🗳 2026 MIDTERM GENERAL ELECTION — NOVEMBER 3

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Virgil Bierschwale

Texas Senate 2026 · 2026

15
Policy Positions
15 of 15
Inferred from party
45%
Avg Confidence
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Issue Areas
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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct statement or voting record found on federal minimum wage for this candidate; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation and general opposition to federal minimum wage mandates, though Bierschwale is a lesser-known candidate with limited public record.

Would you support imposing tariffs of 25% or more on imports from countries that do not meet US labor and environmental standards?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyVirgil Bierschwale is a relatively obscure Republican Senate candidate in Texas with limited publicly available policy record; position inferred from his populist, America-first Republican profile and general support for protecting American workers, but no direct statement on labor/environmental tariffs was found. Fact-check this →
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Environment

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support legislation requiring the US to reduce carbon emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by 2035?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyVirgil Bierschwale is a Republican Senate candidate in Texas with limited public profile; no direct statements on carbon emissions targets were found, but his party affiliation and Texas energy-state context suggest opposition to aggressive emissions mandates, though not necessarily active campaigning against this specific policy. Fact-check this →

Would you support ending new federal permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands and offshore waters?

Strongly Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyBierschwale is a Republican candidate from Texas, a major oil-producing state, with no detailed public record found on this specific issue; position inferred from party affiliation and Texas political context strongly favoring expanded domestic energy production. Fact-check this →
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Foreign Policy

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% per year above the rate of inflation?

Neutral · estimate
Inferred from partyVirgil Bierschwale is a relatively obscure Republican Senate candidate from Texas with minimal publicly available policy record on specific defense budget levels, requiring a neutral assignment by default. Fact-check this →

Would you support maintaining or increasing current levels of US foreign assistance to allied and developing nations?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyVirgil Bierschwale is a little-known Republican Senate candidate from Texas with minimal public record available; position inferred from general Republican populist/America-first tendencies and party platform skepticism toward foreign aid, with very low confidence due to lack of direct evidence. Fact-check this →
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Gun Policy

2 positions · all inferred from party

Do you support a federal policy prohibiting the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines to civilians?

Strongly Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyVirgil Bierschwale is a Republican Senate candidate in Texas with limited public record; position is inferred from party affiliation and general conservative Texas political context, as no direct statements on semi-automatic rifle restrictions were found. Fact-check this →

Would you support requiring background checks for all firearm purchases in the US, including private sales and gun show transactions?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct statements or voting record found on universal background checks for this relatively obscure candidate; position inferred from Republican party alignment and typical Texas GOP opposition to expanded gun control measures.
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Healthcare

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support expanding Medicare to cover all Americans regardless of age?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct record found on Medicare expansion; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation and general conservative opposition to government-run universal healthcare, though Bierschwale is a lesser-known candidate with limited publicly documented policy stances.

Would you support federal legislation requiring Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyVirgil Bierschwale is a relatively obscure Republican Senate candidate in Texas with minimal available public record on this specific issue; position inferred primarily from Republican Party alignment, which generally opposes government price-setting in pharmaceutical markets. Fact-check this →
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Immigration

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived and worked continuously in the US for more than 5 years?

Strongly Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyVirgil Bierschwale is a Republican Senate candidate in Texas with a strong anti-illegal-immigration platform emphasizing border security and enforcement, and no evidence of supporting pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants; position inferred from campaign platform and party alignment.

Would you support significantly increasing federal funding for border security infrastructure and personnel at the US southern border?

Strongly Support · estimate
Inferred from partyBierschwale is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas whose campaign materials emphasize border security as a central issue, but detailed policy specifics are limited, so position is inferred from campaign focus and party affiliation. Fact-check this →
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Taxes

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support raising the federal corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28%?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct statement or voting record found on corporate tax rates for this candidate; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation and general opposition to tax increases, with low confidence due to Bierschwale being a lesser-known candidate with limited public record.

Would you support raising the top federal income tax rate to 50% for individual income exceeding $10 million per year?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyVirgil Bierschwale is a Republican Senate candidate in Texas with limited public record; position is inferred primarily from party affiliation and general Republican opposition to higher top marginal tax rates, with no direct statements found on this specific proposal. Fact-check this →
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Voting Rights

1 position · all inferred from party

Would you support federal legislation requiring all states to automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they interact with government agencies?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found on automatic voter registration; position inferred from Republican party affiliation and general conservative stance on federal mandates over state election administration, with low confidence due to Bierschwale being a lesser-known candidate with limited public record.
Positions are AI-extracted from public sources and bias-audited by GroundedVote. Evidence types: Voting Record (highest confidence) → Party Inference (lowest). All data © 2025 The Founded Project LLC.