Elizabeth Matory

Elizabeth Matory (Republican Party) (also known as Liz) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 7th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.

Matory also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 7th Congressional District. She lost in the special Republican primary on February 4, 2020.

Matory completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Matory's professional experience includes working as a small business owner. She is the author of "Born Again Republican".^[1]

Elections

2020

Regular election

Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume defeated Kim Klacik, Charles Smith, and Ray Bly in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kweisi Mfume (D)	71.6	237,084
	Kim Klacik (R)	28.0	92,825
	Charles Smith (D) (Write-in)	0.0	21
	Ray Bly (R) (Write-in)	0.0	16
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,052

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 330,998
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Gary Schuman (Independent)
Amber Ivey (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kweisi Mfume	74.3	113,061
		Maya Rockeymoore Cummings	10.0	15,208
		Jill Carter	8.7	13,237
	Submit photo	Alicia Brown	1.2	1,841
	Submit photo	Charles Stokes	0.9	1,356
		T. Dan Baker	0.7	1,141
		Jay Jalisi	0.7	1,056
		Harry Spikes	0.7	1,040
		Saafir Rabb	0.6	948
		Mark Gosnell	0.5	765
	Submit photo	Darryl Gonzalez	0.3	501
		Jeffrey Woodard	0.2	368
		Gary Schuman	0.2	344
	Submit photo	Michael Howard Jr.	0.2	327
	Submit photo	Jermyn Michael Davidson	0.2	298
	Submit photo	Dan Hiegel	0.1	211
		Charles Smith	0.1	189
	Submit photo	Matko Lee Chullin III	0.1	187
		Adrian Petrus	0.1	170

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 152,248
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Klacik	68.8	16,465
		Elizabeth Matory	14.2	3,401
		William Newton	5.3	1,271
		Ray Bly	5.2	1,234
	Submit photo	Brian Brown	4.7	1,134
	Submit photo	M.J. Madwolf	1.8	442

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,947
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Endorsements

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Special election

Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election (February 4, 2020 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election (February 4, 2020 Republican primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Kweisi Mfume defeated Kim Klacik in the special general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on April 28, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kweisi Mfume (D)	73.8	111,955
	Kim Klacik (R)	25.1	38,102
	Other/Write-in votes	1.1	1,661

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 151,718 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on February 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kweisi Mfume	43.0	31,415
		Maya Rockeymoore Cummings	17.1	12,524
		Jill Carter	16.0	11,708
		Terri L. Hill	7.4	5,439
		F. Michael Higginbotham	4.4	3,245
		Harry Spikes	3.5	2,572
		Saafir Rabb	1.8	1,327
		Jay Jalisi	1.7	1,257
		Talmadge Branch	1.1	810
		Mark Gosnell	0.8	579
		T. Dan Baker	0.5	377
	Submit photo	Charles Stokes	0.4	297
		Paul Konka	0.3	251
	Submit photo	Darryl Gonzalez	0.3	245
	Submit photo	Alicia Brown	0.2	180
	Submit photo	Leslie Grant	0.2	176
		Anthony Carter Sr.	0.2	155
	Submit photo	Jay Fred Cohen	0.2	150
	Submit photo	Matko Lee Chullin III	0.1	79
		Charles Smith	0.1	75
		Adrian Petrus	0.1	60
	Submit photo	Nathaniel Costley Sr.	0.1	49
	Submit photo	Dan Hiegel	0.0	31
	Submit photo	Jermyn Michael Davidson	0.0	31

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 73,032
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on February 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Klacik	40.2	4,525
		Elizabeth Matory	24.3	2,740
	Submit photo	James Arnold	12.4	1,401
		Reba Hawkins	8.1	913
		Christopher Anderson	7.6	852
		William Newton	3.7	414
		Ray Bly	2.1	236
	Submit photo	Brian Brown	1.6	185

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 11,266
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2018

See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 2

Incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger defeated Elizabeth Matory, Michael Carney, and Guy Mimoun in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dutch Ruppersberger (D)	66.0	167,201
		Elizabeth Matory (R)	30.7	77,782
		Michael Carney (L)	2.1	5,215
	Submit photo	Guy Mimoun (G)	1.1	2,904
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	200

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 253,302 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2

Incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger defeated Jake Pretot in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 26, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dutch Ruppersberger	78.1	47,776
	Jake Pretot	21.9	13,405

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 61,181
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2

