List of Liberty-minded Candidates for US Congress

Neumann is definitely not a purity of 4, maybe 3 at the highest. I am not seeing anything in him beyond fiscal qualities, but even then he doesn't talk about money and banking.
 
FYI, my vote is nay on David Schweikert.

Looked at his website, and he has nothing about civil liberties or the Bill of Rights, and he appears to be a war hawk. He's on the House Banking Committee but he doesn't take a strong position on the Fed or TARP? He may be the lesser of two evils in this race, but too many negatives for me.

National Security

Keeping our country safe from those around the world who would harm us is a fundamental obligation of the federal government. David Schweikert is a committed supporter of a strong and robust national defense. David opposes Obama administration policies to weaken our national defense and believes we cannot waver from our commitment to fight the war on terror and keep our country safe.
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GeorgiaAvenger said:
Neumann is definitely not a purity of 4, maybe 3 at the highest. I am not seeing anything in him beyond fiscal qualities, but even then he doesn't talk about money and banking.
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It's another Ted Cruz situation. Early endorsement by Demint and Rand. Rating of four because they aren't 100% Ron Paul like. Cruz had a four star too.

As far as the Neumann race goes, it looks like Hovde will beat him anyway. We can give Neumann, Cruz and Hovde all 3 stars, but it probably doesn't make a whole lot of difference.
 
Brian4Liberty said:
It's another Ted Cruz situation. Early endorsement by Demint and Rand. Rating of four because they aren't 100% Ron Paul like. Cruz had a four star too.

As far as the Neumann race goes, it looks like Hovde will beat him anyway. We can give Neumann, Cruz and Hovde all 3 stars, but it probably doesn't make a whole lot of difference.
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Well, with Cruz we have some information on things like NDAA, Agenda 21, etc. Nothing from Neumann. With Hovde he is at least more dovish and understands the Federal Reserve(full disclosure: he hasn't said he supports ending it, but reform would be great).
 
Brian4Liberty said:
FYI, my vote is nay on David Schweikert.

Looked at his website, and he has nothing about civil liberties or the Bill of Rights, and he appears to be a war hawk. He's on the House Banking Committee but he doesn't take a strong position on the Fed or TARP? He may be the lesser of two evils in this race, but too many negatives for me.
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Let me give my defense of David Schweikert. He is getting a lot of heat from the establishment from the following votes:
Patriot Act Reauthorization: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll066.xml Schweikert voted NO, his primary opponent (Quayle) voted YES
NDAA indefinite detention: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll932.xml Schweikert voted NO, his primary opponent (Quayle) voted YES
CISPA: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll192.xml Schweikert voted NO, his primary opponent (Quayle) voted YES
Cut foreign aid for Pakistan: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll263.xml Schweikert voted YES, his primary opponent (Quayle) voted NO
Read more from YAL-PAC: http://www.yaliberty.org/pac/candidates/schweikert

Schweikert has voted on our side on civil liberties and foreign aid. Find me another person who has voted against CISPA, Pakistan foreign aid, indefinite detention, and the Patriot Act. He deserves to be on our list.
 
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Updated to clean up and remove eliminated candidates, fix html error.

List updated on Aug 2, 2012.

General Election Candidates
(Tuesday, November 6, 2012*)
*Primary dates indicated below if Primary has not occurred yet.

US House
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Arizona
Primary: Aug 28, 2012

Travis Grantham (R) AZ-9 - (purity: ★★★★★)

California

Tom McClintock (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Greg Imus (R) CA-5 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
John Dennis (R) CA-12 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Dana Rohrabacher (R-Incumbent) CA-48 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Colorado

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

Florida
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Calen Fretts (L) FL-1

Georgia

Paul Broun (R-incumbent) GA-10 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom Graves (R-incumbent) GA-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Idaho

Raul Labrador (R) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Rob Oates (L) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Indiana

Kentucky

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

Maryland

Eric Knowles (R) MD-3

Michigan
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

Minnesota
Primary: August 7th

David Gerson (R) MN-2

Missouri
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

Jason Greene (R) MO-5
Mike Moon (R) MO-7
Bob Parker (R) MO-8

New Hampshire
Primary: September 11, 2012

Dennis Lamare (R) NH-2

New York

North Carolina

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

North Dakota

Eric Olson (L)

Ohio

Richard Ehrbar (L) OH-3

Oregon

Art Robinson (R) OR-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Pennsylvania

Mike Koffenberger (L) PA-4

Tennessee
Primary: August 2, 2012

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

Texas

Patrick Hisel (L) TX-12 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Steve Susman (L) TX-22
Jessica Puente Bradshaw (R) TX-34
Steve Stockman (R) TX-36 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Utah

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

Virginia

Washington

John Koster (R) WA-2 (purity: ★★★★★)


US Senate
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Arizona
Primary: Aug 28, 2012

Jeff Flake (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

California

Florida
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Connie Mack (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Indiana

Richard Mourdock (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Andrew Horning (L)

Maine

Scott D'Amboise (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Maryland

Daniel Bongino (R)

Michigan
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

Scotty Boman (L) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Minnesota
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Kurt Bills (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Missouri
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

John Brunner (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Sarah Steelman (R) - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Montana

Dan Cox (L) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Nebraska

New Mexico

Jon Barrie (I) - (purity: ★★★★★)

New York

Chris Edes (L) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island
Primary: Sep 11, 2012

Barry Hinckley (R)

Tennessee
Primary: Aug 02, 2012

Zack Poskevich (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Texas

Ted Cruz (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Virginia

Wisconsin
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Mark Neumann (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Eric Hovde (R)

Green Purity indicates endorsement by Ron Paul.
Lined-out candidates have dropped out or been eliminated.

