Charles "Chuck" Horst

Republican | West Virginia

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Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Hedgesville, 12, 1976-

WORK & MILITARY

Luckys Auto Repair, Owner, 1998- 2021

AFFILIATIONS

NRA, 1988-2026

West Virginia Citizens Defense League, BOD, 2018-2020 as BOD member since 2013

Gun Owners of America, 2020-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

WV House of Delegates 95th District, 2021-

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

WV House of Delegates 95th District, 2026-

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (3)

National Rifle Association NRA-PVF

Patrick Morrisey

Stand For Health Freedom

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)

West Virgians for Life

West Virginia Defense League

NRA

Business and Industry Council

Eastern Panhandle Business Association

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Chuck Horst (2025)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)

Blue and Gold Fund (2026)

Eastern Panhandle Business Association (2026)

Chuck Horst (2025)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)


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 save the mothers life

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 free market should decide, government interference never works well, there are to many unintended consequences.

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

Strongly Agree

This is a core conservative view, to many like to use government power to control others.

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Insure agencies use budgeted money as intended, Provide consequences for those who waste or abuse taxpayer funds.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Government should not be involved except to protect religious rights

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

Data is fine to keep for tracking purposes such as healthcare outcomes, treatment success etc. provided there are no personal identifiers.


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?

All relationships with allies are important. My question why such a divisive question from your organization that has zero connection to a state race. This gives me pause on whether I submit this questionnaire


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

I disagree when it comes to gender affirming surgeries and puberty blockers for minors without a real medical reason.

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.

Neutral

Government should have zero say in a marriage other than enforcement of said contract

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Neutral

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Did not answer


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.

Neutral

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

Liberty first!

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?

Rehabilitation and keeping those who are dangerous out of society

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?

NONE!!!!

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