Elizabeth Matory defeated Mark Shell, Mitchell Toland Jr., and Hubert Owens Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Matory	42.0	7,426
		Mark Shell	23.6	4,171
	Submit photo	Mitchell Toland Jr.	17.3	3,061
	Submit photo	Hubert Owens Jr.	17.1	3,017

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 17,675
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2016

See also: Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. In Maryland's 8th Congressional District, incumbent Chris Van Hollen (D) chose not to run for re-election in 2016, instead seeking election to the U.S. Senate. Jamie Raskin (D) defeated Dan Cox (R), Nancy Wallace (Green), and Jasen Wunder (Libertarian) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Raskin defeated eight other candidates in the Democratic primary, while Cox defeated Jeffrey Jones, Elizabeth Matory, Aryeh Shudofsky and Shelly Skolnick to win the Republican nomination. Additionally, Wallace defeated Charles Galloway and Elizabeth Croydon to win the Green Party primary. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.^[2]^[3]

**U.S. House, Maryland District 8 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jamie Raskin	60.6%	220,657
	Republican	Dan Cox	34.2%	124,651
	Green	Nancy Wallace	3.1%	11,201
	Libertarian	Jasen Wunder	2%	7,283
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	532
Total Votes				364,324
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

**U.S. House, Maryland District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jamie Raskin	33.6%	43,776
David Trone	27.1%	35,400
Kathleen Matthews	23.9%	31,186
Ana Sol Gutierrez	5.5%	7,185
William Jawando	4.6%	6,058
Kumar Barve	2.4%	3,149
David Anderson	1.2%	1,511
Joel Rubin	1.1%	1,426
Dan Bolling	0.5%	712
Total Votes		130,403
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

**U.S. House, Maryland District 8 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dan Cox	44.4%	20,647
Jeffrey Jones	20.1%	9,343
Elizabeth Matory	15.7%	7,295
Shelly Skolnick	12.5%	5,835
Aryeh Shudofsky	7.4%	3,421
Total Votes		46,541
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Incumbents Al Carr, Ana Sol Gutierrez and Jeff Waldstreicher defeated Natali Fani-Gonzalez, Rick Kessler, Elizabeth Matory and Emily Shetty in the Democratic primary and were unopposed in the general election.^[4]^[5]^[6]

**Maryland House of Delegates, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeff Waldstreicher Incumbent	21.6%	7,303
Ana Sol Gutierrez Incumbent	21.3%	7,181
Al Carr Incumbent	19.1%	6,437
Emily Shetty	11.4%	3,859
Rick Kessler	11.3%	3,818
Natali Fani-Gonzalez	8.2%	2,758
Elizabeth Matory	7.1%	2,389
Total Votes		33,745

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

Elizabeth Matory completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Matory's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Liz has a conviction for changing the status quo.

In 2018, she secured the Republican nomination for the adjacent district (MD2) becoming the first Black woman nominated by the Republican Party, and the first American of Asian descent nominated by either party to congress, in Maryland.

She is the author of Becoming Born Again (2020), the second title in her series of works on her conversion from liberalism to conservatism, preceded by Born Again Republican (2016). Liz has been on a mission to encourage more people to remember and honor [our] shared beliefs in Faith, Family and Freedom.

Liz worked in the charter school movement, on civil liberties, and higher education for 10 years before politics. She believes that there is a vacuum in resolving the perpetual issues facing society. In 2014, she experienced how horribly redistricting had impacted Maryland citizens, when she ran for state delegate and served as a Baltimore County organizer for the Maryland Democratic Party. Liz has made it her mission to represent Marylanders who have been gerrymandered out of just representation by their central government.

Liz is a graduate of Columbia University, Howard University School of Law, and Maryland's Smith School of Business.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Liz will restore her district with comprehensive solutions.
Liz will restore strong family values.
Liz will restore confidence in just representation and leadership.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ending Corruption: Abuse of Power & Ending Pay To Play Culture

Protecting Civil Liberties: Freedom of Speech and Religion, Right to Bear Arms, Privacy and Property Protections

Judicial/Legislative Reform: Human Trafficking, Immigration, and Parental Rights

Right to Life: Conception to Natural Death

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

My parents - sounds cliché, but God blessed me with amazing role models for parents. People wonder where my motivation comes from, it comes from the foundation my parents gave me. I pray that everyone has parents or a home life that creates the nourishment that I was given.

My mom is a legal immigrant from The Philippines. She was an Ob-Gyn for 42 years and practiced mostly at Howard University Hospital in DC. She was a WWII baby so she still is very frugal to this day, but also has this amazing spirit of life and determination because of her experiences.

