List of Liberty-minded Candidates for US Congress

[Brian4Liberty]

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

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

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

[Brian4Liberty]

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

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

[JakeH]

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

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

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

http://sfmedic.blogspot.com/2012/03/...-carolina.html

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

[Root]

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

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

[Krzysztof Lesiak]

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

Wish there were some candidates from Illinois.

[Brian4Liberty]

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

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

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/17...on-debtdeficit

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

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

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

The dissenting Republicans were:

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

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

[Jingles]

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

[matt0611]

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

Wish there were some candidates from Illinois.

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

[matt0611]

Looks like Mourdock won! Bye bye Lugar

[Brian4Liberty]

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

List updated on May 10, 2012.

US House
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California
Primary: Jun 05, 2012

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

Colorado
Primary: Jun 26, 2012

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

Florida
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

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

Georgia
Primary: July 31, 2012

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

Idaho
Primary: May 15, 2012

Rob Oates (L) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Indiana
Primary: May 08, 2012

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

Kentucky
Primary: May 22, 2012

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

Maryland
Primary: April 3, 2012

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

Michigan
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

Missouri
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

New York
Primary: June 26, 2012

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

North Carolina
Primary: May 8, 2012

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

North Dakota
Primary: June 12, 2012

Eric Olson (L)

Ohio
Primary: March 6, 2012

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

Oregon
Primary: May 15, 2012

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

Pennsylvania
Primary: Apr 24, 2012

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

Texas
Primary: May 29, 201

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

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

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

Virginia
Primary: June 12, 2012

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

Washington




US Senate
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Arizona
Primary: Aug 28, 2012

Jeff Flake (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

California
Primary: Jun 05, 2012

Rick Williams (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Florida
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

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

Indiana
Primary: May 08, 2012

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

Maryland
Primary: Apr 03, 2012

Daniel Bongino (R)

Michigan
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

Minnesota
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Kurt Bills (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Missouri
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

Nebraska
Primary: May 15, 2012

Don Stenberg (R)

Pennsylvania
Primary: Apr 24, 2012

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

Rhode Island
Primary: Sep 11, 2012

Barry Hinckley (R)

Tennessee
Primary: Aug 02, 2012

Zack Poskevich (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Texas
Primary: May 29, 2012

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

Virginia
Primary: Jun 12, 2012

Bob Marshall (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Wisconsin
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Mark Neumann (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

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

[ingrid]

You forgot Eric Knowles (R) Maryand 3 on your list. He won his primary last month. I created a thread earlier today about him.

www.KnowlesforCongress.com

[Brian4Liberty]

You forgot Eric Knowles (R) Maryand 3 on your list. He won his primary last month. I created a thread earlier today about him.

www.KnowlesforCongress.com

We were waiting for you to post about about him!

[Brian4Liberty]

Matt, you may want to update the OP with this list, there have been several changes.



List updated on May 24, 2012.

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

Gary Clift (R) CA-3
Tom McClintock (R) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
John Dennis (R) CA-8 - (purity: ★★★★★)
Jenny Worman (R) CA-28 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Colorado
Primary: Jun 26, 2012

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

Florida
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

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

Georgia
Primary: July 31, 2012

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

Idaho
Primary: May 15, 2012

Rob Oates (L) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)

Indiana
Primary: May 08, 2012

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

Kentucky
Primary: May 22, 2012

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

Maryland
Primary: April 3, 2012

Eric Knowles (R) MD-3
Peter James (R) MD-6
Gus Alzona (R) MD-8

Michigan
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

Missouri
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

New York
Primary: June 26, 2012

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

North Carolina
Primary: May 8, 2012

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

North Dakota
Primary: June 12, 2012

Eric Olson (L)

Ohio
Primary: March 6, 2012

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

Oregon
Primary: May 15, 2012

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

Pennsylvania
Primary: Apr 24, 2012

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

Texas
Primary: May 29, 201

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

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

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

Virginia
Primary: June 12, 2012

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

Washington




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

Jeff Flake (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

California
Primary: Jun 05, 2012

Rick Williams (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Florida
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

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

Indiana
Primary: May 08, 2012

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

Maryland
Primary: Apr 03, 2012

Daniel Bongino (R)

Michigan
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

Scotty Boman (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Minnesota
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Kurt Bills (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Missouri
Primary: Aug 07, 2012

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

Nebraska
Primary: May 15, 2012

Don Stenberg (R)

Pennsylvania
Primary: Apr 24, 2012

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

Rhode Island
Primary: Sep 11, 2012

Barry Hinckley (R)

Tennessee
Primary: Aug 02, 2012

Zack Poskevich (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

Texas
Primary: May 29, 2012

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

Virginia
Primary: Jun 12, 2012

Bob Marshall (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

Wisconsin
Primary: Aug 14, 2012

Mark Neumann (R) - (purity: ★★★★☆)

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

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

[UMULAS]

How about Peter Richter for Florida running for congress in Napals? He's a libertarian.

[Brian4Liberty]

How about Peter Richter for Florida running for congress in Napals? He's a libertarian.

He seems like a fine candidate, but it looks like he is running for a Florida State position, not the US Congress. (This thread/list is just US Congress).



