Challengers to Incumbents Who Voted for NDAA, Aug. 5 Primaries, KA, WA, MO, MI

[James_Madison_Lives]

Republican primaries in these states: Aug. 5th. List includes only candidates who have a one-on-one clean shot at incumbent (no vote-splitting).

Based on the article: Congressmen who voted for NDAA detention face voters on Aug. 5th

What you can do: Contact campaigns and offer to make phone banking calls using free long distance cellphone minutes. See mock-up of newspaer ad below and pay for it to get in their local newspaper (consult with candidate as to the best one, ad is downloadable.)

Many people are ready to vote agaisnt the traitors who voted for NDAA. Challengers' problem is usually to let people know they are running, and that their incumbent voted for it.

Kansas:

- Tim Huelskamp, incumbent, 1st Congressional District, facing Alan
LaPolice in the Republican primary

- Lynn Jenkins, Incumbent, 2nd Congressional District, facing Joshua
Tucker in the Republican primary

- Mike Pompeo, Incumbent, 4th Congressional District, facing Todd
Tiahrt in the Republican primary

Michigan

- Dan Benishek, Incumbent, 1st Congressional District, facing Alan
Arcand in the Republican primary

- Fred Upton, Incumbent, 6th Congressional District, facing Jim
Bussler in the Republican primary

- Tim Walberg, Incumbent, 7th Congressional District, facing Douglas
Radcliffe North in the Republican primary

- Candice Miller, Incumbent, 10th Congressional District, facing Don
Volaric in the Republican primary

- Kerry Bentivolio, Incumbent, 11th Congressional District, facing
David Trott in the Republican primary

Missouri

- Vicky Hartzler, Incumbent, 4th Congressional District, facing John
Webb in the Republican primary

- Billy Long, Incumbent, 7th Congressional District, facing Marshall
Works in the Republican primary.

Washington

- Jaime Herrera Beutler, Incumbent, 3rd Congressional District, facing
Michael Delavar in Republican primary

- Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Incumbent, 5th Congressional District,
facing Tom Horne in the Republican primary

- Adam Smith, Incumbent, 9th Congressional District, facing Don Rivers
in the Democratic primary

link to header graphic (a newspaper might need this):
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/101031312/gitmo.jpg

 

[James_Madison_Lives]

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[William Tell]

Vote for Bentivolio, not Trott.

 

[nayjevin]

Re: Missouri House District 7:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...District-7-Candidates-for-August-5th-Election

Added ballotpedia information for Marshall Works, who is opposing Billy Long in the Republican primary for US House, district 7. According to ballotpedia, Marshall Works ran as a Democrat in 2012.

Springfield News Leader's Jonathan Shorman has an article that seems favorable to Marshall Works and does not mention he ran previously as a Democrat:

http://www.news-leader.com/story/ne...ent-takes-billy-longs-travel-abroad/12665801/

In an interview, Works had the harshest words for Long when it came to the Congressman's international travel. Long is among the most frequent travelers in the Congress.In March, the News-Leader reported Long ranked 20th among members of Congress when it came to the total cost of privately funded trips. In Long's case, it was about $46,960.
The trips included jaunts to Las Vegas, Boston, Shanghai, Istanbul and Azerbaijan.
"I know a boondoggle when I see one. And here's a guy that has accepted $47,000 worth of graft for he and his wife to go on vacations. My wife and I love to travel but we pay for our own vacations," Works said.

 

[nayjevin]

Billy Long

U.S. House (MO)
District 7 Incumbent
(Running)
Republican

Notes: http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/123401/billy-long#.U62cqZRdUSs

