Civic Compass candidate profile Candidate: Paul Wickensimer Race: South Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 22 Party: Republican Data source: Database-backed profile Election slug: sc-candidate-profile-enrichment Open online: https://www.ballotvibe.com/candidates/paul-wickensimer-republican?election=sc-candidate-profile-enrichment Compare this race: https://www.ballotvibe.com/races/sc-2026-south-carolina-house-of-representatives-sc-house-district-22?election=sc-candidate-profile-enrichment Open ballot plan: https://www.ballotvibe.com/plan?election=sc-candidate-profile-enrichment#plan-sc-2026-south-carolina-house-of-representatives-sc-house-district-22 Flag candidate evidence: https://www.ballotvibe.com/trust?election=sc-candidate-profile-enrichment&claimReference=Paul+Wickensimer+%E2%80%94+South+Carolina+House+of+Representatives+%E2%80%94+SC+House+District+22#corrections Exported: 2026-11-08T09:36:32.260Z Summary Paul Wickensimer candidate profile assembled from imported source documents and evidence claims. Biography Age: Not sourced yet Career: Not sourced yet Evidence coverage Claims loaded: 17 Source-backed claims: 17 Issue position coverage: 100% Position confidence: low Unknown issue axes: 0 Top issue positions 1. Healthcare — oppose (low confidence) Evidence: 1 item across 1 source Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available Summary: Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Healthcare expansion; this is not candidate-specific evidence. 2. Cost of living / housing — support (medium confidence) Evidence: 3 items across 3 sources Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence Summary: Paul Wickensimer's biblestudytools.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Cost of living: Why Study Theology? Pray for my husband, he had been cheating with other woman Prayer 1 11 July 8, 2026 Prayer request to get a job. Prayer 1 8 July 8, 2026 Your Daily Prayer Devotional Discussion Daily Devotionals 57 11372 July 8, 2026 1 Timothy 6:9-10 The Greed of 3. Taxes and spending — oppose (medium confidence) Evidence: 2 items across 1 source Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available Summary: Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public investment and taxes; this is not candidate-specific evidence. 4. Jobs and economy — oppose (low confidence) Evidence: 1 item across 1 source Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available Summary: Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Jobs and worker protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence. 5. Education — oppose (low confidence) Evidence: 1 item across 1 source Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available Summary: Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public education funding; this is not candidate-specific evidence. 6. Public safety / crime — oppose (low confidence) Evidence: 1 item across 1 source Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available Summary: Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability; this is not candidate-specific evidence. 7. Immigration — oppose (low confidence) Evidence: 1 item across 1 source Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available Summary: Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Pathway citizenship legal immigration; this is not candidate-specific evidence. 8. Civil liberties and privacy — oppose (low confidence) Evidence: 1 item across 1 source Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available Summary: Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Civil liberties and privacy protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence. Campaign promises and policy plans 1. Election integrity Paul Wickensimer's biblestudytools.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Election integrity: If the reception of grace is determined by God’s hidden will (τὸ κρυπτὸν τοῦ θεοῦ), as Luther contends, how can the doctrine of free will be reconciled with the biblical teaching on divine election and human depravity? Luther asserts that to ascribe even the sma Quote: “If the reception of grace is determined by God’s hidden will (τὸ κρυπτὸν τοῦ θεοῦ), as Luther contends, how can the doctrine of free will be reconciled with the biblical teaching on divine election and human depravity? Luther asserts that to ascribe even the smallest part of salvation to free will demonstrates ignorance of grace. Does this not fundamentally undermine the synergistic position, which presupposes human cooperation in the work of salvation?” Source: What Would Martin Luther Say to “Free Will”? - Theology - Christian Forums at Crosswalk — https://forums.crosswalk.com/t/what-would-martin-luther-say-to-free-will/19489 2. Cost of living Paul Wickensimer's biblestudytools.