
Ron Mendive
Verified Conservative
Verified record of principles consistent with limited government, free enterprise, and traditional American Values, such as the Right to Life, Religious Liberty, and personal responsibility.
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
North Idaho College, Coeur d Alene, Idaho, Associates, 1971
WORK & MILITARY
n/a
AFFILIATIONS
North Idaho Home Education Association, Board member, 1988-1992
Hayden Friends Church, Chairman Building Committee, 1994-1996
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Precinct Committeeman, 2010-2022
State Representative, 2012-2026
12 years
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Idaho State Representative, 2026-
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2025
95%, 95%†
2023-2024
82%
2026
76%, 73%†
2025
|95%, 95%†
2023-2024
|82%
2026
|76%, 73%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2026
|11%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
ConservativesOf: Idaho
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Idaho Chooses Life
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Russ Fulcher (2024)
Ron Mendive (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Idaho Forest Group (2024)
Jason Monks (2024)
Ron Mendive (2022)
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
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Only to save the life of the mother.
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 minimum wage locks employers into an unfair economic position. Employers and employees need to negoiate fair wages.
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.
Idaho is Constitutionally required to have a balanced budget. As a result agencies are forced to operate within their budget. The Finance and Appropriation Committee's do a thorough review of budget requests to insure that the taxpayers money is being spent efficiently.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The state has no jurisdiction when it comes to matters involving freedom of conscience.
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.
Good, bad, or otherwise I believe Medicare and Medicaid are here to stay. Medicaid should only be used as a hand up and not a hand out. I believe a work requirement is appropriate for able bodied adults using Medicaid. No other tax-payer-funded programs are necessary.
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, Israel is our closest ally in the region. As a predominately Christian nation we are spirtually connected to Israel. Our founding as a nation was based on Judaeo Christian principles.
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.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
As a Christian I do my best to uphold a Biblical world view.
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?
Nuclear
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?
Evil exists in the world. The criminal justice system is supposed to protect law abiding citizens by penalizing law breakers.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Largely the responsibility lies with the parents, but government plays a role by enacting legislation.
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?
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Convicted criminals give up their rights as free people. Also people that are properly diagnosed as mentally ill should be restricted from gun ownership.
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