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[TD]May 30, 2014[/TD]
[TD]H Amdt 748[/TD]
[TD]Prohibits Federal Agencies from Preventing States from Authorizing the Use of Medical Marijuana[/TD]
[TD]Amendment Adopted - House
(219 - 189)[/TD]
[TD]Nay[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]May 30, 2014[/TD]
[TD]H Amdt 763[/TD]
[TD]Prohibits Funds from Being Used to Require Journalists to Disclose Sources[/TD]
[TD]Amendment Adopted - House
(225 - 183)[/TD]
[TD]Nay[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[TABLE="width: 830"]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]May 22, 2014[/TD]
[TD]H Amdt 676[/TD]
[TD]Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions[/TD]
[TD]Amendment Rejected - House
(191 - 230)[/TD]
[TD]Nay[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 830"]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]May 22, 2014[/TD]
[TD]H Amdt 680[/TD]
[TD]Repeals Military Force Authorization[/TD]
[TD]Amendment Rejected - House
(191 - 233)[/TD]
[TD]Nay[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]May 22, 2014[/TD]
[TD]HR 3361[/TD]
[TD]USA FREEDOM Act[/TD]
[TD]Bill Passed - House
(303 - 121)[/TD]
[TD]Yea[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]Feb. 26, 2014[/TD]
[TD]HR 3865[/TD]
[TD]Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014[/TD]
[TD]Bill Passed - House
(243 - 176)[/TD]
[TD]Yea[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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[TR]
[TD]Oct. 29, 2013[/TD]
[TD]HR 3361[/TD]
[TD]USA FREEDOM Act[/TD]
[TD]House[/TD]
[TD]Co-sponsor[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]July 24, 2013[/TD]
[TD]H Amdt 413[/TD]
[TD]Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the PATRIOT Act[/TD]
[TD]Amendment Rejected - House
(205 - 217)[/TD]
[TD]Nay[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]Dec. 20, 2012[/TD]
[TD]HR 4310[/TD]
[TD]National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013[/TD]
[TD]Conference Report Adopted - House
(315 - 107)[/TD]
[TD]Yea

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[/TR]
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[NewRightLibertarian]

In Michigan, Don Volaric is no longer running against Candice Miller. Also, Bentivolio's opponent is even worse than he is. Arcand is really worth supporting against Benichek though and should probably have a forum on here.

https://www.arcandforcongress.com/

 

[James_Madison_Lives]

In Michigan, Don Volaric is no longer running against Candice Miller. Also, Bentivolio's opponent is even worse than he is. Arcand is really worth supporting against Benichek though and should probably have a forum on here.

https://www.arcandforcongress.com/

Alan Arcand is the real deal, getting favorable response across the district. His challenge is to get word out to enough people that he is running and that the incumbent has an opponent.

 

[James_Madison_Lives]

Here are Liberty challengers to incumbents for the Aug. 5th primaries, KA, MO, MI, WA

Kansas has three excellent challengers in Republican congressional primaries:

Alan LaPolice vs. Tim Huelskamp, incumbent, 1st Congressional District Kansas (MAP)

Joshua Tucker vs. Lynn Jenkins, Incumbent, 2nd Congressional District Kansas (MAP)

Todd Tiahrt vs. Mike Pompeo, Incumbent, 4th Congressional District Kansas (MAP)

For US Senator from Kansas, Dr. Milton Wolf against incumbent Senator Pat Roberts


In Missouri John Webb is running an outstanding campaign against Vicky Hartzler, Incumbent, 4th Congressional District (MAP)

And in Washington State:

- Michael Delavar against Jaime Herrera Beutler, incumbent 3rd Congressional District, Republican primary (MAP)

- Don Rivers challenging Adam Smith, Incumbent, 9th Congressional District, in the Democratic primary (MAP) Even though Don is a Democrat I included him, because he is against NDAA and challenging an incumbent who voted for it. I also spoke with him and he is a solid guy. Washington has an open primary.

Michigan:

- Alan Arcand vs. Dan Benishek, Incumbent, 1st Congressional District


- Jim Bussler vs. Fred Upton, Incumbent, 6th Congressional District


EVERY ONE OF THESE INCUMBENTS VOTED TO TAKE AWAY YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND WOULD WATCH YOU ROT, EVEN IF YOU WERE INNOCENT, FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IF HE HAD HIS WAY.

Vote on Aug. 5th if you can! If you can't check these districts for friends and family!

