🗳 2026 MIDTERM GENERAL ELECTION — NOVEMBER 3

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Charles Walkingchild

Montana Senate 2026 · 2026

15
Policy Positions
15 of 15
Inferred from party
45%
Avg Confidence
8
Issue Areas
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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions · all inferred from party

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

Neutral · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Charles Walkingchild's position on tariffs tied to labor and environmental standards; position inferred cautiously given insufficient public record.

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

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found on this specific issue for Charles Walkingchild; position inferred from Republican Party alignment in Montana, which broadly opposes federal minimum wage increases, with low confidence due to lack of direct record.
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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 partyNo direct record found for Charles Walkingchild; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation in Montana, a fossil-fuel-dependent state where opposition to aggressive carbon reduction mandates is near-universal among GOP candidates, though without direct evidence a score of 1 cannot be justified.

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

Strongly Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct voting record or explicit statement found for Charles Walkingchild on this specific issue; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation, Montana's heavy reliance on fossil fuel industries, and standard GOP opposition to restricting federal drilling permits. Fact-check this →
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Foreign Policy

2 positions · all inferred from party

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

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct record found for Charles Walkingchild on foreign assistance; position inferred from Republican Party alignment and general GOP opposition to foreign aid spending, with low confidence due to insufficient candidate-specific evidence.

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

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct record found for Charles Walkingchild on this specific defense spending question; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation and general GOP support for increased defense spending, with low confidence due to absence of candidate-specific evidence.
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Gun Policy

2 positions · all inferred from party

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 record found for Charles Walkingchild on universal background checks; position inferred from Republican Party platform in Montana, which generally opposes expanded background check requirements, with low confidence due to lack of direct evidence.

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 partyNo direct record found for Charles Walkingchild on this specific issue; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation in Montana, a strong gun-rights state, where opposition to semi-automatic rifle bans is near-universal among GOP candidates.
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Healthcare

2 positions · all inferred from party

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

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Charles Walkingchild on Medicare drug price negotiation; position inferred from Republican party alignment, which broadly opposes government price-setting in pharmaceutical markets, with low confidence due to limited candidate-specific record.

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

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct record found for Charles Walkingchild on Medicare expansion; position inferred from Republican Party platform opposition to single-payer and Medicare-for-All proposals, with low confidence due to limited candidate-specific evidence.
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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?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct record found for Charles Walkingchild on this specific question; position inferred from Republican Party platform in Montana, which generally opposes pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, with low confidence due to limited candidate-specific evidence.

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

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct voting record or explicit statements found for Charles Walkingchild on border security funding; position inferred primarily from Republican Party affiliation and general platform alignment in Montana, a state with strong border security sentiment. Fact-check this →
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Taxes

2 positions · all inferred from party

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

Strongly Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct record found for Charles Walkingchild on this specific tax question; position inferred from Republican Party platform opposition to tax increases on high earners and standard GOP fiscal conservatism, with low confidence due to lack of candidate-specific evidence.

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

Strongly Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct record found for Charles Walkingchild on corporate tax rates; position inferred from Republican Party platform opposition to tax increases and the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's 21% rate, which Republicans broadly defend.
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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 for Charles Walkingchild's position on automatic voter registration; position inferred from Republican Party's general opposition to federal mandates on state election administration and automatic voter registration policies, with low confidence due to lack of a established voting record or public statements.
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.