List of Liberty-minded Candidates for US Congress

[Henry Rogue]

I’m not so sure Mark Neumann has been vetted enough to warrant Four Stars. I know he’s been in politics a long time and wrote a book on his solutions, but I have not read it. I just looked at the website of one of his competitors, Eric Hovde he looks interesting. He talks about crony capitalism, reducing the size of government, reducing debt and deficit, reforming the tax code, significantly reducing regulation, overhauling trade policy, and halting current federal reserve monetary easing. Although he doesn’t give specifics. Here’s the site if you want to take a look.> http://www.ericforsenate.com/

 

[GeorgiaAvenger]

Where does Steve Stockman rank on the liberty scale?

I'd rate him a 5.

 

[matt0611]

Added a Jessica Puente Bradshaw of Texas and Greg Imus of California to the list.

 

[matt0611]

What do you all think of Dan Liljenquist, the guy who's challenging Orin Hatch? Any good?

 

[GeorgiaAvenger]

What do you all think of Dan Liljenquist, the guy who's challenging Orin Hatch? Any good?

He is pretty good. I know he is against the NDAA.

 

[Massachusetts]

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[enoch150]

What do you all think of Dan Liljenquist, the guy who's challenging Orin Hatch? Any good?

Better than Hatch. Here are my notes on Dan Liljenquist:

The good:

*Eliminate the Department of Education
*Get government out of student loan business
*Repeal 17th amendment (election of US Senators)
*Repeal Obamacare
*Welfare and Medicaid are state responsibilities
*Balance budget by reducing spending
*Pushed legislation to eliminate pensions for elected officials as state senator
*Reduce federal land use regulations, specifically with regards to energy
*Opposes Protect IP Act
*Supports gun rights
*Avoid war unless clear and present danger; Congress must declare war
*Opposed intervention in Libya, supports withdrawal from Afghanistan

The bad:

*Supports the Fair Tax
*Believes SS and Medicare should be different for future recipients, does not specifically mention allowing people to opt out
*Eliminate tax inequality by ending special tax breaks for large corporations (rather than reducing the tax rate for the unfavored class)
*Shut down border, deport illegals, implement E-Verify
*Unlikely to push for significant reductions in military spending
*Supports federal regulation of marriage
*Supports government space program
*Voted to expand the definition of prohibited gambling activities as a state senator

 

[matt0611]

Better than Hatch. Here are my notes on Dan Liljenquist:

The good:

*Eliminate the Department of Education
*Get government out of student loan business
*Repeal 17th amendment (election of US Senators)
*Repeal Obamacare
*Welfare and Medicaid are state responsibilities
*Balance budget by reducing spending
*Pushed legislation to eliminate pensions for elected officials as state senator
*Reduce federal land use regulations, specifically with regards to energy
*Opposes Protect IP Act
*Supports gun rights
*Avoid war unless clear and present danger; Congress must declare war
*Opposed intervention in Libya, supports withdrawal from Afghanistan

The bad:

*Supports the Fair Tax
*Believes SS and Medicare should be different for future recipients, does not specifically mention allowing people to opt out
*Eliminate tax inequality by ending special tax breaks for large corporations (rather than reducing the tax rate for the unfavored class)
*Shut down border, deport illegals, implement E-Verify
*Unlikely to push for significant reductions in military spending
*Supports federal regulation of marriage
*Supports government space program
*Voted to expand the definition of prohibited gambling activities as a state senator

Thanks. Sounds like the good outweighs the bad. I think I'll add him to the list maybe as a 2 or 3 star.

 

[jkob]

Maybe Eric Hovde should be added for senate in Wisconsin. He seems better than Neumann in my opinion.

 

[gratefullibertarian]

David Hancock in Georgia

Please look up David Hancock. He is running for congress in the 7th district of Georgia. He does not accept donations in order to keep him financially pure, but if you are in Georgia, you can help him by spreading his name. Please google him and add him to your list if you find him acceptable. I know he is not 100% pure Ron Paul, but he seems like a good candidate.

 

[Spoa]

Let's add Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) to the list!!! http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?381682-Add-Dana-Rohrabacher-(R-Incumbent-California-48)

 

[pulp8721]

New entrant to the list: David Gerson challenging neocon John Kline in Minnesota 2nd District: hxxp://davidgerson.org/. Primary August 7th.

Long, long, long shot, but you look for allies where you can.

 

[matt0611]

Added Dana Rohrabacher, David Gerson, and David Hancock. Also updated for New York.

 

[Krzysztof Lesiak]

Greg Imus in CA has been endorsed by Herman Cain. Remove him.

 

[Spoa]

Greg Imus in CA has been endorsed by Herman Cain. Remove him.

One small sentence...I wrote a full reasoning why we should add Greg Imus to the list here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?381155-Greg-Imus-California-8&highlight=greg+imus

Opposition to the Patriot Act, the UN ruling over us. Strong Supporter of cutting spending, taxes, Obamacare. So I would urge support for keeping Greg Imus on the list. Herman Cain plan may not be the best, but it is better than our current tax plan. Herman Cain is not evil, he is a good man even if we sometimes disagree with him.

And one endorsement shouldn't disqualify ANYBODY! Thanks.

 

[pmbug]

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[Spoa]

To Bern:

Thanks a lot for this e-mail! +rep. Great post.

 

[matt0611]

Greg Imus in CA has been endorsed by Herman Cain. Remove him.

So what? Bachmann endorsed Kurt Bills, and Cain also endorses Sam Rohrer and Richard Mourdock, doesn't mean they are necessarily bad.

As bad as Herman Cain is we do share common views on a lot of issues, even if we differ greatly on overall philosophy.

 

[Spoa]

So what? Bachmann endorsed Kurt Bills, and Cain also endorses Sam Rohrer and Richard Mourdock, doesn't mean they are necessarily bad.

As bad as Herman Cain is we do share common views on a lot of issues, even if we differ greatly on overall philosophy.

+rep! Completely agree!

 

[josiahkeller]

Maybe Eric Hovde should be added for senate in Wisconsin. He seems better than Neumann in my opinion.

This.
Hovde wants us out of the wars, Neumann does not.
Hovde has a good understanding of Austrian Economics, Neumann does not.
And Hovde has a better chance of beating Thompson than Neumann as well.