Wen Waddell

Republican | Oregon

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Wen Waddell


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

Governor


Incumbent

No


Links

Wen Waddell websites Facebook

EDUCATION

Portland State University, Portland, BA, 2023-2026

Portland Community College, Portland, AA, 2020-2023

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

N/A

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Governor of Oregon

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)

Gwendolyn Garcia

Nathan Clement

Wayne Waddell

Rochelle S

B & C Antiques in Canyonville Oregon

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Agree

I believe we need to encourage trust & risk taking to move forward on this topic. We can find stronger donors and consistent funding for Planned Parenthood that doesn't involve allocating funds from tax payers; Churches, Schools, or Citizens who are against their services. Finding funding that consistently allows more services to be provided by Planned Parenthood and Oregonians is a better goal. We can provide services to one group without subjugating another.

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

When a person of a mature age: 14 - senior years, decides that is the best decision for them, when they have experienced anything from sexual activity of which resulted in a pregnancy, they may have tried to prevent, of course a rape or incest or unwanted insemination. I believe this act should not be known publicly or protested, it is between that person, their medical professionals & their God, if they believe in one. We can try to prevent 'multiple abortions', encouraging health too.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Neutral

If someone gets pregnant, some believe that this is one of the most beautiful gifts from God, so do I, however God told me not to judge others and that is his job and to encourage better choices with rewards systems is best and to teach different forms of prevention is also good and the risks. We need to lay out all of the risks in prevention or pregnancy or while using contraception and how to protect a conception when planned. Encouraging healthy activities & less health risks is good.

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Disagree

We need open minds on this: If you were to make a healthy child using artificial methods, you are playing with science, so, my point is that if that turns out unexpectedly & a fetus starts the stages of life, but missing something crucial that would cause more suffering than thriving, I would support anyone who decided to discontinue that artificial method of making life, ensuring that there is one less person in pain on the planet. One persons religious beliefs should not subjugate another.

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Disagree

These 'abortion pill' drugs do have risks. Infertility happens on antidepressants & drug recovery medications too, so if someone is at risk of side effects or infertility this needs to be explained better while also some monitoring is put in place to keep a limit of procedures allowed. How we transport these drugs or disperse them is crucial, we need to make sure people are not held at their homes in forced abortions or where trafficking is involved and make contact comfortably with a face &ID.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

Church & state operate differently, no church should be favored or taxed more due to making more or due to any other reasons. Church is a religion, Christian churches always gave back to society and their local schools and police in their own time. Other churches formed who pretend to be christian but are only stealing money need to be looked into but I trust most religions to work separate for their followers not dividing citizens from Government and never being favored or forced by our Gov.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

No, no business should have to sell meat if they are vegan, no business should have to do anything against their moral belief in this America of Freedom. You should be able to decide so much for yourself within reason and within our amendments, constitution and laws.


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?

Our history with them has always about mutual support and money in endeavors when other immigrants could not work hard enough or group enough together to keep up like the Irish. We both have a very strong history and very strong diverse values and a strong religious history and are both unique countries. Both the US and Israel have led others with humor, resilience and ingenuity. We are supposed to be united as survivors and fighters, building on those strengths in creating good history.


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.

Good Medicare for all. Doctors constantly compare medicaid to medicare and we need better providers who do not have restrictions in providing care to be providing better care to all Oregonians equally regardless of class, culture or location.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Disagree

We should fund and treat any illness without bias, we should never make lists of people who 'cause burden' because those lists inevitably get hacked, you could say. Treatment patients people with pain disorders, stress anxiety are all very prevalent now and wse need to make more jobs and systems that give and support these groups rather than grouping them in for a count of what they cost that is not very christian, democratic or kind at all.


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

It doesn't fit the $1000-3000 a month rent. If one person made 18.00 hr/ work FT, they should be paying $500-700 for a 1-3 bdrm home, a home should be 25% of your income. 80 yr olds are homeless today so: better wages to save the new Gen. No slavery

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

We should be able to earn, and, have rights to our own property and how it is treated or managed.

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Producing jobs all over Oregon that don't discriminate missing teeth, records or a lack of references when getting hired assembling valuable products. When Oregonians have the agriculture, assembly, maintenance jobs offered here in their own state, they feel happy & can stay fed & housed. Improve OHP: allow cosmetic procedures & medical services that make a happier person, they can love themselves & meet better doctors. State owned apartments w/pools you will settle in:) Spanish taught in Oregon


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Disagree

Our sanctuary cities were for Americans having trouble settling in parts of America also, so its funny to me that we only protect fiercely and hand out in abundance to new people yet these poor citizens who are walking along the 5 freeway to get from one city to Portland to find sanctuary do not get anything but food and directions to call a three digit number and where to get drugs. We need to help our OWN descendants first and then new people but not til ours are settled and satisfied.


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

We need locals and communities including the teachers to have some say in what works in their cities and with their families.

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Agree

If this carries favoritism for only certain schools or beliefs and has some effect on balance then this should not be allowed, if England or China wanted to donate to all american schools, including catholic private schools then I wouldn't stop that unless there was something silently expected back. A donation is a donation, but, I know what this question pertains too, however I always speak in truth and no nonsense.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

To help protect society, ethically, while fairly holding people accountable for their actions, using due process, in fair and quick trials, obeying our amendments constitution and laws, while supporting victims & families, helping offenders learn, change, rehabilitate, and, reintegrate back into their communities, better individuals.

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.

Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Less fees for ammo, ammo is outrageous.. and, I will always say that I believe in our amendments.


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?

Lean 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

Government does not own or condition our children. Period.

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Quote me on this: "I personally don't have an issues with the Trans part of or the LGBTQ, just because I wouldn't change my body has nothing to do with my respect for an adults right & decision to do what they want to do to themselves, I advocate for adult freedoms. Many parents, though, would not allow their 17 yr olds to get breast implants-why allow a different surgery on a undeveloped brain, making that teen 18x more likely to be suicidal after a procedure, its irresponsible & abusive.

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

We made marriage financial, nothing natural & free or religious, we made it monetary, it feels like we should & could marry any human to any human, being about money, I don't judge or discriminate & event coordinated weddings. If we wanted marriage between one women & one man only, then why charge for it? Whynot reward the 'supposed perfect couple' w/the best hotels, the best churches, license fees paid, all from the church for each marriage, & churches should be able to choose services giventoo

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Disagree

no more addictions for Oregonians.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a catholic and open person. I grew up attending CCD, was an alter server for 2 years and try to follow what the bible told me, to be exactly as loving and accepting as Jesus was, no one was discriminated for who they are inside or out, and help was given, food was shared and the outside, false idols, gold and stocks don't matter. We had a dividing of the tongues and we were told to learn to speak to one another again. I believe in putting the pieces of the world back together with others


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

Identification is easily obtained through social services, churches, and a states DMV and anyone can get one who is a legal resident.


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

I have teachers in my family, history majors.

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

We should do what Jesus taught us to do (wwjd) what if He ran into a whole different population of people who couldn't play in men or womens sport, He would create a place for them too instead of making it about putting them in places they don't feel fully accepted or confortable and I think He would support and support anyone as long as they loved the Father living a holy life as best they could.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Neutral

We can make little efforts, changes and encourage new citizens to help our ozone. Tree planting days multiple days a year can help fight global warming and bring communities together.

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Nuclear Power.

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