Check out http://libertycandidates.com/ for more Liberty Candidate endorsements!
 
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Does Ron Paul's 2010 endorsement of Amash not count for the green bars?

Its hard to believe Paul wouldn't be supporting Amash any longer.
 
Does Ron Paul's 2010 endorsement of Amash not count for the green bars?

Its hard to believe Paul wouldn't be supporting Amash any longer.
 
GeorgiaAvenger said:
Does Ron Paul's 2010 endorsement of Amash not count for the green bars?

Its hard to believe Paul wouldn't be supporting Amash any longer.
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Yeah, Ron probably still supports him, but hasn't made an official announcement about it this cycle, afaik.

One drawback to using past endorsements is that we don't know for sure if Ron still wants to "officially" endorse (for whatever reason).
 
John Koster in Washington is actually running the WA-1 due to redistricting, not WA-2. Fortunately for us, however, the district was expanded to take on more rural areas, so its actually going to be competitive this year.
 
If you don't think the L's have a chance, Rick Parent and Dennis Lamare are two good R's challenging the incumbent R's. Both did well at the CNHT straw poll but HARDY AND BRENDAN COULD HAVE WON IT (for the sake of publicity if nothing else) if only 30 more FSPers had been present!
 
Uriah said:
Handful of primaries have taken place. OP needs update.
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I agree. For example, Scott D'Amboise lost the race for US Senate.

NH4RonPaul said:
If you don't think the L's have a chance, Rick Parent and Dennis Lamare are two good R's challenging the incumbent R's. Both did well at the CNHT straw poll but HARDY AND BRENDAN COULD HAVE WON IT (for the sake of publicity if nothing else) if only 30 more FSPers had been present!
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I honestly don't think that any of the liberty candidates in NH-1 Rick Parent (R) or Brendan Kelly (L), or NH-2 Dennis Lamare (R), Will Dean (R) or Hardy Macia (L) have a chance. I would like to see them listed on the 1st page but I don't know if that will happen. I am not too concerned either way because I am confident everyone on this forum knows that there are more pro-liberty candidates running for office in 2012 in NH than the other 49 states combined.

Additionally, everyone around here thinks that more pro-liberty candidates will get elected in NH in 2012. It is OK if some of the grassroots stuff on RonPaulForums is none-inclusive of NH stuff. It is almost unfair to the entire rest of the country as we have been and will continue to be the shining beacon. We are what everyone looks up to. Liberty activists in other parts of the country dream about 10 years from now, doing what we are doing now.
 
Need to update - our MO House and Senate slate got wiped out in the primary, Gerson lost in MN, Poskevich lost in TN, and our guys in WI Senate lost as well...
 
List updated on Aug 29, 2012.

General Election Candidates
(Tuesday, November 6, 2012*)
*Primary dates indicated below if Primary has not occurred yet.

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

Arizona

California

Tom McClintock (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Greg Imus (R) CA-5 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
John Dennis (R) CA-12 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Dana Rohrabacher (R-Incumbent) CA-48 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Colorado

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

Florida

Calen Fretts (L) FL-1

Georgia

Paul Broun (R-incumbent) GA-10 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom Graves (R-incumbent) GA-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Idaho

Raul Labrador (R) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Rob Oates (L) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Indiana

Kentucky

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

Maryland

Eric Knowles (R) MD-3

Michigan

Justin Amash (R-incumbent) MI-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Kurt Haskell (D) MI-7 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Kerry Bentivolio (R) MI-11 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Minnesota

Missouri

New Hampshire
Primary: September 11, 2012

Brendan Kelly (L) NH-1
Rick Parent (R) NH-1
Hardy Macia (L) NH-2
Dennis Lamare (R) NH-2

New York

North Carolina

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

North Dakota

Eric Olson (L)

Ohio

Richard Ehrbar (L) OH-3

Oregon

Art Robinson (R) OR-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Pennsylvania

Mike Koffenberger (L) PA-4

Tennessee

Texas

Patrick Hisel (L) TX-12 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Steve Susman (L) TX-22
Jessica Puente Bradshaw (R) TX-34
Steve Stockman (R) TX-36 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Utah

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

Virginia

Washington

John Koster (R) WA-1 (purity: ★★★★★)


US Senate
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Arizona

Jeff Flake (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

California

Florida

Connie Mack (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Indiana

Richard Mourdock (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Andrew Horning (L)

Maine

Maryland

Daniel Bongino (R)

Michigan

Scotty Boman (L) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Minnesota

Kurt Bills (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Missouri

Montana

Dan Cox (L) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Nebraska

New Mexico

Jon Barrie (I) - (purity: ★★★★★)

New York

Chris Edes (L) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island
Primary: Sep 11, 2012

Barry Hinckley (R)

Tennessee

Texas

Ted Cruz (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Virginia

Wisconsin


Green Purity indicates endorsement by Ron Paul.


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