David Mervar
Republican | Indiana
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
David Mervar
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 81
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Ball State University, Muncie, Bachelor of Science, 1991
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Bible Study Fellowship, Teaching Leader, Fort Wayne Board of Realtors
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
Previous Races
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2020)
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OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Abortion is the murder of an innocent unborn baby and therefore should be illegal, with no compromise, no regulation, no exception. Life begins at conception. Therefore, the unborn baby, created in the image of God, should have his or her’s right to life protected under law. I will fight to protect innocent life from conception to natural death.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Abortion is the murder of an innocent unborn baby and therefore should be illegal, with no compromise, no regulation, no exception. Life begins at conception. Therefore, the unborn baby, created in the image of God, should have his or her’s right to life protected under law. I will fight to protect innocent life from conception to natural death.
Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.
Choose not to answer
There is no such thing as a “safe” standard for a drug designed to murder an unborn baby. Abortion should be illegal in all forms and this includes chemical abortion drugs.
Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.
Choose not to answer
There is no such thing as a “safe” standard for a drug designed to murder an unborn baby. Abortion should be illegal in all forms and this includes chemical abortion drugs.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Choose not to answer
Abortion providers, which is an euphemism for “baby murder,” should be outlawed and promptly shut down. It is not a matter of whether or not they should receive taxpayer dollars, it is a matter of they shouldn’t be legal. End abortion now in Indiana!
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Choose not to answer
Abortion providers, which is an euphemism for “baby murder,” should be outlawed and promptly shut down. It is not a matter of whether or not they should receive taxpayer dollars, it is a matter of they shouldn’t be legal. End abortion now in Indiana!
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
I will fight to protect innocent life from conception to natural death.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
I will fight to protect innocent life from conception to natural death.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Businesses alone have the right to set their wages. Potential employees then have the right to decide to work at a place of employment for their set wage or look elsewhere for employment.
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Businesses alone have the right to set their wages. Potential employees then have the right to decide to work at a place of employment for their set wage or look elsewhere for employment.
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Government does not have the jurisdiction to tell the people of God when and where they can worship. In other words, government has no right to close churches.
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Government does not have the jurisdiction to tell the people of God when and where they can worship. In other words, government has no right to close churches.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
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.
D) Taxpayer funded heath care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded. Health sharing services such as “Samaritan’s Ministries” are an excellent way to share heath care costs and expenses in an ethical and biblical way.
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) Taxpayer funded heath care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded. Health sharing services such as “Samaritan’s Ministries” are an excellent way to share heath care costs and expenses in an ethical and biblical way.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
There is never a situation where the government, school or employer should be allowed to force vaccines on those under them.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
There is never a situation where the government, school or employer should be allowed to force vaccines on those under them.
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 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 strongest ally in the Middle East and a strong defender of liberty in that region of the world.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, Israel is our strongest ally in the Middle East and a strong defender of liberty in that region of the world.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Build the wall!
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Build the wall!
EDUCATION
The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
Choose not to answer
As we all know, money that comes from the State always comes with strings attached.
The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
Choose not to answer
As we all know, money that comes from the State always comes with strings attached.
VALUES
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children, provided they are not morally reprehensible. Case in point, a parent should NEVER be allowed to abuse their child by trying to convince them the gender God gave them at birth is “wrong” and should be “changed.’
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children, provided they are not morally reprehensible. Case in point, a parent should NEVER be allowed to abuse their child by trying to convince them the gender God gave them at birth is “wrong” and should be “changed.’
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
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
One of the issues I am running on is to pass a law restoring Indiana’s biblical marriage statue of one man and one woman.
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
One of the issues I am running on is to pass a law restoring Indiana’s biblical marriage statue of one man and one woman.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born-again Christian. Jesus Christ is my Savior & Lord. The Bible is the guide to my morality. One cannot be saved without an awareness of one’s sin. Thus, the Ten Commandments must be used to bring about an awareness of sin. All have lied, stolen & taken God’s name in vain, which was so serious it was punished by death in the Old Testament. All have lusted, which is an adultery in God’s sight. Yet, Jesus lived the perfect life you and I could not live, dying on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice. In legal terms, Jesus paid our fine. God can justly forgive us, because Jesus paid the debt we owed. All who repent of their sins, that is turn from them & put their faith & trust in Jesus as their Savior and Lord will be saved!
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born-again Christian. Jesus Christ is my Savior & Lord. The Bible is the guide to my morality. One cannot be saved without an awareness of one’s sin. Thus, the Ten Commandments must be used to bring about an awareness of sin. All have lied, stolen & taken God’s name in vain, which was so serious it was punished by death in the Old Testament. All have lusted, which is an adultery in God’s sight. Yet, Jesus lived the perfect life you and I could not live, dying on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice. In legal terms, Jesus paid our fine. God can justly forgive us, because Jesus paid the debt we owed. All who repent of their sins, that is turn from them & put their faith & trust in Jesus as their Savior and Lord will be saved!
