Charlene Abughrin

Republican | Wisconsin

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Charlene Abughrin — Repr. to the Assembly, Dist. 17 (Wisconsin Republican Primary | August 11, 2026)
Repr. to the Assembly, Dist. 17 Wisconsin General | November 3, 2026
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Moderate

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Concordia University, Mequon, Bachelors, 2008-2010

Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, Associates, 2003-2005

Concordia, Mequon, Masters, 2026-

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Alliance Foundation of Hope, President, 2022-

wings international, secretary, 2010-

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Secretary of the 4th Confressional District, 2024-

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Starte Assembly District 17, 2026-

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)

Charlene Abughrin (2026)

Republican National Committee (2025)

State Republican Party Organizations (2025)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Charlene Abughrin (2026)

Local, County, District Republican Organizations (2026)

State Republican Party Organizations (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).

Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

not my choose

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Agree

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.

Neutral


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

Minimum Wage in Wisconsin needs to be raised to a living wage. Last time the minimum Wage was raised was 2009 the cost of living has significantly increased.

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.

Transparency, More oversight on the goverment spending. Stop rolling over past budget deficits into new budget years. outside audit of budgets


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Government functions outside of church, parallel


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.

Option B, Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want 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.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

they are strong Allies in the Middle East.


IMMIGRATION

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

Disagree

They should be able to call their embassy and get aide


EDUCATION

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

Neutral

maybe at a latter date, most states are already mismanaging budgets.

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.

Strongly 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.

Choose not to answer

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Neutral

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

No comment

Any mental health professional treating a patient with gender-identity or sexual-orientation issues should be required to affirm whatever the patient proclaims with regard to their identity.

Strongly Disagree

Working in healthcare over 25 years, expressing the wrong biological gender can cause misdiagnosis and /or leading up to death in medical instances.


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.

Disagree

given bases off the fact that special wartime order no 15 by president Abrahm lincoln that stated 40,000acres and a mule for newly freed slaves.

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.

Agree

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

turbine


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?

Moderate

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 uphold the law and apply it equally to all citizens.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Neutral


2ND AMENDMENT

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

actually, the gun laws are too restrictive in Wisconsin. they protect the criminal more than the law-abiding citizen. no real self-defense law

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