List of Liberty-minded Candidates for US Congress

[Dissent]

Stockman is also in 2nd in his race and I don't see Tofte at all in his race...his name isn't even there.

 

[Spoa]

Tofte lost to Culberson in the 7th District.

It looks like Stockman, Riddle, and Cruz are our best hopes in Texas. Let's make it a goal to send at least one of these men to congress this year and help them through the runoff!

 

[realtonygoodwin]

Who to pick in TX-14 between Weber and Harris?

 

[Spoa]

Who to pick in TX-14 between Weber and Harris?

Both don't seem to be very liberty-minded, but if I had to choose, I would pick Harris.

Weber voted for RINO Speaker Straus in the State House! Speaker Straus has fought against restricting the TSA and has received a 100% from Planned Parenthood.

Harris seems okay.

 

[PowerOfLiberty]

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[realtonygoodwin]

Both don't seem to be very liberty-minded, but if I had to choose, I would pick Harris.

Weber voted for RINO Speaker Straus in the State House! Speaker Straus has fought against restricting the TSA and has received a 100% from Planned Parenthood.

Harris seems okay.

Ugh, thanks. I passed it on to my in-laws, who are in TX-14.

 

[Spoa]

John Dennis is running against Nancy Pelosi in district 12, not district 8. I hope he will change his page soon to reflect the change in redistricting.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Texas results and other minor updates.

List updated on June 1, 2012.

US House
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California
Primary: Jun 05, 2012

Gary Clift (R) CA-3
Tom McClintock (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
John Dennis (R) CA-12 - (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

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

Eric Knowles (R) MD-3
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 - (purity: ★★★★★)

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 Runoff: July 31, 2012

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
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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) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Indiana
Primary: May 08, 2012

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

Maine

Scott D'Amboise (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Maryland
Primary: Apr 03, 2012

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
Primary: May 15, 2012

Don Stenberg (R)

New Mexico

Jon Barrie (I) - (purity: ★★★★★)

New York

Chris Edes (L) - (purity: ★★★★★)

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 Runoff: July 31, 2012

Ted Cruz (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆) Odds: ?
Lela Pettinger (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Odds: Longshot.
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!

 

[Spoa]

Great List of Liberty fighters! I encourage everybody to support at least one person on this list!

 

[pmbug]

It's unconscionable that TX-21 re-nominated Lamar Smith (Richard Mack ran against him). Lamar Smith wants to kill freedom on the internet.

 

[Krzysztof Lesiak]

Take Connie Mack of Florida OFF, he was just endorsed by Mittens Romney.

 

[Spoa]

Take Connie Mack of Florida OFF, he was just endorsed by Mittens Romney.

Sigh...here we go again. I must again object to my fellow liberty fighter's support for taking Connie Mack's name off for a number of reasons. I will list a few below:
1) He has been endorsed by Senator Rand Paul (if you're a perfectionist or purist...you don't like him. if you're a reasonable person who is willing to accept that a liberty fighter isn't going to agree with you 100%, then Rand Paul is a great senator): http://atr.rollcall.com/florida-connie-mack-gets-rand-paul-endorsement/
2) He voted against final passage of the Patriot Act's reauthorization: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll066.xml
3) Connie Mack voted against final passage of CISPA: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll192.xml
4) Connie Mack has led the fight for fiscal responsibility: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...more-momentum-in-the-us-senate-126027713.html or http://mack.house.gov/index.cfm?p=penny-plan
5) He voted to end foreign aid for Pakistan: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll263.xml
6) He has a 98% from the Club for Growth during the 112th Congress 1st Session and a 90% lifetime rating (one of the best in congress).

There are several more reasons to continue to keep Rep. Mack on the list. If you are a purist or perfectionist, you don't like Rep. Mack because he isn't perfect. But if you want to improve, Rep. Mack is the guy to support. He has shown through his support for cutting spending, voting to end foreign aid, and his vote against CISPA, that he should be elected over Senator Bill Nelson (a liberal Democrat). I urge support for keeping Connie Mack on the list. He isn't perfect, but he is one of the good guys in congress! Thank you.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Sigh...here we go again. I must again object to my fellow liberty fighter's support for taking Connie Mack's name off for a number of reasons. I will list a few below:
1) He has been endorsed by Senator Rand Paul (if you're a perfectionist or purist...you don't like him. if you're a reasonable person who is willing to accept that a liberty fighter isn't going to agree with you 100%, then Rand Paul is a great senator): http://atr.rollcall.com/florida-connie-mack-gets-rand-paul-endorsement/
2) He voted against final passage of the Patriot Act's reauthorization: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll066.xml
3) Connie Mack voted against final passage of CISPA: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll192.xml
4) Connie Mack has led the fight for fiscal responsibility: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...more-momentum-in-the-us-senate-126027713.html or http://mack.house.gov/index.cfm?p=penny-plan
5) He voted to end foreign aid for Pakistan: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll263.xml
6) He has a 98% from the Club for Growth during the 112th Congress 1st Session and a 90% lifetime rating (one of the best in congress).

