
Cole Johnson
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Cole Johnson
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary - Federal, Statewide, State, Judicial, School Board
Race
State Senate, District 1
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Candidate did not provide
WORK & MILITARY
USMC, Sgt, 2012-2020
AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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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?
Never. Every child is a gift from God. No matter the circumstance of conception or conditions the child or mother may endure.
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?
The government must remain neutral and the people are free to practice their faith without government interference, protecting citizens right to worship.
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?
I believe all foreign relationships are important. I support Israel's right to exist, however, I do not support American tax dollars funding both sides of the same war. I support a cease fire and non-intervention.
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.
This is an incredibly nuanced topic, generally I align with option C. In a perfect world, healthcare would be completely privatized, deregulated and competitive to encourage the highest quality care at the most affordable prices. The government's role would be minimal.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
I believe the free market should naturally set wages by supply and demand for a more efficient economy.
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.
Significant spending cuts to reduce bureaucratic bloat. Privatization: introduce market competition for efficiency. Eliminate "non essential programs" Eliminate corporate welfare: taxpayers should not subsidize corporations. Simplify tax system and cut taxes: returning dollars to the people that earn them and out of the hands of politicians.
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 ensure public safety by keeping violent criminals off the street and protecting future victims. While protecting individual rights to life, liberty, and property (assault, theft, fraud).
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?
The second amendment is clear when it states "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." I support Constitutional Carry legislation that encourages a well armed citizenry.
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.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I'm a Christian, I believe God became flesh, born of the virgin Mary, lived a perfect and sinless life and died a sinners death-- making atonement for the sins of all who would believe in Him. I believe He (Jesus) rose again 3 days later and will return in all His glory. This belief shapes my world view. God, alone, determines when life begins and ends, He set the parameters on gender, on marriage, and what is or isn't sin. The founding fathers understood something that modern Americans are losing grasp of, that each life is endowed by our creator inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Government programs that steal money from hard working individuals and redistribute it are an assault on those liberties.
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 Agree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Fossil fuels.
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