
Hassan H Nehme
Leans Conservative
Public data suggests commitment to the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and traditional American Values, such as the Right to Life, Religious Liberty, and personal responsibility but also holds to some positions contrary to those principles.
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Henry Ford College, Dearborn, Attended
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Behavioral Science
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Army, 68W Combat Medic - E4
AFFILIATIONS
Michigan Republican Party, Coalitions Vice Chair
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Vice Chair of Coalitions, Michigan Republican Party, 2023-2025
Republican Precinct Delegate, 2021-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
U.S. House of Representatives, 2020-
Michigan House of Representatives, District 15, 2026-
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Citizens for Traditional Values
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Citizens for Traditional Values PAC (CTV-PAC)
House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC)
Michigan Republican Party (MIGOP)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
State Republican Party Organizations (2024)
John Gibbs (2022)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2022)
Matthew DePerno (2022)
WinRed (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
WinRed (2022)
OTHER INFORMATION
Nehme completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026.
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
I do not believe taxpayer dollars should be used to support organizations that perform elective abortions. I do support making sure women have access to prenatal care, cancer screenings, maternal health services and other necessary healthcare, but taxpayer funding should not be supporting elective abortion.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
I am pro-life and believe elective abortion should generally not be allowed. The exception for me is when there is a serious medical situation where the mother’s life is at risk. In that circumstance, the mother, her family and her doctors need to be able to make the medical decision necessary to protect her life.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
I believe human life has value from conception through natural death and deserves protection. That belief is also why I recognize the difficult situation where continuing a pregnancy creates a genuine threat to the mother’s life. Those rare medical situations should be handled with care and respect for both lives involved.
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
I believe human life begins at conception, and I don't believe its value changes because conception happened through IVF rather than naturally. I support fertility treatment and families trying to have children while also believing human embryos deserve protection from purposeful destruction.
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
I support enforcing the law when abortion-inducing drugs are being shipped across state lines for the purpose of elective abortion. At the same time, these medications can have other lawful medical uses, so enforcement should be focused on intentional unlawful use and not interfere with legitimate medical treatment.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
I believe minimum wage policy is better handled by the states. The cost of living and labor market in Michigan are not the same as every other part of the country, and I don’t think Washington should pretend one number works equally well everywhere.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
I believe in free enterprise and private property rights. Small businesses and individual ownership are a big part of what creates jobs, builds wealth, and keeps communities strong. Government has a role in setting fair rules, but it should not make it unnecessarily harder for people to own property, start businesses, or grow what they have built.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
*Eliminate duplicative programs and agencies that are doing the same work. *Crack down on improper payments, fraud, and abuse before asking taxpayers for more money. *Review state contracts, consultants, and economic development incentives to make sure promised results are actually being delivered. *Require regular performance reviews for programs that continue receiving taxpayer money year after year. *Reduce unnecessary administrative overhead and put more dollars directly into core services.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
To me, it means government should neither establish a religion nor interfere with someone’s right to practice their faith. People should be free to live according to their beliefs, and government should never favor or punish someone because of their religion.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
I believe people should be treated fairly in the marketplace, but government should not force someone to create speech or expressive services that violate their held religious or moral beliefs. We can protect equal treatment while also protecting religious liberty.
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. I support keeping private healthcare options while also allowing people to choose a public option if that works better for them. I don't support forcing everyone into one government-run system. My focus is on access, affordability, and giving people choices in their own healthcare.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
I support using anonymous health data to understand disease trends and healthcare costs, but I don't support creating a government database identifying people by their medical conditions simply to measure their economic burden. Medical privacy matters, and government should collect only the information it legitimately needs.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
I believe China is one of the most serious strategic competitors the United States faces. We need to protect our military advantage, critical infrastructure, intellectual property, supply chains, and American businesses while still keeping diplomacy open and avoiding unnecessary conflict.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
I believe every foreign relationship should be judged by whether it serves American interests. Israel has security, intelligence, and economic ties with the U.S., but no foreign country should receive automatic or unconditional support. We should be willing to question the costs, benefits, and whether the relationship actually makes America safer and more secure.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Disagree
Immigration law is primarily a federal responsibility, and I do not support local policies designed to shield people from lawful immigration enforcement. At the same time, enforcement should respect due process, focus resources on genuine public-safety threats, and treat people humanely.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
I strongly support returning more education authority to states, parents, and local communities. I also believe any federal functions involving civil rights, special education, student aid, or accountability should be handled responsibly rather than simply disappearing.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Agree
I oppose foreign governments using money to influence American schools or universities. Foreign government funding should be transparent, closely scrutinized, and prohibited when it creates political influence, control, or national security concerns. Legitimate academic or research partnerships should still be evaluated on their merits and subject to full disclosure.
