
David Varnam
Republican | Wisconsin
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
David Varnam
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
California Baptist University, Riverside, CA, Christian Studies
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
National Rifle Association, Member
Grant County Republican Party, Vice-Chair, 2013-2023
Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce, Board Member, 2017-2022
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Mayor, City of Lancaster, 2016-2022
Alderman, City of Lancaster, 2013-2016
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Wisconsin Family Action PAC
Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund PAC
Derrick Van Orden
OTHER (1)
The Wisconsin Conservative Digest
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Pro-Life Wisconsin PAC
Wisconsin Family Action PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (17)
Howard Marklein (2025)
Julie Ann Helmer (2025)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2025)
State Republican Party Organizations (2025)
Young Republican National Federation (2025)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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?
I oppose Abortion on demand and will work to protect Life from unborn to natural death.
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?
Wage should be set my the employer without interference by the government.
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.
Cut red tape. Eliminate duplicate positions and departments. Cut size of government. Audit of all departments.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It is meant to protect the church from the state. The church should have a role in our communities and government.
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, but Medicaid and Medicare should be restructured.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
The government should not have a database of people with their illnesses that could be viewed or hacked into.
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, the United States should stand with Israel.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
Wisconsin should ban sanctuary cities. If elected I will work to ensure that state and local law enforcement work with federal immigration authorities to deport criminal illegal aliens.
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 Disagree
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 became a Christian in College and have been a follower of Jesus Christ since then.
Any mental health professional treating a patient with gender-identity or sexual-orientation issues should be required to affirm whatever the patient proclaims with regard to their identity.
Strongly Disagree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
I strongly support Voter-ID.
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
As a girl Dad I will work to keep men out of women's sports and their locker rooms/bathrooms.
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?
Did not answer
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 protect our communities and punish those guilty of crimes.
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?
I will strongly oppose efforts to take away our 2nd Amendment Rights.
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