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

[Smart3]

Election Candidates


US House
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Arizona
Paul Gosar (www.gosarforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-4 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Matt Salmon (http://salmonforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
David Schweikert (www.davidschweikert.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

California
Doug LaMalfa (http://www.douglamalfa.com/) (R-incumbent) CA-1 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom McClintock (http://www.tommcclintock.com/) (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
John Dennis (http://www.johndennisforcongress.com/) (R) CA-12 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Art Alas (http://www.electalas.com/) (R) CA-32 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Dana Rohrabacher (http://rohrabacher.house.gov/) (R-Incumbent) CA-48 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Carl DeMaio (http://carldemaio.com/) (R) CA-52 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Colorado
Tisha Casida (http://www.casida2014.com/) (I) CO-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Delaware
Rose Izzo (http://www.roseizzoforcongress.com/) (R) DE-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Florida

Ted Yoho (www.tedyoho.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Ron DeSantis (http://voteron2012.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Bill Posey (http://www.billposey.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-8 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Curt Clawson (http://www.curtclawson.com/) (R) FL-19 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Georgia
Barry Loudermilk (http://loudermilkforcongress.com/) (R) GA-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom Graves (http://www.gravesforcongress.org/) (R-incumbent) GA-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Idaho
Raul Labrador (http://www.yaliberty.org/pac/candidates/labrador) (R-incumbent) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Iowa
Rod Blum (http://rodblum.com/) (R) IA-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Kansas
Tim Huelskamp (www.huelskamp.org/) (R-Incumbent) KS-1 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Kentucky
Thomas Massie (http://www.thomasmassie.com/) (R-incumbent) KY-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Louisiana
Paul Dietzel (http://www.pauldietzel.com/) (R) LA-6 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Maine
Blaine Richardson (http://blaineforuscongress.com/) (I) ME-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Maryland
Dan Bongino (http://www.bongino.com/) (R) MD-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Massachusetts
Richard Tisei (http://tiseiforcongress.com/)(R) MA-6 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Michigan
Justin Amash (http://amashforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) MI-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)
George Brikho (http://georgebrikho.com/) (R) MI-9 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Minnesota
Tom Emmer (http://emmerforcongress.com/intro.cfm) (R) MN-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Stewart Mills (http://stewartmills.com/) (R) MN-8 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Mississippi
Tavish Kelly (http://www.tavishkelly.com/) (R) MS-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Missouri
Jason Smith (http://www.electjasonsmith.com/) (R-incumbent) MO-8 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

New Hampshire
Marilinda Garcia (http://www.elect-mari.com/) (R) NH-2 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)


New Jersey
Scott Garrett (http://www.garrettforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) NJ-5 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Alieta Eck (http://www.eckforcongress.com/) (R) NJ-12 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

New York
Chris Gibson (http://www.chrisgibsonforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) NY-19 - (purity: ★☆☆☆☆)

North Carolina
Walter Jones (http://www.walterjonescommittee.com/) (R-incumbent) NC-3 - ( ★★★★☆)
Mark Walker (http://walker4nc.com/) (R) NC-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Mark Meadows (http://www.meadowsforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) NC-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Vince Coakley (http://www.coakleyforcongress.com/) (R) NC-12 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Oklahoma
Jim Bridenstine (http://www.jimbridenstine.com/) (R-incumbent) OK-1 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Markwayne Mullin (www.mullinforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) OK-2 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Oregon
Dennis Linthicum (http://www.schooleyforcongress.com/) (R) OR-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Art Robinson (http://www.artforcongress.com/) (R) OR-4 - ★★★★★)

South Carolina
Mark Sanford (http://marksanford.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Jeff Duncan (www.jeffduncan.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-3 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Trey Gowdy (http://www.treygowdy.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-4 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Mick Mulvaney (www.mulvaneyforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Tennessee
Jimmy Duncan (http://duncan.house.gov/) (R-incumbent) TN-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Utah
Mia Love (http://www.love4utah.com/) (R) UT-4 (purity: ★★★★☆)

Virginia
Kevin Meynardie (http://www.kevinmeynardieforcongress.com) (R) VA-2 (purity: ★★★★★)
Dave Brat (http://davebrat.com/) (R) VA-7 (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Morgan Griffith (www.morgangriffithforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) VA-9 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Washington
Clint Didier (http://www.clintdidier.org/) (R) WA-4 ★★★★★)

West Virginia
Alex Mooney (http://mooneyforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) WV-2 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Wisconsin
Reid Ribble (http://ribbleforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) WI-8 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

US Senate
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Louisiana
Rob Maness (http://robmaness.com/my-principles)(R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Maine
Erick Bennett (http://erickbennett.com/)(R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Green Purity indicates endorsement by Ron Paul


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

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Dropped out: John Douglas (R) GA-10 [3★], David Seaman (R) FL-23 [3★], Eric Reyes (R) IL-17
Lost: Paul McKinley (R) IL-2 [4★]
Separate list in post 3. Refer to that if you don't want to see candidates that don't vote with us 90-100% of the time.

Credits to: Compromise (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/member.php?44921-compromise), Spoa (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/member.php?41853-Spoa),

[Eric21ND]

I'm surprised Baldwin only got 4 stars? What is he lacking on?

[Smart3]

I'm surprised Baldwin only got 4 stars? What is he lacking on?

I suppose it's subjective at that point. Whether a candidate is a 4 or 5 star, we need to get them elected.

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Alternative list containing only GOP and only strict liberty-constitutionalists:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?396585-Liberty-candidates-2014

[Maximus]

We can go a long way towards helping Joe Miller and Gary Johnson (who just built himself a huge network of donors) if they decide to run, and I'd love to knock out Lindsay Graham.

After Ted Cruz's win in the TX primary, I think we can also help Robert Paul through the primaries should he decide to run. The grassroots is there. I'm excited already.

The Senate side of things looks very promising.

[Smart3]

We can go a long way towards helping Joe Miller and Gary Johnson (who just built himself a huge network of donors) if they decide to run, and I'd love to knock out Lindsay Graham.

After Ted Cruz's win in the TX primary, I think we can also help Robert Paul through the primaries should he decide to run. The grassroots is there. I'm excited already.

The Senate side of things looks very promising.
With the right retirements, we can double or triple our U.S. House numbers too.

I'm with you on the Robert Paul idea.

[RonPaul25]

1. Shouldn't you wait till these people actually announce their gonna run

2. How can you assign stars to people who haven't even voted on a single issue

[whoisjohngalt]

I went to a YAL meeting at UNT to watch Robert speak. He addressed calls for him to run and basically said that it ain't gonna happen. He wants to spend time with his kids and is happy running his practice. I jokingly asked him, "Can you at least run for a House seat?" It would be nice, but it's nearly definite that it won't happen.

[compromise]

Incumbents:
Bill Posey FL-15 (3 stars), RP Liberty Caucus member
Scott Garrett NJ-5 (2-3 stars), RP Liberty Caucus member and LPAC 2012 speaker

Speculative:
Connie Mack FL-14 (3-4 stars)
Michael Baumgartner WA-1 (5 stars)

[Smart3]

1. Shouldn't you wait till these people actually announce their gonna run

2. How can you assign stars to people who haven't even voted on a single issue
A number of the non-incumbents won't launch their bids for another year, so why wait? We should know who might run to plot out our strategy.

As for purity stars, I believe they're assigned based on positions on the issues and how close the candidate is to Dr. Paul. If you'd like to dispute the stars, please do so per candidate.

[compromise]

More incumbents:
RP Liberty Caucus members:
Jack Kingston GA-1
Jeff Miller FL-1
(Both opposed Libya, probably 2 stars for both, maybe 3 stars for Jack for going against Patriot Act)

Others:
Chris Gibson NY-19 (3-4 stars, voted against NDAA, Patriot Act and Ryan plan, opposed Libya and wants to cut military spending)
Jeff Duncan SC-3 (2-3 stars, voted against NDAA, part of Amash's Liberty Caucus)
Paul Gosar AZ-1 (2-3 stars, voted against NDAA)

A speculative:
Mia Love UT-4 (2-3 stars, very strong fiscally and reducing size of gov't, endorsed by Reason)

Here are some roll calls to help you find liberty incumbents:

NDAA 2012 (Look for the Nays):
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll932.xml

Libya Kucinich Resolution (Look for the Yeas):
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2011/h412

Patriot Act 2011 (Look for the Nays):
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll036.xml

Smith-Amash NDAA Amendment (Look for the Yeas):
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll270.xml

[AJ Antimony]

Bentivolio may have a very tough primary election since his district never really had a primary for 2012. He needs to show his constituents that he's strongly opposing Obama and they will hopefully warm up to him.

[T.hill]

Robert Paul did make it clear he was not going to run for senate seat in 2012, but he left the future more ambiguous.

[T.hill]

http// politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/22/robert-paul-says-texas-senate-bid-unlikely#ixzz2D2HQmlK (http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/22/robert-paul-says-texas-senate-bid-unlikely#ixzz2D2HQmlKu)


"I'm never going to say I won't ever run for office, but I think running for Senate probably is not going to happen this time,"

[John F Kennedy III]

Connie Mack just lost. Has he already confirmed he is running in 2014? (I hope he does)

[Smart3]

Connie Mack just lost. Has he already confirmed he is running in 2014? (I hope he does)
Speculative/Draft candidates are in italics until they start a formal campaign.

[Adrock]

Right now I would be happy to see Miller and Davis running for Senate. I am hoping that we can get a liberty candidate through the Colorado GOP primary too. A good fusion candidate would do wonders there.

I am excited about the house too. I am hoping we field some good candidates where incumbents decide to retire. There are also some GOP leaning seats in California we could do really well in if we get some of our people through the primary.

[compromise]

Kansas:
Tim Huelskamp KS-1, 2 stars? Incumbent

Georgia:
Paul Broun Senate, speculative

Utah:
Mia Love UT-4, 3 stars? (she likes Ron Paul and Bastiat and is very conservative), speculative

Arizona:
Paul Gosar AZ-4, 2-3 stars? Incumbent

Oklahoma:
Jim Bridenstine OK-1, 2 stars? Incumbent

Pennsylvania:
Michael Fitzpatrick PA-8, 1-2 stars? Incumbent

Wisconsin:
Reid Ribble WI-8, 3 stars? Incumbent

Kentucky:
Gurley Martin Senate, 3-4 stars?

Michigan:
Dan Benishek MI-1, 2 stars? Incumbent

Virginia:
Morgan Griffith VA-9, 2-3 stars? Incumbent

New York:
Chris Gibson NY-19, 1 star? (good on civil liberties and military spending, but a RINO/centrist) incumbent

South Carolina:
Tim Scott Senate, 1-2 stars? Incumbent (wasn't a liberty candidate while he was in the House, but fairly good compared to many of his Senate colleagues, very conservative, anti-foreign aid, opposed intervention in Libya)
Jeff Duncan SC-3, 2 stars? Incumbent
Mick Mulvaney SC-5, 3 stars? Incumbent

Massachusetts:
Richard Tisei MA-6, speculative

Btw, why does Walsh have 2 stars and Posey have 3 stars? Walsh is a little more fiscally conservative, got an RP endorsement in 2012 and voted well on NDAA, they should swop ratings. Jimmy Duncan is also a lot more conservative than Walter Jones and just as non-interventionist (possibly even more so, because Duncan voted against Iraq), 3 stars is pretty low for him. Bentivolio probably should go down to 3 or 4 stars for some of his recent votes.

Also, Denny Rehberg said he's not running for Senate again.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/article_a9ed809a-55d7-11e2-9ddc-001a4bcf887a.html

[Smart3]

How are you coming at these stars? The goal of the list is to create awareness of solid pro-civil liberties, fiscally responsible and principled candidates. Not to create a Tea/Liberty list. I have decided to add Griffith, Gosar, etc but unless you clarify the inclusion of Gibson, Ribble, etc I won't add them.

[Mr.NoSmile]

Utah:
Mia Love UT-4, 3 stars? (she likes Ron Paul and Bastiat and is very conservative), speculative

Considering how narrow of a lead Jim Matheson had over her (something around 3,000 votes, I believe) and how long it took to actually call the race, she could, in theory, clinch it if she gave it another go. Not sure what she'd have to change, but provided Utah doesn't become bluer by 2014, she could have a shot.

[RonPaul25]

half of these people are pro-war, how are you rating them. In my opinion anti-war>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>free market economics

[RonPaul25]

also half of these people have zero chance of winning, we need to spend on candidates who can actually win, even if there are only a few, otherwise we are throwing away money

[ican'tvote]

also half of these people have zero chance of winning, we need to spend on candidates who can actually win, even if there are only a few, otherwise we are throwing away money
These lists are useful for people who live in these areas and are unsure who to vote for.

[Bastiat's The Law]

How are you coming at these stars? The goal of the list is to create awareness of solid pro-civil liberties, fiscally responsible and principled candidates. Not to create a Tea/Liberty list. I have decided to add Griffith, Gosar, etc but unless you clarify the inclusion of Gibson, Ribble, etc I won't add them.
See my blog.

[compromise]

How are you coming at these stars? The goal of the list is to create awareness of solid pro-civil liberties, fiscally responsible and principled candidates. Not to create a Tea/Liberty list. I have decided to add Griffith, Gosar, etc but unless you clarify the inclusion of Gibson, Ribble, etc I won't add them.

