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2026 Election Questionnaire: Jim Marter, U.S. House of Representatives, 14th District · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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Speaker 1: Twenty twenty six election questionnaire Jim Martyr US House of
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Representatives fourteenth District, Written by Kate Santillon. This article is
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Name Jim Martyr. What office are you seeking? Representative in
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Congress Illinois fourteenth district? What is your political party? What
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is your current age? Sixty three? Occupation and employer Software
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Consulting Tenspen USA. What offices, if any, have you previously held?
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Oswego Library District Board Trustee? Kendall County Republican Chairman, fourteenth
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District Deputy on Illinois GOP State Central Committee twenty twenty four,
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Trump Delegate twenty twenty four Republican nominee for US Congress
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City Oswego campaign website www. Dot martyfor Congress dot US.
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Education nineteen eighty four, Graduate of Purdue University with a
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Bachelor of Science and Industrial Management and a minor in
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computer science. Nineteen ninety five Professional certification from the American
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Production and Inventory Control Society A Certification in Production and
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Inventory MGMT CPIM Community involvement. My history of local community
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service includes lifeguard and swimming instructor nineteen seventy nine nineteen eighty,
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Peoria Park District. Lake Camelot nineteen eighty to nineteen eighty
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four co founded nineteen eighty one and coached nineteen eighty
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one nineteen eighty four the competitive Lake Camelot swim team
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in the Mapleton, Illinois It is still thriving to this day.
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I served on my church's education commission. In Midland, Michigan.
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I served as a coach and board member, meet director,
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and was elected to vice president of the Club of
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the USA Swimming Club Midland Dolphins and Midland m I
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for five years nineteen ninety two two nineteen ninety seven
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in Aurora, IL. I coached boys and girls grade school
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basketball teams for five years two thousand and five twenty
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ten in Oswego Troops sixty three. I served fifteen years
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as a Scout leader as assistant Scout master and board
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member nineteen ninety nine twenty fifteen. In Midland, Michigan. I
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was Scout leader for two years with my Son's Cub Scout.
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Jim's long history of community service includes section lifeguard and
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swimming instructor nineteen seventy nine nineteen eighty Peoria Park District,
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late Camelot nineteen eighty to nineteen eighty four. Section co
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founded nineteen eighty one and coach nineteen eighty one nineteen
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eighty four the competitive Lake Camelot swim team in Mapleton, Illinois.
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It is still thriving to this day. Section served on
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his church's education commission. Section served as a coach and
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board member, meet director, and was elected to vice president
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of the club of the USA Swimming Club Midland Dolphins
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in Midland, am I for five years nineteen ninety two
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nineteen ninety seven. Section in Aurora Isle coach boys and
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girls grade school basketball teams for five years two thousand
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and five twenty ten. Section in Nswego Troop sixty three.
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He served fifteen years as a Scout leader, as assistant
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Scout Master and board member nineteen ninety nine twenty fifteen.
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Marital status immediate family. My life's focus has been my faith,
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family and community. My wife, Jill and I were married
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in nineteen eighty five and will be celebrating our forty
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first anniversary in twenty twenty six. We have been blessed
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with our four children and six grand chiltern to date.
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We are active parishioners at Saint Anne Parish, Anaswego, Illinois.
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I will be focused on fighting waste, fraud and abuse
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and ensure accountability within all federal programs. Nothing is off
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the table. Reduce all spending in non defense non veterans
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discretionary spending first to pre COVID levels, then moved to
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zero based budgeting and a balance budget. I support a
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balanced budget constitutional amendment with line item veto on budget bills.
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I support the President Trump's doge and swift action to
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enact recisions packages targeting wasteful spending reductions and spending freezes.
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I support the KGW, oppose earmarks in the congressional pigbook,
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and support the elimination of earmarks. I will oppose federal
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funding for political activism. We must defund critical race theory
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CRT and diversity Equity and Inclusion DEI in all areas
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of the federal government. Make permanent the elimination of USAID
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and all funding for planned parenthood and ample abortion providers.
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The issues are the same. I will be focused on
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fighting waste, fraud and abuse and ensure accountability within all
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federal programs. Nothing is off the table. Reduce all spending
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and non defense non veterans, discretionary spending first to pre
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COVID levels, then move to zero based budgeting and a
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balanced budget. I support a balance one budget constitutional amendment
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with line item VETO on budget bills. I support the
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President Trump's doge and swift action to enact recisions packages
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targeting wasteful spending reductions and spending freezes. I support the
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CAGW oppose earmarks in the Congressional pigbook and support the
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elimination of earmarks. I will meet and look to work
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with local officials in all seven counties. They are one
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and the same. Return to America First policies and protecting
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and security of the people are the concerns of the district.
