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Wes Climer
U.S. Representative SC-05 (2026 R nominee · open seat · Norman seat)
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
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· 15 of 50 answered
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✝ God First
20/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
10/ 40
National Rank
#4,145 of 8,966 · top 46.2% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
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Official Profile
Background: South Carolina State Senator, District 15 (Rock Hill). Led passage of SC constitutional carry. Won the June 9, 2026 GOP primary for the open SC-05 seat (effectively unopposed, no runoff); advances to the Nov. 3, 2026 general.
Wes Climer (R) — SC State Senator (Dist. 15), GOP nominee for open SC-05 (Norman seat). Won June 9, 2026 primary, no runoff. Pro-life (life-of-mother exception, not abolitionist); one-man/one-woman marriage, opposes taxpayer gender transition; universal school choice + abolish Dept. of Ed; religious-conscience protections; SAVE Act / photo voter ID; build the wall + defund sanctuary cities; led SC constitutional carry (NRA-PVF endorsed); stood against COVID mandates / medical freedom. Ratings: NFIB 100%, Palmetto Family Alliance 89%, ACU 80%.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
1 claim
As a Republican SC state senator, Climer voted in favor of South Carolina's Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act (S.474, 2023), which bans abortion after approximately 6 weeks' gestational age; the bill passed the SC Senate on a Republican-majority vote and was signed by Gov. McMaster May 2023.
- South Carolina State HouseOfficial
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
TRUE (+2)[2]
1 claim
On his 2026 iVoterGuide candidate profile (running for U.S. House SC-05), Climer stated that 'abortion should only be permitted to preserve the life of the mother' — an essentially abolitionist position that allows no gestational exceptions, no rape/incest carve-outs, and no viability windows beyond the narrowest life-of-mother threshold, aligning with the rubric's call for abolition rather than merely incremental restriction.
- iVoterGuideRight Advocacy
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
1 claim
Climer's 2026 iVoterGuide profile affirms he 'supports allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school — public, private, or homeschool,' directly advancing the parental-rights/school-choice pillar of the family-sovereignty rubric.
- iVoterGuideRight Advocacy
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
Not yet verified
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)[1]
1 claim
Climer's 2026 congressional iVoterGuide profile explicitly states: 'The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border' — matching the rubric's standard of wall-and-military-level enforcement at the southern border.
- iVoterGuideRight Advocacy
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)[3]
1 claim
As a SC state senator, Climer sponsored and led passage of the SC Constitutional Carry Act of 2023 (S.109); the NRA-ILA publicly credited his 'tireless efforts' for moving the bill; Gov. McMaster signed it March 2024, making SC a permitless-carry state.
- nraila.orgUnclassified
- South Carolina State HouseOfficial
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Not yet verified
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
Not yet verified
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
www.ivoterguide.com/candidate/49310Right Advocacy
www.wesclimer.com/pillarsUnclassified
www.wesclimer.com/aboutUnclassified
www.uschamber.com/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Self-identifies pro-life; iVoterGuide permits abortion only to preserve the mother's life and opposes taxpayer funding of abortion providers. Unclassified
Self-identifies pro-life; iVoterGuide permits abortion only to preserve the mother's life and opposes taxpayer funding of abortion providers.
- [2]Self-identifies pro-life; iVoterGuide permits abortion only to preserve the mother's life and opposes taxpayer funding of abortion providers. Right Advocacy
Self-identifies pro-life; iVoterGuide permits abortion only to preserve the mother's life and opposes taxpayer funding of abortion providers.
- [3]'Expanded school choice so every child can access the best education'; supports universal eligibility and abolishing the federal Department of Education. Unclassified
'Expanded school choice so every child can access the best education'; supports universal eligibility and abolishing the federal Department of Education.
- [4]Backs the SAVE Act (citizenship verification) and strongly opposes voting without photo ID. Unclassified
Backs the SAVE Act (citizenship verification) and strongly opposes voting without photo ID.
- [5]NRA-PVF endorsed; iVoterGuide says none of the proposed gun restrictions are necessary and supports armed teachers — opposes red-flag/AWB/registries. Center
NRA-PVF endorsed; iVoterGuide says none of the proposed gun restrictions are necessary and supports armed teachers — opposes red-flag/AWB/registries.
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