List of Liberty-minded Candidates for US Congress (2014)

[schiffheadbaby]

I didn't say endorsements were meaningless.

Isn't it a little "collectivist" to group together all members of the pro-Rand faction in that way based on the words of just a few? Also, if Ron supports him, then why don't you? I thought Ron was always right?

Isn't there a huge difference between an incumbent Senator with presidential ambitions endorsing his party's presidential nominee and a former Congressman at the end of his political career endorsing a candidate in a Senate primary? I'm pretty sure the latter endorsement is far more meaningful as it isn't obligatory and shows genuine enthusiasm for the candidate.

Paul Broun is the only liberty candidate who can get through this primary. TMOT is rhetorically far too extreme for conservatives, while Broun can unite the liberty movement and the Tea Party and beat the establishment.

Also, the first page of this thread is misleading activists, either intentionally or unintentionally, into thinking that TMOT is a Ron Paul endorsed candidate by highlighting his stars in green. That is certainly not true. That's why I said he was not endorsed by Ron Paul.

TMOT is at least willing to be honest. Paul Broun explicitly said he doesn't agree with Ron Paul's foreign policy. So we are just supposed to ignore that altogether?

 

[compromise]

TMOT is at least willing to be honest. Paul Broun explicitly said he doesn't agree with Ron Paul's foreign policy. So we are just supposed to ignore that altogether?

I'm not arguing for TMOT to be removed from this list. I may disagree with those who vote for him, but I can still understand why some might. I was just remarking upon this thread falsely saying that TMOT was endorsed by Ron Paul, when Paul Broun is the only candidate that has been endorsed by Ron Paul in this race.

 

[compromise]

Jason Smith (R) MO-8

He's the Republican nominee in the June 4 special election. Endorsed by Palin, Steelman and Tea Party Express. When he was asked who his favorite Representative in the House was, he said the following:

In the House, I like the background of [Congressman] Justin Amash. He’s a young guy, 32, same age as me, he’s a congressmen from Michigan. On every vote he takes, he writes a blog about why he voted the way he did and puts it on his website. He was kicked off the budget committee, he’s a strong conservative.

He also likes Massie's and Cato's pages on Facebook (he only likes about 30 pages total).

 

[Smart3]

Jason Smith (R) MO-8

He's the Republican nominee in the June 4 special election. Endorsed by Palin, Steelman and Tea Party Express. When he was asked who his favorite Representative in the House was, he said the following:



He also likes Massie's and Cato's pages on Facebook (he only likes about 30 pages total).

Smith has no policy positions listed on his site other than the basics. He doesn't mention the Fed, foreign policy, SOPA-CISPA-PIPA, NDAA, etc. I won't list him if we know so little about him.

I said this earlier btw.

 

[Spoa]

Smith has no policy positions listed on his site other than the basics. He doesn't mention the Fed, foreign policy, SOPA-CISPA-PIPA, NDAA, etc. I won't list him if we know so little about him.

I said this earlier btw.

I know he opposes NDAA and indefinite detention: http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/rep-jason-smith-on-the-issues/

 

[compromise]

Don Volaric (R) MI-9 5*
George Brikho (R) MI-9 3* (has some left/green leanings as he's an environmentalist and supports GMO labeling)

 

[Smart3]

Last edited by Smart3; Today at 02:31 PM. Reason: Don Volaric, George Brikho, Jason Smith

 

[compromise]

Apologies for the wrong info, Taftfan said in the other thread that Volaric has not yet announced the district he's running in.

 

[compromise]

Kline is running for re-election so Bills is MN-2 isn't happening. The district next to it, MN-6, is now an open seat because of Bachmann's retirement.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

I know he opposes NDAA and indefinite detention: http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/rep-jason-smith-on-the-issues/

Just was looking up who I'm guessing will be his opponent, Steve Hodges- he says he opposes gun control and abortion. Though I'm personally unsure whether this is him trying to reach across the aisle to compromise. According to Ballotpedia, he's missed a few votes, but I'm unsure whether the general electorate cares whether a politician misses a vote so long as they just reiterate talking points when they get in front of the camera. So says this story:

Hodges tags himself as conservative for several reasons. He holds that he is pro-gun, pro-life and fiscally responsible. His House resume shows what one would expect to see from a Southeast Missouri legislator: he is serving or has served on committees for agribusiness, agriculture policy, education appropriations, health-care policy and small business...Conversations with Hodges often quickly turn to three subjects – poverty, education and agriculture, and the connection he sees among them. On the first topic, he doesn't view the 8th district's impoverished situation too differently from challenger for the Congressional seat, Smith, who has said he sees breaking the "generational reliance on welfare" and deregulating to help small businesses and farms create jobs as keys to turning around the district's economic fortunes.

http://www.semissourian.com/story/1944244.html

Looking here, Smith has backing from what look to be big voices, Huckabee and Palin being two of them. Just wondering whether there's a lot of ground work put into this. Haven't seen whether the Missouri RLC backed him. So says Palin:

Jason has worked tirelessly to build on the foundation of his humble beginnings and is a responsible and respected leader in the Show Me State. In Washington DC, Jason will maintain that innate sense of his community and will bring his commonsense conservatism to the halls of Congress. Jason recognizes that government is the problem, not the solution. He will protect our 2nd Amendment rights and work to promote a culture of life. We must all work together to send Mr. Smith to Washington on June 4th.