Ribble:
http://wi.rlc.org/2011/12/rlc-wi-praises-ribble-for-defending-liberties/
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?398106-Massie-Amash-join-bipartisan-group-in-calling-for-cuts-to-Pentagon

Gibson:
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/212955-another-gop-member-proposes-fix-to-detainee-language-in-ndaa
http://www.examiner.com/article/ny-congressman-chris-gibson-among-republicans-to-reject-patriot-act-extension

Btw, Gurley Martin has confirmed he's running, he's not speculative any more.

[ProvincialPeasant]

I think it's more important to swallow some of the anti-establishment conservatives already in the House (i.e. the ones who voted against Boehner, fiscal cliff, etc.). This way we can massively increase the liberty influence in the House, and also do so immediately.

Also, liberty candidates in red districts should be desirable. Most liberty candidates cannot beat Democrats in even districts because they are used to battling within the GOP and have disdain for being a polished politician. Also, RP endorsements should not be important. We HAVE to get people who aren't involved with RP to vote against NDAA. There is a lot of potential for this if we don't insist on prostrations before the liberty movement, but rather philosophical agreement (i.e. in the case of Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, both of whom are constitutionalists not from the liberty movement strictly-speaking).

[compromise]

I think it's more important to swallow some of the anti-establishment conservatives already in the House (i.e. the ones who voted against Boehner, fiscal cliff, etc.). This way we can massively increase the liberty influence in the House, and also do so immediately.

Also, liberty candidates in red districts should be desirable. Most liberty candidates cannot beat Democrats in even districts because they are used to battling within the GOP and have disdain for being a polished politician. Also, RP endorsements should not be important. We HAVE to get people who aren't involved with RP to vote against NDAA. There is a lot of potential for this if we don't insist on prostrations before the liberty movement, but rather philosophical agreement (i.e. in the case of Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, both of whom are constitutionalists not from the liberty movement strictly-speaking).

Cruz and Lee may not have been from the liberty movement, but they certainly were supported by the liberty movement and it's leaders from the start. Lee was endorsed by Ron and Cruz was endorsed by Ron, Rand and Amash.

[SpreadOfLiberty]

If you can get somebody who agrees with you on economics and domestic issues, civil liberties, and at least some of the same foreign policy they are worth supporting.

[compromise]

How are you coming at these stars? The goal of the list is to create awareness of solid pro-civil liberties, fiscally responsible and principled candidates. Not to create a Tea/Liberty list. I have decided to add Griffith, Gosar, etc but unless you clarify the inclusion of Gibson, Ribble, etc I won't add them.

Mia Love was listed as a liberty candidate by Reason:
http://reason.com/archives/2012/10/22/libertarianish-candidates/1

Why is Weber 3 stars? Massie says he's talked with Weber extensively and is sure he's nothing close to a liberty candidate.

[compromise]

Paul Broun confirmed he's running for Senate, so probably good to take him off speculative and also off the House of Representatives part.

Here are a couple of other guys you might consider adding:
Phil Roe - Voted against the Patriot Act in 2011 and NDAA 2012
Michael Fitzpatrick - Voted against the Patriot Act 2011
Trey Gowdy - Voted against NDAA 2012
Todd Rokita - Voted against NDAA 2012
All of the above are considered to be fiscally conservative/Tea.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2011/h932

[Smart3]

Paul Broun confirmed he's running for Senate, so probably good to take him off speculative and also off the House of Representatives part.

Here are a couple of other guys you might consider adding:
Phil Roe - Voted against the Patriot Act in 2011 and NDAA 2012
Michael Fitzpatrick - Voted against the Patriot Act 2011
Trey Gowdy - Voted against NDAA 2012
Todd Rokita - Voted against NDAA 2012
All of the above are considered to be fiscally conservative/Tea.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2011/h932

I won't add Fitzpatrick and Rokita due to their affiliation with the Knights of Columbus.

I did add Gowdy, oversight on my part.

With respect to Phil Roe:
" There is no role more critical for the federal government than protecting our nation. The men and women who serve our nation in the armed forces deserve the best we can give them and their families deserve our full support too.

Phil opposed President Obama’s efforts to cut our national missile defense program. He voted to impose tough sanctions on the radical regime of Iran while strongly supporting our closest ally in the Middle East - Israel."

I also see that he's voted pretty much with Cantor on everything except the Patriot Act and NDAA, which earns him perhaps a 1 star.

[supermario21]

What is so bad about being affiliated with the KoC?

[supermario21]

Also, anyone in Louisiana we could possibly field? Senator Landrieu said yesterday that the country has no spending problem, and the only ones that believe it does watch Fox News...

That's a surefire way to lose reelection in a deep red state, especially when she's never won more than 52% of the vote, even in a Dem wave year like 2006...

[Michigan11]

Let's take Kerry Bentivolio off of the list for now, til we see his votes

[Smart3]

What is so bad about being affiliated with the KoC?

Fascist organization. You can look into their past on your own. Rick Santorum belongs to it.


Let's take Kerry Bentivolio off of the list for now, til we see his votes
I don't think that is fair. If he continues betraying us then he'll lose a star... and if he continues come primary season, he'll lose another star.

I've dropped him 5 to 4 already. Meaning he is not Paul/Massie/Amash but more Yoho.

[american.swan]

Liberty-minded? What does that mean? How many "tea party" candidates like Rubio will we have? If I'm a warmonger neo-con sheep who believes in getting the government out of marriage entirely, I'm I liberty minded? Should we have catigories for candidates.

If a candidate has no prior political experience, than all we're talking about is some sort of unprovable liberty rhetoric.

Everyone on this forum who can should run for some sort of local position, like city council. We need candidates for higher and higher office with voting records.

[SpreadOfLiberty]

I don't think there should be a penalty for the debt ceiling vote, personally.

Passing it brings forth debt reductions, despite a temporary increase. Overall though it reduces our burden.

I also understand those that didn't vote for it, but I think the ends can justify the means if the issue is the same.

[Spoa]

Fascist organization. You can look into their past on your own. Rick Santorum belongs to it.


Disagree strongly. The Knights of Columbus is a charity organization within the Catholic Church. They do a lot of charity work and hardly get into policy matters (besides what the Catholic Church states: abortion and same-sex marriage are against the Bible, etc). Just because Rick Santorum belongs to it doesn't make it a bad organization.

[Spoa]

I don't think that is fair. If he continues betraying us then he'll lose a star... and if he continues come primary season, he'll lose another star.

I've dropped him 5 to 4 already. Meaning he is not Paul/Massie/Amash but more Yoho.

It should be noted that Yoho has voted more with Massie and Amash than Bentivolio has. :) If Yoho keeps this up, he should receive a promotion to 5 stars.

[Smart3]

It should be noted that Yoho has voted more with Massie and Amash than Bentivolio has. :) If Yoho keeps this up, he should receive a promotion to 5 stars.

I agree.

the KoC are still fascists, even if they do charity. I'm not comfortable with the list being as large as it already is. I wanted a list of just "our guys" (proven liberty candidates).

[compromise]

The KoC emblem had a Fasces in it prior to the use of the Fasces by the Fascists. Santorum is not really a fascist either, just an idiot. I don't think being a member of an organization that is not blatantly but is rumored by some to be fascist disqualifies you. People should look at your voting record.

[Nathan Hale]

can we make this sticky, please?

[Canderson]

Kwiatkowski said she would run again. Can we get her up there?

[Bastiat's The Law]

Liberty-minded? What does that mean? How many "tea party" candidates like Rubio will we have? If I'm a warmonger neo-con sheep who believes in getting the government out of marriage entirely, I'm I liberty minded? Should we have catigories for candidates.

If a candidate has no prior political experience, than all we're talking about is some sort of unprovable liberty rhetoric.

Everyone on this forum who can should run for some sort of local position, like city council. We need candidates for higher and higher office with voting records.
For further explanation see my blog.

[sailingaway]

The ranking doesn't include civil liberties, every one could have voted for indefinite detention and the patriot act. For me, that makes this list unusable, and it isn't an official liberty list for here, it is just one Bastiat likes.

Everyone should evaluate the candidates themselves, imho.

[Bastiat's The Law]

The ranking doesn't include civil liberties, every one could have voted for indefinite detention and the patriot act. For me, that makes this list unusable, and it isn't an official liberty list for here, it is just one Bastiat likes.

Everyone should evaluate the candidates themselves, imho.
I like the star rating system. I do take civil liberties into consideration.

[sailingaway]

How has it changed from when it didn't?

But still it is one ranking, not one selected by the forum as a group or anything.

That is what I was clarifying.

How do you factor in civil liberties?

[Bastiat's The Law]

How has it changed from when it didn't?

But still it is one ranking, not one selected by the forum as a group or anything.

That is what I was clarifying.

How do you factor in civil liberties?
You have me confused with someone that cares about the "official" rating system. I do like the concept of a rating system because things aren't always black and white. Supporters need to have an honest conversation about these matters. Are we willing to support a candidate that will move the liberty ball only a few yards or inches compared to others? That's the value in this system. It also parses expectations. We generally know what we're getting with these candidates.

As for civil liberties you read about their views on the matter, statements they made, previous legislation they supported or voted against. We're pretty good at putting candidates through the ringer on here and other sites. That's where this forum is valuable because some posters are closer to these candidates than others. Take Gunny's support for Greg Brannon. Gunny is a well-respected member here so his opinion carries a great deal of weight to me. Everything I've seen, read, and heard from people on the ground point to Brannon being a potential Green Five Star liberty candidate ★★★★★ Now we just need the Pauls to give their stamp of approval. I think the rating process is much more organic than you think, at least it is for me.

[sailingaway]

If someone voted for NDAA what does that do to their stars?

[SpreadOfLiberty]

If someone voted for NDAA what does that do to their stars?

You have to take into consideration what their votes were on the Smith-Amash and Gohmert amendments.

NDAA does not mean indefinite detention, it is a several hundred page military spending bill.

[BSU kid]

Is there anyway to make a less subjective liberty candidate list, so we can have a sticky? That way I know who to support and who is running without having to dig through all the threads in this sub forum.

[Spoa]

I've always said that I like Senator Tim Scott (R-SC). If he continues voting like he has, I suggest we put him on the list.

Here are some of his major votes so far:
Voted against Sandy Funding
Voted against raising the debt ceiling
Voted against the motion to proceed on VAWA
Voted against VAWA
Voted for Senator Paul's amendment to stop sending F-16s to Egypt
Voted against changing the rules of the senate

He hasn't had one bad vote yet in the senate.

[Smart3]

I've always said that I like Senator Tim Scott (R-SC). If he continues voting like he has, I suggest we put him on the list.

Here are some of his major votes so far:
Voted against Sandy Funding
Voted against raising the debt ceiling
Voted against the motion to proceed on VAWA
Voted against VAWA
Voted for Senator Paul's amendment to stop sending F-16s to Egypt
Voted against changing the rules of the senate

He hasn't had one bad vote yet in the senate.
If he votes for the Audit again and votes against any new SOPA/CISPA then I will add him as a two-star. He's still "new" in the sense of being in Congress for only 2 years. We seem to have higher standards for Senators than for Reps.

[cajuncocoa]

I've always said that I like Senator Tim Scott (R-SC). If he continues voting like he has, I suggest we put him on the list.

Here are some of his major votes so far:
Voted against Sandy Funding
Voted against raising the debt ceiling
Voted against the motion to proceed on VAWA
Voted against VAWA
Voted for Senator Paul's amendment to stop sending F-16s to Egypt
Voted against changing the rules of the senate

He hasn't had one bad vote yet in the senate.How can someone who voted to extend the PATRIOT Act (http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tim_Scott_Homeland_Security.htm) be considered a Liberty candidate? Isn't anyone here concerned about the loss of civil liberties anymore?

I realize that no one is going to be a "perfect" candidate, but there are things that should automatically disqualify someone from wearing the label of "Liberty Candidate"...voting to diminish civil liberties should definitely be at the top of the list of disqualifiers. In my opinion.

[Smart3]

How can someone who voted to extend the PATRIOT Act (http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tim_Scott_Homeland_Security.htm) be considered a Liberty candidate? Isn't anyone here concerned about the loss of civil liberties anymore?

I realize that no one is going to be a "perfect" candidate, but there are things that should automatically disqualify someone from wearing the label of "Liberty Candidate"...voting to diminish civil liberties should definitely be at the top of the list of disqualifiers. In my opinion.
That is precisely why he is not on the list now and won't be. Do remember Spoa has very very low standards for candidates. He's not a libertarian, more of a traditional conservative.

[Spoa]

How can someone who voted to extend the PATRIOT Act (http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tim_Scott_Homeland_Security.htm) be considered a Liberty candidate? Isn't anyone here concerned about the loss of civil liberties anymore?

I realize that no one is going to be a "perfect" candidate, but there are things that should automatically disqualify someone from wearing the label of "Liberty Candidate"...voting to diminish civil liberties should definitely be at the top of the list of disqualifiers. In my opinion.

Of course I (and others like me) care about civil liberties. I include that in the scorecard that I have. But I would disagree on it being a disqualifier because I do not see people that disagree with me 20% of the time as an enemy, instead I see them as 80% friend. It should be noted that in an entire session of congress, there are less votes on civil liberties than there are on fiscal responsibility bills. And Senator Tim Scott has generally been good with fiscal responsibility.

I would not fight to have him as a 5-star. He definitely doesn't deserve higher than a 3-star. But the point I am making is that his votes have largely helped the Liberty movement (especially in our goal and hope to defeat Graham). Imagine in a primary debate, one of Graham's opponents could ask him something like, "Why did you vote to send F-16s to Egypt especially when Senator Scott voted against sending F-16s to Egypt?"

