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James Arthur Hansen
James Arthur Hansen (Libertarian Party) (also known as Jimmy) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Utah. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Hansen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
James Arthur Hansen earned associate degrees in alternative energy and physics from Crowder College in 2011 and a bachelor's degree in physics from Missouri State University in 2013.[1] Hansen's career experience includes working as a science teacher.[2][3]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Utah
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Lee (R) | 53.2 | 571,974 |
 | Evan McMullin (Independent) | 42.7 | 459,958 | |
 | James Arthur Hansen (L)  | 3.0 | 31,784 | |
| Tommy Williams (Independent American Party of Utah) | 1.1 | 12,103 | ||
 | Laird Hamblin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 152 | |
| Michael Seguin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 60 | ||
 | Abe Korb (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 37 | |
| Total votes: 1,076,068 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Allen Glines (D)
- Austin Searle (D)
- Nick Mitchell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah
Incumbent Mike Lee defeated Becky Edwards and Ally Isom in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Lee | 61.9 | 258,089 |
 | Becky Edwards | 29.7 | 123,617 | |
 | Ally Isom | 8.4 | 34,997 | |
| Total votes: 416,703 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ty Jensen (R)
- Benjamin Davis (R)
- Brendan Wright (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. James Arthur Hansen advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Utah.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
 | Kael Weston (D) | 43.2 | 594 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 56.8 | 782 | ||
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 1,376 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. Senate Utah
The following candidates ran in the Republican convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Lee (R) | 70.7 | 2,621 |
| Becky Edwards (R) | 11.8 | 436 | |
| Ally Isom (R) | 9.7 | 358 | |
 | Jeremy Friedbaum (R) | 3.6 | 132 | |
 | Evan Barlow (R) | 2.0 | 75 | |
| Loy Arlan Brunson (R) | 1.9 | 71 | ||
| Laird Hamblin (R) | 0.3 | 12 | |
| Total votes: 3,705 | |||
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Constitution convention
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alton Anderson (Constitution Party)
Independent American Party of Utah convention
Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah
Tommy Williams advanced from the Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Tommy Williams (Independent American Party of Utah) | |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Utah
James Arthur Hansen defeated Lucky Bovo in the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| Lucky Bovo (L) | ||
| ✔ | | James Arthur Hansen (L) |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Arthur Hansen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hansen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- End the aggressive foreign policy of the US and instead focus on free trade and friendship to spread peace
- Establish a truly free market that is not manipulated or unduly regulated by the government
- Criminal Justice Reform: Decriminalize and legalize drugs, release non violent drug offenders, end qualified immunity, strike down victimless crime laws
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Campaign website
Hansen's campaign website stated the following:
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HEALTHCARE: HIGH COSTS, POOR OUTCOMES According to the World Bank, America has the highest health expenditures per capita. Yet despite paying the most of any nation, we are only ranked 35th by the Global Health Index, which considers 169 countries. Many believe the solution is more spending, government-mandated health plans, and price-fixing. According to government estimates, millions of Americans travel to Mexico for cheaper prescription drugs and medical procedures each year. Why is it that American pharmacies and doctors cannot compete? Is it because of greedy companies? Is it because we do not have socialized medicine? The solution to high healthcare costs would be to remove the cause of high prices, not chase those high prices with more spending. Restoring a free market in the healthcare industry where doctors and hospitals compete for patients would solve our healthcare cost crisis.
Another ignored cause of poor American health and lower life expectancies is the typical American diet and the lack of movement in our daily lives. We could help our country return to healthier and simpler foods by making it easier for small farmers to sell their products directly to the people in their communities. Repealing USDA regulations that only allow large corporate farms to succeed would revitalize small family farms and help Americans return to a healthier diet. As for movement, we are Libertarians, and we won't force you to be more active. Only you have the power to choose healthier outcomes!
In the 75+ years since WWII, there have been over 400,000 documented US war casualties, yet Congress has not officially declared war in that time. To what end were these American lives ended or seriously maimed? Korea. Vietnam. Iraq. Afghanistan. Washington continually wastes American blood and wealth in conflicts that have nothing to do with our Nation's defense. How does jumping from one foreign conflict to the next, selling arms into active war zones, expanding military treaties in distant lands, and ultimately bankrupting America, make our country or the world safer? We should seek a state of neutrality, open dialogue, and free trade to build friendship, economic prosperity, and peace throughout the land. The current crisis in Ukraine highlights the failures of American foreign policy. The fall of the Iron Curtain was a great moment for liberty. The USSR coffers were exhausted from failed central planning policies and the decade-long civil war in Afghanistan. The right of people to move freely between countries and dictate the course of their own lives was being realized. Instead of using this momentous occasion to develop friendship and economic prosperity with Russia and all of Eastern Europe, we expanded NATO eastward, placed weapons and nuclear arms into European countries, and dumped millions of dollars to influence Ukrainian and Georgian elections. America carried out the militarization of former Soviet states in the supposed name of peace and democracy. In actuality, it was the vain desire to build a political legacy and weaken Russia. Yet we now see that Ukrainians, not Washington politicians, are harvesting the bitter fruits. We must make peace with the world and stop the pattern of war profiteering and meddling in other countries' domestic politics.
A free market is one where individuals control the means of production. Individuals are free to assume risk as they undertake business ventures. That risk is a natural check to speculative enterprises and deals. We no longer have a free market when the government subsidizes industries, limits choice, and passes trillion-dollar bailout packages. It is called crony capitalism, and it benefits a few at the expense of the general population. We are currently in a period of record inflation and shortages. According to a recent report by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, the average cost of recent inflation per household in the Mountain West region exceeds $500 per month. For families living on a fixed income, that increase is devastating. You quickly realize the empty promise of government stimulus when it evaporates after a few months of inflation costs. Inflation erases the value of savings and is particularly devastating to our senior citizens.
Education is a critical investment for our communities. Public funding of education is, in my mind, one of the best things our Nation has done to support widespread literacy, numeracy, and the opportunity to explore new ideas. I realize this is not an orthodox, libertarian view. However, before discussing defunding schools, we should focus on the tax dollars spent on bailouts, subsidies, and weapons proliferation in much larger quantities than those spent on education. In Washington, I would support legislation that returns education decisions to states and a voucher system where federal dollars follow the students. A voucher system would allow institutions to compete for those students, leading to better outcomes in the public and private sectors.
I fully support the individual’s right to autonomy over their body. The government, at no level, should ever dictate an individual's healthcare choices. That is between the individual and their care provider. Studies have shown that abortion bans do not reduce abortion rates; they only make abortion riskier. Those with means travel to states where the practice is legal, and those without means resort to more desperate actions. If you want to reduce abortion rates, increase access to family planning services through doctors, midwives, and nurses, and increase education about and access to effective contraceptives. I will fully support legislation that:
I will support Supreme Court nominees that protect the right of the individual to make these decisions for themselves. I support any individual's right to peacefully and tastefully engage with and advocate for choices beyond abortion, such as adoption for profit. When we empower women to make the best decisions for their health, there will be far fewer abortions.[4] |
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| —James Arthur Hansen's campaign website (2022)[5] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jimmy Hansen For US Senate, "More About Me," accessed July 12, 2022
- ↑ Twitter, "James Hansen," accessed July 12, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 11, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jimmy Hansen For US Senate, “Issues & Solutions,” accessed July 5, 2022