John Webb, MO-4th, "Constitutional Fiscal Conservative"

Don Rivers, WA-9th

Josh Tucker, KS-2nd

 

[RandallFan]

Is LaPolice really better than Huelskamp? I thought he just wants to get along with Boehner.

http://www.alanlapolice.com/

"Productivity over Hyper Partisanship is the only solution to Washington’s gridlock. "


I agree on the others in Kansas. There is a guy called Tom Horne running against Cathy McMorris-Rodgers. He is all over the place but better than Cathy and wants to get rid of the DHS. The WA challengers need only get in 2nd place like in California.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Have any of these candidates been vetted in our Liberty Campaign Evaluation sub forum? (Other than Milton Wolf).

The first guy on the list, "LaPolice" doesn't look terribly impressive based on his website.

Not much time to vet your list here.

 

[jurgs01]

In Michigan, Don Volaric is no longer running against Candice Miller. Also, Bentivolio's opponent is even worse than he is. Arcand is really worth supporting against Benichek though and should probably have a forum on here.

https://www.arcandforcongress.com/

When did Volaric announce he wasn't running anymore?

 

[MichaelDavis]

When did Volaric announce he wasn't running anymore?

I don't think he ever filed. His fundraising was not too strong.

I would vote for Huelskamp, Pompeo, and Bentivolio. Huelskamp votes correctly 97% of the time. He voted against the FY13 NDAA. Where do you see that he voted for it? Pompeo is better than pork king Tiahrt. He voted to fund fairy education, allow funds to be used to renovate a city-owned pool in Banning, California, fund the National Grape and Wine Initiative, fund an aquarium, and more. Pompeo is endorsed by the Club for Growth, FreedomWorks, and Americans for Prosperity. Bentivolio is much, much better than Trott. Bentivolio has stood by us on almost every issue and is endorsed by the RLC. Trott is endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce.

 

[William Tell]

When did Volaric announce he wasn't running anymore?

He is not listed as a candidate on the Green Papers, he once was. I assume Michael Davis is correct that he never filed.

 

[Brett85]

You're making a huge mistake by claiming that Huelskamp supports indefinite detention. That is false. Huelskamp was one of only about 19 members of the house to vote for Amash's amendment ending indefinite detention. He's been one of the best Republicans in the house on that issue. Please stop spreading false information and telling people to vote for a liberal like LaPolice over a liberty-minded Congressman like Huelskamp.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll270.xml

 

[MikeStanart]

Gotta love how the Liberty community completely ignores the US Senate race in Kansas. Milton Wolf. *Crickets *crickets

 

[jurgs01]

You're making a huge mistake by claiming that Huelskamp supports indefinite detention. That is false. Huelskamp was one of only about 19 members of the house to vote for Amash's amendment ending indefinite detention. He's been one of the best Republicans in the house on that issue. Please stop spreading false information and telling people to vote for a liberal like LaPolice over a liberty-minded Congressman like Huelskamp.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll270.xml

The whole list is a mistake. The candidates are all profiled on one vote (granted an incorrect one), and then their challengers are listed as if they oppose the NDAA indefinite detention provision.

I really hope people dig deeper than lists like this.

 

[Brett85]

@James Madison-You need to understand what kind of candidates you're promoting here.

http://news.yahoo.com/kansas-congressman-hit-farmers-backlash-061213534--election.html

Eleven biofuel plants dot the vast expanse of western and central Kansas, where farm fields stretch to the horizon and corn and sorghum are the backbone of the rural economy.





So when the Republican congressman who represents the area co-sponsored a bill that would cut demand for biofuels by phasing out a federal renewable energy program, many of his rural constituents took note. Their anger is now coming back to haunt U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp in the waning days before the Aug. 5 GOP primary.

Huelskamp, a tea party favorite and Kansas farmer known for his criticism of the GOP leadership in Washington, is locked in an unexpectedly tough race with a political novice as he seeks a third two-year term. His challenger, Alan LaPolice, a farmer and educator, supports the renewable energy standards, which mandate a percentage of renewable fuels in gasoline.

Like some others swept into office in the tea party class of 2010 that helped the Republicans capture the House majority, Huelskamp is finding that a strict free-market ideology and local economic interests can be tough to balance.

A political action committee, Now or Never, has dumped more than $260,000 into the race to oppose Huelskamp, regulatory filings show. The group's ads feature Tom Willis, a Kansas farmer and president of Conestoga Energy Partners, which owns ethanol plants in Liberal and Garden City that make fuel from corn.

