Adam J. Wise
Republican | Virginia
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Adam J. Wise
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Special General HD11 and HD23
Race
House of Delegates, District 11
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Liberty Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, VA, M.Div, 2002-2006
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, B.A., 1998-2002
WORK & MILITARY
Firearms and Self-Defense Instructor, 2012-2025
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Virginia House of Delegates, District 11, 2025-2025
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Fairfax County Republican Committee
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Stewart Whitson (2025)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Republican Womens Organizations (2025)
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?
Every human is made in God's image. This should be the starting point for any discussion on abortion. An ideal world would be one without any abortions.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Agree
I don't have a specific answer regarding how to protect life, from conception, but I start with the idea that human life is special, and should be protected.
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Choose not to answer
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Choose not to answer
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
I believe in the free-market. The minimum wage contributes to unemployment or forces costs to rise, to pay for these employees' higher wages. Employers should be free to pay whatever wage they see fit. Employees have the right to refuse.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Protecting private property is the primary function of government.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Eliminate any government department, agency or program which does not fit with the primary function of government. It is virtually impossible to eliminate government waste. If you reduce the amount of government programs, you will reduce the amount of waste.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
This phrase has been popularly misunderstood, in modern times. In a letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists, in 1802, Jefferson assured the Baptists that the government would not interfere in the proper activities of the church. In this way, the modern understanding of the phrase (which is not found in the Constitution) is exactly backwards.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
The freedom of conscience is one of America's foundational principles. One's own conscience could also be seen as one's property, to be protected by the government. If an individual chooses to restrict services, in a way that society deems unfit, it is society's prerogative to display their dissatisfaction by withdrawing patronage and support from those individuals or businesses. Thus, the free-market operates.
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.
D. The optimal system for any good or service is the free-market. Healthcare is no exception. If you want costs to decrease, and quantity/quality to increase, you will allow competition, in a free-market setting. Eliminating taxpayer programs allows people to pay less taxes and keep more of their own money for healthcare, or whatever they want to do with it. Get the government out of health care, and health care will be much better.
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, it is important. Understanding Genesis 12:3, where God says "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse", a biblical worldview lays a framework for supporting the nation of Israel. Israel is also an important strategic partner, in the region. For these and other reasons, the United States has a very important relationship with Israel.
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.
Neutral
American education should support American foundational principles. Anything which undermines these principles should be suspect. Foreign or domestic funding should begin with this scrutiny.
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 Bible-believing Christian. More specifically, I am a Protestant. I believe that the Bible is the only Word of God.
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
"Man-made climate change" is one of the biggest hoaxes every perpetrated on the human race.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
While oil, coal and natural gas are wonderful sources of energy, nuclear power seems to be an incredibly useful source of reliable energy.
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 don't know what "very conservative" might mean, but I believe in the Bible, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution (as originally intended) and the free-market.
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?
The goal of the criminal justice system should be to protect the innocent, punish the wrongdoer and provide for a more free, prosperous and just society.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Neutral
This sounds like a good idea, but this would include massive government involvement on the internet. I think that the government typically makes things worse, not better, when it tries to get involved. Therefore, I am skeptical. The best thing to do would be for parents to protect their children from sexual exploitation.
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?
Every human has a God-given right to self-defense. The Constitution protects the specific right to bear arms. This freedom should be strongly preserved, but I also think that people need to be properly trained, in order to bear their arms.
