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Brian Maryott
Brian Maryott (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 49th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Maryott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Brian Maryott was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and lives in San Juan Capistrano, California. Maryott earned a bachelor's degree from American International College in 1986. His career experience includes working as a certified financial planner professional, the senior vice president of a company, and a staff director in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: California's 49th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 49
Incumbent Mike Levin defeated Brian Maryott in the general election for U.S. House California District 49 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Levin (D)  | 52.6 | 153,541 |
 | Brian Maryott (R) | 47.4 | 138,194 | |
| Total votes: 291,735 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 49
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 49 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Levin (D) | 48.9 | 92,211 |
| ✔ | | Brian Maryott (R) | 19.0 | 35,805 |
 | Lisa Bartlett (R) | 10.7 | 20,163 | |
 | Christopher Rodriguez (R) | 9.7 | 18,248 | |
 | Josiah O'Neil (R) | 7.8 | 14,746 | |
 | Nadia Smalley (D) | 2.5 | 4,804 | |
 | Renee Taylor (R) | 1.4 | 2,597 | |
| Total votes: 188,574 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anne Elizabeth (R)
Endorsements
To view Maryott's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2020
See also: California's 49th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 49
Incumbent Mike Levin defeated Brian Maryott in the general election for U.S. House California District 49 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Levin (D) | 53.1 | 205,349 |
| Brian Maryott (R) | 46.9 | 181,157 | |
| Total votes: 386,506 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 49
Incumbent Mike Levin and Brian Maryott advanced from the primary for U.S. House California District 49 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Levin (D) | 56.6 | 125,639 |
| ✔ | | Brian Maryott (R) | 43.4 | 96,424 |
| Total votes: 222,063 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Doheny (Independent)
- Mara Fortin (R)
- Steven Craig Knoblock (R)
- Nadia Smalley (D)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 49
Mike Levin defeated Diane Harkey in the general election for U.S. House California District 49 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Levin (D) | 56.4 | 166,453 |
 | Diane Harkey (R) | 43.6 | 128,577 | |
| Total votes: 295,030 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 49
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 49 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Harkey (R) | 25.5 | 46,468 |
| ✔ | | Mike Levin (D) | 17.5 | 31,850 |
 | Sara Jacobs (D) | 15.8 | 28,778 | |
 | Douglas Applegate (D) | 13.1 | 23,850 | |
 | Kristin Gaspar (R) | 8.5 | 15,467 | |
 | Rocky Chávez (R) | 7.5 | 13,739 | |
 | Paul Kerr (D) | 4.4 | 8,099 | |
| Brian Maryott (R) | 3.0 | 5,496 | |
| Mike Schmitt (R) | 1.3 | 2,379 | ||
 | Joshua Schoonover (R) | 0.7 | 1,362 | |
 | Craig Nordal (R) | 0.6 | 1,156 | |
 | David Medway (R) | 0.6 | 1,066 | |
 | Robert Pendleton (Independent) | 0.5 | 905 | |
 | Danielle St. John (G) | 0.4 | 690 | |
 | Joshua Hancock (L) | 0.3 | 552 | |
| Jordan Mills (Peace and Freedom Party) | 0.1 | 233 | ||
| Total votes: 182,090 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brian Maryott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Maryott'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 have an obligation to secure our sovereign border, and make it safe and manageable for everyone. It is time to end the chaos, crime, and human misery.
- 80% of Americans support term limits and they are right. Our founders never intended for service in Congress to be a life long career and it’s time we limited service. I will be a vocal proponent of term limits.
- We need more people in Congress with a strong and extensive business background. Our country is currently being mismanaged and we are loading debt on our children and future generations at an alarming rate. It is time we started striving for concrete results, and restored confidence in our federal government.
I am passionate about helping to form a strong wall of opposition to the idea of government taking over healthcare. We can do so much better with healthcare—affordability, access, and innovation. However, none of this will be possible if we succumb to the disastrous idea of letting government run it. We are a warm and caring nation, and we can see to it that nobody does without care, but nationalizing the industry is not the way to do it. I am anxious to join the effort to enhance every area of healthcare.
As a political person, I continue to be inspired by the legacy of President Reagan. He was thought by many to be too nice to govern effectively, and he proved the critics wrong.
Reliable
Trustworthy
To be available to their constituents and to recognize that they serve everyone, regardless of party affiliation.
It is the only time that I can remember a book that made me cry, and not just once.
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Campaign website
Maryott's campaign website stated the following:
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SECURE THE BORDER Illegal immigration is at an all-time high. Deadly drugs, including highly poisonous Fentanyl, are pouring across our southern border and tragically ending the lives of our young and vulnerable Americans. Illegal immigration is at an all-time high. Deadly drugs, including highly poisonous Fentanyl, are pouring across our southern border and tragically ending the lives of our young and vulnerable Americans. Women and children are suffering at the hands of smugglers, and human trafficking is at an all-time high – with inhumane and deadly consequences. Borders that have effectively been opened have also allowed criminal gang members to bring a wave of crime into our communities. What have liberal Washington D.C. politicians done about it? They’ve eased restrictions and made it nearly impossible for our border patrol agents to do their job. Mike Levin has repeatedly opposed additional funding to secure the border, and he has stood silent while the Biden Administration has eschewed common sense solutions and invited chaos. It is true that we are a country of immigrants – but we are also a country of laws. As your next Congressman, I will work to address this growing crisis by strengthening funding for border enforcement, allow border patrol agents to enforce the laws of our country, and support a massive federal effort to force China and Mexico to cease the manufacturing and distribution of poison to our kids. Once our border is safe, secure, and manageable, I look forward to working on badly needed reform that expands opportunities for safe and legal immigration.