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Cost of living: Correct? Who will possess all people to be saved, and to arrive to the knowledge of the truth. KJV Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. Notes & Key Terms Translator Notes The verb thelei (‘desires, wills, wants’) has been d Quote: “Correct? Who will possess all people to be saved, and to arrive to the knowledge of the truth. KJV Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. Notes & Key Terms Translator Notes The verb thelei (‘desires, wills, wants’) has been debated for centuries: does God’s desire necessarily produce its result? We render the Greek without imposing either universalist or particularist frameworks. The phrase epignōsis alētheias (‘full knowledge of the truth’) implies not mere information but deep, experiential understanding. Salvation and knowledge are paired — being saved involves knowing truth. Latin Vulgate (Jerome, 382-405 CE) “Who wishes all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” Omnes homines vult salvos fieri (who wishes all men to be saved) - this verse became the central proof-text in the Western predestination debate. If God wills all to be saved, how can predestination be true? Augustine, Aquinas, Calvin, and the Jansenists all offered different readings of ‘all’ and ‘wills’ to reconcile this verse with their predestination theology.” Source: What Would Martin Luther Say to “Free Will”? - Theology - Christian Forums at Crosswalk — https://forums.crosswalk.com/t/what-would-martin-luther-say-to-free-will/19489 3. Cost of living Paul Wickensimer's biblestudytools.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Cost of living: Why Study Theology? Pray for my husband, he had been cheating with other woman Prayer 1 11 July 8, 2026 Prayer request to get a job. Prayer 1 8 July 8, 2026 Your Daily Prayer Devotional Discussion Daily Devotionals 57 11372 July 8, 2026 1 Timothy 6:9-10 The Greed of Quote: “Why Study Theology? Pray for my husband, he had been cheating with other woman Prayer 1 11 July 8, 2026 Prayer request to get a job. Prayer 1 8 July 8, 2026 Your Daily Prayer Devotional Discussion Daily Devotionals 57 11372 July 8, 2026 1 Timothy 6:9-10 The Greed of the current US Administration from Biblical view. Theology 21 110 July 8, 2026” Source: Christian Forums at Crosswalk - Faith Community — https://forums.crosswalk.com/ 4. Election integrity Paul Wickensimer's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: Josh Kendrick (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 22 without appearing on the ballot. Quote: “Josh Kendrick (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 22 without appearing on the ballot.” Source: Paul Wickensimer - Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Wickensimer 5. Election integrity Paul Wickensimer's biblestudytools.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Election integrity: If the reception of grace is determined by God’s hidden will (τὸ κρυπτὸν τοῦ θεοῦ), as Luther contends, how can the doctrine of free will be reconciled with the biblical teaching on divine election and human depravity? Luther asserts that to ascribe even the sma Quote: “If the reception of grace is determined by God’s hidden will (τὸ κρυπτὸν τοῦ θεοῦ), as Luther contends, how can the doctrine of free will be reconciled with the biblical teaching on divine election and human depravity? Luther asserts that to ascribe even the smallest part of salvation to free will demonstrates ignorance of grace. Does this not fundamentally undermine the synergistic position, which presupposes human cooperation in the work of salvation?” Source: What Would Martin Luther Say to “Free Will”? - Theology - Christian Forums at Crosswalk — https://forums.crosswalk.com/t/what-would-martin-luther-say-to-free-will/19489 6. Cost of living Paul Wickensimer's biblestudytools.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Cost of living: Why Study Theology? Pray for my husband, he had been cheating with other woman Prayer 1 11 July 8, 2026 Prayer request to get a job. Prayer 1 8 July 8, 2026 Your Daily Prayer Devotional Discussion Daily Devotionals 57 11372 July 8, 2026 1 Timothy 6:9-10 The Greed of Quote: “Why Study Theology? Pray for my husband, he had been cheating with other woman Prayer 1 11 July 8, 2026 Prayer request to get a job. Prayer 1 8 July 8, 2026 Your Daily Prayer Devotional Discussion Daily Devotionals 57 11372 July 8, 2026 1 Timothy 6:9-10 The Greed of the current US Administration from Biblical view. Theology 21 110 July 8, 2026” Source: Christian Forums at Crosswalk - Faith Community — https://forums.crosswalk.com/ Source-backed claims 1. Election integrity — promised Paul Wickensimer's biblestudytools.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Election integrity: If the reception of grace is determined by God’s hidden will (τὸ κρυπτὸν τοῦ θεοῦ), as Luther contends, how can the doctrine of free will be reconciled with the biblical teaching on divine election and human depravity? Luther asserts that to ascribe even the sma Quote: “If the reception of grace is determined by God’s hidden will (τὸ κρυπτὸν τοῦ θεοῦ), as Luther contends, how can the doctrine of free will be reconciled with the biblical teaching on divine election and human depravity? Luther asserts that to ascribe even the smallest part of salvation to free will demonstrates ignorance of grace. Does this not fundamentally undermine the synergistic position, which presupposes human cooperation in the work of salvation?” Source: What Would Martin Luther Say to “Free Will”? - Theology - Christian Forums at Crosswalk — https://forums.crosswalk.com/t/what-would-martin-luther-say-to-free-will/19489 2. Cost of living — promised Paul Wickensimer's biblestudytools.