime change operations. I think that the current situation in IRAN will turn out very well for the Iranians, the Middle East, and the world but that is different because Trump is not causing wars to feed a military industrial complex as has happened in the past. Peace through strength is a solid slogan.
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?
It is important because the counties are both clearly formed with intention by the God of the Bible. Beyond that, the fog is so thick primarily because people do not know or agree on certain terms. Take Zionism as an example. We could have 20 people what the term is and we would get 20 different answers if people were able to answer at all. This creates tension on top of the lack of clear objective with the funds that we pour year over year into Israel.
Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
Strongly Agree
I will join the Shari-free America Caucus in Congress. Most do not understand how big of a threat Islam is to America. The two are incompatible.
IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
True asylum seekers from Mexico or Canada. Those that fall under the governance of solid immigration laws that ensure American security of the homeland and that each person coming into our country is going to add more value than the resources they syphon by being here.
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
This is truly ridiculous and it must be stopped. In no way do these jurisdictions even have the authority to commit such treason. Hopefully SCOTUS will rule on this soon.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Firmly agree. We have locally elected school board members that parents can approach professionally when there is a grievance. This hits at the heartbeat of self-governance. Furthermore, the national department of education budget has gone from a consistent $72B annually to over $600B during covid and has rested way above where it has been for decades. Push the money all the way down to the local school boards and give them all the responsibility they were elected to shoulder.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
True. No need for that influence to be coming into our country especially when many of the colleges are led by overpaid weirdos that are failing to teach the necessary content but are excelling in social indoctrination.
VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
The trans movement has been one of the most costly wastes of human resources in history. There is not a single positive that has or will come from it. But, boy have we invested $T's into talking about it.
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
Amen!
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Strong Bible believing Christian for decades. I believe we should be able to articulate the gospel in less than a minute. This resource IS our greatest hope in life. We cannot trust in the depravity of humanity or the underbelly of the political system. It is only in God that we have hope and that hope is through our Savior, Jesus who chose us even while we fail miserably. That is our hope. That is our joy.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
There are methods of voting digitally that could be secure such as using an NFT but that would also require strong tracking and identification methods that would infringe on other rights. The best method of voting is to vote with your neighbors as a precinct level with hand counted ballots that never leave the building they are printed in, completed, and counted. Of course, after that they should be sealed and stored securely.
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
Anyone who disagrees with this is mentally ill or filled with evil and needs prayer.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Physically comes from the sun. All energy comes from the Son of God! Hydro power is the cleanest energy. Nuclear is also clean because of zero exhaust or uncaptured waste. Nothing wrong with LNG, petroleum, or coal either!
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 believe in Jesus. I believe our government system is necessary and we have a good one but it also attracts selfish people who should be serving the public instead of themselves. Socialism IS the elephant in the room and we are way too close to it already. Communism is the utopia they use to make you think socialism isn't the real goal. Communism is one possible when socialism goes so well that gov. is no longer needed. That will never happen because we will never achieve "equal in every way."
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
It is not unreasonable for the adults in the room to both allow private sexual perversion which is that individuals right while at the same time shielding ourselves and our children from that potential indoctrination.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None. Our lives are not without danger. We as a population are more safe when more people are trained and actively carrying guns for personal protection. ".... shall not be infringed" is very clear.
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