
Walter "Les" Presmyk
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
University of Arizona, Tucson, BS Mining Engineering, 1970-1975
WORK & MILITARY
Salt River Project-Tempe, Arizona, Principal Mining Engineer, 1987-2017
Magma Copper Company-Superior and San Manuel, Arizona, Production Supervisor, Mine Planning Engineer, Assistant General Mine Foreman, 1976-1987
Miami Copper Company-Miami, Arizona, Engineering Student, 1970-1975
AFFILIATIONS
University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum, Advisory Council and Volunteer, 2013-2022
University of Arizona Mining, Mineral and Natural Resource Education Museum, Advisory Council/Chairman, 2018-2026
Dignity Foundation Board, Board Member/Chairman, 2012-2023
Gilbert, Arizona, Town Councilmember/Vice-Mayor, 1999-2011
SME-Society of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Member/Section Chairman, 1970-2026
Mineralogical Society of Arizona, Life member/President, 1964-2026
Tucson Gem & Mineral Society, Life member/President, 1970-2026
Flagg Mineral Foundation, Trustee/Board Chairman, 1990-2026
Valley Metro/Regional Public Transportation Authority, Board member/Chairman, 2000-2011
Gilbert, AZ Veterans Day Ceremony and Veterans Advisory Board, Co-founder and board member, 2003-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Gilbert Town Council, 1999-2011
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Arizona State Mine Inspector, 2025-2026
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (1)
*Center for Arizona Policy Action CAP Action
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
John Lewis
Rep. Gail Griffin
Walt Blackman
Republican LD11 and LD13
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Nick Myers (2026)
Walter "Les" Presmyk (2026)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Barby Ingle (2026)
Gail Griffin (2026)
Janet Weninger (2026)
Nick Myers (2026)
Walter "Les" Presmyk (2026)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Janeen Connolly (2025)
OTHER INFORMATION
August 2026 - Candidate participated in a debate organized by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Choose not to answer
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
To save the life of the mother
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Choose not to answer
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Neutral
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Agree
All laws, until changed by state legislatures or Congress should be enforced.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
It should exist to help workers achieve a basic standard of living.
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.
Balance the budget and put in place a long-term plan to pay off the national debt. No larger drain on our resources than paying interest.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Government cannot favor or promote one religion over another. Neither should any religion be allowed to dictate regional or national policy.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Agree
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.
B. As long as the program is self funding without government support.
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 they represent our only ally in the middle east
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.
Disagree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
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 support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was raised in the Methodist church and respect everyone's right to believe the way they wish to.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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 Agree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear power
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
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To ensure the safety of the general population by removing those individuals who have committed acts of violence against others.
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?
No restrictions unless the individual is shown to be mentally incompetent
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