Mark Striemer
Republican | Minnesota
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Concordia College, Moorhead, BA, 1975-1980
WORK & MILITARY
Burnsville public schools, Science teacher & coach, 1980-1982
American Family Insurance, Special Agent, 1982-1983
Northwestern Mutual Life, Agent, 1983-1989
Robert W. Baird, Registered Representative, 1987-1989
Searle, Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, 1989-2000
Pharmacia, Pharmaceutical Sales Consultant, 2000-2003
Pfizer, Senior Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, 2003-2019
AFFILIATIONS
First Baptist Church, Member, 2024-2026
Crow wing County BPOU, Member, 2025-2026
Lake Park Curriculum review committee, Member, 1997-2000
Rotary Club, Sargent at Arms, 1988-1989
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
NA
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Minnesota House Seat 10A, 2026-
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Republican Liberty Caucus of Minnesota
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Ben Davis
Minnesota right to life
Minnesota Gun Rights
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
State Republican Party Organizations (2026)
Trump Make America Great Again Committee (2020)
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
We are created in the image of God and life begins at conception.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
The argument to save the life of the mother is valid only if it is true. In most cases both lives can be saved in our age of modern medicine.
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
There should never be experimentation on fertilized embryos and developing human life from that point.
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?
Increasing pay for work that does not generate a return on investment results in failure. The more skilled a worker is, generally translates into, a greater return for the employer and should be compensated. The marketplace should decide, not Gov.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
This is one of the areas that defines the difference between Republicans and Socialist Democrats. Republicans stand for these essential elements. Democrats do not, as they redistribute wealth through higher taxation and controls.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Identify those responsible for the billions in fraud, prosecuting and incarcerating them. The prison sentence should = amount stolen divided by the ave. salary in MN with restitution of stolen $ End funding that goes to NGO's that are not accountable to where they use the funds. End funding that goes to projects that are not sustainable on their own, like green energy initiatives. End all government funds and benefits going to illegal aliens. End funding abortion and sex transition procedures.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The State must not establish a church that coerces the population to believe it's narratives. The Church (we the people of faith) has the right and duty to influence how the State governs its affairs. It was established to be a one-way influence. A government of, by and for the people. Unfortunately, the State has basically established Secular Humanism as it's religion of choice. If you compare the tenants of the atheistic Humanist Manifesto with what the public schools promote it matches.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
The government should not create laws that violate our constitutional rights.
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.
C -with a pathway to transition from Medicaid and Medicare to private insurance. It would probably take two generations or longer to achieve.
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?
Israel is the birthplace of Christianity. They are the only democratic society in that area of the world and are an ally.
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
Education should match the moral values of the community not the values of the "elite"
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
Lyndon Johnson with his "Great Society" did our country great harm by placing Government as caretaker over families. Parents need to be the ultimate decision maker with their children's health and educational well-being.
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
No tax payer funds should ever be used for this purpose.
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
Gambling has been shown to feed on the poor and vulnerable who can't afford to engage, more than other segments of society.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I surrendered my will and life to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior when I was 11 years old, confessing I was a sinner, and asked that He would transform my sinful life to be more in line with His character. As I read the word of God, He shows me areas of my life that need repentance and transformation. While still a sinner by nature I have been and will continue to be sanctified and transformed into his likeness. My hope is that God will use me for his purposes and be given all the praise and glory for whatever good results.
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
Climate scientist John Christy ant the University of Alabama looked at 100 years of climate data and showed how the climate has not increased in extreme temperatures but actually become more moderate over the past century. He combed through reports from more than 1200 weather stations across the USA. It is interesting how the data was cherry picked by the Government agencies to come to their current narrative, and how he discovered it.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Currently natural gas, with plans to build more nuclear plants.
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 Conservative
I have discovered in my district, I was not one of the very few conservative people, but I am one of many with my constituents.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
never
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
never
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Equal justice under the law. The punishment should be commensurate to the crime. Too many criminals do not get punished enough to dissuade them from their criminal behavior. Crime often times pays. Especially "white collar" crime. We need Judges who uphold their oath of office. the laws and constitution and Laws that are just. We also need to punish Lawfare, when false allegations and police reports are generated, the case should be dismissed automatically if the accuser fails to show to court.
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?
The second amendment shall not be infringed. Many of the tragic mass shootings have disproportionately been people who have or are in transition to the opposite sex. If that connection proves to be undeniably true, then perhaps special requirements should be put in place to prevent these people from getting guns.
