Steve Frisbie
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
The Robert B. Miller College, Battle Creek, Bachelors of Applied Science - Business Management, 2009
Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, None, 1988-2007
Davenport College, Grand Rapids, Paramedic Certification, 1983
WORK & MILITARY
Emergent Health Partners - LifeCare Ambulance, Vice President, Paramedic, 40+ years, currently employed
Kellogg Community College, Adjunct Faculty, 23
AFFILIATIONS
St. Philip Catholic Church, Parishioner
Miles for Memories, Volunteer Leadership - Dementia Issues in Calhoun County
Calhoun County Red, White, Blue Foundation, Volunteer Trustee - Supporting Calhoun County Veterans
Pennfield Schools Educational Foundation, Trustee & Chair, 2001-2005
Pennfield Exchange Club, Former Member, club closed
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Calhoun County Commissioner, 4th District, 2014-
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2025
|94%, 94%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2025
0%
2025-2026
0%, 0% (cum.)†
2025
|0%
2025-2026
|0%, 0% (cum.)†
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (7)
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
Citizens for Traditional Values
Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Michigan
Right to Life of Michigan PLM-PAC
OTHER (12)
Michigan Corn Growers Association Friends of Corn PAC
Michigan Farm Bureau AgriPAC
Small Business Association of Michigan Small Biz PAC
Michigan Manufacturers Association
Detroit Regional Chamber PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (33)
National Republican Congressional Committee Joint Campaigns (2026)
State Republican Party Organizations (2026)
Steve Scalise (2026)
Aric Nesbitt (2025)
JD Vance (2025)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (23)
Conservative Battleground Fund (2026)
Drew Jake Robbins (2026)
Joseph Aragona (2026)
Michigan Chamber of Commerce (2026)
National Federation of Independent Business (2026)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Business Leaders for Michigan (2026)
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?
Abortion is allowed as a Constitutional right in Michigan after a citizen ballot measure passed. I am unapologetically pro-life. My personal belief is that every unborn life is precious and should be protected. As a legislator, I'm sworn to uphold the constitution for all citizens. A change to the constitutional right to abortion in Michigan would require citizen approval at the ballot box.
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?
Minimum wage sets the floor of earning capacity. When the floor is raised, the rest of the job market adjusts to that floor, keeping minimum wage earners at the floor of earnings. It also drives up cost which leads to higher prices for all.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Capitalism has led the United States to become the most wealthy nation in the world. We should continue with capitalism and allow citizens the freedom to succeed.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Ghost Jobs - never hired but funded positions that lead to spending for unauthorized uses. 2. Use of AI to identify potential waste, fraud, and abuse in programs such as Medicaid, bridge cards, cash assistance, and housing support. Use humans to verify before removal or not approving assistance awards. Protect the safety net by elimination waste, fraud, and abuse 3. Technology/software upgrades in all government departments to increase productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The phrase separation of church and state means that the "state" will not interfere with the church (s) to prevent a religion from their beliefs. It protects religion from the government.
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.
Option C best defines my beliefs. I am open to other options should a better payment system be an option.
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
The U.S. should do everything possible to stop the intrusion of the Chinese government as a threat to our economy and safety. China can remain a trade parter with trust and verify approach.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, our strongest ally in the Middle East should remain as such. Isreal and the U.S. share medical, military intelligence/hardware, and other information that keeps strong improves both countries. I would like to see less financial reliance upon the U.S. by Isreal moving forward.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
Elected officials and communities, counties, and states who do not follow the law are not upholding the laws of their state or country as they swore to uphold taking their oath.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
The inception of the DoE has led to declining performance in classrooms in comparison to the rest of the world. States should be in charge and held accountable for the performance of their students. The DoE could still exist as a clearing house of information that states could utilize to improve their performance.
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
We should support the child as needed and allow them to reach adulthood before transitioning.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Neutral
I am good with removing government from the role of marriage except to act as a recorder of the event and any subsequent legal dissolution. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the marriage definition and I will follow the law.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Neutral
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was raised Catholic and completed all of the sacraments. I currently do not regularly attend church. I have a close relationship with God and lean on that relationship on a regular basis. My personal values are formed by my spiritual beliefs.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Every voter should prove they are eligible to vote. Proof of citizenship to vote should be required and an approved ID should be presented at the polls to allow a vote to be cast.
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
In my lifetime, I have been told I would die from: no water, freeze, drown, no oxygen/plant life. Of course, none of those predictions "or existential threats" became reality. We should seek to lessen pollution of our air, water, and soil. We should transition toward cleaner, more efficient, and lower cost methods of energy when possible and proven.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear is currently the most reliable and cost-effective method to deliver energy moving forward, especially small mobile reactor (SMR) options. Natural gas is another fuel source that is low-cost.
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 label myself as a Common Sense 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?
1. Provide fair and unbiased investigation, filing of charges, and prosecution of criminals in a court of law. The system should protect and provide justice to the victims of crime. Convicted criminals should be safely and humanely detained and offered opportunities for rehabilitation and prepare a prisoner for assimilation back into society prior to their release from incarceration.
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?
Restrict convicted violent offenders from legally owning weapons after their release from conviction and subsequent incarceration as defined in the current laws. Citizens should be able to regain their 2nd Amendment rights IF they maintain further issues after a defined period. Any temporary removal of 2nd Amendment rights should only occur after due process.