He is on this list:

http://libertycandidates.com/category/Florida-2012/

[Root]

Patrick McKnight is running LP for NJ-7th district.

http://mcknight2012.com

McKnight for Congress:
10 Steps to Fix America

1. Restore the legal supremacy of The Constitution. Restoring the rule of law means restoring freedom. Repeal the NDAA and PATRIOT ACT immediately. Repeal all unconstitutional executive orders and signing statements immediately.
2. End the Wars. Use our military only to defend Americans. Bring our troops home from all foreign bases in 130 countries. End our military occupation of the world and instead use the money to increase veteran’s benefits and balance the budget now.
3. END THE BAILOUTS. No more legal plunder for failing banks. Separate investment-houses from commercial lending institutions. Do not raise the debt ceiling.
4. Bring manufacturing jobs home now. End NAFTA. Stop subsidizing the export of American jobs to foreign countries through unfair trade deals. Cut the corporate tax rate to 15%.
5. End the Federal Reserve System. A privately-owned central bank that artificially sets interest rates, devalues our currency and manipulates prices has no place in a free market. Artificial interest rates encourage misallocations of capital and discourage saving. Issue new gold and silver-backed money to halt the inflation that is destroying the middle class.
6. End the IRS, TSA, FEMA, DHS and Obamacare. End the Departments of HUD, Interior, Education, Energy and Commerce. Balance the budget by immediately and drastically reducing federal expenditures. Stimulate economic growth by slashing taxes.
7. Label Genetically-Modified foods. Consumers in a free market have the right to make informed choices about the safety of the food their families put into their bodies.
8. Let individuals decide how they want to save for retirement. Social Security is insolvent. Make paying into it optional. The more the federal government taxes and spends the more our precious productive capital is misallocated.
9. End the war on drugs. There is no such thing as a “victimless crime” in a free society. Save taxpayers billions and discourage border violence by ending the prohibition of marijuana.
10. Restore American sovereignty. Get the US out of the UN, NATO and other entangling alliances that make Americans less safe. Get out of the Bank of International Settlements.

[Canderson]

Why would anyone run LP?

[WeThePeople777]

edited for privacy

[matt0611]

Was out of town last week for work. I updated the OP. Thanks Brian.

[Lucille]

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[Dissent]

Graves from Georgia is in the 14th district not the 9th.

[Spoa]

TOM MCCLINTOCK (CALIFORNIA CD 4) SHOULD BE ADDED!!! He voted against CISPA, the NDAA, FOR the Amash-Smith Amendment. He votes against wasteful spending and is a wonderful congressman. I don't know why he currently isn't on the list. Please support adding Congressman Tom McClintock to be added! He is just as good as Jeff Flake.

[GeorgiaAvenger]

TOM MCCLINTOCK (CALIFORNIA CD 4) SHOULD BE ADDED!!! He voted against CISPA, the NDAA, FOR the Amash-Smith Amendment. He votes against wasteful spending and is a wonderful congressman. I don't know why he currently isn't on the list. Please support adding Congressman Tom McClintock to be added! He is just as good as Jeff Flake.

I agree. He is at least a purity-3.

[Spoa]

Thank you Georgia Avenger!

[Brian4Liberty]

TOM MCCLINTOCK (CALIFORNIA CD 4) SHOULD BE ADDED!!! He voted against CISPA, the NDAA, FOR the Amash-Smith Amendment. He votes against wasteful spending and is a wonderful congressman. I don't know why he currently isn't on the list. Please support adding Congressman Tom McClintock to be added! He is just as good as Jeff Flake.

You were the first to bring him up. I agree, he should be added.

[GeorgiaAvenger]

John Duncan from Tennessee is usually involved with advancing liberty issues.

[Spoa]

John Duncan is pretty good. He did vote for CISPA though. But as I've always believed, we can't let the enemy of perfect be good! If someone has done the majority of things right, he deserves our support. (My representative, Tom Graves, has done many good things. He voted for NDAA and CISPA though...but I'm not advocating his defeat.) It is repeated offenders like Bob Goodlatte, Fred Upton, Dick Lugar, Lindsey Graham that we have to send to retirement. Therefore, I support adding John Duncan to the list because he is better than more than 200 other representatives.

[PowerOfLiberty]

I have watched the Maryland GOP primary debates for Senate, and Daniel Bongino is definitely not a liberty candidate. He is a pro-war establishment Republican.

[GeorgiaAvenger]

John Duncan is pretty good. He did vote for CISPA though. But as I've always believed, we can't let the enemy of perfect be good! If someone has done the majority of things right, he deserves our support. (My representative, Tom Graves, has done many good things. He voted for NDAA and CISPA though...but I'm not advocating his defeat.) It is repeated offenders like Bob Goodlatte, Fred Upton, Dick Lugar, Lindsey Graham that we have to send to retirement. Therefore, I support adding John Duncan to the list because he is better than more than 200 other representatives.

On Graves....this is his take on indefinite detention. http://www.examiner.com/article/grav...ut-due-process

Here are two recent interviews with him and Freedomworks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eGL-...feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_CM6...feature=relmfu
Third episode is coming...

[Brian4Liberty]

I have watched the Maryland GOP primary debates for Senate, and Daniel Bongino is definitely not a liberty candidate. He is a pro-war establishment Republican.

Who is the best candidate in that race based on the debates?

Note: Mike Lee endorsed Bongino.