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Photo ID is an essential step of free and fair elections.
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Photo ID is an essential step of free and fair elections.
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Strongly Disagree
The Founders referred to pure democracy as political suicide. We are guaranteed a Republican form of government in the Constitution and the electoral college is an essential part of maintaining this. Without the electoral college, the big cities will dictate who the president is & the values he will run on. This means Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles & the other big cities will dictate the presidency. In other words, conservative values will quickly take a back seat in presidential elections.
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Strongly Disagree
The Founders referred to pure democracy as political suicide. We are guaranteed a Republican form of government in the Constitution and the electoral college is an essential part of maintaining this. Without the electoral college, the big cities will dictate who the president is & the values he will run on. This means Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles & the other big cities will dictate the presidency. In other words, conservative values will quickly take a back seat in presidential elections.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
There is only one race, the human race. Evolution teaches multiple races, biblical Christianity does not. Marxists and Communists are trying to destroy America by driving a wedge between us, depending on whether one is a lighter or darker shade of skin. As someone who has worked with people from multiple nationalities, the reality is sin is what causes us petty divisions among us. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the answer to such divisions.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
There is only one race, the human race. Evolution teaches multiple races, biblical Christianity does not. Marxists and Communists are trying to destroy America by driving a wedge between us, depending on whether one is a lighter or darker shade of skin. As someone who has worked with people from multiple nationalities, the reality is sin is what causes us petty divisions among us. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the answer to such divisions.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
America was the second nation to ban the slave trade and the fourth nation in the world to end slavery. And we were the only nation who fought a bloody Civil War to see slavery ended.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
America was the second nation to ban the slave trade and the fourth nation in the world to end slavery. And we were the only nation who fought a bloody Civil War to see slavery ended.
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
The fact that we need to have this question on a candidate survey shows how far our country has drifted from her biblical moorings!
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
The fact that we need to have this question on a candidate survey shows how far our country has drifted from her biblical moorings!
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? (Select all that apply) A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. C) Stricter environmental laws undermine U.S. energy independence and deter development of reliable electricity sources. D) Climate change is real and requires urgent policy action.
A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. The environment is always slightly changing. However, we have God’s promise from His Word in Genesis 8:22 that “as long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”
Which comes closest to your view? (Select all that apply) A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. C) Stricter environmental laws undermine U.S. energy independence and deter development of reliable electricity sources. D) Climate change is real and requires urgent policy action.
A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. The environment is always slightly changing. However, we have God’s promise from His Word in Genesis 8:22 that “as long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Fossil fuels are the best for our current needs, though nuclear energy has made leaps and bounds in terms of its safety & the massive power it is able to produce. This, and not so-called “green energy” is where our focus should be in the future.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Fossil fuels are the best for our current needs, though nuclear energy has made leaps and bounds in terms of its safety & the massive power it is able to produce. This, and not so-called “green energy” is where our focus should be in the future.
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 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
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
As Romans 13 clearly lays out, the government is to commend those who do right and punish the wrongdoer. Another way to say it would be that government is instituted to secure our God-given rights.
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
As Romans 13 clearly lays out, the government is to commend those who do right and punish the wrongdoer. Another way to say it would be that government is instituted to secure our God-given rights.
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 marriage is only properly defined as one biological man & one biological woman, the murder of unborn babies is to be outlawed, paper ballots are the securest way to hold an election, the 2nd Amendment protects a God-given right, property tax is theft, vaccines are unsafe, masks are ineffective, “green energy” is a farce, Trump won the 2020 election, God’s Word is to be the basis for all our moral laws, Christianity is the best religion in the world & Jesus is the only way to Heaven!
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 marriage is only properly defined as one biological man & one biological woman, the murder of unborn babies is to be outlawed, paper ballots are the securest way to hold an election, the 2nd Amendment protects a God-given right, property tax is theft, vaccines are unsafe, masks are ineffective, “green energy” is a farce, Trump won the 2020 election, God’s Word is to be the basis for all our moral laws, Christianity is the best religion in the world & Jesus is the only way to Heaven!
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
The right to defend one’s self and one’s family is a God-given right. Therefore, there should be no restrictions on law-abiding citizens in regard to gun ownership.
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
The right to defend one’s self and one’s family is a God-given right. Therefore, there should be no restrictions on law-abiding citizens in regard to gun ownership.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes
As someone who has gone through professional training in carrying a firearm for self-defense, I support that teachers who desire to carry a firearm to protect the children under their care should be allowed to after proper self-defense training.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes
As someone who has gone through professional training in carrying a firearm for self-defense, I support that teachers who desire to carry a firearm to protect the children under their care should be allowed to after proper self-defense training.
