
Guy Ward
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, Associate in Applied Science, 1974-1977
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Fairmont Rotary, Past President, 2012-2026
Fairmont Lions, Past President, 2012-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Marion County Commissioner, 2012-2012
Mayor of White Hall, 2013-2019
West Virginia House of Delegates, 2017-2019
West Virginia House of Delegates, 2021-2023
West Virginia House of Delegates, 2026-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
West Virginia House of Delegates, 2016-2022
Marion County Circuit Clerk, 2014-2014
Marion County Commissioner, 2024-2024
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (6)
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
West Virginia Citizens Defense League
West Virginians for Life PAC
GOPAC Election Fund
Stand For Health Freedom
LIBERAL (2)
*United Mine Workers of America UMWA COMPAC
Communications Workers of America CWA District 2-13
OTHER (5)
West Virginia Farm Bureau PAC
West Virginia Business and Industry Council WVBIC
West Virginia Manufacturers Association WVMA
Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia PAC
Home Builders Association West Virginia HBAWV
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (7)
West Virginians for Life
National Rifle Association
West Virginia Troopers Association
West Virginia Civil Defense League
West Virginia Farm PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Guy Ward (2026)
Toby Heaney (2025)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2005)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Guy Ward (2026)
State Republican Party Organizations (2026)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (2026)
Communication Workers of America (2026)
Laborers International Union of N. America (national, state & local) (2026)
Building Trades Councils (2025)
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 life of the mother
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?
It should be tied to inflation
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.
Better Transparency; Make DODG a permanent Department of the Federal Government; Pass a Constitutional Amendment to balance the Federal Budget
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It's not in the Constitution and Jefferson in his letter meant it to mean that the government can't create a state run church such as England had, which is the Church of England.
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) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
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?
Yes. It's important because Israel is our strongest ally in the Middle East and their form of government is the closest in the Middle East to ours.
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
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.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Christian Fundamentalist
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
I believe in pollution controls and protecting the environment but I also believe that much of the claims about climate change aren't true.
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
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?
Focus on restoring law and order where it's gotten out of control; promote aggressive law enforcement strategies; implement policies that lead to harsher sentencing for violent crimes
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?
Only on ex-convicts who have committed a violent crime in the past and mentally ill people who are prone to violence and could pose a threat.
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