James Falakos
James Falakos (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 4th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Falakos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
James Falakos earned a bachelor's degree from Illinois State University in 2010 and a graduate degree from Southern Illinois University in 2012.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 4
Incumbent Jesus Garcia defeated James Falakos, Ed Hershey, and Alicia Martinez in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jesus Garcia (D) | 68.4 | 91,036 |
 | James Falakos (R)  | 28.1 | 37,352 | |
 | Ed Hershey (Working Class Party) | 3.5 | 4,605 | |
| Alicia Martinez (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 54 | ||
| Total votes: 133,047 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4
Incumbent Jesus Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jesus Garcia | 100.0 | 37,499 |
| Total votes: 37,499 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4
James Falakos advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Falakos | 100.0 | 12,192 |
| Total votes: 12,192 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Falakos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Falakos' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I consider myself a unique candidate, running as a Republican, but really an independent at heart.
I am a small business owner who started my companies at the start of the Covid pandemic. I own an HVAC company, Pure Climate Heating and Cooling, an insulation business, Advanced Insulation Solutions, and a solar energy business, Helios Solar.
I earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Renewable Energy: Economic and Public Policy, a Master’s of Science in Advanced Energy and Fuels Management and I have 10 years of direct Industry experience in the fields of Wind Energy, Solar, Thermodynamics, Building science, Energy Development, and general Energy Production. I have a strong background in small business, as most of my family are small business owners, and I was put to work at a very young age. I learned the value of hard work and no job is too low or too high for me. I have worked with a diverse group of people, including blue and white collar and I have attended both public schools and private school. My Father is a Greek immigrant who migrated to America at 16 and my mother was born in America. I was born and raised in Westchester, Illinois, a Chicago Suburb.
I ask for the opportunity to serve the 4th district. It's time for a new era of leaders. A time when our elected officials aren't bought, bribed, or manipulated. I work for no one except the 4th district citizens.- STOP THE INFLATION: This is the biggest concern for most Americans and is a priority of mine. Inflation is being caused by the Massive spending by our government, the irresponsible printing of money by the Fed, and the Corruption that has rotted away our democracy. Food, Gas, Clothing, homes, rents, virtually all goods and services have risen to levels that I wonder how people are surviving. If elected I would advocate for policies to REDUCE INFLATION. This includes lowering federal income tax, lower payroll tax for small business's, lower state income tax, increase domestic manufacturing, lower gas tax, lower property tax, decrease the size of the federal government, and launch a full forensic audit into the Federal Reserve!
- GROW SMALL BUSINESS: Small Businesses are the foundation of our economy. When small businesses are prospering, the country is prospering. Large multi-national corporations are choking the small guy. If elected, I would promote policies that support small business growth such as: lowering payroll tax, lowering business income tax, lower gas tax, allocate funds to small business development/training, increase domestic manufacturing to increase jobs, and increase tax write-offs for small business. It ain't rocket science, it's economics.
- ENERGY INDEPENDANCE: Gas prices are crippling the economy and when energy prices are high, everything is high, because every good and service depends on energy. The path our country is taking is a dangerous one. While I believe there is a place for solar and wind, we can't depend solely on these technologies. They are highly intermittent and when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing, they are not producing. Electric Vehicles use batteries that are toxic and highly inefficient and do not solve any issues. If elected, I would push for commissioning new nuclear facilities and investing heavily into hydrogen fuel cell tech which is clean and can be used for energy storage and transportation with current infrastructure.
NUTRITION EDUCATION: such as eating organic fruits and vegetables, healthy fats from grass-fed meats, wild caught fish, and olive oil. Currently, industrial seed oils are used in virtually everything and they are causing cancer. It's because big pharma is in bed with big agriculture and they want you sick
ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS: Different treatment options are available that are cost effective and don't come with the harmful side effects. This includes ozone therapy with UV light for infections, IV Infusions like Glutathione (Bodies master anti oxidant) to CURE many diseases, Myers Cocktails which have vitamin C, B vitamins, and Magnesium that gives your body the ingredients it needs to HEAL ITSELF
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Note: Falakos submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on October 2, 2022.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 30, 2022