Also, I should add that Senator Scott voted with Senator Paul against the nomination of Kayatta for Judge (even Senators Cruz/Lee voted in favor of this judge). http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00020

So I agree that we should wait and see, but I just wanted to open up a suggestion that Senator Scott should be looked at for a possible addition to the list (I am so far leaning to supporting his re-election for senate)...and I hope a good primary challenger comes up to challenge RINO Graham!

(Thanks to Smart3 and cajuncocoa for having a polite debate with me.)

[SpreadOfLiberty]

Personally I think you at least have to be strong in either civil liberties or foreign policy to qualify. If they have neither I wouldn't list them.

[cajuncocoa]

Of course I (and others like me) care about civil liberties. I include that in the scorecard that I have. But I would disagree on it being a disqualifier because I do not see people that disagree with me 20% of the time as an enemy, instead I see them as 80% friend. It should be noted that in an entire session of congress, there are less votes on civil liberties than there are on fiscal responsibility bills. And Senator Tim Scott has generally been good with fiscal responsibility.

(Thanks to Smart3 and cajuncocoa for having a polite debate with me.)Thanks for the rep, and back to you. I do believe we need to have polite debates when we disagree on issues!

As for the 20%/80% thing, my problem with assessing it that way is that some issues are much more important than others. While it may break down to disagreeing with him only 20% of the time, what is included in that 20% could be a deal breaker. For me, a vote for the PATRIOT Act is such a deal breaker....even for someone with whom I may agree the other 80% of the time.

[Spoa]

Personally I think you at least have to be strong in either civil liberties or foreign policy to qualify. If they have neither I wouldn't list them.

I'd state that Senator Scott is pretty strong in foreign policy (though not 100% with us). The fact that he had the guts to vote against his senior senator (Graham) on the issue of F-16s is quite good. He's also voted against foreign aid in the past.

[SpreadOfLiberty]

I don't have a scorecard per say, but I do look at very valuable ones like the JBS voting index for Constitutional issues and the FreedomWorks index for fiscal issues.

I also look at individual positions/votes on things like civil liberties. If somebody wants to reform/abolish the TSA, has voted against the PATRIOT Act, and has voted for the Smith-Amash and Gohmert indefinite detention amendments, they are definitely worth adding to the list because it is clear they believe in upholding the Bill of Rights.

I think some things carry more weight than others. For example, wanting to abolish the Federal Reserve can make up for deficiencies in other areas when it comes to the ranking, because a position like that is so important to the movement. Same thing for speaking out against occupational wars.

I am going to go through the list (only of the incumbents because they have a record) and create my own rankings which will probably be pretty similar to the OP's. That way we can compare and contrast. edit-I might do it later when things are more conclusive

[Spoa]

Thanks for the rep, and back to you. I do believe we need to have polite debates when we disagree on issues!

As for the 20%/80% thing, my problem with assessing it that way is that some issues are much more important than others. While it may break down to disagreeing with him only 20% of the time, what is included in that 20% could be a deal breaker. For me, a vote for the PATRIOT Act is such a deal breaker....even for someone with whom I may agree the other 80% of the time.

Fair enough. That's why I think each individual has to decide who to support/not support. All of us will likely agree on many candidates, but we may just have to agree to disagree on others (that doesn't mean we can't keep fighting for our own candidates). That is why I believe it is important for everyone to do their own research (the list is just a helpful tool...each person should make an effort to research on his/her own).

[SpreadOfLiberty]

I'd state that Senator Scott is pretty strong in foreign policy (though not 100% with us). The fact that he had the guts to vote against his senior senator (Graham) on the issue of F-16s is quite good. He's also voted against foreign aid in the past.

I consider stances foreign aid and international organizations important subsets of foreign policy, though not as important as overal vision for America's role in the world. I definitely consider it.

[eleganz]

What is Gary Johnson going to do next?

[T.hill]

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 (www.gosarforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-4 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
David Schweikert (www.davidschweikert.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

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

Tom McClintock (http://www.tommcclintock.com/) (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Dana Rohrabacher (http://rohrabacher.house.gov/) (R-Incumbent) CA-48 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

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

Ted Yoho (www.tedyoho.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Bill Posey (http://www.billposey.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-15 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
David Seaman (http://davidseamanforcongress.com/) (R) FL-23 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Georgia

John Douglas (https://www.facebook.com/DouglasForCongress) (R) GA-10 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom Graves (http://www.gravesforcongress.org/) (R-incumbent) GA-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Idaho
Raul Labrador (http://www.yaliberty.org/pac/candidates/labrador) (R-incumbent) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Illinois

Paul McKinley (http://mckinleyforcongress.com/) (R) IL-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
David Williams III (http://dewforcongress2014.com/) (R) IL-9 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Iowa
*Rod Blum (R) IA-1
*Kent Sorenson (R) IA-?

Kansas
Tim Huelskamp (www.huelskamp.org/) (R-Incumbent) KS-1 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

Thomas Massie (http://www.thomasmassie.com/) (R-incumbent) KY-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Massachusetts

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

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

Justin Amash (http://amashforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) MI-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Kerry Bentivolio (http://www.bentivolioforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) MI-11 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

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

New Jersey

Scott Garrett (http://www.garrettforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) NJ-5 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

New York

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

North Carolina

Walter Jones (http://jones.house.gov/) (R-incumbent) NC-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Oklahoma
Markwayne Mullin (www.mullinforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) OK-2 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

South Carolina
Mark Sanford (http://marksanford.com/) (R) SC-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Jeff Duncan (www.jeffduncan.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-3 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Trey Gowdy (http://www.treygowdy.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-4 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Mick Mulvaney (www.mulvaneyforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Tennessee
Jimmy Duncan (http://duncan.house.gov/) (R-incumbent) TN-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Texas
Randy Weber (www.randyweber.org/) (R-incumbent) TX-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Steve Stockman (http://congressmanstevestockman.com/) (R-incumbent) TX-36 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Utah
Mia Love (R) UT-4 (purity: ★★★★☆)

Jason Chaffetz (http://www.jasonforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) UT-3 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)


Virginia
Morgan Griffith (www.morgangriffithforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) VA-9 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

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

US Senate
-------------------------------------
Alaska
Joe Miller (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Delaware
Kevin Wade (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Georgia
Paul Broun (http://paulbroun.com/home.html) (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Illinois
Joe Walsh (R) - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Iowa
Kent Sorenson (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)
*Drew Ivers (R)
*David Fischer (R)
*AJ Spiker (R)

Kentucky
Gurley Martin (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Maine
Scott D'Amboise (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Michigan
Scotty Boman (L) - (purity: ★★★★★)

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

Mississippi
Chris McDaniel (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Montana
Chuck Baldwin (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

New Hampshire
Jim Forsythe (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

New Mexico
Jon Barrie (I) - (purity: ★★★★★)
Gary Johnson (R/L) - (purity: ★★★★★)

North Carolina
Greg Brannon (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Oregon
Art Robinson (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Rhode Island
Barry Hinckley (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

South Carolina
Lee Bright (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Tennessee
Zach Poskevich (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Texas
Robert Paul (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Virginia
Jamie Radtke (R) - - (purity: ★★★☆☆)




Green Purity indicates endorsement by Ron Paul


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

______________

Separate list in post 3. Refer to that if you don't want to see candidates that don't vote with us 90-100% of the time.

*Possible Additions
Iowa House
Rod Blum
Kent Sorenson

Iowa Senate
Drew Ivers
David Fischer
AJ Spiker
___________________
Bump.

[Smart3]

Was under the impression that none of those were possibilities except perhaps Rod Blum again. If you notice I haven't included everyone from the 2012 list because they haven't all expressed an interest in running again.

You have inspired me to create a draft list for those who haven't publicly stated intent to run or haven't been rumored to seriously consider running again.

I don't want a list of 150-200 names.

[T.hill]

Was under the impression that none of those were possibilities except perhaps Rod Blum again. If you notice I haven't included everyone from the 2012 list because they haven't all expressed an interest in running again.

You have inspired me to create a draft list for those who haven't publicly stated intent to run or haven't been rumored to seriously consider running again.

I don't want a list of 150-200 names.


That's fair, but all the potential senate candidates I listed have been rumored to be possibly seriously consider running in 2014.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/tom-harkin-wont-seek-sixth-senate-term-86759_Page2.html
http://globegazette.com/news/iowa/harkin-won-t-seek-th-senate-term/article_bd7c338c-67e2-11e2-a285-001a4bcf887a.html

[compromise]

House:
Louie Gohmert (R-TX-1) - amended NDAA, offered Rand his boots during the filibuster (2-3 stars)
Jim Bridenstine (R-OK-1) - has been exceptionally fiscally conservative and is often praised by Massie (2-3 stars)
Bob Barr (R-GA-11) (2-4 stars)

Senate:
Bob Conley (R/D-SC) (speculative) (4-5 stars)
Justin Amash (R-MI) (speculative) (5 stars)
Ken Buck (R-CO) (speculative) (3-4 stars)
Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) (speculative) (2 stars)
John Raese (R-WV) (speculative) (2 stars)
John Sununu (R-NH) (speculative) (1-2 stars)

[Spoa]

House:
Louie Gohmert (R-TX-1) - amended NDAA, offered Rand his boots during the filibuster (2-3 stars)
Jim Bridenstine (R-OK-1) - has been exceptionally fiscally conservative and is often praised by Massie (2-3 stars)
Bob Barr (R-GA-11) (2-4 stars)

Senate:
Bob Conley (R/D-SC) (speculative) (4-5 stars)
Justin Amash (R-MI) (speculative) (5 stars)
Ken Buck (R-CO) (speculative) (3-4 stars)
Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) (speculative) (2 stars)
John Raese (R-WV) (speculative) (2 stars)
John Sununu (R-NH) (speculative) (1-2 stars)

I agree with adding these people to the list.

[TaftFan]

Suggestons on ratings:

Raise Huelskamp to 3
Reduce Love to 3
Raise Broun to 4
Reduce Martin to 3
Raise Baldwin to 5
Reduce Bentivolio to 3

Also I believe Weber may be useless, and so far the only reason he is on the list is that Paul endorsed him because he was his successor. He may need to be removed before long, but we can watch.

[TaftFan]

My tentative ratings in bold.


House:
Louie Gohmert (R-TX-1) - amended NDAA, offered Rand his boots during the filibuster (2-3 stars) 2
Jim Bridenstine (R-OK-1) - has been exceptionally fiscally conservative and is often praised by Massie (2-3 stars) 3
Bob Barr (R-GA-11) (2-4 stars) 4

Senate:
Bob Conley (R/D-SC) (speculative) (4-5 stars) 4 Focus on Bright instead?
Justin Amash (R-MI) (speculative) (5 stars) 5
Ken Buck (R-CO) (speculative) (3-4 stars) 3
Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) (speculative) (2 stars) 3
John Raese (R-WV) (speculative) (2 stars) 1
John Sununu (R-NH) (speculative) (1-2 stars)1
Don't see much of a point for Raese and Sununu, but I don't know a ton about them.

[Adrock]

Bentivolio needs to drop to at least a three star.

[sailingaway]

Robert Lowry in Texas District 23 - Ron endorsed him for the seat in 2010 against the current Congressman

[AdamL]

Bentivolio needs to drop to at least a three star.

3 stars for Bentivolio is about 2 or 3 stars too many. Dude's a total disaster. Personally, I'd remove him from the list entirely...

[Spoa]

3 stars for Bentivolio is about 2 or 3 stars too many. Dude's a total disaster. Personally, I'd remove him from the list entirely...

I think we want to give him a few more months. Remember that he's done some good things: Co-sponsored Rep. Massie's Hemp Bill, Voted against the Sandy funding bill (with loads of wasteful spending), and he at least explains his positions on his Facebook page. I definitely don't think he's done as good as we want him to, but I'd say give him a few more months to improve.

[Adrock]

3 stars for Bentivolio is about 2 or 3 stars too many. Dude's a total disaster. Personally, I'd remove him from the list entirely...

You could pretty easily talk me into that. Tell you the truth he kind of pissed me off because I feel he pretty much lied to me. I feel duped because I donated to him.

[compromise]

Trey Radel, Florida incumbent Republican. He's working with Massie and Amash on civil liberties legislation and stood with Rand on the Senate floor. He took Mack's seat after Mack ran for Senate.

[Smart3]

Trey Radel, Florida incumbent Republican. He's working with Massie and Amash on civil liberties legislation and stood with Rand on the Senate floor. He took Mack's seat after Mack ran for Senate.

I'm pretty sure I said earlier in the thread that I'd add him once he proved himself. He has done so and is now added.

[compromise]

House:
Louie Gohmert (R-TX-1) - amended NDAA, offered Rand his boots during the filibuster (2-3 stars)
Jim Bridenstine (R-OK-1) - has been exceptionally fiscally conservative and is often praised by Massie (2-3 stars)
Bob Barr (R-GA-11) (2-4 stars)

Senate:
Bob Conley (R/D-SC) (speculative) (4-5 stars)
Justin Amash (R-MI) (speculative) (5 stars)
Ken Buck (R-CO) (speculative) (3-4 stars)
Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) (speculative) (2 stars)
John Raese (R-WV) (speculative) (2 stars)
John Sununu (R-NH) (speculative) (1-2 stars)

Bumping this back up. Amash Senate is definitely worth adding.

[TaftFan]

bump. This should be stickied

[Michael Landon]

Disregard this post until further notice.... :)

- ML

[T.hill]

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.