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I support President Trump, who is committed to lowering costs
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for all Americans, securing our borders, unleashing American energy dominance,
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restoring peace through strength, and making all Americans safe and
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secure once again. Since President Trump returned to office, ICE
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has deported nearly two hundred thousand illegal aliens, including forty
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seven eight hundred eighty five with charge or convictions for assaults,
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sixteen five hundred and fifty two with charges or convictions
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for sexual assaults. In two thousand, six ninety nine with
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charges or convictions for homicides, and one point six million
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illegal aliens have left the country voluntarily. US benefit programs
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should serve US citizens. More than forty billion dollars in
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benefit programs stopped going to illegal aliens since the EO,
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ending taxpayer subsidization of open borders. EOS also cleaned out
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deep state, fired rogue bureaucrats and career politicians, and reduced
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government corruption. Dot doge brought accountability and transparency to federal spending,
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ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and effectively, and it
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has already saved taxpayers billions of dollars. All that said,
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we need a Congress that acts to do its job
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instead of spending trillions on waste, fraud, and abuse. None
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but we should investigate the fraud perpetuated on the America
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people in Minnesota for start, by the Biden administration, I
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will oppose federal funding for political activism fraud. We must
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defund critical race theory CRT and diversity Equity and Inclusion
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DEI in all areas of the federal government. Make permanent
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the elimination of USAID fraud and all funding for planned
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parenthood and amp abortion providers. The Departments of Education, Energy,
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Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and all departments, boards, foundations, commissions,
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and institutions not included in the enumerated powers of the
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Constitution all need to be reduced or eliminated. It hasn't
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gone far enough. I support the President Trump's doge and
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swift action to enact recisions packages targeting wasteful spending reductions
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and spending freezes. I support the CAGW, oppose earmarks in
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the Congressional pig book, and support the elimination of ear marks.
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With President Trump in the White House and when I'm elected,
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will replace left of the squad lord in Underwood, we
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will have a solid Republican majority in Congress. I will
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be focused on fighting waste, fraud, and abuse and insure
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accountability within all federal programs. Nothing is off the table.
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Reduce all spending in non defense, non veterans discretionary spending
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first to pre COVID levels, then move to zero based
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budgeting and a balance budget. I support a balanced budget
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constitutional amendment with line Item veto on budget bills. I
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will work with any member of Congress on the above. Yes,
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I have signed and supported US Terms Limits Plan, and
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will support a constitutional amendment to be proposed to limit
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the terms of members of the US Congress, both the
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House and the Senate. There is a long history of
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unilateral foreign policy actions by Presidents Biden, Obama, GW. Bush, Clinton, GHW. Bush,
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and Reagan. We should be America first. We should be cautious, judicious,
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and selective on any use of our military. Only. Congress
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may declare war as for the War Powers Act in
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presidential authority. All modern presidents since the end of World
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War II have engaged in military actions without Congressional approval,
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in most cases under the War Powers Act, which Congress
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delegated part of its own authority. I believe we must
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take a hard look at it that said President Trump's
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actions are as authorized as all the actions taken by
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the last six presidents. Islamic terrorism and app Narco terrorism
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must be eradicated. They are a threat to the United
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States national security, as well as nations who support or
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are Hamas. Foreign criminal cartels like MS thirteen in amp
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Trenid Aragua are a threat to the United States national security.
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I think it is right and proper that we declare
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war against any existing terrorist organizations and foreign criminal cartels,
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and authorized spending an authority to the Commander in Chief
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to address terrorism against the United States and our allies.
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I support our ally Israel. I strongly condemned the terrorist
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organization Hamas and the heinous, evil, and barbaric acts of
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war against Israel and its people. I denounce anti Semitism
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and the rising threats against the Jewish people promoted by
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the radical left in American and around the world. I
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denounce the radical members of Congress who engage in anti Semitism.
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I call on my opponent Lauren Underwood to denounce the
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actions and statements of Ilhanomar Rashida TALAIBANAMP other members anti
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Semitic members. I would continue to leverage our national security
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apparatus to monitoring, intercede, and interfere with the operation of
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terrorists and AMP cartel organizations, as well as countries and
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globalists who fund, support, and do business with terrorists and
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sponsors of terrorism on Ukraine. I support President Trump's effort
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to end the conflict. The borders should be closed to illegals,
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secure from foreign criminal cartels, gangbangers, and human traffickers. It
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should be safe and secure every single mile on immigration.
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We should only allow individuals seeking to become an American
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citizen who love America and freedom, who possess drive, skill,
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and ability to prosper on a limited number basis captive
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levels that protect American citizens interests first, and those who
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are legitimate in emminent danger and meet the full legal
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requirements for refugee and asylum status that I support the
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constitutional immigration process one. Build and finish the wall. Two.
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Enforce existing immigration law three, no DACA and no amnesty four,
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ndlbj's chain migration immigration five and the practice of birthright
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citizenship for illegal aliens and foreign visitors. Six. Enforce the border,
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deport illegal immigrant when detained and catch and release, require
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law enforcement to report seven and sanctuary cities states. Eight.