There are several more reasons to continue to keep Rep. Mack on the list. If you are a purist or perfectionist, you don't like Rep. Mack because he isn't perfect. But if you want to improve, Rep. Mack is the guy to support. He has shown through his support for cutting spending, voting to end foreign aid, and his vote against CISPA, that he should be elected over Senator Bill Nelson (a liberal Democrat). I urge support for keeping Connie Mack on the list. He isn't perfect, but he is one of the good guys in congress! Thank you.

I agree with you, which is also why I love the rating system. Very few candidates are going to be 100% ideologically pure, but let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. We can still make headway by getting people in office that WILL agree with us 50% of the time and are at least open to our concerns. I'd rather have some 2-3 stars candidates running and winning than the complete zeros we have in office now.

That being said I think Brian Kalk is total opportunist. I wouldn't turn my back to him if he was armed with a butter knife.

 

[Spoa]

I agree with you, which is also why I love the rating system. Very few candidates are going to be 100% ideologically pure, but let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. We can still make headway by getting people in office that WILL agree with us 50% of the time and are at least open to our concerns. I'd rather have some 2-3 stars candidates running and winning than the complete zeros we have in office now.

That being said I think Brian Kalk is total opportunist. I wouldn't turn my back to him if he was armed with a butter knife.

Thank you for your support of Connie Mack for Senate. Also, I'd be interested to hear more on Brian Kalk. I understand that the Club for Growth, Freedomworks, and several other organizations are supporting his Republican opponent (Kevin Cramer) over him. My only concern is that Kevin Cramer (to the best of my understanding) supports raising the debt ceiling and wants to be "reasonable". If someone from North Dakota can give me an update about what's happening in the House race, I would be grateful. I only endorsed Brian Kalk because of his full opposition to raising the debt ceiling and his support for cuts to foreign aid. I am concerned though that he was endorsed by RINO Current Rep. Rick Berg, and I am considering withdrawing support for Brian.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

California results added.

List updated on June 8, 2012.

US House
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California
Primary: Jun 05, 2012

Gary Clift (R) CA-3
Tom McClintock (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
John Dennis (R) CA-12 - (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

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

Eric Knowles (R) MD-3
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 - (purity: ★★★★★)

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 Runoff: July 31, 2012

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) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Indiana
Primary: May 08, 2012

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

Maine

Scott D'Amboise (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Maryland
Primary: Apr 03, 2012

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
Primary: May 15, 2012

Don Stenberg (R)

New Mexico

Jon Barrie (I) - (purity: ★★★★★)

New York

Chris Edes (L) - (purity: ★★★★★)

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 Runoff: July 31, 2012

Ted Cruz (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆) Odds: ?
Lela Pettinger (R) - (purity: ★★★★★) Odds: Longshot.
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!

 

[matt0611]

OP updated. I also added the results from Virginia.

 

[Athan]

In Texas we have a liberty minded candidate in Congressional District -34: Jessica Puente Bradshaw
(She has been endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus, our Ron Paul group, and will be endorsed by her mentor Alan Keyes.)
Her campaign has revitalized our area's Ron Paul group by helping our volenteers find Ron Paul members in neighboring counties.

Website: http://www.texansforjessica.com/

I would say more, but we have a problem with Nueces county republican establishment going after her.
(The ones who hate Debra Medina)

 

[jk8583]

Hey all. Didn't want to start a thread for it, but have heard CLint Didier's name mentioned again this year. To all that don't know he is running for State Commissioner of Public Lands according to politics1 site and confirmed by RPF member Origanalist in a WA convention thread. Just wanted to throw that out as I'm excited to hear he jumped in the game this year. Much better chances here that senate.

 

[Rocco]

Robert Spencer was not able to make it on the ballot here in NY, so he can be crossed off the list.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Where does Steve Stockman rank on the liberty scale?