Jennifer Capps Balkcom

Republican | North Carolina

Candidate Profile

Verified Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jennifer Capps Balkcom


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary - Federal, Statewide, State, Judicial, School Board


Race

State Rep., District 117


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Jennifer Capps Balkcom websites
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EDUCATION

Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC, Associates Degree in Applied Science in Business Administration

WORK & MILITARY

ALCOVA Mortgage, Mortgage Loan Officer, -2026

Movement Mortgage, LLC, Mortagage Loan Office, 2017-2019

Mountain Credit Union, Branch Manager, 2017

United Federal Credit Union, Several positions up to Branch Manager, 2012-2016

AFFILIATIONS

Henderson County Education Foundation, Board Member, Hendersonville Women's Club

Hendersonville Lions Club, Vice President, Vice President

Mortgage Bankers Association of Western North Carolina, Treasurer, Henderson County Planning Board

Board Member, Advent Health Foundation, Board Member

The Store House (faith-based nonprofit that serves needy families), Board Member, St. Gerard House

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Henderson County Planning Board, -2026

North Carolina House of Representatives (District 117), January 2023 to Present

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

North Carolina Values Coalition

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)

Republican Womens Organizations (2024)

State Republican Party Organizations (2024)

Tim Moffitt (2020)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)

Dave Boliek (2024)

Committee to Elect Republican Women (2022)

John Richard Bell, IV (2022)

Republican Womens Organizations (2022)


OTHER INFORMATION

Primary sponsor for the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” which prevents biological males from competing in female sports in public schools and colleges.

Jennifer Balkom's grade from pro-marijuana group, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)

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?

Abortion is never medically necessary: there is never a situation in the law or in the ethical practice of medicine where a pre-born child’s life need be destroyed by intentional abortion, including for the purpose of saving the life of the mother. A physician must do everything possible to save the lives of both of his patients, both the mother and the child. I believe that it is important to distinguish between direct, intentional abortion and a legitimate treatment for a medical condition.

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


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

It means that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

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 the only democracy in the middle east.


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

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

I am not in favor of raising the minimum wage at the present time.

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.

We need to reduce unnecessary programs, streamline government operations, and insist on accountability.


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


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

To punish criminals and keep them off the streets

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 am not in favor of new gun ownership restrictions. We need to enforce existing laws.


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


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.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a proud Christian. My family worships at First Baptist Church in Hendersonville.


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

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