Jeanette Ward

Republican | Wyoming

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jeanette Ward


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 57


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

Penn State University, State College, PA, B.S., 1995

University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV, M.S., 1997

Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL, M.B.A., 2003

WORK & MILITARY

Doula

AFFILIATIONS

Natrona County Right to Life, volunteer

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Board of Education Member, School District U-46 (largest elected school board in Illinois), 2015-2019

Republican Precinct Committeeman, Illinois Wayne Township precinct 7, 2015-2021

Wyoming House District 57 Representative, 2023-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Republican Candidate, Illinois State Senate, District 25, 2020-

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Wyoming Right to Life

OTHER INFORMATION

Donation record compiled by FollowTheMoney.org

Jeanette Ward's 2024 campaign video.

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?

Elective abortions should be prohibited.

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


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

It is not the proper role of government to tell private business what to pay their employees, unless the private business is receiving government funding. In that circumstance, they have opened the door to limited government intrusion.

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.

Fully institute the DOGE program for every department of government and target waste for elimination. Restructure entitlement programs. We must reduce the dependency upon government programs that have metastasized. We must give young people free market options and transition slowly away from Social Security and Healthcare programs, fulfilling promises to the aged and beginning anew for the young. Review, reduce and restructure all other transfer payment programs for merit and effectiveness.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

The "separation of Church and State" is not in our Constitution. The First Amendment's Establishment Clause prohibits the government from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion.” The phrase "separation of Church and State" appears in Thomas Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists, which promised to keep the STATE OUT OF THE CHURCH, not the CHURCH out of active public and civic life.

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.

None of the above. Taxpayer funded health care should be strategically reduced over time in all forms, therefore Medicaid and Medicare would eventually become unnecessary. Providing healthcare for people is not the proper role of government, however we are where we are today. We must start with those that are younger and build a health system that is not dictated by private insurance companies nor the government beyond resolving negligence.

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

Strongly Disagree


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 it is important. However Israel should run its own government, and we should run ours. The two should not be intertwined.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Disagree – technically they are illegal aliens.


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


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 Christian and seek to honor the Lord Jesus Christ with my life.


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?

Organic fuels: coal, oil, and gas


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?

Punish evildoers to act as a deterrent to those who would do the same.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

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?

"Shall not be infringed".

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