WALTER, TREVOR

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State House of Representatives
District:
69
Political Affiliation:
Republican

Survey

Response Legend

  • SSStrongly Supports
  • SSupports
  • OOpposes
  • SOStrongly Opposes
  • *Comment
  • −Declined to respond
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation

Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Public School Funding in Montana is at an inadequate level. SO
2. Parents should have greater freedom to choose how and where their children are educated, including options such as education savings accounts, tax credits, vouchers, or other school-choice mechanisms. SS* Parents—not the government—are responsible for raising their children. Education should help families, not replace them. But across the country, we're seeing schools and education bureaucracies drift away from basic academics and start pushing political and social ideas that often run counter to the values parents teach at home. Parents should be free to decide what education is right for their kids. That might be a public school, a private school, a charter school, or homeschooling. The point is that the choice should be the family's. Education funding, a much needed resource for parents, should follow the student, so parents—not administrators or bureaucrats—are the ones deciding where their child learns. We can't allow our government institutions to shape our children's values and morals, or we'll be heading down a dangerous path. A path where families lose control of their childrens future. We won't just lose the next generation—we will lose the entire future of the country itself. Strong families are what build strong communities, and our government should respect and reinforce that, not undermine it.
3. Parents should be allowed to homeschool their children without additional state regulation SS
4. Curricula based on Critical Race Theory (CRT) should be prohibited in Montana public schools SS
5. Comprehensive sex education should be taught in public elementary schools, beginning as early as kindergarten. SO
6. Montana’s income taxes are too high. SS
7. Montana’s property taxes are too high SS
8. Montana’s corporate taxes are too high SS* Montana doesn’t have a revenue problem — it has a spending problem. Helena continues to grow government and then looks to taxpayers to cover the cost. That approach is backwards. The government should live within its means, just like every Montana family and small business has to. Too often, when spending gets out of control, the solution proposed is to raise taxes or create new ones. That treats taxpayers like an endless source of revenue instead of the hardworking people who actually create the wealth in this state. I believe the focus should be on controlling spending, limiting the size and scope of government, and working toward reducing the tax burden on Montanans. Our goal should be a government that is lean, disciplined, and accountable — one that respects taxpayers rather than constantly reaching deeper into their pockets.
9. The Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms for self-defense. SS* Our constitutional rights are the foundation of a free society. The principles of life, liberty, and property are not just ideas from our founding documents — they are the natural rights that government exists to protect, not control. When government grows beyond its proper limits, those rights are the first things put at risk. The First and Second Amendments are essential safeguards to defend those liberties. Without the First Amendment right of the people to speak freely, question government, and hold those in power accountable, or the Second Amendment right of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves, their families, and ultimately their freedom, our government would have free rein to trample every other God-given right called out in the Constitution. The government should never have the authority to divide citizens into classes based on medical decisions, beliefs, or political views and grant them different rights. Equal protection of the law means every Montanan’s rights must be respected. As a legislator, I will always stand for the Constitution and work to protect the liberties that make our state and our country free.
10. Montanans should not be discriminated against or treated differently based on their vaccination status. SS
11. Climate change is a serious problem that requires increased government regulation. SO
12. Environmental regulations in Montana are currently too restrictive. SS* Montana was built by industries that used our natural resources—mining, timber, agriculture, and energy production. Those industries created good-paying jobs, built our communities, and funded our schools and infrastructure. Today, however, excessive environmental regulation and activist court rulings have pushed Montana away from the very industries that made our state strong. Instead of encouraging responsible development, the current regulatory climate too often treats our natural resources as if they must remain locked away, while working families pay the price through lost jobs and a weakened economy.Much of this problem stems from how Montana’s courts have interpreted the “clean and healthful environment” clause in our state constitution. That language was never meant to prohibit responsible use of our resources or to give activist groups a tool to shut down entire industries. It needs to be clarified so that environmental stewardship and economic prosperity can coexist—as they have for generations in this state. A clean environment should mean responsible management of our land and water, not a legal weapon used to block logging, mining, energy development, or other lawful activities.Montana can protect its natural beauty while still producing the timber, minerals, oil, coal, and other resources the world needs. To do that, we must rein in regulatory overreach, ensure our courts apply the law with common sense rather than ideology, and restore a balanced approach that allows our resource industries to thrive again. When Montana’s natural resource economy is strong, our communities are strong—and that is the future we should be working toward.
13. Abortion should be illegal at all stages of pregnancy. SS* Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart. ENOUGH SAID!!
14. Abortion should be legal only in the early stages of pregnancy and restricted after a specific point, except when necessary to save the life of the mother. SO
15. Abortion should remain legal at all stages of pregnancy, without restriction. SO
16. Individuals and organizations should be allowed to opt out of abortion-related mandates, if those mandates violate their religious or moral convictions. SS
17. Physician-assisted suicide should be legal in Montana. SO
18. Biological males who identify as transgender should be allowed to compete in women’s and girl's athletic competitions. SO
19. Medical procedures intended to change a minor’s sex or gender should be prohibited. SS* I believe the foundation of a healthy society begins with the family as it has been understood for thousands of years: a mother, a father, and children raised within that structure. Biological reality matters, and public policy should reflect it. There are two sexes—male and female—and allowing biological males to compete in women's and girls' athletics is unfair and undermines the opportunities and safety of female athletes. Children must also be protected from irreversible medical experimentation. Procedures intended to change a minor's sex—whether through surgery, puberty blockers, or cross-sex hormones—should not only be prohibited, but treated with the seriousness of any other medical harm inflicted on a child. Minors are not capable of consenting to life-altering procedures that can permanently damage their bodies and futures. Anyone involved should be prosecuted. When it comes to marriage and adoption, the well-being of children has to come first. Marriage, as recognized throughout history and affirmed in scripture, is the union of one man and one woman—period—anything else is an abomination. Children deserve both a mother and a father whenever possible, and public policy should prioritize that family structure rather than redefining it. Dare I say there is enough evidence that children in these so-called "family environments" are often indoctrinated at the least and often sexually abused in the more extreme cases. The Jeffrey Epstein files are but one example of this. Finally, Montana law should not erase biological reality or compel citizens to accept ideological claims about gender identity. Our laws should protect individual freedom while remaining grounded in biological truth and longstanding moral principles.
20. Same-sex couples should be permitted to adopt children. SO
21. State and local nondiscrimination laws should be expanded to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the same manner as race, religion, and national origin. SO
22. Montana’s marriage laws should be revised to reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage. SO
23. Objective moral truths exist and should inform laws and public policy, rather than shifting cultural preferences. SS
24. Government should be limited in scope, with most decisions best made by individuals, families, and local communities rather than centralized authorities. SS
25. Homosexuals and transgender people should be allowed to adopt children: SO
26. Personal responsibility and self-governance are more effective at solving social problems than expanded government programs: SS
27. Parents—not government institutions—are the primary authority responsible for the education and moral formation of their children: SS* Objective moral truths exist, and they should guide our laws and public policy. A healthy society is built on strong families, personal responsibility, and clear standards of right and wrong—not whatever cultural trend happens to be popular at the moment.Because of that, the government should remain limited. Most decisions are best made by individuals, families, and local communities rather than distant bureaucracies. When government grows too large, it pushes aside the very institutions—families, churches, and communities—that hold society together.That is especially true when it comes to children. Parents raise and educate their children, not the government. Public policy should respect that authority and strengthen families, because strong families are the foundation of a free and stable society.