Steve Nail
Republican | South Carolina
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Steve Nail
Party
Republican
Election Year
2025
Election
Special Primary SD 12, HD 21, HD 88
Race
State House, District 21
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, JD, 1981-1985
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, Double Major, BS in Finance and Economics with a Minor in Real Estate, 1976-1980
WORK & MILITARY
Army ROTC, 1976-1980
AFFILIATIONS
Anderson University, Dean of the School of Business and Economics
2016-Present, The Center for Independent Employees
General Counsel. This org decertifies teachers unions., 2015-Present
Fellowship Greenville Church, Former Deacon, current small group leader.
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
SC Health Planning Committee, 2015-2022
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Representative, 2025
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Vote Pro-Life South Carolina
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Pro-Life SC; A pro-life org in SC; 2025; Keith Grounsell; Former Laurens, SC Chief of Police
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Michael LaPierre (2024); Rick Santorum (2013)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Under no circumstances.
Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
None.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
I strongly support both freedom of conscience and freedom of association.
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?
Israel is our best long-term strategic ally in the Middle East. I am personally a strong supporter of the state of Israel.
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)
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
I believe a religious or conscience exemption should always be available with regard to vaccines and other medical injections.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
What is your position on the minimum wage?
It is ironically counterproductive to long-term wage growth. Wages should neither be artificially inflated nor suppressed. The market should drive wages.
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
The invasion of our Southern border should be treated as just that, an invasion, and the cartel incursions on our sovereign territory be met with aggressive force and repelled.
EDUCATION
The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
Strongly Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes
ABOUT YOU
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.
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
The protection of individual liberties at the domestic level and protection from outside threats and incursions at the foreign policy level. In other words, to establish justice (protect individual rights), ensure domestic tranquility (suppress riots and uprisings), and provide for the common defense (protect against invasion).
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
VALUES
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
We must root these evil ideologies out of our schools.
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
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
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and believe we are held accountable for how we live and treat others, yet due to the work of Christ we can be forgiven when we fail. This helps us all to treat others with dignity and respect, living in humility with regard to our fellow man.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No. "Racism" is primarily a rhetorical cudgel used by the Left to justify themselves, and to bully and gaslight their opponents. It gives the Left a veneer of morality, and an excuse to dehumanize conservatives as well as divide.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
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
Which comes closest to your view? (Select all that apply) A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. C) Stricter environmental laws undermine U.S. energy independence and deter development of reliable electricity sources. D) Climate change is real and requires urgent policy action.
A) and C)
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
I tend to think that in the long-term we will move towards nuclear energy. The research is very promising, but will require political will at the federal level and extremely high up-front investment in the private sector to make it happen.
