Greg Samples

	Greg Samples
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	Candidate for
	U.S. House, Tennessee, District 2
Party	Libertarian
	Personal
Birthday	January 27, 1950
Place of birth	Lenoir City, TN
Websites
	Campaign website

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According to Samples' website, his campaign themes included:

Healthcare: "Government should insure a free, competitive market place where all Americans have access to the the health care of their choice...allowing millions of people to take control of their own health with real prevention and cost effective solutions."
Taxes: "In the long term, these spending acts are completely unsustainable."
Foreign policy: "Nothing is more important to the safety of the people than a prudent foreign policy."^[1]

See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district elections, 2012

Samples was defeated by incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr..^[2] [[Samples ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Tennessee's 2nd District. He ran as a Libertarian. He faced incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr. (R), Troy Goodale (D), and Brandon Stewart (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[3]

U.S. House, Tennessee, District 2 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Troy Goodale	20.6%	54,522
	Republican	John J. Duncan, Jr. Incumbent	74.4%	196,894
	Green	Norris Dryer	2.2%	5,733
	Independent	Brandon Stewart	1.1%	2,974
	Libertarian	Greg Samples	1.7%	4,382
Total Votes				264,505
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

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Greg Samples
Do you have a photo that could go here? Submit it for this profile by emailing us!
Candidate for
U.S. House, Tennessee, District 2
Party	Libertarian
Personal
Birthday	January 27, 1950
Place of birth	Lenoir City, TN
Websites
Campaign website