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

[Spoa]

There's a few Congressmen who are members of the House Liberty Caucus that aren't listed here; Rob Woodall of GA, Tim Walberg of MI, Vicky Hartzler of MO, and Todd Rokita of IN. There might be a good reason for why they're not listed, but I'm just wondering.

Woodall should be added. Walberg and Rokita are somewhat fiscally conservative, but they don't fight often. Hartzler is establishment and a Boehner follower...she should not be added.

 

[TaftFan]

Woodall should be added.

Other than introducing the Fair Tax, Woodall doesn't stand out to me. Mid 80's FreedomWorks score. Got a 69 from the JBS Freedom Index (issues specific to Ron Paul supporters mainly) which is very bad.

I would add Bob Barr to this list though as a 4 star.

 

[compromise]

Mia is no longer speculative.
http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2010789

 

[compromise]

Mia Love's link is broken. Ribble and Baumgartner have (R) after their district, while the others all have (R) before their district.

Also:
Ribble's site - http://ribbleforcongress.com/
Gibson's site (although bear in mind Gibson is a RINO, probably the most liberal House Republican on fiscal issues and guns, he's one of the Main Street Republicans, should really have a 1 star) - http://www.chrisgibsonforcongress.com/
Jones's campaign site - http://www.walterjonescommittee.com/

Bridenstine really needs to be added, fiscally, he's on par with Massie and Amash. Stockman should probably lose a star (go down to 4). Tisei is a RINO who wants more gun restrictions and voted for Romneycare, probably should go down to 2 stars.

Amash really needs to be on the Senate list as a speculative, he's dropped a lot of hints he might run.

Fix'd for you (didn't change Stockman's or Tisei's stars though):

Primary Election Candidates
Exact dates of primary TBA

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

US House
----------------------------------

Arizona
Paul Gosar (R-incumbent) AZ-4 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
David Schweikert (R-incumbent) AZ-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

California
John Dennis (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Tom McClintock (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Dana Rohrabacher (R-Incumbent) CA-48 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

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

Florida
Connie Mack (R) FL-14 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Ted Yoho (R-incumbent) FL-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Bill Posey (R-incumbent) FL-15 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Trey Radel (R-incumbent) FL-19 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
David Seaman (R) FL-23 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Georgia

Bob Barr (R) GA-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom Graves (R-incumbent) GA-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

Illinois

David Williams III (R) IL-9 - (purity: ★★★★★)

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

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

Kentucky
Chris Hightower (R) KY-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Angie Ballou (R) KY-5 - (purity: ★★★★★)

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

Massachusetts

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

Michigan
Kurt Haskell (D) MI-7 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Justin Amash (R-incumbent) MI-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Kerry Bentivolio (R-incumbent) MI-11 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Minnesota
Kurt Bills (R) MN-2 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Missouri
Robyn Hamlin (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

New Jersey

Scott Garrett (R-incumbent) NJ-5 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

New York

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

North Carolina

Walter Jones (R-incumbent) NC-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

Pennsylvania
Travis Schooley (R) PA-9 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

South Carolina
Mark Sanford (R) 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: ★★★★☆)

Texas
Tony Arterburn (R) TX-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Randy Weber (R-incumbent) TX-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Matt McCall (R) TX-21 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Robert Lowry (R) TX-23 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Steve Stockman (R-incumbent) TX-36 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Utah

Jason Chaffetz (R-incumbent) UT-3 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Mia Love (R) UT-4 (purity: ★★★★☆)


Virginia
Morgan Griffith (R-incumbent) VA-9 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Washington
Michael Baumgartner (R) WA-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

US Senate
-------------------------------------
Alaska
Joe Miller (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2010

Delaware
Kevin Wade (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: 2012

Georgia
Paul Broun (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: N/A

Illinois
Joe Walsh (R) - (purity: ★★☆☆☆) Last ran in: N/A

Iowa
Kent Sorenson (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Kentucky
Gurley Martin (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2010