Willis said the majority of the Now or Never PAC money being spent on the race comes from Kansas people who are involved in agricultural and ethanol in the state.

The ethanol industry has been the "best success story for rural America" in the last 20 years, Willis said in an interview. Willis said Huelskamp was "willing to put all that at risk for his ideology."

The Kansas Corn Growers Association, the Kansas Farm Bureau, the Kansas Association of Ethanol Processors and the Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association also weighed in this week with a scathing joint statement criticizing Huelskamp.

The congressman's position "shows a lack of understanding of commodity markets, value-added agriculture, and what it means to be a Congressional Representative to his constituents," said Farm Bureau President Steve Baccus.

Huelskamp said Wednesday that his legislation, which is not expected to be taken up this year in the House, would phase out the renewable fuel standard over several years.

"I don't think Washington should be picking winners and losers," Huelskamp said. "I think industry should be able to compete in the marketplace."

The political pushback is something new for Huelkamp, who was unopposed for re-election two years ago. Just last year, the Kansas Farm Bureau awarded him its "Friend of Farm Bureau" award.

The incumbent had more than $800,000 on hand this month for the homestretch of the primary, compared to the $36,600 in cash reported by his challenger. The Tea Party Express, Freedomworks for America and other conservative organizations are backing him.

Kansas has 13 biofuel plants that generate nearly $1.5 billion each year, said Greg Krissek, chief executive officer of the Kansas Corn Growers Association. A 2010 legislative study done before the last plant was built found the industry supported 331 direct jobs and 1,600 related jobs.

The plants came on line as rural economies were suffering from dwindling population and fluctuating crop prices.

The state's two major farm organizations, the Kansas Livestock Association and the Kansas Farm Bureau, declined to endorse Huelskamp's re-election. Farmers are also upset about Huelskamp's repeated votes against a Farm Bill.

Huelskamp said his bill includes provisions that would help the Kansas economy by easing environmental roadblocks for expansion of the Sunflower coal-fired power plant and deterring new regulations on hydraulic fracturing in oil drilling.

 

[James_Madison_Lives]

The whole list is a mistake. The candidates are all profiled on one vote (granted an incorrect one), and then their challengers are listed as if they oppose the NDAA indefinite detention provision.

I really hope people dig deeper than lists like this.

The list is based on the last vote which kept the NDAA in place, regardless of the "show vote" that allows them to go home and tell constiturents that they were against NDAA. 69 reps. had the courage to vote against an NDAA which still contains the offending provisions, if they can take a stand then the rest of them could have as well, and with enough of of them the leadership would have been forced to remove the unconstitutional provisions. We should be able to see through these "I voted against it before I voted for it" tactics.

The courageous Nays were as follows. It is significant that they cut across party lines and include all the better representatives of both parties, like Amash and DeFazio.

---- NAYS 69 ---

Amash
Bass
Becerra
Blumenauer
Campbell
Capuano
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cohen
Conyers
DeFazio
DeGette
Doyle
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Fudge
Gohmert
Grayson
Griffith (VA)
Hahn
Holt
Honda
Huffman
Jones
Labrador
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lewis
Lofgren
Lummis
Massie
Matsui
McClintock
McDermott
McGovern
Miller, George
Moore
Nadler
Napolitano
Pallone
Payne
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Polis
Posey
Quigley
Rangel
Ribble
Rohrabacher
Roybal-Allard
Salmon
Sánchez, Linda T.
Sanford
Schakowsky
Schrader
Serrano
Stockman
Swalwell (CA)
Thompson (CA)
Tierney
Velázquez
Watt
Welch
Woodall
Yarmuth
Yoho

 

[Brett85]

Where is your evidence that the people who are running against these representatives oppose indefinite detention and would've voted against the 2013 NDAA? It just seems like you're endorsing every opponent of the reps who voted for the 2013 NDAA, even though you don't even know that the challengers would've voted differently. I don't understand your logic. You're basically promoting candidates who would likely be just as bad or worse when it comes to civil liberties, and are far worse on economic issues.