List of Liberty-minded Candidates for US Congress

[pmbug]

Issues posted here: http://www.glennaddison.com/issues

See this post for some links to debate coverage of the candidates: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...TX-one-of-us&p=4051907&viewfull=1#post4051907

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Issues posted here: http://www.glennaddison.com/issues

See this post for some links to debate coverage of the candidates: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...TX-one-of-us&p=4051907&viewfull=1#post4051907

Now I remember him. Yeah, he's a good candidate based on his positions. Long-shot at winning the Primary though. We should add him to our list.

 

[pmbug]

... Long-shot at winning the Primary though. ...

So are a lot of people in the list.

 

[Root]

I met David Larson yesterday, who is running against incumbent Liberal Leonard Lance NJ-7. 2.5 stars, the conversation went better then I expected. I asked him if he'd co-sign Ron's audit the fed bill and he said yes. He also said how it's crazy that bernake is keeping the interest rates at zero. And giving money away. He also supports privatizing the TSA. We talked about the constitution and states rights. He also agreed with me that we have to stop spending all this money on the drug war. I told him he'd gain a lot more support by mentioning these issues. Well, he's not Lance, so that's a start. http://www.davidlarsenforcongress.com/

There's also Patrick McKnight for NJ-7, but I'm not sure if he made ballot for primaries. This is the only page he seems to have. https://www.facebook.com/pages/McKnight-for-Congress-2012/63856593910

 

[Spoa]

Dave Larsen is pretty good, he is certainly worthy of our support. It will be a wonderful day when we get rid of Leonard Lance (low scores from the Heritage Foundation, Club for Growth, FRC Action, and any conservative or libertarian organizations)!

I think we should add Congressman Scott Garrett to the list of candidates we support. He is a member of Rep. Paul's Liberty Caucus and was endorsed in 2008. He is one of the best representatives in the country and the best in the north!

 

[Rocco]

How good is Steelman? She has a very legit chance to win and is listed on this site, is she legit?

 

[Spoa]

Sarah Steelman is pretty good. She isn't exactly like Ron Paul, but she's more of a Jim Demint or Marco Rubio type. I'm certain she'll make a great senator...much better than liberal McCaskill! She's worthy of our support. Pro-life, fiscally responsible, etc. And she won't follow in lock-step with Senator McConnell. She'll work with people like Rand Paul, Jim Demint, Mike Lee, etc.

 

[JakeH]

Late in the process since there's only a week to go til our primary, but Scott Keadle running for Congress in NC-8 is definitely a liberty candidate. Working the polls for him next week!

http://www.keadle.com/site/

 

[Spoa]

I heard about him from RedState and the Madison Project. He has also been endorsed by the Club for Growth (who endorsed Thomas Massie today)! I definitely think Scott Keadle ought to be supported. How exciting! From Scott Keadle to Thomas Massie to Steve Stockman in the House to Jeff Flake, Richard Mourdock, Ted Cruz in the Senate...we are TAKING OUR COUNTRY BACK!!!

2012= OPERATION SAVE THE NEXT GENERATION!

 

[Brian4Liberty]

How good is Steelman? She has a very legit chance to win and is listed on this site, is she legit?

Legit is relative. Do you have a candidate that is closer to Ron Paul's positions in that race? Her "purity" is not the best.

It would be nice to get more input from a local about that race.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Late in the process since there's only a week to go til our primary, but Scott Keadle running for Congress in NC-8 is definitely a liberty candidate. Working the polls for him next week!

http://www.keadle.com/site/

What are his positions on wars, Iran, and the Patriot Act?

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I met David Larson yesterday, who is running against incumbent Liberal Leonard Lance NJ-7. 2.5 stars, the conversation went better then I expected. I asked him if he'd co-sign Ron's audit the fed bill and he said yes. He also said how it's crazy that bernake is keeping the interest rates at zero. And giving money away. He also supports privatizing the TSA. We talked about the constitution and states rights. He also agreed with me that we have to stop spending all this money on the drug war. I told him he'd gain a lot more support by mentioning these issues. Well, he's not Lance, so that's a start. http://www.davidlarsenforcongress.com/

What are his positions on wars, Iran, and the Patriot Act?

 

[JakeH]

What are his positions on wars, Iran, and the Patriot Act?

He doesn't have foreign policy stated on his website but his "Plan for America" reads as almost a carbon copy as the "Plan to Restore America" and I've been told by those in his campaign that they're all Paul supporters.

But I did find this quote that shows he's more "hawkish" on Iran than Ron is.

http://sfmedic.blogspot.com/2012/03/lr-interview-with-north-carolina.html

In general I believe that our military should maintain a constant state of superiority and the ability to defend the United States from any external threat in any theater where we have vital interests. This includes our domestic territory and our ability to maintain trade routes and a supply of raw materials and energy for our economy. A nuclear armed Iran is unacceptable, and I would support any steps the President found necessary to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring a nuclear capability

 

[Root]

What are his positions on wars, Iran, and the Patriot Act?

I didn't get a chance to ask. I'm on his email list now, so if he does a town hall nearby, I'll ask.

 

[Krzysztof Lesiak]

Great work. There are some names, like Chaffetz (Romney supporter) who should be taken off the list, but nonetheless this serves as a good guide. Hopefully it will be updated and (greatly!) expanded in the coming months.

Wish there were some candidates from Illinois.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I think we should add Congressman Scott Garrett to the list of candidates we support. He is a member of Rep. Paul's Liberty Caucus and was endorsed in 2008. He is one of the best representatives in the country and the best in the north!

