Jim Johnson

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, county or local governments.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

What is the largest budget you have managed?

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Under what circumstances should government close churches?

Individuals, organizations and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their civil rights and/or religious freedom.

Taxpayer-funded healthcare is a fundamental right for all Americans.

The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.

What is a sheriff’s authority and responsibility regarding illegal aliens?

Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

I support the freedom of parents to choose the education method and model best suited for their child.

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

A county jail inmate should be housed based on the inmate's preferred gender identity and not on the inmate's biological sex.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Marriage between one man and one woman and the families they form are the foundation of civilization and are fundamental to the well-being and prosperity of society.

What role do you believe the sheriff’s department should have in ensuring the integrity of elections?

What steps and actions are needed to ease racial tensions?

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) instruction should be required for all county employees.

What new training programs/policies would you implement in the sheriff's department?

What do you believe to be the primary role of sheriff?

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to immigration and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

I support the death penalty.

How would you address the overcrowding of jails?

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Universal background checks are effective in reducing gun violence.

I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.

What role do you believe the sheriff’s department should have in ensuring public school safety?

Union membership should be a requirement for employment in the sheriff's department.