Lou Gigliotti

Lou Gigliotti
Candidate for
U.S. House, Texas, District 4
Party	Republican
Education
Bachelor's	Alfred University
Personal
Birthday	December 29, 1949
Profession	Business Owner
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Campaign website

Lou Gigliotti was a 2012 Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. House representing the 4th Congressional District of Texas.

Biography

Gigliotti attended American University. He then earned his teaching certificate and his BA in Mathematics from Alfred University. Gigliotti is a former teacher and boxer. He is currently the owner of LG Motorsports Incorporated.

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Gigliotti's campaign website listed the following issues:

• Spending

Excerpt: "Government spending is out of control. Neither party has the will to stop this. Since 1980, our national debt has risen from $1 Trillion to $15 Trillion in 2011. Career politicians are not willing to cut anything meaningful."

• Immigration and Border Control

Excerpt: "Border Control is necessary for the orderly immigration of new citizens into America. The USA was built on orderly, legal immigration — not what is going on today."

• Taxes

Excerpt: "How much is enough? There has to be a fair tax or sales tax to replace our current income tax system. Legitimate functions of government that do not exceed 18% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are sustainable and justified."

• Second Amendment Gun Rights

Excerpt: "This right should not even be in question, but that is why we need new strong representatives who understand and abide by the Constitution. Our current crop of Representatives is soft in many areas. They are more interested in “working across the aisle” than working within the Constitution."

• Energy, Oil, Gas, Coal

Excerpt: "Why would a government get in the way of America’s greatest natural assets? The Energy department has gotten in the way of harvesting our natural resources (as does the EPA). The bureaucratic nonsense must stop and the government must get out of the way."

• Abortion

Excerpt: "I am pro-life. How is it that a Florida sea turtle egg is more important to the federal government than a human fetus? If you break a sea turtle egg, you are committing a crime, but if you perform an abortion, you get a check from the government via Planned Parenthood?"

• Term Limits

Excerpt: "I pledge to introduce a term limit bill immediately that will limit a Congressman to 6 years (3 terms) and a Senator to 12 years (2 terms). This will stop the lifetime legislators who are the root of our Washington, DC problems."

Elections

2012

See also: Texas' 4th congressional district elections, 2012

Gigliotti ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Texas' 4th District. He was defeated by incumbent Ralph Hall in the May 29, 2012, Republican primary.

Personal

Gigliotti and his wife, Karen, have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Facebook page
• Twitter feed