
Steven L. Smith
Republican | West Virginia
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Steven L. Smith
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary and Municipal General
Race
State Representative, District 8
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
West Virginia University, Morgantown, BSBAD (Accounting), 1979-1983
West Virginia Wesleyan, Buckhannon, MBA, 1986-1988
WORK & MILITARY
WV Laborers Trust Funds, Retired Administrator, 2002-2022
Edward Jones, Representative, 2001-2002
New Age, Inc., Owner, 1991-2002
Ameribank, President & CEO, 1990-1993
United Bankshares, Vice President, 1988-1990
Heritage Bancorp, Chief Financial Officer, 1985-1988
West Virginia Investment Management Board, Chairman- Hedge Funds, 2006-2026
AFFILIATIONS
Teays Valley Hospital, Chairman, 2002-2009
CAMC, Board Member, 2009-2022
Doddridge Board of Health, Chairman, 2014-2026
Integrated Health, Board Member, 2024-2026
Intercontinental Real Estate, Advisory Board Member, 2024-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
WV House of Delegates District 8, 2026-2026
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
WV Laborers District Council
Upper Ohio Valley Building Trades
Blue Rock Manufacturing (Rick Barton)
Triple H (Stan Webb)
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?
Incest and Rape
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.
Choose not to answer
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Did not answer
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?
Did not answer
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.
Did not answer
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Choose not to answer
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Did not answer
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.
Did not answer
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.
Choose not to answer
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Rehabilitation if possible.
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?
As little as possible
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
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
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- member and song leader of Oxford Community Church
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 Disagree
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?
Natural Gas
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