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


Links

Steven L. Smith websites FacebookFacebookLinkedIn

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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