[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 (www.gosarforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-4 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
David Schweikert (www.davidschweikert.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

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

Tom McClintock (http://www.tommcclintock.com/) (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Dana Rohrabacher (http://rohrabacher.house.gov/) (R-Incumbent) CA-48 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

Delaware
Rose Izzo (http://www.roseizzoforcongress.com/) (R) DE - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

Ted Yoho (www.tedyoho.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Bill Posey (http://www.billposey.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-15 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Trey Radel (http://www.treyradel.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-19 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
David Seaman (http://davidseamanforcongress.com/) (R) FL-23 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Georgia

Bob Barr (http://www.bobbarr.org/) (R) GA-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom Graves (http://www.gravesforcongress.org/) (R-incumbent) GA-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Idaho
Raul Labrador (http://www.yaliberty.org/pac/candidates/labrador) (R-incumbent) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Illinois

David Williams III (http://dewforcongress2014.com/) (R) IL-9 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Iowa
Rod Blum (http://rodblum.com/) (R) IA-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Kansas
Tim Huelskamp (www.huelskamp.org/) (R-Incumbent) KS-1 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

Thomas Massie (http://www.thomasmassie.com/) (R-incumbent) KY-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Massachusetts

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

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

Justin Amash (http://amashforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) MI-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Kerry Bentivolio (http://www.bentivolioforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) MI-11 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

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

New Jersey

Scott Garrett (http://www.garrettforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) NJ-5 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

New York

Chris Gibson (http://www.chrisgibsonforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) NY-19 - (purity: ★☆☆☆☆)

North Carolina

Walter Jones (http://www.walterjonescommittee.com/) (R-incumbent) NC-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Oklahoma
Jim Bridenstine (http://www.jimbridenstine.com/) (R-incumbent) OK-1 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Markwayne Mullin (www.mullinforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) OK-2 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Pennsylvania
Travis Schooley (http://www.schooleyforcongress.com/) (R) PA-9 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

South Carolina
Mark Sanford (http://marksanford.com/) (R) SC-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Jeff Duncan (www.jeffduncan.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-3 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Trey Gowdy (http://www.treygowdy.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-4 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Mick Mulvaney (www.mulvaneyforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Tennessee
Jimmy Duncan (http://duncan.house.gov/) (R-incumbent) TN-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Texas
Tony Arterburn (http://www.arterburnforcongress.com/) (R) TX-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Randy Weber (www.randyweber.org/) (R-incumbent) TX-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Matt McCall (http://votemattmccall.com/) (R) TX-21 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Robert Lowry (http://drlowryforcongress.com/) (R) TX-23 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Steve Stockman (http://congressmanstevestockman.com/) (R-incumbent) TX-36 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Utah

Jason Chaffetz (http://www.jasonforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) UT-3 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Mia Love (http://www.love4utah.com/) (R) UT-4 (purity: ★★★★☆)


Virginia
Morgan Griffith (www.morgangriffithforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) VA-9 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

Wisconsin
Reid Ribble (http://ribbleforcongress.com/) (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 (http://paulbroun.com/home.html) (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 (http://www.mcgeehan2014.com/) (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 (www.gosarforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-4 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
David Schweikert (www.davidschweikert.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

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

Tom McClintock (http://www.tommcclintock.com/) (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Dana Rohrabacher (http://www.rohrabacher.com/) (R-incumbent) CA-48 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

Delaware
Rose Izzo (http://www.roseizzoforcongress.com/) (R) DE - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

Ted Yoho (www.tedyoho.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Bill Posey (http://www.billposey.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-15 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Trey Radel (http://www.treyradel.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-19 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
David Seaman (http://davidseamanforcongress.com/) (R) FL-23 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Georgia

Bob Barr (http://www.bobbarr.org/) (R) GA-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Tom Graves (http://www.gravesforcongress.org/) (R-incumbent) GA-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

Idaho
Raul Labrador (http://www.yaliberty.org/pac/candidates/labrador) (R-incumbent) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Illinois

David Williams III (http://dewforcongress2014.com/) (R) IL-9 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Iowa
Rod Blum (http://rodblum.com/) (R) IA-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Kansas
Tim Huelskamp (www.huelskamp.org/) (R-incumbent) KS-1 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

Thomas Massie (http://www.thomasmassie.com/) (R-incumbent) KY-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Massachusetts

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

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

Justin Amash (http://amashforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) MI-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Kerry Bentivolio (http://www.bentivolioforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) MI-11 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

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

New Jersey

Scott Garrett (http://www.garrettforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) NJ-5 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

New York

Chris Gibson (http://www.chrisgibsonforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) NY-19 - (purity: ★☆☆☆☆)

North Carolina

Walter Jones (http://www.walterjonescommittee.com/) (R-incumbent) NC-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Oklahoma
Jim Bridenstine (http://www.jimbridenstine.com/) (R-incumbent) OK-1 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Markwayne Mullin (www.mullinforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) OK-2 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Pennsylvania
Travis Schooley (http://www.schooleyforcongress.com/) (R) PA-9 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

South Carolina
Mark Sanford (http://marksanford.com/) (R) SC-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Jeff Duncan (www.jeffduncan.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-3 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Trey Gowdy (http://www.treygowdy.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-4 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Mick Mulvaney (www.mulvaneyforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) SC-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Tennessee
Jimmy Duncan (http://duncan.house.gov/) (R-incumbent) TN-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Texas
Tony Arterburn (http://www.arterburnforcongress.com/) (R) TX-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
Randy Weber (www.randyweber.org/) (R-incumbent) TX-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Matt McCall (http://votemattmccall.com/) (R) TX-21 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Robert Lowry (http://drlowryforcongress.com/) (R) TX-23 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
Steve Stockman (http://congressmanstevestockman.com/) (R-incumbent) TX-36 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Utah

Jason Chaffetz (http://www.jasonforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) UT-3 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
Mia Love (http://www.love4utah.com/) (R) UT-4 (purity: ★★★★☆)


Virginia
Morgan Griffith (www.morgangriffithforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) VA-9 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

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

Wisconsin
Reid Ribble (http://ribbleforcongress.com/) (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 (http://paulbroun.com/home.html) (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 (http://www.mcgeehan2014.com/) (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆) Last ran in: N/A

Green Purity indicates endorsement by Ron Paul


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

______________

[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.

[Smart3]

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.

Fixed. Thanks.

[Adrock]

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

I am surprised Bentivolio isn't at a three star.

[Spoa]

I am surprised Bentivolio isn't at a three star.


It is really up to each individual. I think he deserves to keep a four star and we will see how he votes on the major upcoming debt ceiling increase. He was one of the few to vote against CISPA and has come out against the Internet tax. He also has voted against a few big government legislation and supports Massie's hemp bill.

[Brett85]

How does Joe Miller get five stars, but Paul Broun only gets three stars?

[Bastiat's The Law]

We don't have anyone running for Paul Broun's open seat? (GA10)
Looks like its east of Atlanta around the Athens area. Not sure if we have any liberty people out there. Seems ripe for the taking though.

[Spoa]

Looks like its east of Atlanta around the Athens area. Not sure if we have any liberty people out there. Seems ripe for the taking though.

John Douglas was running there, but he dropped out.

There are two decent candidates that I am looking at. Brian Slowinski (http://www.voteslowinski.com/VoteSlowinski.com/HOME.html) and Jody Hice (http://jodyhiceforcongress.com/). We have to back the strongest conservative here because RINO State Rep. Donna Sheldon is running and has the establishment behind her (she voted for the major transportation tax here in Georgia!).

[Adrock]

It would be terrible for an establishment type to win that R+14 seat. If we don't have any liberty candidates jump in, a tea party type may do. Slowinski wants to Audit the Fed.

[TaftFan]

It would be terrible for an establishment type to win that R+14 seat. If we don't have any liberty candidates jump in, a tea party type may do. Slowinski wants to Audit the Fed.

He spoke at the Republican Liberty Caucus convention in GA.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzwNI-zn88s

Says he worked for Ron Paul in Iowa in 2008.

[Brett85]

Why is Pat McGeehan from West Virginia only a three star candidate? I thought he was basically a Ron Paul Republican?

[Mr.NoSmile]

It would be terrible for an establishment type to win that R+14 seat. If we don't have any liberty candidates jump in, a tea party type may do. Slowinski wants to Audit the Fed.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/elections/2013-02-08/brian-slowinski-seek-10th-congressional-district-seat

Well, according to this and a YouTube video he posted, he intends to. What are his odds between him, Gary Gerrard, and Sheldon? If Sheldon indeed has establishment backing, she already has that base covered as far as numbers.

[Smart3]

Why is Pat McGeehan from West Virginia only a three star candidate? I thought he was basically a Ron Paul Republican?

The default is 3-star for any liberty candidate. He will be upgraded once his site is built and we know his positions better. I think he'll end up a 4-star.


How does Joe Miller get five stars, but Paul Broun only gets three stars?
The 5-stars was inherited from the previous thread. Since there is no clear distinction between four and five stars, I've arbitrarily kept Joe at 5 stars as he would almost certainly be endorsed by Dr. Paul and also because ideologically he's closest to Rand and Mike. (who are both 5-stars, IIRC)

As for Broun, his rejection of Dr. Paul's foreign policy is what is keeping him back.

[johndeal]

So which of these guys have the best shot at winning? I prefer giving to people who have a legitimate shot at winning and I'm looking to start donating soon. Five stars is best but I've given to four star guys before.

[TaftFan]

So which of these guys have the best shot at winning? I prefer giving to people who have a legitimate shot at winning and I'm looking to start donating soon. Five stars is best but I've given to four star guys before.

I would say don't donate to the incumbents.

Lowry in Texas and Blum in Iowa are in somewhat Democratic districts but I see them as having the best chances to get into the House. Depending on whether old Ralph Hall runs again, Arterburn will have a good shot.

Paul Broun in Georgia has the best shot out of anybody on the list, and would be an oustanding addition to the Senate. Pro-civil liberties, introduced the END the Fed bill, and strong fiscally. He isn't RP on FP, but also isn't a neocon.

[compromise]

Sanford should be changed to an (R-incumbent) now as he's now already a congressman.

Tisei really needs to lose some stars.

Gurley Martin's site: http://www.gurleylmartin.com/

Btw, doesn't Lee also reject Ron Paul's foreign policy?

[cajuncocoa]

Minister Derrick Grayson (TMOT) has announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate in Georgia.

http://www.grayson2014.com/

[Peace&Freedom]

These discussions of races should be accompanied not with liberty ratings, but district trend stats by voting history (R+14, D+8, R+3, D+20, etc) that show which party is dominant in the district or state. X+5 or less (winner gets <55% of the vote) indicates a competitive or toss-up seat. In my view, any trend showing X+6 or more indicates it's a X seat, especially if it's been true for a couple of election cycles. Then it all becomes a matter of high percentage math.

For "work within the GOP" folks, that means only pursue installing liberty Republicans in competitive +5 or less situations, or in R+6 or higher cases. The key here is avoiding wasted effort in trying to win or hold a seat as a Republican that is safely or strongly Democratic by history.

For "work independent of building within a major party" folks, that means only pursue installing liberty candidates in competitive/toss-up +5 or less situations, or in open seat primary situations in R+6/D+6 or higher cases. The key here is avoiding wasted effort in trying to win or hold a seat safely held by a non-liberty incumbent of either major party. Support a liberty candidate who runs for an open seat, in the primary of the dominant major party in the district/state (established by voting history).

[Smart3]

Minister Derrick Grayson (TMOT) has announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate in Georgia.

http://www.grayson2014.com/

Added


These discussions of races should be accompanied not with liberty ratings, but district trend stats by voting history (R+14, D+8, R+3, D+20, etc) that show which party is dominant in the district or state. X+5 or less (winner gets <55% of the vote) indicates a competitive or toss-up seat. In my view, any trend showing X+6 or more indicates it's a X seat, especially if it's been true for a couple of election cycles. Then it all becomes a matter of high percentage math.

For "work within the GOP" folks, that means only pursue installing liberty Republicans in competitive +5 or less situations, or in R+6 or higher cases. The key here is avoiding wasted effort in trying to win or hold a seat as a Republican that is safely or strongly Democratic by history.

For "work independent of building within a major party" folks, that means only pursue installing liberty candidates in competitive/toss-up +5 or less situations, or in open seat primary situations in R+6/D+6 or higher cases. The key here is avoiding wasted effort in trying to win or hold a seat safely held by a non-liberty incumbent or either major party. Support a liberty candidate who runs for an open seat, in the primary of the dominant major party in the district/state (established by voting history).
I'd add them if someone did the work for me. I just don't have the spare time.

[compromise]

Derrick Grayson is NOT Ron Paul endorsed.

[cajuncocoa]

Derrick Grayson is NOT Ron Paul endorsed.But...but....but....endorsements are meaningless!

[compromise]

But...but....but....endorsements are meaningless!

I didn't say endorsements were meaningless.

Isn't it a little "collectivist" to group together all members of the pro-Rand faction in that way based on the words of just a few? Also, if Ron supports him, then why don't you? I thought Ron was always right? :D

Isn't there a huge difference between an incumbent Senator with presidential ambitions endorsing his party's presidential nominee and a former Congressman at the end of his political career endorsing a candidate in a Senate primary? I'm pretty sure the latter endorsement is far more meaningful as it isn't obligatory and shows genuine enthusiasm for the candidate.

Paul Broun is the only liberty candidate who can get through this primary. TMOT is rhetorically far too extreme for conservatives, while Broun can unite the liberty movement and the Tea Party and beat the establishment.