Maine
Scott D'Amboise (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012

Michigan
Scotty Boman (L) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012
Justin Amash (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Minnesota
Kurt Bills (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012

Mississippi
Chris McDaniel (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: N/A

Montana
Chuck Baldwin (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆) Last ran in: N/A

New Hampshire
Jim Forsythe (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

New Mexico
Jon Barrie (I) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012
Gary Johnson (R/L) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

North Carolina
Greg Brannon (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Oregon
Art Robinson (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Rhode Island
Barry Hinckley (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012

South Carolina
Lee Bright (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A
Nancy Mace (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Tennessee
Zach Poskevich (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012

Texas
Robert Paul (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Virginia
Jamie Radtke (R) - - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: 2012

West Virginia
Pat McGeehan (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: N/A

Green Purity indicates endorsement by Ron Paul


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

 

[Smart3]

Thanks, I had tried to fix the Mia Love link but it wasn't working for some reason.

 

[Carsten2012b]

None in Indiana Oh well, there will be by the time 2020 comes along. I'll personally be running for Indiana's 4th district in the House, I hope.

 

[compromise]

http://www.rohrabacher.com/
Rohrabacher's campaign site.

Ribble is an incumbent.

Fix'd (changed Stockman's and Tisei's stars this time, feel free to switch back):

Primary Election Candidates
Exact dates of primary TBA

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

US House
----------------------------------

Arizona
Paul Gosar (R-incumbent) AZ-4 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
David Schweikert (R-incumbent) AZ-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

California
John Dennis (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Tom McClintock (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Dana Rohrabacher (R-incumbent) CA-48 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

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

Florida
Connie Mack (R) FL-14 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Ted Yoho (R-incumbent) FL-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Bill Posey (R-incumbent) FL-15 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Trey Radel (R-incumbent) FL-19 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
David Seaman (R) FL-23 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Georgia

Bob Barr (R) GA-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom Graves (R-incumbent) GA-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

Illinois

David Williams III (R) IL-9 - (purity: ★★★★★)

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

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

Kentucky
Chris Hightower (R) KY-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Angie Ballou (R) KY-5 - (purity: ★★★★★)

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

Massachusetts

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

Michigan
Kurt Haskell (D) MI-7 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Justin Amash (R-incumbent) MI-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Kerry Bentivolio (R-incumbent) MI-11 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Minnesota
Kurt Bills (R) MN-2 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Missouri
Robyn Hamlin (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

New Jersey

Scott Garrett (R-incumbent) NJ-5 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

New York

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

North Carolina

Walter Jones (R-incumbent) NC-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

Pennsylvania
Travis Schooley (R) PA-9 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

South Carolina
Mark Sanford (R) 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: ★★★★☆)

Texas
Tony Arterburn (R) TX-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Randy Weber (R-incumbent) TX-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Matt McCall (R) TX-21 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Robert Lowry (R) TX-23 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Steve Stockman (R-incumbent) TX-36 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Utah

Jason Chaffetz (R-incumbent) UT-3 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Mia Love (R) UT-4 (purity: ★★★★☆)


Virginia
Morgan Griffith (R-incumbent) VA-9 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Washington
Michael Baumgartner (R) WA-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

US Senate
-------------------------------------
Alaska
Joe Miller (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2010

Delaware
Kevin Wade (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: 2012

Georgia
Paul Broun (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: N/A

Illinois
Joe Walsh (R) - (purity: ★★☆☆☆) Last ran in: N/A

Iowa
Kent Sorenson (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Kentucky
Gurley Martin (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2010

Maine
Scott D'Amboise (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012

Michigan
Scotty Boman (L) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012
Justin Amash (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Minnesota
Kurt Bills (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012

Mississippi
Chris McDaniel (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: N/A

Montana
Chuck Baldwin (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆) Last ran in: N/A

New Hampshire
Jim Forsythe (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

