S. Chris Anders

S. Chris Anders was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. Anders' professional experience includes working as a political consultant.[1]

Anders has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]

National Association for Gun Rights

Young Americans for Liberty

Students for Life, National Right to Work Committee

Foundation for Applied Conservative Leadership

Educational Freedom Foundation

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a constitutional conservative with a lifetime score of 100% voting in line with the Constitution and the rights of the people it protects. I am the Chair of the Freedom Caucus and will always fight for economic and person freedom.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Defending life, liberty and property as the Founders intended.Stopping the cronyism and corruption that is rampant at every level of governmentI am a principle over party representative. I did not pledge an oath to a party or a person, but rather the Law of the land, the Constitution.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Bill of Rights, Property Rights, 2nd Amendment, 4th Amendment, Medical liberty and stopping forced vaccinations, defending life at conception, reducing the overall size and scope of government and the inflation it creates.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity and a backbone

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

It is not to play Santa Clause, that is for sure, delivering gifts funded by other people's money. It should be to get their money and freedom back from an overreaching government.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Bus Boy at a Restaurant

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Ending the cronyism and corruption and grift

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

No

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Make Liberty Win, National Association for Gun Rights, Eastern Panhandle Business Association, Students for Life, WV Health Freedom PAC, Freedom Caucus, WV Farm Bureau.

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a Christian, constitutional conservative with nearly two decades of experience working in grassroots politics fighting for the 2nd amendment, to protect the unborn and to reduce the size and scope of government.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

We must preserve the 2nd Amendment and the entire Bill of Rights.We must protect the unborn, because any government that claims to be moral or just must protect the most innocent.We must work to pass full and complete school choice because we must restore parental freedom in education.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Preserving the great American principles of life, liberty and the protection of private property. The founding fathers created an amazing system of government by which we can fight for freedom and liberty.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to Ron, Paul and Rand Paul and their dedication to freedom, Liberty and the Constitution.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Law by Frederick Bastiat

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

It is the duty of every elected official to uphold the United States Constitution and their oath of office.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

The refusal to compromise on the founding principles of America.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To defend the individual liberty and the constitutional rights of those they have been elected to represent.

What legacy would you like to leave?

That I expanded freedom and liberty while protecting constitutional and conservative core values.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember very clearly the explosion of the space shuttle.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I worked as a dishwasher at Pizza Hut

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Bible.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Liberty by Jordan Page.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

The governor can only execute those laws passed by the legislature. The legislative branch is the most powerful branch of government and it must keep any out of control executive within their constitutionally permitted duties.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

To eliminate taxation and regulation on businesses already here within West Virginia and at the same time to break up the government monopoly on education and protect the civil liberties of the people.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Not necessarily, however, my experience and over 18 years has uniquely positioned me to be ready to go to work on day one.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Only if they hold the same principles and standards and dedication to the Constitution and the founding principles of our republic.

Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Thomas Massie, Rand and Ron Paul, Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry.

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

Not particularly.

Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Hearing the plight of the people as they suffer under government regulation and taxation. Not to mention the constant infringement on their individual liberty by state and federal agencies.

Should the legislature oversee or grant the use of emergency powers?

The legislature should strictly bind the governor to the Constitution and we should never ever again have the type of out of control authoritarian government during the pandemic.

What is the first bill you would introduce if elected?

Full universal and complete school choice followed by prohibiting out of control rogue Federal agencies from violating the second Amendment in West Virginia.

What committees interest you?

Judiciary.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Government is for and by the people and should be held accountable by the people. The government doesn't have any money except that which the people have interested to it. Therefore, any and all financial aspects of the government must be to preserve the public's trust and its money.