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Claire Wirth
Claire Wirth (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Wirth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Claire Wirth was born in Nampa, Idaho. Wirth's career experience includes working as a real estate investment professional with Wirth Capital LLC.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 4
Incumbent Thomas Massie defeated Matthew Lehman and Ethan Osborne in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas Massie (R) | 65.0 | 167,541 |
 | Matthew Lehman (D)  | 31.0 | 79,977 | |
 | Ethan Osborne (Independent) | 3.9 | 10,111 | |
| Total votes: 257,629 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Matthew Lehman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4
Incumbent Thomas Massie defeated Claire Wirth, Alyssa Dara McDowell, and George Washington in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Massie | 75.2 | 50,301 |
 | Claire Wirth | 15.7 | 10,521 | |
| Alyssa Dara McDowell | 5.2 | 3,446 | ||
| George Washington | 3.9 | 2,606 | ||
| Total votes: 66,874 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Claire Wirth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wirth's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Our nation has reached a critical moment, and I can no longer sit on the sidelines. I’m a Christian, a builder, a conservative activist, and now I’m fighting to take down the DC Swamp and champion conservative policy in Congress. My goal is simple: Build up our nation, and tear down the radical left.
- Illegal Immigration - We must build the wall and support border patrol agents. Otherwise, every state is a border state.
- Second Amendment - We must stop the radical left's incremental gains on our God given liberty to self-defense.
- Term Limits - In order to support a healthy Republic, we must implement term limits. We cannot keep sending the same career politicians to D.C. and expecting a different result. No more lip service.
U.S. Term Limits
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Campaign website
Wirth's campaign website stated the following:
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Illegal Immigration Drugs and crime are pouring across our southern border, yet the Democrats and RINO Republicans are letting it happen. Trump was right: we need to BUILD THE WALL, BAN SANCTUARY CITIES, and END ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION once and for all. Term Limits Washington is full of career politicians who will say anything to get elected, and then abandon their promises at the Capitol door. To continue President Trump’s mission to DRAIN THE SWAMP, I’ll fight for term limits on members of Congress. Medical Freedom Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is NOT contingent based on vaccine status. Mandates have NO place in a free society. I am against vaccine and mask mandates - this is clearly an example of an infringement on our constitutional rights. Second Amendment The radical left is coming after our guns, but I won’t let them get away with it. The Constitution is clear: “The right of the people to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.” Fiscal Responsbility It’s obvious that career politicians have never run a business, because every day, the US Government is spending more than it makes. Liberal pet-projects, wasteful spending, and out-of-control government programs are bankrupting us, and our children and grandchildren will have to foot the bill. In Congress, I’ll fight for a BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. Pro-Life, Pro-Family As a Christian and a mother of five children, I am unapologetically pro-life. While the radical left wants unrestricted abortions and fatherless homes, I’ll be a champion for the pro-life movement and for strong families. Lower Taxes Democrats want to raise taxes on the middle class to fund disastrous policies like Medicare For All and the Green New Deal. Instead, I’ll fight to CUT TAXES and let citizens keep their hard-earned money. Protect Freedom The last few months have shown just how power-hungry the government is. Endless lockdowns, restrictive mandates, and freedom-crushing executive orders are sweeping our nation. Kentucky needs a FIGHTER who will defend FREEDOM at all costs.[3] |
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| —Claire Wirth's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Kentucky District 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 6, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Claire Wirth," accessed February 20, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Claire Wirth, “The Issues,” accessed February 23, 2022