New Mexico
Jon Barrie (I) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012
Gary Johnson (R/L) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

North Carolina
Greg Brannon (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Oregon
Art Robinson (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Rhode Island
Barry Hinckley (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012

South Carolina
Lee Bright (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A
Nancy Mace (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Tennessee
Zach Poskevich (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: 2012

Texas
Robert Paul (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Last ran in: N/A

Virginia
Jamie Radtke (R) - - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: 2012

West Virginia
Pat McGeehan (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: N/A

Green Purity indicates endorsement by Ron Paul


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

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[compromise]

Gohmert and Meadows voted against CISPA.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll117.xml

 

[Spoa]

Bridenstine should definitely be increased to a 4-star rating! He released a great statement explaining his vote AGAINST CISPA!

Bridenstine Votes Against CISPA
Apr 18, 2013 Jim's Blog
Today, after careful consideration, I decided to vote against the final passage of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). To be clear, there are provisions of the bill that are very good and I support, but there are also provisions that prevented me from supporting it.

However, CISPA should have stopped there. In my opinion, it went too far in the provisions that encouraged private companies to share information. The bill grants immunity to private companies when they share information with the government and with other private entities. Entities choosing to participate in CISPA could simply not offer customers credible commitments that they will not break privacy contracts. While attempting to increase information sharing, CISPA undermines the sanctity of a contract.

http://bridenstine.house.gov/media-center/blog-posts/bridenstine-votes-against-cispa

 

[Michael Landon]

I'm editing this post because the previous post was posted prematurely.

- ML

 

[Natural Citizen]

Rose Izzo sounds just like Rosie Perez. Is funny. Have a listen... http://www.roseizzoforcongress.com/videos.htm Some video of hger firing off at the range at the end of the Biden clip. Watch the second one though. She sounds just like her.

 

[T.hill]

Should probably check David Seaman- FL 23, because I don't think he's even running anymore. I think he actually dropped out 4 months ago in January.

 

[compromise]

Tisei really should get a 1 star, 2 at most.

He supports an assault weapon ban: http://tiseiforcongress.com/news/tierney-tisei-differ-on-gun-control/2440/
He also voted for Romneycare: http://boston.com/community/blogs/less_is_more/2012/11/richard_tiseis_shot_at_history.html

His liberalism is up there with Chris Gibson.

Louie Gohmert is very conservative, and has shown his commitment to civil liberties by voting against CISPA.

Also, add Brannon's campaign site: http://gregbrannon.com/

 

[gwax23]

This is a cool thread. I need to read these forums more often.

 

[Adrock]

We don't have anyone running for Paul Broun's open seat? (GA10)

 

[TaftFan]

We don't have anyone running for Paul Broun's open seat? (GA10)

TMOT is too egoistic to do it.

 

[Champ]

Personally, I would give Bob Barr 1 star.

I enjoy lists like this with ratings, even if some view them as subjective. Gives someone who isn't keeping detailed track of all of these guys a quick glimpse of what the field looks like for us.

 

[Smart3]

Personally, I would give Bob Barr 1 star.

I enjoy lists like this with ratings, even if some view them as subjective. Gives someone who isn't keeping detailed track of all of these guys a quick glimpse of what the field looks like for us.

Barr hasn't changed any of his policy positions from 2008. He will be downgraded the moment he goes against us, like Bentivolio.

 

[T.hill]

Barr hasn't changed any of his policy positions from 2008. He will be downgraded the moment he goes against us, like Bentivolio.

Hey, I checked out David Seaman FL-23 and I couldn't find much, other than an article that said he dropped out in January. I clicked on his name to get re-directed to his campaign website and isn't even up anymore.

 

[Christian Liberty]

federal government than protecting our nation

Well, that is supposed to be their job, so unless you're an ancap you really shouldn't have a problem with that. Although I agree that the sanctions and "Alliance with Israel" are bad policies.