
Jay Schroeder
Republican | Wisconsin
Candidate Profile*
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jay Schroeder
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
Secretary of State
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
UW Stout, Menomonie WI, Business Administration, 1982-1986
Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton WI, Associate Degree Applied Science, 1980-1982
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Campaign Now, field Rep, 1 year
Elder, Winnebago County Rep Party, Finance Chair
Turning Point, Field Organizer, 2024
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Town Of Menasha supervisor, 2003-2004
Alderman City of Menomonie, 1982-1986
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Wisconsin Secretary of State Received 71% in primary and 1.2 million votes in the General Election
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Assemblyman Dave Murphy
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (11)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2025)
State Republican Party Organizations (2025)
Donald Trump (2023)
Save America (2023)
Make America Great Again Again (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Michael Schraa (2012)
State Republican Party Organizations (2010)
OTHER INFORMATION*
*Election Transparency Initiative's Candidate Pledge and Survey
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?
none
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?
This should be set by the market place not Government
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.
The Secretary of States office after my audit increased 157% and from 2 employees to 6 Job one is to clean this mess up. The state of Wisconsin budget increased 15% from $99 billion to $114 billion. What taxpayer received a 15% pay raise. Government must not spend more than the taxpayers increased wages occur.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It is the opposite of what people think.The "separation of church and state" originally meant protecting religious institutions from government interference, rather than purging religious influence from public life. The phrase was intended to safeguard an individual's "soul freedom" and ensure religious practices remained voluntary and free from state.
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.
Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
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?
Biblically speaking we are a Christian nation and we should maintain a strong relationship with Israel
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
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.
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.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian who believes Jesus Christ is my savior. It is by GRACE alone I can be saved not by any of my works. I believe the Bible and its teachings are what we are to follow.
Any mental health professional treating a patient with gender-identity or sexual-orientation issues should be required to affirm whatever the patient proclaims with regard to their identity.
Choose not to answer
I can not not mandate to tell another professional how to practice medicine as I am not licensed in the field.
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
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?
You are innocent until proven guilty by a group of your peers.
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?
The 2nd amendment guarantees the right to bear arms. Period
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