My dad, as I mentioned before, was a surgeon for about 47 years at Howard University Hospital and helped grow both it and College of Medicine to serve the city and the community at large.

Children of doctors tend to have a difficult "detached" childhood, but because my parents were older, the were able to govern and balance their time more by the time my brother and I came along.

Certain dominant narratives try to define people by their looks or their heritage as reasons why they can or cannot achieve. Since my parents pushed through that lie through their lives, I encourage everyone do to the same.

Fundamentally that is the difference between "Conservatism" and "Progressivism", and the reason why I have pushed so hard to encourage more people to see the light.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Born Again Republican by Liz Matory with Chante Hopkins (Available on Amazon)

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The End of Apartheid.

I'm a DC Native so we were always surrounded by politics. Technically, watching the Redskins Super Bowl parade from Mayor Barry's office in 1988 was the first memory I had of local politics, but we were very much aware of Apartheid. The civil protests. It was then when I saw the impact of what individuals can do. Just knowing that we would have such unity with another part of the world, and that citizens in America could use their voices and their lives to help win the liberation of others had a major impact on me.

I learned of the precious nature of our right to free speech, assemble, and petition government. Also, what a government not by the people can do. (Sadly, South Africa has swung the other direction in confiscation of private property and censorship).

Nelson Mandela was released on February 11, 1990, my 10th birthday.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was with my dad. It seems like there was always something that he wanted me to learn, so I suppose that "job" ended when he passed away in January 2009. My father was a renaissance man, but his passion was medicine, medical education, and health care for Black people, and Americans in general in rural and urban communities . From helping him collate binders for the annual continuing education programs for Howard Hospital or manning the registration booth at the summer National Medical Association annual convention.

Pops always believed that people could do better if they had the knowledge to better themselves. It is that belief that I carry with me to this day.

"A man thinketh, so is he."

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

I'm a nerd. I even went to business school because I kept on hearing that more people in politics needed to understand business. I did not know at the time that I would have a chance to be a congresswoman (God wiling), but it is clear that our representatives MUST have a broad understanding of not only the issues, but how things are connected.

I believe that my educational, personal, professional and political background will allow me to see through and dig deeper like Andy Harris, Jim Jordan, Devin Nunes, or Tulsi Gabbard.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The Acceptance of Socialism

Loss of Personal Autonomy
Rise of Invasion of Privacy
Lack of Knowledge
Adult Illiteracy

Suppression of Truth

If you are a current representative, why did you join your current committees?

The Agriculture Committee

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I like the idea of term limits, but when we fought and won them in Montgomery County, we are now at a worse situation since everyone who was replaced was replaced by even more radical leftists.

If we do term limits, we MUST get rid of partisan gerrymandering and "staking the deck" to favor one party or the other.

There would be built in "term limits" if the "vote" was from the people and not special interests that they buy "safe seats".

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

A conservative Shirley Chisolm.

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DOMESTIC POLICY

Agriculture

A lot of attention is placed on the city of Baltimore, which is deserved, but almost 50% of the 7th congressional district is rural.

Many citizens in our region have stated that they did not feel represented by the previous congressman. I am determined to change that and be a congresswoman for the entire CD7 – even though it is one of the most gerrymandered districts in the country. Full representation is possible – but only with the person who has fought to address this injustice for three (3) election cycles.

Just like in “urban” settings, robust private and community based solutions should be the principal sources of influence not the ever growing, unelected bureaucracy of Washington. Farmers will find better solutions because that is what they must do year to year to benefit their families and the market.

One of the main reasons why I decided to run for this vacant seat is so that the district would finally have a strong, conservative advocate who cared about the entire district – not just where all the democrat voters live.

Economic Policy

Better economic policy is perhaps the biggest benefit to having the right Republican congresswoman for the 7th.

CD7 is a perfect example of the need for more skilled solutionists in congress. Folks who have the ability to fix our region’s lasting issues before its too late.

All of us deserve to move forward. This will not happen if we settle for business as usual or some gimmick.

I am the only Republican candidate with advanced degrees in law and business. Even though some downplay the need for higher learning, our current political difficulties could use more deliberate evaluation from our representatives. It is clear that basic rhetoric is not going to solve our complex issues. We need more to innovate and sustain. We deserve better for our congress.

The Top 10% pay 70% of all Federal income taxes.

I support:

The elimination of tax preferences to avoid picking winners & losers through the tax code.
Simplifying the tax code & repealing the death tax.

Industry is over-regulated.

Much of the regulations are the result of crony lobbyists and lawmakers who block competitors out of the market.

