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

[Smart3]

Election Candidates


US House
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Arizona
Paul Gosar (R-incumbent) AZ-4 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Matt Salmon (R-incumbent) AZ-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
David Schweikert (R-incumbent) AZ-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

California
Doug LaMalfa (R-incumbent) CA-1 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom McClintock (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
John Dennis (R) CA-12 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Art Alas (R) CA-32 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Dana Rohrabacher (R-Incumbent) CA-48 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Carl DeMaio (R) CA-52 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Colorado
Tisha Casida (I) CO-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Delaware
Rose Izzo (R) DE-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Florida

Ted Yoho (R-incumbent) FL-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Ron DeSantis (R-incumbent) FL-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Bill Posey (R-incumbent) FL-8 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Curt Clawson (R) FL-19 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Georgia
Barry Loudermilk (R) GA-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom Graves (R-incumbent) GA-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Idaho
Raul Labrador (R-incumbent) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Iowa
Rod Blum (R) IA-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Kansas
Tim Huelskamp (R-Incumbent) KS-1 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Kentucky
Thomas Massie (R-incumbent) KY-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Louisiana
Paul Dietzel (R) LA-6 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Maine
Blaine Richardson (I) ME-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Maryland
Dan Bongino (R) MD-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Massachusetts
Richard Tisei (R) MA-6 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Michigan
Justin Amash (R-incumbent) MI-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)
George Brikho (R) MI-9 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Minnesota
Tom Emmer (R) MN-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Stewart Mills (R) MN-8 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Mississippi
Tavish Kelly (R) MS-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Missouri
Jason Smith (R-incumbent) MO-8 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

New Hampshire
Marilinda Garcia (R) NH-2 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)


New Jersey
Scott Garrett (R-incumbent) NJ-5 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Alieta Eck (R) NJ-12 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

New York
Chris Gibson (R-incumbent) NY-19 - (purity: ★☆☆☆☆)

North Carolina
Walter Jones (R-incumbent) NC-3 - ( ★★★★☆)
Mark Walker (R) NC-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Mark Meadows (R-incumbent) NC-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Vince Coakley (R) NC-12 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Oklahoma
Jim Bridenstine (R-incumbent) OK-1 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Markwayne Mullin (R-incumbent) OK-2 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Oregon
Dennis Linthicum (R) OR-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Art Robinson (R) OR-4 - ★★★★★)

South Carolina
Mark Sanford (R-incumbent) SC-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Jeff Duncan (R-incumbent) SC-3 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Trey Gowdy (R-incumbent) SC-4 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Mick Mulvaney (R-incumbent) SC-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Tennessee
Jimmy Duncan (R-incumbent) TN-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Utah
Mia Love (R) UT-4 (purity: ★★★★☆)

Virginia
Kevin Meynardie (R) VA-2 (purity: ★★★★★)
Dave Brat (R) VA-7 (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Morgan Griffith (R-incumbent) VA-9 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Washington
Clint Didier (R) WA-4 ★★★★★)

West Virginia
Alex Mooney (R-incumbent) WV-2 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Wisconsin
Reid Ribble (R-incumbent) WI-8 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

US Senate
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Louisiana
Rob Maness (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Maine
Erick Bennett (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Green Purity indicates endorsement by Ron Paul


Check out http://libertycandidates.com/ for more Liberty Candidate endorsements!

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Dropped out: John Douglas (R) GA-10 [3★], David Seaman (R) FL-23 [3★], Eric Reyes (R) IL-17
Lost: Paul McKinley (R) IL-2 [4★]
Separate list in post 3. Refer to that if you don't want to see candidates that don't vote with us 90-100% of the time.

Credits to: Compromise , Spoa,

 

[Eric21ND]

I'm surprised Baldwin only got 4 stars? What is he lacking on?

 

[Smart3]

I'm surprised Baldwin only got 4 stars? What is he lacking on?

I suppose it's subjective at that point. Whether a candidate is a 4 or 5 star, we need to get them elected.

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Alternative list containing only GOP and only strict liberty-constitutionalists:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?396585-Liberty-candidates-2014

 

[Maximus]

We can go a long way towards helping Joe Miller and Gary Johnson (who just built himself a huge network of donors) if they decide to run, and I'd love to knock out Lindsay Graham.

After Ted Cruz's win in the TX primary, I think we can also help Robert Paul through the primaries should he decide to run. The grassroots is there. I'm excited already.

The Senate side of things looks very promising.

 

[Smart3]

We can go a long way towards helping Joe Miller and Gary Johnson (who just built himself a huge network of donors) if they decide to run, and I'd love to knock out Lindsay Graham.

After Ted Cruz's win in the TX primary, I think we can also help Robert Paul through the primaries should he decide to run. The grassroots is there. I'm excited already.

The Senate side of things looks very promising.

With the right retirements, we can double or triple our U.S. House numbers too.

I'm with you on the Robert Paul idea.

 

[RonPaul25]

1. Shouldn't you wait till these people actually announce their gonna run

2. How can you assign stars to people who haven't even voted on a single issue

 

[whoisjohngalt]

I went to a YAL meeting at UNT to watch Robert speak. He addressed calls for him to run and basically said that it ain't gonna happen. He wants to spend time with his kids and is happy running his practice. I jokingly asked him, "Can you at least run for a House seat?" It would be nice, but it's nearly definite that it won't happen.

