Benson Gitau
Benson Gitau (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 7th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Gitau completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Benson Gitau was born in Nairobi, Kenya. Gitau served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2011 to 2015. He earned a bachelor's and a graduate degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus in 2018 and 2020, respectively. Gitau's career experience includes working as a real estate entrepreneur.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 7
Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated Johnny Teague in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D) | 63.8 | 115,994 |
 | Johnny Teague (R)  | 36.2 | 65,835 | |
| Total votes: 181,829 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Juan Arias (Independent)
- Juan Arra (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7
Johnny Teague defeated Tim Stroud in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Johnny Teague | 63.6 | 9,152 |
 | Tim Stroud | 36.4 | 5,239 | |
| Total votes: 14,391 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7
Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lizzie Pannill Fletcher | 100.0 | 29,579 |
| Total votes: 29,579 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Centrell Reed (D)
- Muhammad Javed (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Johnny Teague | 43.0 | 9,293 |
| ✔ | | Tim Stroud | 29.4 | 6,346 |
 | Tina Blum Cohen | 8.3 | 1,792 | |
 | Lance Stewart | 8.2 | 1,764 | |
 | Rudy Atencio | 4.7 | 1,024 | |
 | Laique Rehman | 4.5 | 977 | |
 | Benson Gitau | 2.0 | 422 | |
| Total votes: 21,618 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jafar Hajjar (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Benson Gitau completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gitau's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need to take back control from the Democrats
- We need to secure our borders so we can have control of who's coming in the country
- We need to go back to the Gold Standard to avoid inflation and a major financial crisis.
This is the problem we might be facing in the near future if we don't secure our borders and put in place a vetting process for the people coming into the country.
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Note: Gitau submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 26, 2022.
Campaign website
Gitau's campaign website stated the following:
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Right to Life Taxpayers Shouldn't Pick Up The Bill Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments Economy Supporting Hardworking Americans Opposed to redistribution of income. The capitalist system rewards hard-working people. If wealth distribution was to occur, then there's no incentive to be a hard worker. Since the introduction of the fiat system, we have observed inflation get out of hand and diminish the middle class. I support going back to the gold standard so we can tie the US Dollar to Gold/Silver/Cryptocurrency. This will prevent the printing of money and bring about responsible spending by the government. Inflation is a tax on your savings. Healthcare Support American's Right to Choose Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options Immigration Do it the Right Way Having a wall at the border is like having a fence around your house. There is nothing wrong with that. To drive a car, one has to be issued a driver's license. This is done through a process where someone studies and if they pass the test, they get the license. When someone is getting married, they go on dates to make sure they are a "match"/ compatible. There should be a similar process when it comes to immigration. There should be an assimilation test that can determine whether the immigrant is compatible with the United States values. If the criteria are met, then that can be a good start. Elections and Voting Voting is An American Right People should not be able to vote without photo identification. The current voting laws do have loopholes. I think if we can introduce biometric voting, it would be better because we can authenticate the voter. Energy and Environment Not at the Cost of Jobs I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources. Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. 2nd Amendment More Restrictions Doesn't Mean More Protection I would like to illustrate that California, which is very restrictive when it comes to guns is the leading state with the highest number of mass shootings. Criminals do not care whether there are laws in place. What we can do to protect people is to make sure they're armed and able to respond appropriately to protect themselves. A good example is Keith Thomas Kinnunen who was stopped from shooting by an armed church member. If we disarm people, then incidents like those can result in hundreds of casualties. Family Protect the Right of Parents and Children Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) was created to assist parents struggling with raising a kid if the other parent is not cooperating. It is now being exploited by malicious people. It needs to be modified to make sure every parent is covered. Vaccine and Mandates Support American's Right to Choose Coercion is equivalent to bullying. The government should have no say in personal matters like health. We the people should have a right to choose to get vaccinated or not. No shutdowns![2] |
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| —Benson Gitau's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 26, 2021.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Benson Gitau Campaign Site, “Issues,” accessed January 25, 2022