Also, the first page of this thread is misleading activists, either intentionally or unintentionally, into thinking that TMOT is a Ron Paul endorsed candidate by highlighting his stars in green. That is certainly not true. That's why I said he was not endorsed by Ron Paul.

[schiffheadbaby]

I didn't say endorsements were meaningless.

Isn't it a little "collectivist" to group together all members of the pro-Rand faction in that way based on the words of just a few? Also, if Ron supports him, then why don't you? I thought Ron was always right? :D

Isn't there a huge difference between an incumbent Senator with presidential ambitions endorsing his party's presidential nominee and a former Congressman at the end of his political career endorsing a candidate in a Senate primary? I'm pretty sure the latter endorsement is far more meaningful as it isn't obligatory and shows genuine enthusiasm for the candidate.

Paul Broun is the only liberty candidate who can get through this primary. TMOT is rhetorically far too extreme for conservatives, while Broun can unite the liberty movement and the Tea Party and beat the establishment.

Also, the first page of this thread is misleading activists, either intentionally or unintentionally, into thinking that TMOT is a Ron Paul endorsed candidate by highlighting his stars in green. That is certainly not true. That's why I said he was not endorsed by Ron Paul.

TMOT is at least willing to be honest. Paul Broun explicitly said he doesn't agree with Ron Paul's foreign policy. So we are just supposed to ignore that altogether?

[compromise]

TMOT is at least willing to be honest. Paul Broun explicitly said he doesn't agree with Ron Paul's foreign policy. So we are just supposed to ignore that altogether?

I'm not arguing for TMOT to be removed from this list. I may disagree with those who vote for him, but I can still understand why some might. I was just remarking upon this thread falsely saying that TMOT was endorsed by Ron Paul, when Paul Broun is the only candidate that has been endorsed by Ron Paul in this race.

[compromise]

Jason Smith (R) MO-8

He's the Republican nominee in the June 4 special election. Endorsed by Palin, Steelman and Tea Party Express. When he was asked who his favorite Representative in the House was, he said the following:


In the House, I like the background of [Congressman] Justin Amash. He’s a young guy, 32, same age as me, he’s a congressmen from Michigan. On every vote he takes, he writes a blog about why he voted the way he did and puts it on his website. He was kicked off the budget committee, he’s a strong conservative.

He also likes Massie's and Cato's pages on Facebook (he only likes about 30 pages total).

[Smart3]

Jason Smith (R) MO-8

He's the Republican nominee in the June 4 special election. Endorsed by Palin, Steelman and Tea Party Express. When he was asked who his favorite Representative in the House was, he said the following:



He also likes Massie's and Cato's pages on Facebook (he only likes about 30 pages total).
Smith has no policy positions listed on his site other than the basics. He doesn't mention the Fed, foreign policy, SOPA-CISPA-PIPA, NDAA, etc. I won't list him if we know so little about him.

I said this earlier btw.

[Spoa]

Smith has no policy positions listed on his site other than the basics. He doesn't mention the Fed, foreign policy, SOPA-CISPA-PIPA, NDAA, etc. I won't list him if we know so little about him.

I said this earlier btw.

I know he opposes NDAA and indefinite detention: http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/rep-jason-smith-on-the-issues/

[compromise]

Don Volaric (R) MI-9 5*
George Brikho (R) MI-9 3* (has some left/green leanings as he's an environmentalist and supports GMO labeling)

[Smart3]

Last edited by Smart3; Today at 02:31 PM. Reason: Don Volaric, George Brikho, Jason Smith

[compromise]

Apologies for the wrong info, Taftfan said in the other thread that Volaric has not yet announced the district he's running in.

[compromise]

Kline is running for re-election so Bills is MN-2 isn't happening. The district next to it, MN-6, is now an open seat because of Bachmann's retirement.

[Mr.NoSmile]

I know he opposes NDAA and indefinite detention: http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/rep-jason-smith-on-the-issues/

Just was looking up who I'm guessing will be his opponent, Steve Hodges- he says he opposes gun control and abortion. Though I'm personally unsure whether this is him trying to reach across the aisle to compromise. According to Ballotpedia, he's missed a few votes, but I'm unsure whether the general electorate cares whether a politician misses a vote so long as they just reiterate talking points when they get in front of the camera. So says this story:


Hodges tags himself as conservative for several reasons. He holds that he is pro-gun, pro-life and fiscally responsible. His House resume shows what one would expect to see from a Southeast Missouri legislator: he is serving or has served on committees for agribusiness, agriculture policy, education appropriations, health-care policy and small business...Conversations with Hodges often quickly turn to three subjects – poverty, education and agriculture, and the connection he sees among them. On the first topic, he doesn't view the 8th district's impoverished situation too differently from challenger for the Congressional seat, Smith, who has said he sees breaking the "generational reliance on welfare" and deregulating to help small businesses and farms create jobs as keys to turning around the district's economic fortunes.

http://www.semissourian.com/story/1944244.html

Looking here, Smith has backing from what look to be big voices, Huckabee and Palin being two of them. Just wondering whether there's a lot of ground work put into this. Haven't seen whether the Missouri RLC backed him. So says Palin:


Jason has worked tirelessly to build on the foundation of his humble beginnings and is a responsible and respected leader in the Show Me State. In Washington DC, Jason will maintain that innate sense of his community and will bring his commonsense conservatism to the halls of Congress. Jason recognizes that government is the problem, not the solution. He will protect our 2nd Amendment rights and work to promote a culture of life. We must all work together to send Mr. Smith to Washington on June 4th.

Again, say what you will about Palin, she's a lightning rod when it comes to attention. Hopefully folks have helped stump for Smith.

http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/what-conservatives-say-about-jason-smith-r-cand-missouri-8/

Here are their Facebook pages:

Smith's- https://www.facebook.com/JasonSmithForMissouri

Hodges- https://www.facebook.com/steveformissouri?filter=2

[jurgs01]

Great thread!

[jurgs01]

You definitely have a more comprehensive list than I had come up with. I think you should include websites too though in your initial link.

Possible President (2016):
Rand Paul
http://www.randpaul2016.com
http://www.randpac.com
Ted Cruz
http://www.tedcruz.org/home
Senate:
Incumbents:
Kentucky: Rand Paul (2016)
Utah: Mike Lee (2016)
http://www.leeforsenate.com
Texas: Ted Cruz (2018)
2014 Candidates:
Georgia: Derrick Grayson
http://www.grayson2014.com
Tennessee: Glen Jacobs (possible)
Alaska: Joe Miller (possible)
http://joemiller.us

House:
Missouri 8th (special election June 4th, 2013)
Bill Slantz-Libertarian
http://billslantz.com/home
California 8th;
John Dennis (not declared yet)
http://www.johndennis2012.com
Colorado 3rd:
Tisha T. Casida
http://casida2012.com
Illinois 9th:
David Earl Williams III
http://dewforcongress2014.com
Kentucky 4th:
Thomas Massie (incumbent)
http://www.thomasmassie.com
Michigan 3rd:
Justin Amash (incumbent)
http://amashforcongress.com
Michigan 11th:
Kerry Bentivolio (incumbent)
https://transaxt.com/Donate/FT6YPS/KerryBentivolioforUSCongr...
Michigan 9th:
George Brikho (running)
http://georgebrikho.com
North Carolina 3rd:
Walter Jones (incumbent)
http://www.walterjonescommittee.com

Governor:
Texas:
David Simpson (possible)
http://davidsimpson.com
New Jersey (November 5th, 2013):
Ken Kaplan-Libertarian
http://www.kaplanforgovernor.com

Fellow travelers:
California 4th:
Tom McClintock (incumbent)-fellow traveler
Georgia 7th:
Rob Woodall (incumbent)-fellow traveler
Indiana 4th:
Todd Rokita (incumbent)-fellow traveler
Idaho 1st:
Raúl Labrador (incumbent)-fellow traveler
Kansas 1st:
Tim Huelskamp (incumbent)-fellow traveler
South Carolina 4th:
Jeff Duncan (incumbent)-fellow traveler
Texas 23rd:
Robert Lowry(running)-fellow traveler
http://drlowryforcongress.com
Utah 4th:
Mia Love (Running)-Fellow traveler
http://www.love4utah.com
Utah 3rd:
Jason Chaffetz (incumbent)-fellow traveler

[Adrock]

Thanks for contributing jurgs. If you come by any other liberty candidates please feel free to post about them.

[jurgs01]

Members who live in each of these candidate's districts should set up local meetup groups dedicated to their election and link those on here too. I think this is the year we can actually make a huge difference, but we need to focus and consolidate our effort towards a goal. This thread is a great start. Thanks for making! I am setting aside a few hundred bucks a month to donate to my favorite liberty candidates. Hope others who can are doing the same, and those who can't are helping in other ways!

[Smart3]

You definitely have a more comprehensive list than I had come up with. I think you should include websites too though in your initial link.

If a website is available it is included. This list is exclusively for candidates for Congress in 2014 (and 2013 if they're up) and usually only includes Republicans until the general election. Listing LP candidates this soon is pointless as they won't have primaries.

[compromise]

Ron DeSantis (http://voteron2012.com/) (R-incumbent) FL-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

2013 freshman. Voted against CISPA. Very strong on fiscal issues too, endorsed by FreedomWorks, Club for Growth, RedState, etc. Since arriving he's been close with Amash/Massie.

[TaftFan]

Take Weber off. He never ran as anything close to a liberty candidate, and has sucked so far. Ron only endorsed him because he was his replacement.

[compromise]

Take Weber off. He never ran as anything close to a liberty candidate, and has sucked so far. Ron only endorsed him because he was his replacement.
I don't think he's on this list anyway.

[compromise]

Tom Emmer (http://emmerforcongress.com/intro.cfm) (R) MN-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Volaric will be running in MI-10 this time.

[jurgs01]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_McGeehan

Pat McGeehan West Virginia?

In 2012 he released a book entitled Printing Our Way to Poverty: The Consequences of American Inflation, which received strong praise from Congressman and former Presidential candidate Ron Paul, as well as economist Dr. Andrew Young

[compromise]

Mark Meadows (http://www.meadowsforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) NC-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
He's a 2013 freshman, voted against CISPA, signed a letter working with Amash and Massie on defending civil liberties.

Lou Gigliotti (http://louforcongress.com/) (R) TX-4 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

[T.hill]

Apparently, Nancy Mace is planning to officially announce in a few days.

[compromise]

http://robmaness.com/

Rob Maness is running for Senate in Louisiana.

[FSP-Rebel]

http://robmaness.com/

Rob Maness is running for Senate in Louisiana.

Wow, another goodie running for Senate. He's the anti-establishment choice in LA. I wonder if Cajun will support this guy.

[Spoa]

Ron Meyer (R-VA 11) should be added to the list:


Ron Meyer
The GOP politicians who stand up for this outrageous NSA overreach are a big reason young voters scoff at the party. Civil liberties matter.

He also opposed CISPA, and supports getting rid of Boehner! He's also a strong fiscal conservative.

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-03-13/local/37666287_1_ron-meyer-11th-district-house-speaker-john-boehner


Meyer’s statement says he has worked as a spokesman for the conservative Young America’s Foundation and American Majority Action, and he has made frequent media appearances. He first drew real attention in December and January by helping to stir up trouble against Boehner, initally by using the hashtag “#FireBoehner” on Twitter.

Here's his website: http://ronmeyer.com/

[Mr.NoSmile]

On the subject of Ron Meyer, is Gerry Connolly even doing so poorly that he could be dethroned? I mean, exciting that he's running, but can he make a dent?

[compromise]

Matt Salmon (http://salmonforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Opposes the infinite detention provision of NDAA. Solid fiscal conservative too.

[compromise]

http://gregbrannon.com/
Greg Brannon's website

Add Glen Jacobs as speculative Senate for TN.

[Spoa]

Several members deserve another star and some deserve to lose one. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll228.xml

[Smart3]

Matt Salmon (http://salmonforcongress.com/) (R-incumbent) AZ-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

Opposes the infinite detention provision of NDAA. Solid fiscal conservative too.

I'm not a fan of his as he's so caught up in the LDS Church and was instrumental in getting same-sex marriage made illegal in Arizona. I will add him nonetheless.

[compromise]

Louie Gohmert voted against both NDAA and CISPA this year.

Radel should probably gain a star because he voted the right way on NDAA and the major amendments.

[DonVolaric]

H.R. 1960: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/113-2013/h244?utm_campaign=govtrack_email_update&utm_source=govtrack/email_update&utm_medium=email Kerry Bentivolio, how many time does this fraudulent Kool-Aid guzzler need to kick you in the boys, till you take him off the list? http://imageshack.us/a/img703/4250/9r8a.png

[Brett85]

There's plenty to criticize Bentivilio for, but to expect him to vote against every single defense spending bill is asking too much. Rand has even voted for some of the NDAA's. This NDAA didn't contain any indefinite detention provisions.

[Spoa]

H.R. 1960: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/113-2013/h244?utm_campaign=govtrack_email_update&utm_source=govtrack/email_update&utm_medium=email Kerry Bentivolio, how many time does this fraudulent Kool-Aid guzzler need to kick you in the boys, till you take him off the list?

Mr. Bentivolio voted against CISPA, voted for the Smith-Gibson Amendment, opposed the DHS Appropriations bill, voted against the Hurricane Sandy funding, vote for language to end the Afghanistan War by the end of 2014, etc. I would say that he isn't as good as Reps. Massie or Amash, but he deserves to continue being on our list.

