Karen Irene Spalding
Republican | Missouri
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Washburn University, Topeka, KS, Bachelor of Music Ed., 1984-2026
WORK & MILITARY
School Teacher, 35 years, 1989-2026
AFFILIATIONS
St. Paul's Church of the Nazarene, Music Leader for 16 years
Jamaican VBS, Board Secretary/Music and Devotion Leader, 35 years, 1986-2026
Jackson County Republican Committee, Member, 12 years, 2014-2026
City Union Mission, Kansas City, MO, Volunteer, 2022-2022
PTA, Member, 2007-2020
Kansas City Symphony, Section Leader, 2 years; member, 9 years, 2012-2026
Missouri Association of Republicans, President, 2026-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Jackson County Republic Committee Woman, Kansas City Mo Ward #15
Chairman for Missouri Senate #9 Organizational Committee
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Missouri Right to Life
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Missouri Right to Life
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2026)
Dan Stacy (2025)
Karen Spalding (2024)
David Martin (MO) (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Karen Spalding (2024)
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
If people want abortions, they should have to pay out of pocket.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
When a mother's life is in danger and decisions have to be made it used to be called a medical procedure but a baby's life might have to be sacrificed to save the mother. In rape or incest pregnancies, abortions may be permitted but not encouraged.
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.
Strongly Agree
Abortion drugs should not be mailed or delievered across state lines because they should be given under a health providers guidance.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
I am not opposed to a minimum wage but within reason. Ultimately, the price of goods will increase as the minimum wage increases.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
We are not a socialistic country which historically socialistic countrys have not been successful with free enterprise and the right to private property.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Check the existing list of those receiving funds to make sure people are illegible. 2. Balance the national budget 3. Examine countries receiving foreign aid and then cut aid to those countries who are persecuting people groups and have dictatorships.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Separation of church and state means that the government can not dictate a national church or dictate what is preached from the pulpit or studied in the pew.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Race should not be a reason to deny services. Otherwise, it is a free country and people should be allowed to sell to whom they want.
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.
B. Option "B" spells out my choice the best. Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available as well as private healthcare providers.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
China is going to countries all over the world and giving a shot to their econmies by building roads and owning fabulous living facilities as well as businesses.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Our country was founded on Judeo/Christian principles. The Bible does say that those who bless Israel will be blessed. We need all the blessing we can get with all the evil we can see being done in the USA today.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
Undocumented people should have been lead to the procedures to be in the country legally.
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.
Neutral
Yes, God-ordained marriage to be between one man and one woman. But if homosexuals want to get married, in God's eyes they are not and they are choosing to be disobedient to God. But if they aren't Christian, they are in bondage to sin anyway. So since the govenment allows freedom of religion, it is must not dictate laws about marriage.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
I was in the school system of a small community when the Native Americans began building casinos. People lost farms, cars, homes because they became addicted. Casino representatives came to the schools to promise a percentage of the profits to give make it seem like a blessing when in reality to some people is became a cursed addiction.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a baptized Christian, Bible believer of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. I am active in my local church where my family attends and worships. I have been a worship leader or on a worship team since high school. My family is a gift from God.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
You can't even by cigarettes or liquor or travel on plane with out a photo ID. Allowing voting without a photo ID is inviting fraud into the election process.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
We are so passed the race thing since the Civil Right Act. All lives matter no matter what race.
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
Even Mr. Bill Gates sent a letter to the world climate conference last summer saying he does not think the climate change was happening as fast as he thought. So, it was not the crisis he thought also. They need to concentrate more on the poverty and sickness in countries.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Solar if it is done correctly.
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?
If you break the law, let the punishment fit the crime. Sanctuary cities are being to liberal toward sentencing especially illegals. People have been hurt or killed because the a judge's leniency.
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?
Guns should be registered with back ground checks to check what kukoo might be purchasing a weapon.