Congress should approve major regulations not unelected bureaucrats in the over-bloated “4th branch” of government.

800 new regulations were made between 1999 and 2008. Deregulation did not cause the 2008 financial collapse. It was done on purpose to create crisis for many and high profits for a few.

I support the Penny Plan

To Balance our budget

Every federal department must cut one percent out of their spending each year to balance our budget within a decade. New Decade. What’s stopping us for making the commitment?

It’s not only possible, it is Necessary.

As anyone knows, living off of debt is unsustainable and ultimately unsatisfying.

We have to be honest with our spending.

WE cannot raise taxes enough to afford all of this federal spending. We must draw the line somewhere and at some point – We are beyond the tipping point.

Our tax dollars are being wasted to satisfy special interests, fraud, corruption, and endless government programs and over-bloated government.

We have to exercise discipline through honest budgets, close loopholes, increase accountability, lower spending and eliminating debt.

Education

Anyone who thinks that our education system is working is lying.

Every child deserves a proper education. One that allows the individual to tap into their God-given potential. Not an education that leaves the person empty and unfulfilled.

The only way we will be able all move forward is to encourage competition in schooling from childhood to adulthood.

Howard County is the latest victim of socialist shortcuts to address shortcomings through the new school busing scheme.

Education decisions start at home not with the US Department of Education.

Per pupil funding has doubled since the 1970s. Outcomes have flatlined.

Eliminate ineffective, double dipping federal programs that do not help children.
Parents and pre-school providers must be the first and second options for young children.
Break the accreditation cartel that handpicks winners and losers in higher education.

Where is all the money going? It’s certainly not going to better scholarship.

We must face the facts and do better for our future.

Health Care

Americans must have the freedom to choose the health solutions that are best for them, not be limited to an over-simplified, one-size-fits-all quick fix socialist scheme.

We must fall for the lies.

We must promote freedom in the market for health care by removing regulations and policies that discourage choice and competition.

Under Obamacare, competition has been diminished. Monopolies and duopolies (two companies) have taken over entire markets in place of real health care.

Medicaid needs to return to what it was intended to be – a solution for the most vulnerable – the elderly, disabled children, and pregnant women in poverty.

LIBERTY & THE RULE OF LAW

Dismantle the Welfare State

After 60 years of failed government “solutions”, poverty hasn’t decreased, it’s gotten more severe. The current welfare state traps entire families and generations into an endless cycle of dependency. It’s obvious that the system was designed to destroy what once were strong communities.

No other congressional district in Maryland has to battle the harmful impact of the welfare state than CD7.

Only a conservative congresswoman with civil rights roots will offer community conscious solutions. No more empty rhetoric or false promises to stay elected.

Both parties agree, we need change, and we need it now!

87% of democrats and 94% of republicans agree that able-bodied adults that receive cash, food, housing, and medical assistance should be required to work or prepare for work as a condition of receiving tax supported benefits.
Adjusted for inflation, we spend 12 times more than we did when the War on Poverty began.
Children of single-parent homes are 5 times more likely to be poor compared to their peers in married-parent homes.

Current progressive policies assume that entire groups of citizens are incapable of bettering their own lives, and must depend on The Government to survive. I cannot think of anything more racist than that.

Citizens must have the freedom of self-determination in order for our nation to last.

Overcriminalization

There are over 5,000 federal statutes and 300,000 regulations that contain criminal penalties. Congress should evaluate every criminal law and repeal the bad ones. The most unjust ones must be thrown out. Future laws must be constructed soberly and fairly.

Congress enacted 452 new criminal offenses from 2000 to 2007 making it virtually impossible for citizens to not be impacted by the criminal system.

No one is safe these days.

Regulatory agencies should not be determining who goes to jail – elected officials should be responsible for these life changing decisions.

Criminal intent must be the standard when it come to taking away someone’s liberty.

Judges are responsible for interpreting written law not creating laws from the bench that align with their political preferences.

Giving repeat offenders slaps on the wrist have only made communities less safe. Law abiding citizens are the victims of paternalistic progressive policy.

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

I stand for protecting the civil liberties of American citizens.

Back in law school, I worked for ACLU when it fought to protect liberties. Now, it is difficult to find honest advocates for our rights.

1st Amendment

Visit virtually any university campus these days and you will wonder if we have the rights of free speech or assembly. In places that used to be where young people had the ability to explore their horizons, liberty is being stripped away from the new generation and replaced by sad sorry socialism.

We must remain vigilant and encourage citizens to protect our God given rights.

Whether religious freedom, intellectual freedom or economic freedom, the liberty we have in America is like no other. That is why we must protect our rights at all costs.