Again, say what you will about Palin, she's a lightning rod when it comes to attention. Hopefully folks have helped stump for Smith.

http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/what-conservatives-say-about-jason-smith-r-cand-missouri-8/

Here are their Facebook pages:

Smith's- https://www.facebook.com/JasonSmithForMissouri

Hodges- https://www.facebook.com/steveformissouri?filter=2

 

[jurgs01]

Great thread!

 

[jurgs01]

You definitely have a more comprehensive list than I had come up with. I think you should include websites too though in your initial link.

Possible President (2016):
Rand Paul
http://www.randpaul2016.com
http://www.randpac.com
Ted Cruz
http://www.tedcruz.org/home
Senate:
Incumbents:
Kentucky: Rand Paul (2016)
Utah: Mike Lee (2016)
http://www.leeforsenate.com
Texas: Ted Cruz (2018)
2014 Candidates:
Georgia: Derrick Grayson
http://www.grayson2014.com
Tennessee: Glen Jacobs (possible)
Alaska: Joe Miller (possible)
http://joemiller.us

House:
Missouri 8th (special election June 4th, 2013)
Bill Slantz-Libertarian
http://billslantz.com/home
California 8th;
John Dennis (not declared yet)
http://www.johndennis2012.com
Colorado 3rd:
Tisha T. Casida
http://casida2012.com
Illinois 9th:
David Earl Williams III
http://dewforcongress2014.com
Kentucky 4th:
Thomas Massie (incumbent)
http://www.thomasmassie.com
Michigan 3rd:
Justin Amash (incumbent)
http://amashforcongress.com
Michigan 11th:
Kerry Bentivolio (incumbent)
https://transaxt.com/Donate/FT6YPS/KerryBentivolioforUSCongr...
Michigan 9th:
George Brikho (running)
http://georgebrikho.com
North Carolina 3rd:
Walter Jones (incumbent)
http://www.walterjonescommittee.com

Governor:
Texas:
David Simpson (possible)
http://davidsimpson.com
New Jersey (November 5th, 2013):
Ken Kaplan-Libertarian
http://www.kaplanforgovernor.com

Fellow travelers:
California 4th:
Tom McClintock (incumbent)-fellow traveler
Georgia 7th:
Rob Woodall (incumbent)-fellow traveler
Indiana 4th:
Todd Rokita (incumbent)-fellow traveler
Idaho 1st:
Raúl Labrador (incumbent)-fellow traveler
Kansas 1st:
Tim Huelskamp (incumbent)-fellow traveler
South Carolina 4th:
Jeff Duncan (incumbent)-fellow traveler
Texas 23rd:
Robert Lowry(running)-fellow traveler
http://drlowryforcongress.com
Utah 4th:
Mia Love (Running)-Fellow traveler
http://www.love4utah.com
Utah 3rd:
Jason Chaffetz (incumbent)-fellow traveler

 

[Adrock]

Thanks for contributing jurgs. If you come by any other liberty candidates please feel free to post about them.

 

[jurgs01]

Members who live in each of these candidate's districts should set up local meetup groups dedicated to their election and link those on here too. I think this is the year we can actually make a huge difference, but we need to focus and consolidate our effort towards a goal. This thread is a great start. Thanks for making! I am setting aside a few hundred bucks a month to donate to my favorite liberty candidates. Hope others who can are doing the same, and those who can't are helping in other ways!

 

[Smart3]

You definitely have a more comprehensive list than I had come up with. I think you should include websites too though in your initial link.

If a website is available it is included. This list is exclusively for candidates for Congress in 2014 (and 2013 if they're up) and usually only includes Republicans until the general election. Listing LP candidates this soon is pointless as they won't have primaries.

 

[compromise]

Ron DeSantis (R-incumbent) FL-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

2013 freshman. Voted against CISPA. Very strong on fiscal issues too, endorsed by FreedomWorks, Club for Growth, RedState, etc. Since arriving he's been close with Amash/Massie.

 

[TaftFan]

Take Weber off. He never ran as anything close to a liberty candidate, and has sucked so far. Ron only endorsed him because he was his replacement.

 

[compromise]

Take Weber off. He never ran as anything close to a liberty candidate, and has sucked so far. Ron only endorsed him because he was his replacement.

I don't think he's on this list anyway.

 

[compromise]

Tom Emmer (R) MN-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Volaric will be running in MI-10 this time.

 

[jurgs01]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_McGeehan

Pat McGeehan West Virginia?

In 2012 he released a book entitled Printing Our Way to Poverty: The Consequences of American Inflation, which received strong praise from Congressman and former Presidential candidate Ron Paul, as well as economist Dr. Andrew Young