It looks like Garrett caved when it came to Budget issues. The following article has a list of Republicans that stood firm.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/173745-whip-list-on-boehners-new-plan-on-debtdeficit

House Republicans on Friday narrowly approved legislation authorizing a limited increase in the $14.3 trillion debt limit in exchange for more than $900 billion in spending cuts.

The 218-210 vote occurred nearly a full day after it was originally scheduled as Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) agreed to revise the legislation to win enough conservative support to carry the House.

Twenty-two Republicans voted against the bill, which got no Democratic votes.

The dissenting Republicans were:

Justin Amash (Mich.), Michele Bachmann (Minn.), Paul Broun (Ga.), Jason Chaffetz (Utah), Chip Cravaack (Minn.), Scott DeJarlais (Tenn.), Jeff Duncan (S.C.), Trey Gowdy (S.C.), Tom Graves (Ga.), Tim Huelskamp (Kan.), Timothy Johnson (Ill.), Jim Jordan (Ohio), Steve King (Iowa), Tom Latham (Iowa), Connie Mack (Fla.), Tom McClintock (Calif.), Mick Mulvaney (S.C.), Ron Paul (Texas), Tim Scott (S.C.), Steve Southerland (Fla.), Joe Walsh (Ill.), and Joe Wilson (S.C.).

Of course this doesn't mean he isn't the best candidate in that race, but we need to add people that will stand their ground when crunch time comes.

 

[Jingles]

I'm really interested in Dan O'Connor's race. I want to see how we do in the Democratic party.

 

[matt0611]

Great work. There are some names, like Chaffetz (Romney supporter) who should be taken off the list, but nonetheless this serves as a good guide. Hopefully it will be updated and (greatly!) expanded in the coming months.

Wish there were some candidates from Illinois.

Thanks! I really wanted something like this for a while but since there wasn't one I started it myself
This really is a community thing though as there are so many candidates and things change week to week its a part-time job just to keep track of it all.
The more people that can help with updating the list the better!

 

[matt0611]

Looks like Mourdock won! Bye bye Lugar

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Walter Jones, Richard Mourdock, and Andrew Horning are moving forward to the General Election. Kristi Risk has been eliminated.

List updated on May 10, 2012.

US House
----------------------------------
California
Primary: Jun 05, 2012

Gary Clift (R) CA-3
John Dennis (R) CA-8 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Jenny Worman (R) CA-28 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Colorado
Primary: Jun 26, 2012

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

Florida
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Calen Fretts (L) FL-1
Marcus Rivchin (R) FL-18

Georgia
Primary: July 31, 2012

Tom Graves (R-incumbent) GA-9 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Paul Broun (R-incumbent) GA-10 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Idaho
Primary: May 15, 2012

Rob Oates (L) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Indiana
Primary: May 08, 2012

Kristi Risk (R) IN-8 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Kentucky
Primary: May 22, 2012

Thomas Massie (R) KY-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Patrick Kelly (R) KY-6 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Maryland
Primary: April 3, 2012

Peter James (R) MD-6
Gus Alzona (R) MD-8

Michigan
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

Missouri
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

New York
Primary: June 26, 2012

Dan O'Connor (D) NY-7 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Robert Spencer (R) NY-25

North Carolina
Primary: May 8, 2012

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

North Dakota
Primary: June 12, 2012

Eric Olson (L)

Ohio
Primary: March 6, 2012

Richard Ehrbar (L) OH-3
Bill Yarbrough (R) OH-12

Oregon
Primary: May 15, 2012

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

Pennsylvania
Primary: Apr 24, 2012

Mike Koffenberger (L) PA-4
Evan Feinberg (R) PA-18

Texas
Primary: May 29, 201

Patrick Hisel (L) TX-12 - (purity: ★★★★★)
George Harper (R) TX-14 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Sheriff Richard Mack (R) TX-21 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Steve Susman (L) TX-22
Wes Riddle (R) TX-25
Bill Tofte (R) TX-34
Michael Cole (L) TX-36
Steve Stockman (R) TX-36

Utah
Convention (No Primary in these races): April 21, 2012

Jacqueline Smith (R) UT-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Jason Chaffetz (R-incumbent) UT-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Carl Wimmer (R) UT-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Virginia
Primary: June 12, 2012

Karen Kwiatowski (R) VA-6 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Floyd Bayne (R) VA-7
Ken Vaughn (R) VA-11

Washington




US Senate
-------------------------------------
Arizona
Primary: Aug 28, 2012

Jeff Flake (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

California
Primary: Jun 05, 2012

Rick Williams (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Florida
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Dan Stojadinovic (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)
Connie Mack (R)

Indiana
Primary: May 08, 2012

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

Maryland
Primary: Apr 03, 2012

Daniel Bongino (R)

Michigan
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

Scotty Boman (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)
Clark Durant (R)

Minnesota
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Kurt Bills (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Missouri
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

Nebraska
Primary: May 15, 2012

Don Stenberg (R)

Pennsylvania
Primary: Apr 24, 2012

Marc Scaringi (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)
Sam Rohrer (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Rhode Island
Primary: Sep 11, 2012

Barry Hinckley (R)

Tennessee
Primary: Aug 02, 2012

Zack Poskevich (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Texas
Primary: May 29, 2012

Ted Cruz (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆) Odds: Good chance.
Glenn Addison (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Odds: Longshot.

Virginia
Primary: Jun 12, 2012

Bob Marshall (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Wisconsin
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Mark Neumann (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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!