[DonVolaric]

There's plenty to criticize Bentivilio for, but to expect him to vote against every single defense spending bill is asking too much. Rand has even voted for some of the NDAA's. This NDAA didn't contain any indefinite detention provisions.
I'm surprised by your comment......How is it possible to be for "The Smith-Gibson Amendment to the NDAA, which prohibits the government from indefinitely detaining you without charge or trial, failed 200-226" when (H.R. 1960: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) this bill funds the NDAA & yes Indefinite Detention. Justin Amash & many other liberty Republicans had no problem voting NO.

[Brett85]

I'm surprised by your comment......How is it possible to be for "The Smith-Gibson Amendment to the NDAA, which prohibits the government from indefinitely detaining you without charge or trial, failed 200-226" when (H.R. 1960: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) this bill funds the NDAA & yes Indefinite Detention. Justin Amash & many other liberty Republicans had no problem voting NO.

The purpose of the Smith-Gibson amendment was to repeal the indefinite detention provision contained in the 2012 NDAA. There may have been other reasons to oppose this year's NDAA, such as the war funding, but this year's NDAA didn't contain any indefinite detention provisions.

[compromise]

Dan Bongino was on the 2012 RPF liberty candidates list when he ran for Senate. Now he's running for MD-6, a swing seat. Good on fiscal issues and civil liberties.

http://www.bongino.com/

[DonVolaric]

The purpose of the Smith-Gibson amendment was to repeal the indefinite detention provision contained in the 2012 NDAA. There may have been other reasons to oppose this year's NDAA, such as the war funding, but this year's NDAA didn't contain any indefinite detention provisions. Yes I understand your point.....Indefinite Detention is already the law! Now it has the funds $$$$$$ to enforce. This bill is to fund (Fiscal 2014) & more amendments.

[DonVolaric]

Mr. Bentivolio voted against CISPA, voted for the Smith-Gibson Amendment, opposed the DHS Appropriations bill, voted against the Hurricane Sandy funding, vote for language to end the Afghanistan War by the end of 2014, etc. I would say that he isn't as good as Reps. Massie or Amash, but he deserves to continue being on our list. We will have to agree to disagree. Mr. Bentivolio a personal friend or use to be (My Choice) ran on no more growing big government. Kerry Quote: "We have a spending problem, not a revenue problem". C4L Chairman & Vice Chairman as well as RLC MI Chairman & Regional Chairman all have the same opinion as mine. If the liberty movement in Michigan (Chairman's) are done with Mr. Bentivolio, then who would no better?

[Smart3]

Paul Hannosh added. Mansoor already said he's not looking to run for Congress in 2014 so I'm not adding him.

[Michael Landon]

We have a Liberty candidate running against John Kline for the Republican nomination: David Gerson.

http://www.gerson2012.com/

- ML

[Mr.NoSmile]

We have a Liberty candidate running against John Kline for the Republican nomination: David Gerson.

http://www.gerson2012.com/

- ML

Does Gerson have a built in base and name recognition? Also, how is his approval rating? If he's not doing too badly, can't imagine it'd be a simple battle.

[PatrickHenry1]

We will have to agree to disagree. Mr. Bentivolio a personal friend or use to be (My Choice) ran on no more growing big government. Kerry Quote: "We have a spending problem, not a revenue problem". C4L Chairman & Vice Chairman as well as RLC MI Chairman & Regional Chairman all have the same opinion as mine. If the liberty movement in Michigan (Chairman's) are done with Mr. Bentivolio, then who would no better?

I agree and am also curious as to why this is even a discussion. I'm even more curious as to how he made it on the list of featured speakers at LPAC!? He ran as a Liberty candidate and got elected because of our help but yet the moment he gets to Washington he votes to raise the debt ceiling and says "I'm a Reagan Man, Not a Ron Paul Man".

[Smart3]

We have a Liberty candidate running against John Kline for the Republican nomination: David Gerson.

http://www.gerson2012.com/

- ML
Has he declared for 2014? It doesn't seem so as he hasn't updated his site.


Does Gerson have a built in base and name recognition? Also, how is his approval rating? If he's not doing too badly, can't imagine it'd be a simple battle.

Let me put it this way - Gerson will be lucky to get one more point in 2014 than he got in 2012. You just don't beat a popular incumbent.

[Mr.NoSmile]

Has he declared for 2014? It doesn't seem so as he hasn't updated his site.



Let me put it this way - Gerson will be lucky to get one more point in 2014 than he got in 2012. You just don't beat a popular incumbent.

Sounds exactly like McCain and Lindsey Graham. I mean, on one of Nancy Mace's Facebook pages, someone posted this about Graham:


South CArolina will keep voting for this guy. He has the progressive political machine in South Carolina locked up tight.

It's not entirely wrong.

[Michael Landon]

Has he declared for 2014? It doesn't seem so as he hasn't updated his site.


Let me put it this way - Gerson will be lucky to get one more point in 2014 than he got in 2012. You just don't beat a popular incumbent.

I found this:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/DavidGersonForCongress?fref=ts

- ML

[DonVolaric]

https://secure.freedomworks.org/images/content/pagebuilder/amash_action_alert.jpg SUPPORT:
the LIBERT-E Act (H.R. 2399) now. This is not a Republican or Democratic issue our liberty is at stake. You know the NSA, National Security Agency is spying and collecting data on every American citizen. At any time, government snoops can access your email, phone call logs, and private messages without your permission or knowledge. https://secure.freedomworks.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1111&autologin=true%3Fsource%3DFWNL07072013&JServSessionIdr004=lo7pyzrjh2.app341a Put the heat on your Representative!

[compromise]

Why is Stovall speculative?

Also, isn't Sciortino a socialist? How can he be a 3* candidate if he won't vote the right way on so many votes?

[Smart3]

Why is Stovall speculative?

Also, isn't Sciortino a socialist? How can he be a 3* candidate if he won't vote the right way on so many votes?

Fixed and also Sciortino is positioning himself as the new Dennis Kucinich. We'll have to wait and see but according to what we already know, he does seem like a good match for Kucinich or at least Takano/Grayson. We need every vote against war and for civil liberties we can get no? And better yet he's running in Markey's district.

[compromise]

What is the reason for Gohmert not being on this list?

Here's a good liberty candidate listing site by Spoa, would be cool if you could link it in the OP: http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/

Also, sorted out the formatting of your "Alabama" section:

Alabama
Tripp Pittman (R) AL-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

[TaftFan]

bump

[DonVolaric]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/congress.freedomworks.org/legislators/photos/412547-200px.jpeg http://congress.freedomworks.org/legislators/kerry-l-bentivolio FreedomWorks scorecard for Mr. Bentivolio 43%. This is a done deal!

[Spoa]

http://congress.freedomworks.org/legislators/kerry-l-bentivolio FreedomWorks scorecard for Mr. Bentivolio 43%. This is a done deal!

With all due respect Mr. Volaric, I encourage you to focus on your own race so you can get to congress and make a difference. Bentivolio may not be perfect, but he is the 2nd best in the Michigan delegation...no doubt about that.

[Keith and stuff]

With all due respect Mr. Volaric, I encourage you to focus on your own race so you can get to congress and make a difference. Bentivolio may not be perfect, but he is the 2nd best in the Michigan delegation...no doubt about that.

FreedomWorks shows him as the 10th best in MI with even a Democrat being better. http://congress.freedomworks.org/legislators#state=MI

[muzzled dogg]

how are some of these incumbent duds ★★★★★ purity?

[jurgs01]

New simple liberty candidate website that promotes Ron Paul Forums :)
http://candidates4liberty.com/home.html

[DonVolaric]

With all due respect Mr. Volaric, I encourage you to focus on your own race so you can get to congress and make a difference. Bentivolio may not be perfect, but he is the 2nd best in the Michigan delegation...no doubt about that. Well said...fair enough :)

[PatrickHenry1]

With all due respect Mr. Volaric, I encourage you to focus on your own race so you can get to congress and make a difference. Bentivolio may not be perfect, but he is the 2nd best in the Michigan delegation...no doubt about that.

Actually three others have a higher score than Bentivolio. His Freedom Works score is 50% while his record for voting with Boehner is 92%. Regardless, if any Liberty candidate openly distances himself from Ron Paul and then votes in accordance with that rhetoric, than a true Liberty candidate should be sought out to replace him. We need not make excuses for him. Making excuses and giving politicians passes when they mess up is how we gradually got to where we are.

[Spoa]

Actually three others have a higher score than Bentivolio. His Freedom Works score is 50% while his record for voting with Boehner is 92%. Regardless, if any Liberty candidate openly distances himself from Ron Paul and then votes in accordance with that rhetoric, than a true Liberty candidate should be sought out to replace him. We need not make excuses for him. Making excuses and giving politicians passes when they mess up is how we gradually got to where we are.

Not making excuses for his votes, but it is important to note that Freedomworks did NOT score votes such as CISPA, Amash's (Gibson-Smith) indefinite detention amendment, spending cut amendments to defense department such as the Afghan Infrastructure Fund, all of which we would consider very important and these were votes that Bentivolio voted correctly on. Bentivolio correctly voted to cut $600 million from Pakistan foreign aid. Give him credit where credit is due is my position.

I personally do not mind if he does not connect himself to Ron Paul. He's voted correctly on foreign aid, defense cuts, and is quite strong on liberty issues. Name a liberty issue that he has voted against us on...I can't think of any. He could certainly improve on fiscal issues, but I consider him an ally and think that we have more representatives to pick bones with than with him.

[mz10]

Um...who decided that Carl Sciortino should be on the list? The guy wanted to put trackers on people's cars. He is widely regarded as the most socialist member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and he has a lot of competition for that title. Other than a few surveillance state issues, he is nothing even vaguely resembling a libertarian.

[FSP-Rebel]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/congress.freedomworks.org/legislators/photos/412547-200px.jpeg http://congress.freedomworks.org/legislators/kerry-l-bentivolio FreedomWorks scorecard for Mr. Bentivolio 43%. This is a done deal!
There were over 70 C4L members (including a few of us that drove over an hour one way) and associates protesting the Gov on his speech over medicaid expansion at the Westin at 15 mile and Van Dyke (in your district) this last Monday, where were you? Saw Rep Miller signs and I kept asking locals about how the Volaric campaign was doing but not much in the way of a positive response. Perhaps, you paid to get in to the Gov's speech:confused: There were plenty of locals that would've been great for you to get in touch with to lit drop and the like.

[T.hill]

What about that bryan smith guy whos challenging simpson. Didn't he get endorsed by club4growth?

[compromise]

Eddie McCain (R) SC-2 - (purity: ★★★★★)

He's a former Libertarian Party candidate, now primarying Wilson as a Republican.

[jurgs01]

Eddie McCain (R) SC-2 - (purity: ★★★★★)

He's a former Libertarian Party candidate, now primarying Wilson as a Republican.

He needs a website. All I can find is his Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eddie-Mccain-For-Congress-2nd-District-of-South-Carolina/505877069506311​

[Smart3]

Added Eddie McCain and Bryan Smith.

[compromise]

He needs a website. All I can find is his Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eddie-Mccain-For-Congress-2nd-District-of-South-Carolina/505877069506311​

He's working on it. Should have it up in the next few weeks.

[pulp8721]

Three potential liberty candidates have announced within the last few days:

Art Halvorson- PA-9 (arthalvorsonforcongress.com)
- He's primarying incumbent Rep. Bill Schuster, and recently released a statement condemning his vote against the Amash Amendment

Elise Stefanik- NY-21 (http://eliseforcongress.com/)
-Former Bush Staffer, and apparently was Paul Ryan's debate coach
-Young, articulate, entrepreneur, and on her campaign website site "constitutional liberty" must be protected
-Bashed Ron Paul's foreign policy on twitter (to be expected given her background)
-Running in democratic swing district
-Potentially worth a couple stars

She also has a pretty good campaign video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8MZQaR2J6Q



Isaac Misiuk- MA-1 (misiukforcongress.com)
-Home schooled, twenty something
-Heavy democratic district

[Mr.NoSmile]

Stefanik is running against Bill Owens, a Democrat in New York. Realistically, I have to wonder how good her chances are.

[pulp8721]

Stefanik is running against Bill Owens, a Democrat in New York. Realistically, I have to wonder how good her chances are.

Owens run reelection by two points last year. If she runs a good campaign, doesn't make any gaffes, then she has a shot.

[PatrickHenry1]

Not making excuses for his votes, but it is important to note that Freedomworks did NOT score votes such as CISPA, Amash's (Gibson-Smith) indefinite detention amendment, spending cut amendments to defense department such as the Afghan Infrastructure Fund, all of which we would consider very important and these were votes that Bentivolio voted correctly on. Bentivolio correctly voted to cut $600 million from Pakistan foreign aid. Give him credit where credit is due is my position.

I personally do not mind if he does not connect himself to Ron Paul. He's voted correctly on foreign aid, defense cuts, and is quite strong on liberty issues. Name a liberty issue that he has voted against us on...I can't think of any. He could certainly improve on fiscal issues, but I consider him an ally and think that we have more representatives to pick bones with than with him.

Unfortunately I can name several. I wouldn't be as upset as I am otherwise.

H.R. 325 - Increased the debt ceiling.
H.Res. 99 - Continuing Resolution; closed rule prevented any input or amendments from individual members of congress.
H.R. 933 - Contained the CR; through this they could have defunded Obamacare or made any number of spending reforms.
H.R. 1947 FARRM - 80% of the trillion dollars of projected spending was to go to food stamps.
H.R. 807 Full Faith and Credit Act - Raised the debt ceiling and incentivized the government to continue issuing trillions of dollars in new debt.

