
Terry M Wanzek
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
University of Jamestown, Jamestown North Dakota, Bachelor/ Business/Accounting, 1975-1979
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Basilica of St James
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
District 29 ND State Senate, ND House of Representatives, 1992-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
ND District 29 ND Senate
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2025
100%
2025-2026
100%
2025
100%
2025
67%, 71%†
2025
|100%
2025-2026
|100%
2025
|100%
2025
|67%, 71%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
ND District 29 Republicans
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)
Julie Fedorchak (2026)
Terry Wanzek (2025)
Kevin Cramer (2018)
Tom Campbell (2017)
National Federation of Independent Business (2014)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Terry Wanzek (2025)
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?
Mothers' life.
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.
Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Minimum wage should not be determining Market wages
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
This is what makes our country such a great place to live. It is the American dream. Our country's Constitution guarantees private property ownership and free enterprise and an opportunity for our citizens to achieve their dreams! It doesn't guarantee outcomes but defends our individual right to try again and again!
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Limited Government that is providing only basic needs to those truly in need. Programs should be designed to lift people up and help them become productive citizens and independent of Government. Government programs should not be designed to cause lifelong dependence on Government.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It mostly means that the "state or government" does not have any control, requirements or restrictions on your right to your own beliefs and faith!
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
Again, it's a free country. If you don't like someone's moral or religious beliefs, then it's your personal choice to not patronize their business or their views.
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.
Somewhere between B & C There should be no government funded insurance other than those who show true need or an economic burden.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Did not answer
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Disagree
I support legal immigration to those immigrants who are wanting to become legal US citizens and assimilate to our cultural views and our constitution! I do not support illegal undocumented immigrants who are threating to our way of life in the USA.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
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.
Neutral
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I'm a Christian.
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.
Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Fossil fuels are the most reliable, but I believe in innovation and all of the above should continuously be researched and considered
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?
Conservative
I am mostly a conservative, but I also believe I'm open minded and willing to listen to facts and common sense.
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 provide justice and rehabilitation.
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 believe in our second amendment to the US Constitution.
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