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Enforce the law against employers breaking at nine, cap and
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reduce all immigration. Both must be protected, especially Social Security
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for seniors and all those all already on it or
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soon to be on it. Like all other programs, efforts
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to detect waste, fraud, and abuse must be escalated to
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protect these programs and enacted to ensure efficiency and savings.
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Fixing healthcare will also benefit the cost side of medicare
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at PPX, Obamacare, biden Care, Undercare, or as I know it,
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the un Affordable Care Act. It's time we kill the
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beast and make health care affordable again. By rejecting PPIXA
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Congress passed a bill to put healthcare dollars in individual
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hands underwood countered with a bill to fund the beast,
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with billion going to big healthcare and big Karma. I
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will strengthen laws protecting pre existing conditions, Enact radical tort
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reform to protect both patients harmed and consumers from footing
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the bills for billions and damages and fraud, and act
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portability of insurance across state lines and amp from employer
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to employee. States may not ban out of state Remove
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limitations on when, where and how you can buy insurance,
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eliminate year end sign up periods. Strengthen and promote health
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share networks, and enact tax deductible health Savings accounts for
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all no exceptions, no account draining at year end, and
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can withdraw for non heath care, but required to pay
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taxes hsas with twenty five percent of income eligibility up
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to one MML. Require mandatory price lists quotes from all
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health care providers without regard to for person's ability to
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pay or coverage. Do not allow price gouging. Return to
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free market hashtag amaha. Make America healthy again. Start by
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getting the federal government out of health policy management and
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end the disastrous policies implemented by the Biden administration during COVID,
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which costs more lives than the disease itself. The government
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not allowing right of conscientious objection to all individuals, no
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matter reason, medical, religious, personal is a direct violation of
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their personal individual geology given rights protected by the Bill
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of Rights and subsequent applicable amendments. It should never happen again.
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This is emerging technology, and the foremost protection should be
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that of under the age of eighteen from invasive and
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damaging technology targeted at children, grooming them and indoctrinating them.
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I'm the only qualified person running for this office with
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the skills, knowledge, and understanding of information technology, including AI.
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I have thirty five plus years of industry experience in IT.
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I support President Trump, who is committed to lowering costs
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for all Americans, securing our borders, unleashing American energy dominance,
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restoring peace through strength, and making all Americans safe and secure.
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Once again. Since President Trump returned to office, ICE has
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deported nearly two hundred thousand illegal aliens, including forty seven thousand,
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eight hundred eighty five with charges or convictions for assaults,
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sixteen thousand, five hundred and fifty two with charges or
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convictions for sexual assaults, in two thousand, six ninety nine
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with charges or convictions for homicides, and one point six
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million illegal aliens have left the country voluntarily. US benefit
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programs should serve US citizens, more than forty billion dollars
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in benefit programs going to illegal aliens since the EO,
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ending taxpayer subsidization of open borders. EOS also cleaned out
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deep state, fired rogue bureaucrats and career politicians, and reduced
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government corruption. DoD Doge brought accountability and transparency to federal spending,
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ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and effectively, and it
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has already saved taxpayers billions of dollars all the frauds
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perpetrated on the American people during the Biden administration. My
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opponent is a radical as you can get. She has
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a conservative review rating left of the squad. If there
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are any Democrats that agree with any of the following,
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they should vote for me. I'm in the race for
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the same reasons that matter to you, to protect life, liberty,
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and the pursuit of happiness. These are the foundation of
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our American principles. In short, I am running to defend freedom.
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The Democrat Party is moved to the extreme left. Rep.
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Underwood is one of them. They are big government socialists
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that threaten your financial security and freedom. Once in the
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US Congress, I'll work tirelessly for the people because our
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state and nation deserve it. We must have better leadership,
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and with the House Freedom Caucuses help, I'll do my
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part to provide it. I am running for US Congress
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to protect life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I
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will defend our values to save America and the American dream.
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I would have to first look at the constitutionality of
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that proposition. What restrictions can be done federally and what
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can be done at the state level or local All
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within the context of the US Constitution. We should enact
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work requirement for snap recipients. The goal should always be
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to ensure self sufficiency and independence. The worst thing for
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the American people is to encourage and promo remote government dependency.
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It always ends in poverty. We should reward those who
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work and encourage the goal to independency. See my FEC reports.
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They are all publicly available. I speak to almost all
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of them, some almost daily, some weekly, others monthly, and
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the rest probably a couple times a year. I either
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interact or make personal phone calls to all my supporters.
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President Trump has already provided for using tariffs to open
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markets and stop the ripoff of Americans. He's allocated tariff
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revenues to offset market conditions. That said, I would work
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as a member of Congress to make trade fair and
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ensure America is no longer ripped off by the CCP,
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the EU, and trade partners around the world.