Lance Byrd

Republican | Washington

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Lance Byrd


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 23 - Pos. 2


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

North Seattle College, Seattle, AAS, 1994

WORK & MILITARY

Large Compute Cloud Provider, Sr TPM, 2010-2026

AFFILIATIONS

The Refuge Church in Bremerton, Member/Volunteer, 2021-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

House 23rd LD Pos 2, 2026-

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)

State Republican Party Organizations (2024)

Janell Hulst (2022)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2022)

Paige Jarquin (2022)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)

State Republican Party Organizations (2024)

Tea Party Patriots (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?

Rape, Life of Mother, Terminal Birth Defects.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Agree

See stance on abortion.

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

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?

It needs to be left to agreement between the employer and employee. The state has priced some jobs right out of existence. Jobs like fast food burger flipping were once a place where teenagers learned valuable work skills.

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.

Sound Transit Light Rail Cost Overruns (Tens of Billions). Unemployment Fraud at Employment Security Department (ESD) — ~$650M–$1B+, Failed State IT Modernization Projects (Hundreds of Millions).


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Prevent the federal government from establishing an official national church (like the Church of England) or preferring one denomination over another. Protect the free exercise of religion — shielding religious individuals and institutions from government interference. As in, don't force priest to break confession. Allow cake makers, other creators and artists to decline work that conflicts with the values and beliefs.

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?

They are an ally but should on be on par with others such as western European countries.


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.

Strongly Agree

There are edge cases, but assuming the question is asking about children who are fully male/female at birth with clear xx/xy.

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

Government should be out of the business of marriage.

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Neutral

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I do not deserve the grace I am provided, yet grateful it is. I do not see church as a place for the perfect, but a place for those who are humble to know they need grace and open to accepting the guidance provided.


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. We have come a long way from the 70s.


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?

Truth and actual justice. Protect society from those who have left victims in there wake. This includes murder, rape, battery, harassment,, theft, fraud and I am sure other thing not coming to mind.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Neutral

In theory yes, but details matter.

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?

Due process must be used to strip someone dangerous or insane from owning weapons.

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