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Cost of living: Correct? Who will possess all people to be saved, and to arrive to the knowledge of the truth. KJV Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. Notes & Key Terms Translator Notes The verb thelei (‘desires, wills, wants’) has been d Quote: “Correct? Who will possess all people to be saved, and to arrive to the knowledge of the truth. KJV Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. Notes & Key Terms Translator Notes The verb thelei (‘desires, wills, wants’) has been debated for centuries: does God’s desire necessarily produce its result? We render the Greek without imposing either universalist or particularist frameworks. The phrase epignōsis alētheias (‘full knowledge of the truth’) implies not mere information but deep, experiential understanding. Salvation and knowledge are paired — being saved involves knowing truth. Latin Vulgate (Jerome, 382-405 CE) “Who wishes all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” Omnes homines vult salvos fieri (who wishes all men to be saved) - this verse became the central proof-text in the Western predestination debate. If God wills all to be saved, how can predestination be true? Augustine, Aquinas, Calvin, and the Jansenists all offered different readings of ‘all’ and ‘wills’ to reconcile this verse with their predestination theology.” Source: What Would Martin Luther Say to “Free Will”? - Theology - Christian Forums at Crosswalk — https://forums.crosswalk.com/t/what-would-martin-luther-say-to-free-will/19489 3. Cost of living — supports Paul Wickensimer's biblestudytools.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Cost of living: Why Study Theology? Pray for my husband, he had been cheating with other woman Prayer 1 11 July 8, 2026 Prayer request to get a job. Prayer 1 8 July 8, 2026 Your Daily Prayer Devotional Discussion Daily Devotionals 57 11372 July 8, 2026 1 Timothy 6:9-10 The Greed of Quote: “Why Study Theology? Pray for my husband, he had been cheating with other woman Prayer 1 11 July 8, 2026 Prayer request to get a job. Prayer 1 8 July 8, 2026 Your Daily Prayer Devotional Discussion Daily Devotionals 57 11372 July 8, 2026 1 Timothy 6:9-10 The Greed of the current US Administration from Biblical view. Theology 21 110 July 8, 2026” Source: Christian Forums at Crosswalk - Faith Community — https://forums.crosswalk.com/ 4. Election integrity — supports Paul Wickensimer's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: Josh Kendrick (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 22 without appearing on the ballot. Quote: “Josh Kendrick (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 22 without appearing on the ballot.” Source: Paul Wickensimer - Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Wickensimer 5. Healthcare expansion — party_position_inferred Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Healthcare expansion; this is not candidate-specific evidence. Quote: “Republican party fallback opposes Healthcare expansion.” Source: Republican party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:republican:fallback 6. Cost of living public intervention — party_position_inferred Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Cost of living public intervention; this is not candidate-specific evidence. Quote: “Republican party fallback opposes Cost of living public intervention.” Source: Republican party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:republican:fallback 7. Public investment and taxes — party_position_inferred Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public investment and taxes; this is not candidate-specific evidence. Quote: “Republican party fallback opposes Public investment and taxes.” Source: Republican party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:republican:fallback 8. Jobs and worker protections — party_position_inferred Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Jobs and worker protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence. Quote: “Republican party fallback opposes Jobs and worker protections.” Source: Republican party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:republican:fallback 9. Public education funding — party_position_inferred Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public education funding; this is not candidate-specific evidence. Quote: “Republican party fallback opposes Public education funding.” Source: Republican party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:republican:fallback 10. Voting rights democracy and elections — party_position_inferred Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Voting rights democracy and elections; this is not candidate-specific evidence. Quote: “Republican party fallback opposes Voting rights democracy and elections.” Source: Republican party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:republican:fallback 11. Clean energy climate and environment — party_position_inferred Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Clean energy climate and environment; this is not candidate-specific evidence. Quote: “Republican party fallback opposes Clean energy climate and environment.” Source: Republican party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:republican:fallback 12. Abortion and reproductive rights — party_position_inferred Paul Wickensimer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Abortion and reproductive rights; this is not candidate-specific evidence. Quote: “Republican party fallback opposes Abortion and reproductive rights.” Source: Republican party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:republican:fallback Use this as a portable research snapshot; verify live sources before making final voting decisions.