Daquan Neal
Democrat | Ohio
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Central State University, Wilburforce, Bachelors, 2022-2024
WORK & MILITARY
Ohio House of Representatives, Legislative Aide, 2024-2025
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Ohio House of Representatives District 39, 2026-
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (6)
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
National Association of Social Workers NASW
Ohio Federation of Teachers OFT
National Association of Social Workers NASW Ohio
Blue Ohio PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Ohio Federation Of Teachers
IUE-CWA
Blue Ohio
Montgomery County Democrats
OCSEA
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe (2026)
Theresa Gasper (2026)
Tom Herner (2026)
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 Disagree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, are providing an essential healthcare service for our community and are worth the investment of our tax dollars.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Under whatever circumstances a woman and her doctor decide are best for her. It is not the government's business to regulate a woman's bodily autonomy.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Neutral
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 Disagree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
I believe we should have a standardized livable wage, and that no individual working 40 hours a week should be paid less than they need to live.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Reallocate tax dollars from bloated budgets that do not need the additional funding. Install task forces to monitor the use of tax dollars to ensure proper allocation. Provide a clear breakdown of the highest state expenses, down to the last detail, to accurately identify government spending.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It means that in America we have freedom of religion as well as freedom from religion. As free as we are to practice whatever religion we choose and pray to whatever god we determine suits us, we also will not have a state that establishes an official religion or forces any religious doctrine or belief system onto any individual.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
I believe it is a slippery slope to allow certain private entities to legally discriminate against certain groups under the guise of religious beliefs, but I also believe in an individual's or business's right to autonomy, within reason, as long as it does not violate the protections or civil liberties of other law-abiding citizens. One cannot simply refuse to serve a couple who belongs to the LGBTQ community because of religious reasons.
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)Affordable health insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want and need it, along with private healthcare options.
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.
Neutral
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, it is an important relationship for us to distance ourselves from. America has an opportunity to take a stance against Ethnostates and a genocidal government. We can take a pro-life stance and say we denounce the loss of life that has occurred in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel's role in this humanitarian crisis.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Agree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Disagree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Neutral
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
I agree to an extent. If that direction for the child's health and well-being may come at the expense of other children's well-being, as in the case of vaccines, I will not be in favor of it when it intersects with public health.
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Disagree
On the exceptionally rare occasion a child believes they may need gender affirming care, I believe in their right to discuss that with their parent as well as medical professionals. Child abuse is denying a child the identity they feel most suits them, which in many cases leads to depression and even suicide in some cases.
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 Disagree
Marriage is a Legal Union between two individuals who love one another and wish to share a lifelong commitment ordained by the god of their belief system.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am what is considered spiritual. I believe in a higher power, just not particularly in any of the current or mainstream religions' depictions of one.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Agree
Community repair given after atrocities have been inflicted on said community seems just, in my opinion. Not solely based on race, but based on the affected communities.
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.
Neutral
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?
Solar and wind
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?
Very Liberal
I am considered and self-identify as progressive
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, rehabilitate, and reintegrate individuals into society who have made mistakes and paid their debts with time served.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
The government needs to make sure it is using whatever powers it has at its disposal to protect children from any kind of exploitation.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Agree
No form of religious theocracy or doctrine should be incorporated into the framework of the United States, including but not limited to Sharia Law and Christian Nationalism.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Background Checks, red-flag laws, mental health evaluations, and registration with additional certifications are required to obtain higher-grade weaponry.
