
Charles D. Hartzog
Republican | West Virginia
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Charles D. Hartzog
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary and Municipal General
Race
State Representative, District 12
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
WVU/online, Morgantown, Accounting/Applied Business Management, 2021-
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Church of Jesus Christ, Family history consultant, 2023-2025
NJROTC, Cadet Ensign, 2019-2021
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
None
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
County commission, 2022-2022
Magistrate judge, 2024-2024
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?
rape or medical problems as diagnosed by a competent doctor
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.
Agree
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?
Separation of church and state means that the government stays out of religious affairs, avoids favoritism, but also protect religious freedom and religions should stay out of government affairs, but also encourage it's followers to be law abiding citizens and to "render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's".
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
No individual or business in the land of the free should be forced to do anything that violates their beliefs. If their beliefs stand in the way of business, then let their business fail or go start your own. I myself am trying to make it easier to start a business in west virginia.
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 have mixed opinions on this. The United States' relationship with Israel is important as they hold a strategic global position and have had an excellent military history in the past 80 years which places them as a good ally, however they are prone to get attacked, and offer little in return.
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
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
I know some private organizations and charities already do this, but I don't think I want the government to have any direct access to people's private medical records
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Im not in favor of raising the minimum wage. Just look at california and how inflation is out of control there.
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.
My priorities to eliminate government waste include reducing spending on government renovations (supreme Court in 2017 for example), putting an end to spending on unused license softwares, and support Trump's Doge cuts (so long as it's not cutting long-term jobs)
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.
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 serve Justice and preserve peace and Liberty in the most fair way possible
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Neutral
The government should not spy on its citizens, but I would encourage parents to at least record their child's gameplay if needed.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Disagree
No religious law should be added to the framework of the United States. To favor any single religion goes against separation of church and state and the first amendment rights of all citizens to worship who, how, and where they please
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Less restrictions
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.
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.
Neutral
I believe that is true of religion and I do believe the Constitution was ordain of God, but as evil as I believe it is, a government should protect all of its citizens and consider every opinion so long as that opinion does not hurt another.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Agree
I support gambling as long as they are not with machines, or possible to rig in any way in order to promote fairness
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I consider myself a Christian, but not mainstream. I read and pray as often as I can and prefer angelic music to christian rock. I believe in choosing peace and prosperity over riches and noise. I believe family is a central component to god's plan, and i believe that any man who fails to provide or protect his family will answer to god and thats part of why i am running because when you are in the service of your fellow man you are only in the service of your god. some of my favorite scriptures and verses are these: proverbs 16:32, proverbs 22:1, 2 Nephi 9:50-53, jacob 2:18-19 and the sermon on the mount.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
Only to prevent voter fraud
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
As mentioned by Charlie Kirk, the Jews and the Asians are doing well without reparations. Why should anyone else think they deserve reparations?
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.
Agree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear power. The biggest threat to a nuclear power plant is an earthquake. And they generally require a lot of water. My understanding is that they have a nuclear power plant in Cincinnati, meaning they draw their water from the river. We could
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