
Chuck Lentz
Republican | Missouri
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Chuck Lentz
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Senate, District 28
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Missouri, Columbia, Ph.D, 1995-1997
Missouri State University, Springfield, Ed.S, 1992-1995
Missouri State University, Springfield, M.S, 1989-1992
Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, B.S., 1984-1989
WORK & MILITARY
Southwest Baptist University, Instructor, 1993-1997
Southwest Baptist University, Director/ Chair- St. Johns (Mercy)/ SBU Health Sciences, 1998-2006
Southwest Baptist University, Professor, 2006-
Bolivar Middle School, Teacher, 1989-1993
Lentz Farms, Sole Proprietor, 1989-
AFFILIATIONS
Wellspring Baptist Fellowship, Elder
Turning Point USA, Faculty Sponsor, 2025-
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2026)
WinRed (2026)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
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?
I believe we can and must save the lives of both the mother and child.
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.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Minimum wage is price control, I am not in favor of price controls. I am a free market economist.
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.
1. Reduce Spending. 2. Regular audit. 3. Trust but verify.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It is a letter written in response to the Danbury Baptist, Thomas Jefferson stated a founding principle that a person's religion is between man and God and should only be regulated in response to actions, not opinions (i.e.. Amendment 1, the "wall" of separation).
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.
Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
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?
Yes, because the middle east is a critical area of world affairs.
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
According to the constitution, yes. (Amendments 9-10). The US. operated for 200 years without one prior to President Carter.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe there is one God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and that we are inspired through scripture by the Holy Spirit.
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.
Disagree
There are man made effects on the earth, stewardship is critical of the resources we have been given.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear energy is in my opinion the most reliable source.
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
As our Constitution identifies we have entered into a social contract where we have limited our God-given rights within a limited government structure in exchange for a peaceful society that operates within the consent of the governed. I am a constitutionalist who believes in the nation of laws within the confines of the Constitution.
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?
Justice is the guardian of liberty, the justice system guards the liberty of those who abide by the law.
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?
None.
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