And to set the record straight regarding the NDAA; Smith-Gibson failed and Kerry STILL voted for it. He says he's more of a Reagan Republican than a Ron Paul Republican. His actions back up his rhetoric. I'm tired of it all.

[PowerOfLiberty]

I continually See Dan Bongino show up on these lists for Maryland. Where are you getting the idea that he is a liberty candidate? He is an Establishment Republican.

[Smart3]

I continually See Dan Bongino show up on these lists for Maryland. Where are you getting the idea that he is a liberty candidate? He is an Establishment Republican.
Bongino is running for the state legislature this time. Presumably, you recognize that fiscal conservative candidates are really all we need at the state level. So Bongino makes the cut.

but Bongino was first put on the list last election because he was endorsed by Mike Lee. They have roughly identical positions.

[compromise]

Bongino is running for the state legislature this time. Presumably, you recognize that fiscal conservative candidates are really all we need at the state level. So Bongino makes the cut.

but Bongino was first put on the list last election because he was endorsed by Mike Lee. They have roughly identical positions.

He's running for the state legislature? I thought he was running for the US House.

[Krzysztof Lesiak]

http://eliseforcongress.com/[/URL])
-Former Bush Staffer, and apparently was Paul Ryan's debate coach
-Young, articulate, entrepreneur, and on her campaign website site "constitutional liberty" must be protected
-Bashed Ron Paul's foreign policy on twitter (to be expected given her background)
-Running in democratic swing district
-Potentially worth a couple stars

She also has a pretty good campaign video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8MZQaR2J6Q



No idea why should would be considered a liberty candidate in that case. Let's not be endorsing every Republican that announces now.

Halvorson listed Justin Amash as one of the congressmen he considers himself very close to on the issues...unfortunately, he also listed that clown Louie Gohmert. Isaac Misiuk doesn't have any issues page on his website, but he's super young, which I think is a plus, given the age demographics of Congress.

[compromise]

Louie Gohmert is a clown?

Louie Gohmert is one of the best guys in the House and a close personal friend of Rand. Look at his voting record so far this year. CISPA, NDAA, NSA amendment, it's pretty much flawless. On fiscal issues, he has higher FreedomWorks scores than most of the incumbents in the OP's list. With regards to foreign policy, he's been very vocal in his opposition to any US involvement in Syria.

The only reason he isn't in the OP is because Smart3 doesn't agree with some of his socially conservative views.

The liberal media (e.g. The Young Turks) like to go after Gohmert and make him look like a racist, a monster and a moron. If you've ever met him or looked at his voting record, you'll know none of that is true.

[Spoa]

I continually See Dan Bongino show up on these lists for Maryland. Where are you getting the idea that he is a liberty candidate? He is an Establishment Republican.

Dan Bongino opposes CISPA, opposes indefinite detention, and supports the Amash amendment (NSA). He also stated that he opposes the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (I posted a video somewhere on this forum). He's very strong on civil liberties.

[Anti-Neocon]

Elise Stefanik- NY-21 (http://eliseforcongress.com/)
-Former Bush Staffer, and apparently was Paul Ryan's debate coach
-Young, articulate, entrepreneur, and on her campaign website site "constitutional liberty" must be protected
-Bashed Ron Paul's foreign policy on twitter (to be expected given her background)
-Running in democratic swing district
-Potentially worth a couple stars
Any vocal adversary of non-interventionism who also has worked for key GOP insiders is worth zero stars. I don't care how nice her campaign video is, or what lip service she pays to "constitutional liberty". Lots of politicians say they support constitutional liberty, and then they never do. If she were to outline specifics on what constitutional liberty she would support, then at least that would be meaningful. I still wouldn't support her, but it'd show at least she's willing to take a stand for liberty.

[jurgs01]

Gohmert is getting better, but he was pretty establishment and anti-freedom back in the Bush years:

http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=G000552

[NJP411]

Frank Kuchar is running against Joe Barton again in TX-6.

[z9000]

Carl DeMaio running for CA52

[jurgs01]

I have been doing some vetting. These are the non-listed candidates in California that seem to at least lean towards our ideals. What does everyone think (and anyone from their districts have more gouge)?

Doug LeMalfa CA-1
http://www.douglamalfa.com

Stewart Cilley CA-5
https://www.facebook.com/StewartCilleyForCongress2012

Johnny Tacherra CA-7
http://www.johnnyforcongress.com

Joel Marchese CA-53
http://www.joelforcongress2014.org

[Anti-Neocon]

Gohmert is getting better, but he was pretty establishment and anti-freedom back in the Bush years:

http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=G000552
I think it's up in the air whether or not this can be explained simply by partisanry. Maybe he did have a true change of heart, but I'm skeptical.

[compromise]

I think it's up in the air whether or not this can be explained simply by partisanry. Maybe he did have a true change of heart, but I'm skeptical.

It's most likely genuine. Rand befriended him personally and then brought him over politically, just as Ron did with Walter Jones. If you've met Gohmert, you'll know he's a very sincere guy and never comes off as slimy or opportunistic (unlike Rubio or Gingrich).

[PowerOfLiberty]

Dan Bongino opposes CISPA, opposes indefinite detention, and supports the Amash amendment (NSA). He also stated that he opposes the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (I posted a video somewhere on this forum). He's very strong on civil liberties.

None of that was mentioned when he campaigned in Maryland. He sounded like the average militaristic Republican.

Has Bongino even showed interesting in running for senate again? I heard something about him running for governor.

[compromise]

None of that was mentioned when he campaigned in Maryland. He sounded like the average militaristic Republican.

Has Bongino even showed interesting in running for senate again? I heard something about him running for governor.

He's running for US House.

[Smart3]

I have been doing some vetting. These are the non-listed candidates in California that seem to at least lean towards our ideals. What does everyone think (and anyone from their districts have more gouge)?

Doug LeMalfa CA-1
http://www.douglamalfa.com

Stewart Cilley CA-5
https://www.facebook.com/StewartCilleyForCongress2012

Johnny Tacherra CA-7
http://www.johnnyforcongress.com

Joel Marchese CA-53
http://www.joelforcongress2014.org

I didn't see anything on their websites mentioning scaling back the empire, protecting our civil liberties, ending the FED, etc. So no, I won't be. They seem pretty run of the mill.

[PowerOfLiberty]

He's running for US House.

The 6th district according to my Google search. That is a lot more feasible than the 5th district.

[PowerOfLiberty]

Dan Bongino opposes CISPA, opposes indefinite detention, and supports the Amash amendment (NSA). He also stated that he opposes the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (I posted a video somewhere on this forum). He's very strong on civil liberties.

Also, from the primary debate I got the impression that he did not oppose the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, but favored withdrawing.

[MichaelDavis]

I don't know enough about him, but Greg Raths is running for Congress in California's open 45th district. Raths is a 30 year Marine veteran, achieving the rank of Colonel. He frequently posts on the libertarian-Republican group Republican Liberty Caucus. gregraths2014.com

[TaftFan]

I don't know enough about him, but Greg Raths is running for Congress in California's open 45th district. Raths is a 30 year Marine veteran, achieving the rank of Colonel. He frequently posts on the libertarian-Republican group Republican Liberty Caucus. gregraths2014.com

If I recall, he flunked twice or maybe even thrice when I asked him which Congressmen he would emulate.

[MichaelDavis]

Did he answer your question? If so, who did he say he would emulate?

[TaftFan]

Did he answer your question? If so, who did he say he would emulate?

I had to go back to find it. He answered Allen West, then Duncan Hunter. Not awful but considering he is in California you would think he would at least mention McClintock.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/RepublicanLibertyCaucus/permalink/10151559779653269/

[jurgs01]

I had to go back to find it. He answered Allen West, then Duncan Hunter. Not awful but considering he is in California you would think he would at least mention McClintock.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/RepublicanLibertyCaucus/permalink/10151559779653269/

He also like your post that said Amash, Massie, and McClintock. He needs to put specific issues on his website though.

[compromise]

http://www.mccainforcongress.com/

Eddie McCain's website.

[philipped]

So there's only like 4 people for Florida????

[compromise]

Why is Hannosh a 4 star? His site suggests he's a 5 star candidate, given he openly says he's a Ron Paul supporter and wants a non-interventionist foreign policy.

[jurgs01]

http://www.mccainforcongress.com/

Eddie McCain's website.

I think, being a liberty candidate, he should change his website name to avoid confusion.

[MichaelDavis]

I think, being a liberty candidate, he should change his website name to avoid confusion.

Well, I don't think he's going to change his last name. 'McCain' is also a lot more memorable than just 'Eddie'.

[compromise]

Lee Bright is no longer a speculative candidate.

Bryan Smith:
https://bryansmithforcongress.com/

Lee Bright:
http://www.brightforsenate.com/

Tisei is still speculative.

Art Robinson is virtually out of the Senate race at this point, given he has a new position as the Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party.

Mack is virtually out too because he isn't in FL-14 any more. The old FL-14 is the current FL-19, Radel's district.

Stace Nelson (running as a Republican for Senate in South Dakota, probably a 5 star since he was a Ron Paul supporter):
http://stacenelson.com/

[Smart3]

Lee Bright is no longer a speculative candidate.

Bryan Smith:
https://bryansmithforcongress.com/

Lee Bright:
http://www.brightforsenate.com/

Tisei is still speculative.

Art Robinson is virtually out of the Senate race at this point, given he has a new position as the Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party.

Mack is virtually out too because he isn't in FL-14 any more. The old FL-14 is the current FL-19, Radel's district.

Stace Nelson (running as a Republican for Senate in South Dakota, probably a 5 star since he was a Ron Paul supporter):
http://stacenelson.com/
Updated

[DonVolaric]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz6ZhC-ndUo Ron Paul pulls down the covers! This interview is a lot more than just Fed policy and Gold standards. This is the best 6 minutes & 43 seconds I've listened to in a long time! This is a **MUST WATCH**

[Araskaz]

Just curious: why is Pat McGeehan a 3 starer? I've been reading his work and collaborating with his campaign and haven't seen much to make him a non-pure candidate.

[checkurhead88]

Chris McDaniel in MS looks really good

[TaftFan]

I would suggest, that State Sen. Owen Hill who is running for US Senate in CO be added. He was a 2012 Delegate for Ron Paul and the issues page on his website suggests that he's really solid on liberty issues. http://www.owenhillforsenate.com/issues/

Source to him being a Paul delegate?

[Smart3]

Just curious: why is Pat McGeehan a 3 starer? I've been reading his work and collaborating with his campaign and haven't seen much to make him a non-pure candidate.

That's the default. His site was not very detailed originally.


I would suggest, that State Sen. Owen Hill who is running for US Senate in CO be added. He was a 2012 Delegate for Ron Paul and the issues page on his website suggests that he's really solid on liberty issues. http://www.owenhillforsenate.com/issues/
Proof of being a delegate/supporter of RP in 2012?

[Smart3]

Added Kory Watkins. At this rate, we'll have a candidate in every Texas district. lol

[checkurhead88]

I noticed that Chris McDaniel from MS is only given 3 stars. Is there a reason for that? He appears closer to a 4-5 Star to me. Does anyone have any thoughts on him? Seems like a very impressive candidate, I think he could have a pretty good shot at beating Thad

[KMX]

Added Kory Watkins. At this rate, we'll have a candidate in every Texas district. lol



Thank you for the add!

[KMX]

I have spoke with Dwayne Stovall from Texas many times. He is 5 star...... So am I lol. Again, thanks for the add.

[Smart3]

I have spoke with Dwayne Stovall from Texas many times. He is 5 star...... So am I lol. Again, thanks for the add.

In order to obtain a 5-star, your views on every important issue have to be properly detailed. Spoa has a list of questions, if he gives you a 5-star I will as well.

The star system wasn't my idea, but I've tried to follow it to the best of my ability. 4-star is still better than 97 members of the Senate and 420+ members of the House, so don't feel bad.