As your next Congressman, I will apply my financial expertise to stop the billions in harmful spending and work to pass smart legislation that helps reverse inflation, grow our economy, and provide economic opportunity for all. Democrats in Washington continue to tell the American people that our jobs are back, our wages are up, and our economy is strong. But let me ask you this: do you feel more financially secure today than you did 2 years ago? How about 4 years ago, pre-covid? I have conversations every day in our communities, and the feedback I get points to the opposite. Our families and small business owners are feeling the squeeze of inflation, higher interest rates, higher gas and energy prices, and a greater level of uncertainty about their economic future. I’m a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, so I’m not afraid to talk hard numbers. It’s a fact that Americans are experiencing the largest increase in inflation in 40 years. This is just not acceptable. Our purchasing power is being watered down by the explosion in reckless spending coming from naïve Washington tax-and-spend liberals like Mike Levin. As your next Congressman, I will apply my financial expertise to stop the billions in harmful spending and work to pass smart legislation that helps reverse inflation, grow our economy, and provide economic opportunity for all.
As a father, I’m troubled that our education system is straying so far from the basics. As your Congressman, I will fight against the divisive dogma of Critical Race Theory and its inclusion in our education curriculum. There are a lot of challenges, opportunities, and issues that factor into the future of our great country. None is more important than the education of our children. As a father, I’m troubled that our education system is straying so far from the basics. As your Congressman, I will fight against the divisive dogma of Critical Race Theory and its inclusion in our education curriculum. This defeatist and poisonous agenda is harmful to every child – regardless of racial or ethnic background. Also damaging is the growing tendency for schools to aggressively insert themselves into the challenge of gender related issues. Let’s get back to basics and ask teachers to teach our children – and allow parents to raise them. As your next Congressman, I will fight to reinvigorate our education system and incentivize schools who prioritize academic excellence. We know from history that competition makes everyone better, which is why I will fight for School Choice to provide more opportunities for parents and our children. Once public-school administrators realize that they must compete to attract parents and students, I am confident they will respond. There is no reason why more choices for parents should hurt our public schools. Quite the opposite!
These foolish anti-police and so called ‘social justice reforms’ should stop now. We will never have peace of mind if we don’t feel safe. This starts with fully funding and supporting our police officers. Never in modern history have we seen such an intense spike in crime of all types as we have over the last 18 months. Ever since hard left politicians cheered on the violent anti-police riots of 2020, publicly called for defunding policing, and got behind so-called progressive prosecutors with little regard for ordered liberty, we have seen a stunning increase in all criminal activity. Mike Levin has fallen hook, line, and sinker, for this dangerous agenda. He accepted money from anti-law enforcement groups, supported a far-left District Attorney to represent us, and even called for ‘reimagining’ policing. These foolish anti-police and so called ‘social justice reforms’ should stop now. We will never have peace of mind if we don’t feel safe. This starts with fully funding and supporting our police officers. We need to be able to hire the best people, train them throughout their careers, and set high expectations of conduct. That takes more funding, not less. As your next Congressman, I will support our brave law enforcement officers. I will fight to end the proliferation of poisonous drugs that are too often destroying the lives of our young people and slowly debilitating so many of our homeless population. I will support stiff sentencing for career criminals and end the current trend of prioritizing the wishes of lawbreakers over the basic rights of the communities they are preying on. Enough is enough.
We will have to fully and consistently fund our military to maintain our technological superiority in warfare weaponry, and protect funding uncertainty by ending budget sequestration. It is time for Congress to stand for a firm, bold, and consistent foreign policy. There is a growing threat from anti-Democratic and revisionist agendas amongst our enemies and how we respond in the years ahead will be critical in securing liberty at home and across the globe. We will have to fully and consistently fund our military to maintain our technological superiority in warfare weaponry, and protect funding uncertainty by ending budget sequestration. I will work towards reestablishing American influence in international institutions, including the United Nations Security Council and the World Trade Organization. As your Congressman, I will vote to end China’s Most Favored Nation status so that we can hold the leadership of the China Communist Party accountable for their unfair trade practices and their horrific human rights abuses. I will fully support American diplomacy that is resolute in its adherence to democratic values.
I will support legislation to stop career politicians from a lifetime in office so that we as Americans and Californians, are better represented. The Founding Fathers never intended politics to be a career. Serving your community in Washington should be just that: service. Unfortunately, too many elected leaders work their whole lifetimes in Congress where they become out of touch with the needs of their district and fall prey to special interests. I feel strongly that we need better accountability from our leaders, starting right here in CA-49. I’ve signed the Term Limit Pledge, and as your next Congressman, I will support legislation to stop career politicians from a lifetime in office so that we as Americans and Californians, are better represented. Government has become an industry with all kinds of ways to dazzle and entertain us, but it rarely focuses on what it is supposed to do: produce results. Without fanfare and silly drama, Congress should get about the business of producing tangible results for current and future generations. The stakes are high, and a sense of urgency amongst our elected leaders can only help. It’s time to limit the nonsense, and limit the terms![3] |
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| —Brian Maryott's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
2020
Brian Maryott did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 5, 2022
- ↑ Brian Maryott for Congress, "About," accessed May 28, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Brian Maryott for Congress, “Issues,” accessed May 23, 2022