Knowledge is power. That is why there are so many lies.

2nd Amendment

The right to bear arms is essential for American liberty to last.

New gun laws only impact law abiding citizens. Criminals will have criminal minds. The solution to end crime is not robbing citizens of their constitutional rights.

I oppose:

Any national gun ownership registration.
Any bans on particular classes of firearms.
The loss of 2nd Amendment rights for medicinal cannabis users and vendors.

I support:

Law-abiding Citizens purchasing firearms across state lines.
Reciprocal gun licenses – like driver’s licenses.
Requiring states to honor concealed carry rights for other states.

Voter Integrity

A fair voting process is vital to American Democracy.

The right to voter is a fundamental civil right, one that every citizen should defend.

According to a Pew Study, 24 million voter registrations are inaccurate, out of date or duplicate. Votes of legitimate voters are negated by such fraud.

Voter ID for both in person and absentee voting is essential to preserve our election integrity.

All states should compare their jury duty data with their voter registrations to ensure that non-citizens are not voting in our elections.

FOREIGN POLICY

I support true aid.

For far too long, international “assistance” has not helped countries thrive. US aid and our involvement in international organizations have promoted dependency not freedom, sovereignty, and sustainable democracy.

The United States must reevaluate all inter-governmental relationship to make sure our resources support our values and interest.

We must support:

Free trade
Property Rights
Rule of Law

We must:

Eradicate Terrorism
End Human Trafficking

AFRICA

I support policies that allow for citizens of nations to unleash their skills and prosperity to develop their nation’s sovereignty.

Africa has more than 30% of the world’s mineral resources. There is no reason why the continent should not harness their natural assets to create financial prosperity for their citizens.

I Support:

Transportation and infrastructure investment for the continent that helps local and international companies advance sovereignty and prosperity.
Healthy foreign aid that does NOT promote population manipulation and sterilization.

LATIN AMERICA

Point blank. Latin America is the most violent region in the world. Most illegal transnational counter-culture destabilizing gang activity happens within the “Northern Triangle” – El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala.

Without irony, most of our illegal alien population comes from this lawless region.

Some people have legitimate intentions for being in our country, but the innocent are quickly manipulated and overpowered by the powerful and sophisticated kingpins and warlords who have taken over these countries, and the modern slave trade.

The United States did play a role in the 1980s/90s when we supported bad governments, but decades later, these nations must become stable, democratic, autonomous nations in order for our region to truly prosper.

We MUST have an honest, sober approach to our foreign policies for The Americas. Ones that do not diminish the sovereignty and rights of the all citizens.

If we do not do more to honor sovereignty, lawlessness will help socialism take over – then only death and control will prosper.

ASIA

The Asian region boasts some of the most successful examples of democratic and capitalist growth of the last century.

Our country most continue to encourage regional prosperity and sovereignty through mutually beneficial partnerships for innovation and ingenuity.

I Support:

Open economic relationships with China that honors human rights and protects intellectual property rights.
I do not support military or maritime encroachment on other countries.
Self determination and democracy for Hong Kong.
Reconciliation of the Korean peninsula if and when the Koreans want it.
Fruitful immigration policies that continue to better families, nations, and innovation.

North Korea

It is clear that the life threatening, totalitarian regime in North Korea is unsustainable.

The United States must remain prepared to offer the diplomatic support to the peninsula that will help move Koreans to health and healing.

ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

As a former catholic and now born again Christian, I care deeply for the birthplace of my religious ancestry. Unfortunately the children of God have been under attack by unbelievers since God began his first covenant with the children of Israel.

Anyone who uses false prophecy will not have to answer to man, but to God Himself.

The rise of Atheism and support of false prophecy is rampant. It is a major reason why people are leaving the Democratic Party in droves. We must stand vigilant and protect the true believers. Ours is a narrow path. It will never be popular to stand up for what is right. But we must stand nonetheless. The Holy Spirit will move in the necessary hearts and minds to magnify His Glory.

Our faith is with God not man.^[7]

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—Elizabeth Matory's 2020 campaign website^[8]

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↑ Liz Matory U.S. Congress, "About," accessed April 15, 2018
↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
↑ The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Elizabeth Matory's 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed December 30, 2019

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[bio-1] Liz Matory U.S. Congress, "About," accessed April 15, 2018

[2] Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016

[3] The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016

[4] Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014

[5] Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014

[6] Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015

[quotedisclaimer-7] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[matorysite-8] Elizabeth Matory's 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed December 30, 2019

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