[KMX]

Send me the list. ;0)

[compromise]

House:

Katrina Pierson TX-32 (3 stars? Good on Syria, NDAA & NSA, should be another Labrador/Mulvaney type)
http://katpierson.wordpress.com/

Blaine Richardson ME-2 (3-4 stars? Good on NDAA & Patriot Act)
http://blaineforuscongress.com/

Peter Konetchy MI-4 (5 stars? Ron Paul foreign policy, opposes foreign aid, even to Israel and strongly against foreign intervention)
https://www.peterkonetchy.com/

Art Halvorson PA-9 (4-5 stars? Rand Paul foreign policy, against Patriot Act, says he's ideologically close to Amash)
http://arthalvorsonforcongress.com/

Michael McDermott NY-2 (2-3 stars? Seems strong and openly uses liberty rhetoric, endorsed by GJ, but his membership of No Labels may mean he's a fiscal liberal)
http://republican3791.voterspace.com/

Brent Lawson TX-4 (3 stars? Strong on the war issue, nothing on civil liberties)
http://www.lawson4texas.com/

Frank Kuchar TX-6 (2-3 stars? Against NDAA & Syria)
http://www.kuchar4ushouse.com/

Doug LaMalfa CA-1 (3 stars? Good on NDAA)
http://www.douglamalfa.com/

Craig McMichael TX-8 (3 stars?)
http://www.mcmichaelforcongress.com/

Louie Gohmert TX-1 (3 stars? Good on CISPA, NDAA, Patriot Act, foreign aid, Syria)
http://www.gohmert.com/

Senate:

Owen Hill CO (4 stars?)
http://www.owenhillforsenate.com/

Annette Bosworth SD (4 stars?)
http://www.bosworthforsenate.com/

Joe Carr TN (3 stars?)
http://www.carrfortn.com/

Doug Truax IL (2-3 stars?)
http://dougtruax.com/

Richard Cash SC (2-3 stars?)
http://www.richard-cash-for-senate.com/

Credit for the list goes to Jurgs01

[Smart3]

House:

Katrina Pierson TX-32 (3 stars? Good on Syria, NDAA & NSA, should be another Labrador/Mulvaney type)
http://katpierson.wordpress.com/

Blaine Richardson ME-2 (3-4 stars? Good on NDAA & Patriot Act)
http://blaineforuscongress.com/

Peter Konetchy MI-4 (5 stars? Ron Paul foreign policy, opposes foreign aid, even to Israel and strongly against foreign intervention)
https://www.peterkonetchy.com/

Art Halvorson PA-9 (4-5 stars? Rand Paul foreign policy, against Patriot Act, says he's ideologically close to Amash)
http://arthalvorsonforcongress.com/

Michael McDermott NY-2 (2-3 stars? Seems strong and openly uses liberty rhetoric, endorsed by GJ, but his membership of No Labels may mean he's a fiscal liberal)
http://republican3791.voterspace.com/

Brent Lawson TX-4 (3 stars? Strong on the war issue, nothing on civil liberties)
http://www.lawson4texas.com/

Frank Kuchar TX-6 (2-3 stars? Against NDAA & Syria)
http://www.kuchar4ushouse.com/

Doug LaMalfa CA-1 (3 stars? Good on NDAA)
http://www.douglamalfa.com/

Craig McMichael TX-8 (3 stars?)
http://www.mcmichaelforcongress.com/

Louie Gohmert TX-1 (3 stars? Good on CISPA, NDAA, Patriot Act, foreign aid, Syria)
http://www.gohmert.com/

Senate:

Owen Hill CO (4 stars?)
http://www.owenhillforsenate.com/

Annette Bosworth SD (4 stars?)
http://www.bosworthforsenate.com/

Joe Carr TN (3 stars?)
http://www.carrfortn.com/

Doug Truax IL (2-3 stars?)
http://dougtruax.com/

Richard Cash SC (2-3 stars?)
http://www.richard-cash-for-senate.com/

Credit for the list goes to Jurgs01

Added most of those:
Is Michael McDermott running this time as a Repub? With endorsements from minor parties, it sounds like he's still running as one of them. In which case I won't be adding him until we get closer to the election. These are for GOP primaries, mainly.

I won't add Lawson and Kuchar as we have board members in those races, and in the case of TX-4, we have a strong liberty candidate alongside that board member.

I won't add Gohmert because he's a fucking idiot and I don't want us to have any association with clowns like him. More importantly, he's guaranteed re-election. He got almost 80% last time right?

I forgot to add TX-8, I'll add him later.

[philipped]

So there's only like 4 people for Florida????
bump

[Smart3]

bump

Haven't seen anyone else announce in that state.

Even if they did, there's no chance in hell we win any new seats there. 2014 will be a good year for Dems in that state.

[gnuschler]

2014 will be a good year for Dems in that state.

History would suggest that that is unlikely ... we'll see.

[compromise]

LaMalfa is an incumbent.

Jim Rubens is a Tea Party candidate in NH, his site criticizes intervention in Iraq & Syria as well as FISA, he's known to be aligned with Forsythe in the NH legislature, potentially 2-3 stars.
http://www.jimrubens.com/

Also remember to add TX 8.

[Smart3]

LaMalfa is an incumbent.

Jim Rubens is a Tea Party candidate in NH, his site criticizes intervention in Iraq & Syria as well as FISA, he's known to be aligned with Forsythe in the NH legislature, potentially 2-3 stars.
http://www.jimrubens.com/

Also remember to add TX 8.

Done

[Mr.NoSmile]

So I really think Amash getting a primary challenge ought to be even more of an incentive to donate to him. Me personally, will help with what little I can, but I just handpick a few candidates that I follow in particular since, let's be honest, if any of us tried to get and donate a substantial amount to every liberty candidate, unless we have some super charge card, we'd exhaust everything we have. So for me, it's a select few like [now] Amash, Elaine Hays in Texas, Nancy Mace, Mia Love, Greg Brannon, and possibly some state candidates.

[compromise]

How did Stockman become a 5 star candidate? He's good, but there's better guys with lower scores, like McClintock.

Jurgs has these guys on his list, neither have sites, does anyone have any info on them and their positions?

- Johnny Tacherra CA-16
- Stewart Cilley CA-5

[Smart3]

How did Stockman become a 5 star candidate? He's good, but there's better guys with lower scores, like McClintock.

Jurgs has these guys on his list, neither have sites, does anyone have any info on them and their positions?

- Johnny Tacherra CA-16
- Stewart Cilley CA-5

Revised. Tacherra and Cilley mentioned as "under review" (ie, until they have functioning websites with their positions properly detailed)

[compromise]

I won't add Gohmert because he's a fucking idiot and I don't want us to have any association with clowns like him. More importantly, he's guaranteed re-election. He got almost 80% last time right?

As of 2013, he is better on the issues than most of the incumbents on the list, he also voted against Boehner. He's gone the right way on every major vote on civil liberties and fiscal issues this year (other than the 2nd edition of the Farm Bill, which Massie also voted for). He has a score of 104% on Spoa's most recent scorecard.

Broun and Stockman aren't exactly hip Reason-endorsed libertarians either (they have made their fair share of socially conservative & reactionary rhetoric which you seem not to like) and they both have good ratings on here.

Corey Stapleton is running for Steve Daines's open seat (MT-AL): http://coreystapleton.com/
He supports defunding Obamacare and responded in the comments to a small blog by Tim Baldwin (Chuck's son) about the liberty movement, so that might suggest liberty leanings: http://polymontana.com/i-want-a-real-liberty-movement/
More research and review of this candidate is definitely required before a rating can be given.

[Smart3]

As of 2013, he is better on the issues than most of the incumbents on the list, he also voted against Boehner. He's gone the right way on every major vote on civil liberties and fiscal issues this year (other than the 2nd edition of the Farm Bill, which Massie also voted for). He has a score of 104% on Spoa's most recent scorecard.

Broun and Stockman aren't exactly hip Reason-endorsed libertarians either (they have made their fair share of socially conservative & reactionary rhetoric which you seem not to like) and they both have good ratings on here.

Corey Stapleton is running for Steve Daines's open seat (MT-AL): http://coreystapleton.com/
He supports defunding Obamacare and responded in the comments to a small blog by Tim Baldwin (Chuck's son) about the liberty movement, so that might suggest liberty leanings: http://polymontana.com/i-want-a-real-liberty-movement/
More research and review of this candidate is definitely required before a rating can be given.
There's a difference between irrational beliefs, and clinical insanity.

Gohmert, as I said before, is guaranteed re-election. So he definitely doesn't need our help or mention.

[Anti-Neocon]

Take Kent Sorenson off the list please. He resigned from Iowa State Senate and was a corrupt asshole.

[pulp8721]

Is there a reason Erika Harold (R-13) hasn't been added?

The following is from her "issues" page: erikaharold.com/issues


Taxation and Regulation

A flourishing economy requires fiscal policies that create a climate conducive to the expansion of businesses and job opportunities. These policies include: a regulatory framework that does not inhibit innovation or create excessive layers of bureaucracy; a modernized and streamlined tax code that does not increase the tax burden upon individuals and businesses; and a strategic plan containing quantifiable benchmarks to reduce the national debt and indebtedness to foreign entities. In an effort to stem the rise of burdensome regulations, I will support efforts to narrow the scope of the powers delegated to administrative agencies. Additionally, I will support tax reform policies aimed at simplifying the tax code. I also will oppose proposals to increase individual marginal tax rates or capital gains tax rates.

Agriculture

Agriculture is both a leading industry and a cherished way of life in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District. In order to ensure that farmers have the safeguards needed to continue operating their farms in an economically viable manner, I will be a strong proponent of a robust crop insurance program. Additionally, I will oppose the passage and implementation of burdensome regulations that undermine the agricultural industry and unnecessarily increase production costs. Recognizing the increasing global demand for sustainable and renewable energy sources, I also will support biofuels as a tool for addressing those demands.

Constitutional Rights

One of the hallmarks of our democratic system of governance is the respect for individual liberties and the understanding that these enshrined freedoms serve as proper limits on governmental power. Accordingly, I will oppose efforts to abridge the rights enumerated in our Constitution. Drawing upon my experience as a lawyer advising faith-based institutions, I will champion the First Amendment rights to the free exercise of religion and the freedom of association. I also will support the law-abiding citizen’s Second Amendment right to bear arms and will oppose efforts to encroach upon that right.

Human Dignity

The signatories of the Declaration of Independence declared: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Consistent with this ethos of respect for the value of each human being, I am pro-life. Based upon my experiences as a lawyer and a member of Prison Fellowship’s board of directors, I also support policies that affirm human dignity and promote reform within the criminal justice system. Whether it is reevaluating mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent offenses or emphasizing reentry programs as part of a proper parole system, I will support criminal justice reform measures that seek to reduce our nation’s recidivism rate and rehabilitate individuals who show potential for such reform. These measures not only are reflective of the conservative principle of ensuring good governmental stewardship of tax dollars but also promote a sense of restorative justice.


This has got be worth at least two or three stars.

ALSO: Her opponent and current incumbent Rodney Davis voted in favor of the debt ceiling increase last night.

[MichaelDavis]

Is there a reason Erika Harold (R-13) hasn't been added?

The following is from her "issues" page: erikaharold.com/issues



This has got be worth at least two or three stars.

ALSO: Her opponent and current incumbent Rodney Davis voted in favor of the debt ceiling increase last night.

The district is too moderate to invest in. IL-13 was won by a liberal Republican by a mere 0.34%. If Harold is actually a liberty candidate, it is not likely she will win this seat.

[compromise]

Take Lonegan off, he lost and is not running again in 2014. Amash announced he's not running for Senate either.

Also, Ribble is an incumbent.

Pierson's campaign site:
http://www.katrinaforcongress.com/

And McDaniel's:
http://chrismcdanielforsenate.com/

Corey Stapleton and Erika Harold could go under review.

[MichaelDavis]

Hopefully State Representative Nate Bell (R-AR) runs for Tom Cotton's vacated congressional seat. I have't looked at his voting record, but he sounds like my type of libertarian.


"Republican State Representative Nate Bell posted on Facebook that Libertarian Gary Johnson and those who voted for him are "enemies of freedom, liberty, and the constitution," because they contributed to President Obama's re-election over Mitt Romney." http://bit.ly/1eLpTdm

[Smart3]

Hopefully State Representative Nate Bell (R-AR) runs for Tom Cotton's vacated congressional seat. I have't looked at his voting record, but he sounds like my type of libertarian.


"Republican State Representative Nate Bell posted on Facebook that Libertarian Gary Johnson and those who voted for him are "enemies of freedom, liberty, and the constitution," because they contributed to President Obama's re-election over Mitt Romney." http://bit.ly/1eLpTdm

I am not an enemy of freedom, liberty and the constitution. Nate Bell can kiss my ass, and the other million voters for Herr Johnson.

[compromise]

Igor Birman CA-7 (4 stars? Former McClintock chief of staff, McClintock's now chairing his campaign, definitely very libertarian, received endorsements from GOA, FreedomWorks & Citizens United, attended the NorCal Liberty Summit, check out this interview in United Liberty where he praises libertarians and disapproves of the War on Terror (http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/12991-chatting-with-igor-birman), district was formerly deep blue but has been redrawn and it's now even, if he wins he could well be the next Amash or Massie):
http://igorbirman.com/

Bruce Poliquin ME-2 (3 stars? Close ally of LePage, opposed to NDAA, probably more electable but less pure than Richardson, FreedomWorks endorsed)

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Credits to Spoa (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/member.php?41853-Spoa) for these:

Mark Walker NC-6 (3 stars? Opposes Patriot Act, not much info on his other positions):
http://walker4nc.com/

Andrew Walter AZ-9 (3 stars? Believes in avoiding intervention, but favors high military spending, for the Amash amendment):
http://andrewwalter2014.com/

Dr. Chad Mathis AL-6 is worth looking at but I don't think he can really be graded yet, maybe have him under review. I don't think he has a site up yet, but it's reported he's a fiscal conservative with liberty leanings, could well be a 2-3 star candidate. He's primarying Spencer Bachus. Got a FreedomWorks endorsement under his belt. Someone should contact the campaign and find out where he stands on civil liberties issues.
https://www.drmathisforcongress.com/

Dean Young AL-1 should be under review too. He's for the Amash amendment and a fiscal conservative, but there really isn't too much about him.
http://deanyoungforcongress.org/

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Credits to Krystof Leziak (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/member.php?41895-Krzysztof-Lesiak) for these:

Jim Bussler MI-6 (4-5 stars? For sound money & against civil liberties restrictions):
http://jimbusslerforcongress.com/

Chad Koppie IL Senate (4-5 stars? Against drug war and civil liberties restrictions):
http://www.chadkoppieforillinois.com/

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I think both Spoa & jurgs01 should get credit in the OP for outstanding contributions to this thread and to electing liberty candidates. Here are their liberty candidate webpages:
http://candidates4liberty.com/2014-liberty-candidates.html
http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/2014-election-central/endorsement-gallery-2014/

Also, Rose Izzo is running in DE-1.