Ian Chamberlin

Agree

I do not believe elective abortion should be permitted. I support protecting innocent human life from conception. The law should clearly distinguish medical intervention from elective abortion.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Human life deserves protection regardless of the circumstances of conception, including embryos created through assisted reproductive technologies. I support protecting embryonic human life from intentional destruction while recognizing the importance of ethical fertility treatments that help families welcome children.

Agree

Laws enacted to protect unborn life should be faithfully enforced. At the same time, enforcement should follow the law as properly interpreted by the courts and respect constitutional limits on federal authority.

I support a reasonable minimum wage that ensures work is rewarded while protecting jobs and small businesses. Any increases should be predictable, gradual, and based on economic conditions rather than arbitrary political targets.

Strongly Agree

1. Reduce mission creep and eliminate duplication by consolidating overlapping programs and agencies. 2. Require measurable results from taxpayer-funded programs and eliminate those that consistently fail. 3. Increase transparency so taxpayers can easily see where their money goes. 4. Cut unnecessary administrative, consulting, and overhead costs. 5. Regularly review programs to ensure they remain necessary, effective, and affordable.

Separation of church and state means government should neither establish a religion nor interfere with its free exercise. It protects people of every faith, and those of no faith, from government coercion. It does not require people to abandon their beliefs when participating in public life. Government should remain neutral toward religion while protecting every American’s religious liberty.

Disagree

Government should not compel individuals or businesses to violate sincerely held religious or moral convictions. Religious liberty and freedom of conscience are fundamental rights protected by the First Amendment.

(C) most closely reflects my view. I support preserving Medicare and Medicaid while maintaining a strong private healthcare system. I do not support replacing private insurance with government-run healthcare or creating a new universal taxpayer-funded entitlement. Healthcare reform should focus on affordability, access, competition, and patient choice.

Disagree

Government can assess healthcare costs using anonymous and aggregated data without maintaining a database of individuals and their medical conditions. Americans should not have to surrender their medical privacy simply so government can study the economic costs of treatment. Personal health information deserves strong privacy protections.

Strongly Agree

Israel is an important strategic partner of the United States. Our relationship strengthens national security, intelligence cooperation, trade, and stability in the Middle East. Israel has a right to exist and defend itself. I believe U.S. foreign policy must always advance American interests, protect innocent life, and pursue a lasting peace.

Disagree

I do not support sanctuary-city policies that obstruct lawful federal immigration enforcement or prevent appropriate cooperation between local and federal authorities. Immigration policy is a federal responsibility, and communities should not create policies that undermine enforcement of federal law, particularly when dealing with individuals who pose a threat to public safety.

Agree

Education decisions should be made as close to students, parents, and classrooms as possible. I support returning greater authority to states and local communities and reducing unnecessary federal bureaucracy and mandates. Any restructuring of the Department of Education should responsibly preserve essential funding and protections for students while giving states greater flexibility over how education dollars are used.

Agree

Foreign governments should not be able to use their money to influence American schools, universities, research, or curriculum. American education should serve American students and remain free from foreign government interference. Legitimate international academic and research partnerships can continue, but they should be transparent and subject to strong safeguards against foreign influence.

Strongly Agree

Parents have the primary responsibility and fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children. Government should support families in fulfilling that responsibility while maintaining appropriate protections for children.

Agree

Children deserve protection from irreversible medical interventions intended to change their sex. Parents should be empowered to protect their children, and public policy should recognize biological reality while ensuring every child is treated with dignity and compassion.

Neutral

I believe, as a matter of my Catholic faith, that marriage is a sacred union between one man and one woman. At the same time, I would not support banning civil marriage for same-sex couples. Government should protect religious liberty while treating every person with dignity and respect under the law.

Disagree

I do not believe Ohio should increasingly rely on expanded gambling as a source of economic development or government revenue. Gambling is already widely available, and further expansion can carry significant social costs for families and communities. Any existing gambling should be responsibly regulated, with strong protections against addiction, exploitation, and access by minors.

I am a Catholic and believe my faith should be reflected in how I live and serve others. I believe every person is created in the image and likeness of God and possesses inherent dignity from conception to natural death. My faith calls me to defend life, strengthen families, care for the poor and vulnerable, seek justice, practice compassion, and be a responsible steward of what God has entrusted to us. I believe public service is a responsibility to serve our neighbors with humility, integrity, and respect. I will never expect every constituent to share my faith, but I will never hide the values and principles that guide me.

Strongly Disagree

Secure elections are essential to public confidence in our democracy. Requiring photo identification helps verify that every lawful vote is properly cast and counted. At the same time, eligible citizens should have reasonable access to acceptable identification.

Disagree

Government should not distribute benefits or impose burdens based solely on race. We should acknowledge our nation’s history and address present-day inequality by expanding opportunity and removing barriers for Americans in need, regardless of race.

Strongly Agree

Women and girls deserve fairness, safety, and privacy in athletics and intimate spaces. Public policy should recognize biological sex while ensuring that every person is treated with dignity and respect.

Neutral

I believe human activity can affect our climate and that environmental challenges deserve responsible attention. However, I do not believe the answer is sweeping or economically harmful government mandates. Policy should be guided by sound science and measurable results while protecting affordability, energy reliability, American jobs, and our ability to compete.

Nuclear power and natural gas provide the most reliable foundation for growing electricity demand. Ohio needs an all-of-the-above strategy that prioritizes reliable, affordable energy while recognizing a role for renewables.

Conservative

I consider myself a conservative. I believe in strong families, individual liberty, free enterprise, religious freedom, fiscal responsibility, and efficient government. I also believe strong communities require strong public institutions, including schools, public safety, infrastructure, and courts. Conservatism should ensure government fulfills its proper responsibilities effectively, efficiently, and as close to the people it serves as possible.

No.

No.

The goal of the criminal justice system should be to protect the public, deliver justice for victims, hold offenders accountable, and reduce future crime. We should be tough on violent and repeat offenders while giving nonviolent, first-time offenders meaningful opportunities for rehabilitation and a productive return to society. Justice should be firm, fair, consistent, and focused on making our communities safer.

Strongly Agree

Protecting children from sexual exploitation is a fundamental responsibility of government and law enforcement. We should aggressively pursue those who exploit children.

Agree

The Constitution and laws of the United States are the supreme civil law of our nation. No religious legal code should supersede them. At the same time, the First Amendment protects every American’s right to freely practice their faith, including Muslims, Christians, Jews, and people of other faiths.

I strongly support the Second Amendment. Rather than imposing new restrictions on law-abiding gun owners, we should enforce existing laws and aggressively prosecute those who use firearms to commit violent crimes. Any restriction of an individual's constitutional rights must respect due process. Public safety is best served by focusing our resources on violent criminals, not responsible gun owners.