Justin Alexander Peter Hughes
Republican | Idaho
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Principia College, Elsah, Illinois, B.S. Physics, 2006-2010
Principia College, Elsah, Illinois, Minor, Mathematics, 2006-2010
WORK & MILITARY
Ballet Idaho, Principal Dancer, 2014-2025
AFFILIATIONS
Kartoflanie Folk Dance Ensemble, Board Member, 2026-
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Member, 2005-2026
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boise, Member, 2026-
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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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
Tax payer dollars should not fund private individual choices for elective events that cannot be accessed by the vast majority of the general populace.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Did not answer
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
This question is too vague but I think all human life is equal.
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
When a dead baby falls out of a woman's birth canal after taking abortion-inducing drugs (or has to be removed with forceps or a vacuum, limb by limb), it is difficult to say anything besides a baby has been killed.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
I believe that a minimum wage can be an effective tool to balance the economy, when used appropriately as part of a larger effort.
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.
Use free market privatization of many government duties to introduce competitive bidding. Outsource to companies that already have a specialized capability that has been tried and tested in the free market, instead of trying to reinvent the wheel every day.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
This phrase comes from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote about the first amendment, and is not found in the Constitution: "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church & State." Clearly and simply, no law shall be made regarding the establishment or exercise of a religion.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
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.
D Originally it was a small program for a small number of people, but it has grown to include what we see today. Some form of effective government healthcare could be envisioned, but this is not it.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Agree
The information could be very helpful, and all information could be saved except the persons name in order to maintain anonymity.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
America must prioritize American citizens above all others, and it's duly elected representatives must also prioritize American citizens, as per the definition of priority: 1. b. (1) "superiority in rank, position, or privilege". There can be only one priority, no two things can have superiority over each other.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
All illegal immigrants coming across our Southern borders do so under the control of the Cartels. That means they are enslaved by the Cartels and will face dire consequences if they don't send money and do illegal favors for the cartels, like sell drugs and become prostitutes. When we give them "sanctuary" we are feeding them into a system of slave labor under Cartels and U.S. companies, where they can be worked in illegal, inhumane conditions because if they complain they will be deported.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Neutral
In theory a Department of Education could do great good, but currently it is thoroughly corrupt and needs to be completely dissolved.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
If this isn't readily grasped by the reader, they must use this opportunity to strengthen their God given power of thought.
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
Children are innocent and teachable and will therefore usually reflect back what they are presented with. Numerous court cases have shown children can be easily led into giving false testimony, swearing it is their true first hand experience.
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.
The Bible has both a literal and spiritual significance in creating a harmonious human civilization, and as any government happens to employ its wisdom or stray from it, that will determine the beneficial or baneful effects it has on its people.
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 Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Almost all power is generated from turning a turbine. Hydro electric turbines are almost 100% efficient, and there are many layers of underground water that could be used, with RESPECT for the environment. Nuclear advances have a cautious potential..
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?
Choose not to answer
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.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To reform the sinner and protect the innocent. If this cannot be achieved they cannot be released.
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?
"Shall not be infringed"