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
Parents have the primary right and responsibility to direct their child's education, healthcare, and upbringing. Schools should be partners with parents, not replacements for them. Parents should be able to trust their schools, know what their children are being taught, and never have major decisions about their child hidden from them.
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
I believe physically or socially transitioning a child is abuse. Schools do not have the right to make, encourage, or hide decisions like this from parents. Parents have the primary responsibility for their child’s health, upbringing, and well-being, and schools should never take that role away from them.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
My faith teaches that marriage is a sacred covenant between one man and one woman. Government should never force a church, mosque, synagogue, religious school, or individual to redefine that belief or act against their faith. Civil marriage is a legal matter, but religious institutions must remain free to define and practice marriage according to their beliefs.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
I oppose further expansion of gambling in Michigan. I'm concerned about how easy access is affecting young adults and creating more opportunities for underage gambling. Gambling already generates substantial revenue for education, so before expanding it further, taxpayers deserve transparency about where those dollars are going and whether the social costs of more gambling are worth it.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God, and my faith shapes how I try to live my life. I believe strongly in religious freedom, equality under the law, the Constitution, personal responsibility, and the importance of family. I believe people should be free to practice their faith without government interference, while also respecting the rights and beliefs of others. Faith should make us more responsible, more compassionate, and more accountable for how we treat our families, our communities, and each other.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
I support requiring photo identification to vote while making sure eligible citizens can obtain an acceptable ID without unnecessary cost or difficulty. Election security and voter access do not have to be in conflict. We should make it easy to prove who you are and make sure every lawful vote is protected.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
I do not support reparations based solely on race. If there were living individuals who had personally suffered a specific, proven injustice, that would be a different conversation. But giving government payments to people generations later simply because of their race is not something I support. I believe the law should treat people as individuals and equally.
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
I believe women’s sports and sex-specific spaces such as bathrooms, locker rooms, shelters, and similar facilities should be reserved for biological females. Women and girls deserve privacy, safety, dignity, and a fair opportunity to compete. They should not be forced into intimate spaces with biological males in a way that makes them feel unsafe or uncomfortable.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Disagree
I believe we should take environmental concerns seriously, but I do not support using climate change as justification for costly mandates that hurt families, workers, or businesses. We should pursue cleaner energy, innovation, and conservation while keeping energy reliable and affordable.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear energy. It provides reliable, around the clock power at scale. I also support maintaining natural gas as a dependable part of our energy mix while we expand American nuclear capacity and modernize the grid.
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 consider myself a constitutional conservative. I believe in limited government, personal responsibility, religious liberty, parental rights, free enterprise, strong families, public safety, and protecting individual rights. I also believe elected officials should be willing to think independently and put the people they represent ahead of party politics.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No. I have never been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No. I have never been convicted of a felony.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
The goal of the criminal justice system should be to protect the public, hold people accountable, protect victims, and administer justice fairly. It should be tough on violent and repeat offenders while still respecting due process and constitutional rights. Justice should be consistent, evidence-based, and focused on public safety rather than politics.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Children deserve protection online just as they do in the real world. Government has a responsibility to aggressively pursue predators, trafficking, exploitation, and child sexual abuse material while working with parents and technology companies to keep children safe. Those efforts should still respect lawful speech and constitutional rights.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
As an American and a Muslim, I believe the Constitution is the law of the land, and no religious code should override it. I also believe religious liberty must be protected equally for everyone. My faith guides my personal life, but our civil laws come from the Constitution and the laws of the United States.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
I support the Second Amendment and the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms. Restrictions should focus on people already prohibited by law from possessing firearms, particularly violent felons, while protecting due process. I do not support broad restrictions that punish responsible gun owners for crimes they did not commit.
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