
Wesley A. Self
Republican | West Virginia
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Wesley A. Self
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary and Municipal General
Race
State Representative, District 63
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Glenville State College, Glenville, BAE, 2015-2019
Marshall University, Huntington, MAE, 2022-2026
WORK & MILITARY
Gilmer County BOE, Teacher, 2019-2023
Calhoun/ Gilmer Career Center, Teacher, 2023-2026
Calhoun BOE, Teacher, 2024-2026
AFFILIATIONS
Craigsville Baptist Church, Member, 2025-2026
Americans for Prosperity, Member, 2025-2026
Making WV Great Again, Leader, 2019-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
WV Secretary of State, 2023-2024
OTHER INFORMATION
Wesley Self completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection Survey in 2025.
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?
Under extreme, life threatening circumstances.
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
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
I believe our government was formed on a moral basis as outlined by the church thus each goes hand in hand with the other.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
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?
Aspects of it are important. They provide a buffer for our military into the Middle East. They are also a liability that we have been protecting from total annihilation for decades.
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.
D) as this would decrease prices for all healthcare
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Neutral
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
The government should not play a part in establishing minimum wage. Our economic system should and has in the past handle this issue.
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.
Cut Taxes Downsize Bureaucrats and the Bureaucracy Remove State Fees Eliminate Corporate Welfare Expand the Hope Scholarship
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
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To follow the constitution.
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?
Violent felons based on circumstances. Other than that, none.
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
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
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
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
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Neutral
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I’m a God fearing man, and I attend church every Sunday with my family. I enjoy listening along to the Christian music and hearing my preacher speak of the gospel. My values are very old fashioned conservative values, and I’ll stick to them no matter what.
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.
Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear and solar energy has potential. For the foreseeable future, coal, gas, and other fossil fuels.
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