
Karey Hanks
Republican | Idaho
Candidate Profile*
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Karey Hanks
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 31B
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
BYU-Idaho, Rexburg, Bachelor, 2011
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Boy Scouts of America, den leader/ scout committee, Fremont County Central Committee
precinct officer/secretary, Fremont County Republican Women club, president
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, parade float chairman/various organization service
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2017-2018
State Representative, 2021-2022
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (2)
*ConservativesOf: Idaho
Idaho Freedom PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Colton Bennett (2025)
Jefferson County Patriots (2024)
John Crowder (2024)
State Republican Party Organizations (2023)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Heather Scott (2024)
Think Liberty Idaho (2024)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2023)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Idahope (2023)
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?
No circumstances.
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
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
We have freedom to worship per the 1st Amendment to the Bill of Rights. While the government is not to interfere or control religion, our Founding Fathers acknowledged "Divine Providence" in the founding of this nation, and we should continue to include prayer and the Ten Commandments in our public life and even in schools!
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
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. We have some similar interests and goals.
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.
A modified C. Government should not be involved in healthcare. This has exploded the costs.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
It should be up to the business.
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.
Review departments and agencies' budgets for waste and fraud. This will go a long way to eliminate waste.
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
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To mete out consequences to those who break the laws, and to rehabilitate prisoners, if possible
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
Parents have the biggest responsibility to protect their children.
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 I can think of. An armed society is a safe society.
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?
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
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 am a practicing Christian and believe in traditional marriage and family life
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
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear energy is a reliable energy source and should be utilized. Continue hydroelectric and coal plants.
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