BIERSCHWALE, VIRGIL

Running for US Senate

Lost primary
R

Policy Positions

Positions as of June 6, 2026, extracted from source websites.

Climate(4)

Opposes EPA overreach and environmental regulations that constrain energy production.

"Stopping EPA overreach"

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Supports nuclear energy as part of American energy dominance.

"American energy dominance (oil, gas, coal, nuclear)"

Source: vbsenate.com90% confidence

Opposes the Green New Deal and associated renewable energy mandates.

"Stopping the "Green New Deal" nonsense"

Source: vbsenate.com85% confidence

Supports energy independence, which in context suggests support for domestic energy production including fossil fuels.

"Energy independence"

Source: vbsenate.com60% confidence

Economy(10)

Supports making the Trump tax cuts permanent.

"Making Trump tax cuts permanent"

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Supports eliminating regulations that hurt small businesses and reducing government intervention.

"Eliminating regulations that kill small businesses, Getting government out of the way so businesses can create jobs"

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Supports requiring Texas state contracts to prioritize hiring Texas workers over foreign workers brought in via H-1B visas.

"Require all Texas state contracts to prioritize hiring Texans. Every taxpayer dollar should create jobs for Texans—not replace them with foreign workers."

Source: vbsenate.com97% confidence

Supports prioritizing American and Texan workers in state contracts and opposing outsourcing through H-1B visas.

"Every state contract should prioritize hiring Texans. No more sending our tax dollars to companies that replace American workers with foreign labor through H-1B visas and outsourcing."

Source: vbsenate.com95% confidence

Supports prioritizing American and Texas workers in state contracts and tax-funded projects over foreign workers.

"Every state contract should prioritize hiring Texas workers. Every tax dollar should create jobs for Texans, not replace them with foreign workers."

Source: vbsenate.com90% confidence

Supports prioritizing American workers over foreign labor by reforming the H-1B visa program to stop displacement of American workers.

"Reforming H-1B visa program to stop displacement of American workers"

Source: vbsenate.com90% confidence

Opposes sending American jobs overseas, framing offshoring as harmful to Texas families who depend on those jobs.

"Those who send our jobs that our families need to other countries"

Source: vbsenate.com85% confidence

Supports cutting wasteful government spending to reduce fiscal excess.

"Cutting wasteful government spending"

Source: vbsenate.com85% confidence

Supports free markets that work for Americans, as opposed to systems that benefit corporations using cheap foreign labor.

"Free markets (that actually work for Americans)"

Source: vbsenate.com65% confidence

Implicitly supports protecting local Texas workers and families from job displacement caused by outsourcing and foreign labor contracts funded by taxpayer dollars.

"Texas families can't find good-paying jobs—and your tax dollars are making it worse."

Source: vbsenate.com65% confidence

Education(3)

Opposes Critical Race Theory and transgender ideology in schools, and supports honest teaching of American history.

"Stopping Critical Race Theory and transgender ideology in schools, Teaching American history - the good AND the bad - honestly"

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Opposes federal government involvement in education and supports eliminating the Department of Education.

"Getting the federal government out of education, Eliminating the Department of Education"

Source: vbsenate.com90% confidence

Supports parents' rights in education, implying support for parental control over schooling decisions.

"Parents' rights in education"

Source: vbsenate.com65% confidence

Guns(5)

Opposes red flag laws, characterizing them as violations of due process.

"Opposing "red flag" laws that violate due process"

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Strongly supports Second Amendment rights including constitutional carry and opposing federal gun registries.

"I will defend your God-given right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment is not negotiable. I support: Constitutional carry (already law in Texas - we keep it that way), Opposing federal gun registries"

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Opposes any federal assault weapons ban.

"Standing against any federal assault weapons ban"

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Supports constitutional carry as currently established in Texas law.

"Constitutional carry (already law in Texas - we keep it that way)"

Source: vbsenate.com95% confidence

Strongly supports Second Amendment rights with no restrictions, stating it shall not be infringed.

"The Second Amendment (shall not be infringed)"

Source: vbsenate.com95% confidence

Healthcare(2)

Supports repealing Obamacare mandates and replacing government-run healthcare with free market competition.

"Repealing Obamacare mandates, No government-run healthcare. No socialism. Free markets and competition lower costs."

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Opposes government-run or socialist healthcare systems in favor of free market solutions.

"No government-run healthcare. No socialism. Free markets and competition lower costs."

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Immigration(6)

Supports immediate deportation of criminal illegal aliens.

"Deporting criminal illegal aliens immediately"

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Opposes H-1B visa program as used by tech companies to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor.

"I've spent my life working in the technology industry - the same industry that's now replacing American workers with cheap foreign labor through H-1B visas."

Source: vbsenate.com95% confidence

Supports legal immigration for those who assimilate and learn English, while opposing programs that displace American workers such as H-1B visas.

"I am NOT against immigration - I'm against illegal immigration and programs that replace American workers. If you want to come to America, assimilate, learn English, and become an American - welcome!"

Source: vbsenate.com95% confidence

Supports immigration of people who want to assimilate and become Americans, but opposes importing large numbers of nonimmigrant (temporary visa) workers to fill jobs that Americans could hold.

"I am NOT against immigration. I believe we need more people to immigrate here who want to assimilate and become Americans. But my fight IS with: Those who import a tidal wave of nonimmigrant workers to take our jobs here at home"

Source: vbsenate.com92% confidence

Supports securing the border as a constitutional conservative priority.

"Securing our border"

Source: vbsenate.com75% confidence

Implicitly opposes current asylum practices by supporting an end to catch-and-release policies.

"Ending catch-and-release"

Source: vbsenate.com75% confidence

Social Issues(5)

Supports religious freedom and conscience protections for healthcare workers and religious organizations.

"Defend conscience protections for healthcare workers and religious organizations"

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Is pro-life, opposes taxpayer funding of abortion, and supports protecting the unborn.

"I am pro-life. Every human life has value from conception to natural death. I will: Vote to protect the unborn, Oppose taxpayer funding of abortion"

Source: vbsenate.com100% confidence

Opposes transgender ideology in schools and biological males participating in girls' sports.

"Stopping Critical Race Theory and transgender ideology in schools, Protecting girls' sports from biological males"

Source: vbsenate.com90% confidence

Opposes Critical Race Theory being taught in schools.

"Stopping Critical Race Theory and transgender ideology in schools"

Source: vbsenate.com85% confidence

Opposes abortion, stating a commitment to protecting life.

"Protecting life"

Source: vbsenate.com75% confidence