 

[compromise]

Incumbents:
Bill Posey FL-15 (3 stars), RP Liberty Caucus member
Scott Garrett NJ-5 (2-3 stars), RP Liberty Caucus member and LPAC 2012 speaker

Speculative:
Connie Mack FL-14 (3-4 stars)
Michael Baumgartner WA-1 (5 stars)

 

[Smart3]

1. Shouldn't you wait till these people actually announce their gonna run

2. How can you assign stars to people who haven't even voted on a single issue

A number of the non-incumbents won't launch their bids for another year, so why wait? We should know who might run to plot out our strategy.

As for purity stars, I believe they're assigned based on positions on the issues and how close the candidate is to Dr. Paul. If you'd like to dispute the stars, please do so per candidate.

 

[compromise]

More incumbents:
RP Liberty Caucus members:
Jack Kingston GA-1
Jeff Miller FL-1
(Both opposed Libya, probably 2 stars for both, maybe 3 stars for Jack for going against Patriot Act)

Others:
Chris Gibson NY-19 (3-4 stars, voted against NDAA, Patriot Act and Ryan plan, opposed Libya and wants to cut military spending)
Jeff Duncan SC-3 (2-3 stars, voted against NDAA, part of Amash's Liberty Caucus)
Paul Gosar AZ-1 (2-3 stars, voted against NDAA)

A speculative:
Mia Love UT-4 (2-3 stars, very strong fiscally and reducing size of gov't, endorsed by Reason)

Here are some roll calls to help you find liberty incumbents:

NDAA 2012 (Look for the Nays):
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll932.xml

Libya Kucinich Resolution (Look for the Yeas):
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2011/h412

Patriot Act 2011 (Look for the Nays):
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll036.xml

Smith-Amash NDAA Amendment (Look for the Yeas):
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll270.xml

 

[AJ Antimony]

Bentivolio may have a very tough primary election since his district never really had a primary for 2012. He needs to show his constituents that he's strongly opposing Obama and they will hopefully warm up to him.

 

[T.hill]

Robert Paul did make it clear he was not going to run for senate seat in 2012, but he left the future more ambiguous.

 

[T.hill]

http// politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/22/robert-paul-says-texas-senate-bid-unlikely#ixzz2D2HQmlK

"I'm never going to say I won't ever run for office, but I think running for Senate probably is not going to happen this time,"

 

[John F Kennedy III]

Connie Mack just lost. Has he already confirmed he is running in 2014? (I hope he does)

 

[Smart3]

Connie Mack just lost. Has he already confirmed he is running in 2014? (I hope he does)

Speculative/Draft candidates are in italics until they start a formal campaign.

 

[Adrock]

Right now I would be happy to see Miller and Davis running for Senate. I am hoping that we can get a liberty candidate through the Colorado GOP primary too. A good fusion candidate would do wonders there.

I am excited about the house too. I am hoping we field some good candidates where incumbents decide to retire. There are also some GOP leaning seats in California we could do really well in if we get some of our people through the primary.

 

[compromise]

Kansas:
Tim Huelskamp KS-1, 2 stars? Incumbent

Georgia:
Paul Broun Senate, speculative

Utah:
Mia Love UT-4, 3 stars? (she likes Ron Paul and Bastiat and is very conservative), speculative

Arizona:
Paul Gosar AZ-4, 2-3 stars? Incumbent

Oklahoma:
Jim Bridenstine OK-1, 2 stars? Incumbent

Pennsylvania:
Michael Fitzpatrick PA-8, 1-2 stars? Incumbent

Wisconsin:
Reid Ribble WI-8, 3 stars? Incumbent

Kentucky:
Gurley Martin Senate, 3-4 stars?

Michigan:
Dan Benishek MI-1, 2 stars? Incumbent

Virginia:
Morgan Griffith VA-9, 2-3 stars? Incumbent

New York:
Chris Gibson NY-19, 1 star? (good on civil liberties and military spending, but a RINO/centrist) incumbent

South Carolina:
Tim Scott Senate, 1-2 stars? Incumbent (wasn't a liberty candidate while he was in the House, but fairly good compared to many of his Senate colleagues, very conservative, anti-foreign aid, opposed intervention in Libya)
Jeff Duncan SC-3, 2 stars? Incumbent
Mick Mulvaney SC-5, 3 stars? Incumbent

Massachusetts:
Richard Tisei MA-6, speculative

Btw, why does Walsh have 2 stars and Posey have 3 stars? Walsh is a little more fiscally conservative, got an RP endorsement in 2012 and voted well on NDAA, they should swop ratings. Jimmy Duncan is also a lot more conservative than Walter Jones and just as non-interventionist (possibly even more so, because Duncan voted against Iraq), 3 stars is pretty low for him. Bentivolio probably should go down to 3 or 4 stars for some of his recent votes.

Also, Denny Rehberg said he's not running for Senate again.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/article_a9ed809a-55d7-11e2-9ddc-001a4bcf887a.html

 

[Smart3]

How are you coming at these stars? The goal of the list is to create awareness of solid pro-civil liberties, fiscally responsible and principled candidates. Not to create a Tea/Liberty list. I have decided to add Griffith, Gosar, etc but unless you clarify the inclusion of Gibson, Ribble, etc I won't add them.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

Utah:
Mia Love UT-4, 3 stars? (she likes Ron Paul and Bastiat and is very conservative), speculative

Considering how narrow of a lead Jim Matheson had over her (something around 3,000 votes, I believe) and how long it took to actually call the race, she could, in theory, clinch it if she gave it another go. Not sure what she'd have to change, but provided Utah doesn't become bluer by 2014, she could have a shot.

 

[RonPaul25]

half of these people are pro-war, how are you rating them. In my opinion anti-war>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>free market economics