
Carl Maughan
Republican | Kansas
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Carl Maughan
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Primary, Special SD24 & SD25, and Ballot Measure
Race
State Rep., Dist. 100
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Wichita State University, Wichita Kansas, B.A. Political Science. Philosophy, 1990-1994
University of Akron, Akron Ohio, Juris Doctorate, 1994-1997
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, volunteer / member, 2008-2026
Knights of Columbus, Member, 2013-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Kansas State Representative, 2022-2025
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Kansas District Court Judge, 2016-2016
Kansas State Representative, 2022-2024
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2023
100%
2023-2024
100%
2024
89%, 92%†
2023
|100%
2023-2024
|100%
2024
|89%, 92%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2022
|0%
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
State Republican Party Organizations (2026)
Kris Kobach (2018)
Ron Estes (2018)
Mike Pompeo (2014)
Todd Tiahrt (2010)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
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
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
To preserve the life of the mother
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?
The minimum wage should be abolished. Market forces should dictate agreements on wages.
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.
A concerted effort to reduce over regulation should be made; Careful consideration should be given to reducing licensing requirements and the oversight agencies which govern licensure; A greater effort should be given to eliminate fraud; Duplication of services and regulatory authority should be eliminated; The number and scope boards and commissions which exist at the state government level should be reviewed, their necessity examined; and elimination considered.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The government has no role or authority to restrict religious expression.
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.
C.
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.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes. Our common Judeo-Christian values and heritage have contributed greatly to Western civilization, and the world as a whole. Preserving and strengthening these values are vital to ensuring the survival of Western civilization. In addition, the presence of a democratic ally in the middle east is important for our national and economic security.
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.
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 strongly agree that Marriage is a God-ordained sacred union of one man and one woman, that no government ought to alter this definition and that any attempt to do so does not alter the true nature of marriage. But, I would disagree that a government does not have the civil authority to change the legal definition of marriage, if that is the will of the people as demonstrated through their elected representatives. Having said that, I believe doing so has a detrimental effect on society.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian in the Roman Catholic traditional belief system, and support the traditional family and personal values based upon those beliefs. I embrace Jesus Christ as my personal savior and redeemer and believe that doing so is a path to redemption for all people. I believe that human beings, and human institutions fall short and I believe in, and am thankful for, the Grace of God, His forgiveness of sin, and that human beings should extend love, and grace to one another.
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?
In the short term "fossil fuels" provide the most reliable and economically viable means to meet our energy demands. In the medium to long term, Nuclear Energy should be developed as an alternative.
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
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?
The goals of the criminal justice system are to protect the physical, economic, private property, and liberty interests from unwarranted intrusion, and to impose punitive consequences for such intrusion, deterrence from such intrusion, and rehabilitation of offenders who are amenable to such 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?
Restrictions on the ownership of firearms by those whose violent tendencies or mental illness pose a risk to the public may be necessary to protect public safety. However, such restriction on ownership should only be imposed after the individual has been given due process of law to determine whether their ownership of firearms pose a risk to public safety, and what restrictions on their Second Amendment rights are necessary to protect public safety.
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