Jared Lovelace

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Jared Lovelace

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March 5, 2024

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U.S. Army

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Entrepreneur

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Jared Lovelace (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 10th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.

Lovelace completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Jared Lovelace was born in Texas. Lovelace's professional experience includes working as an entrepreneur. He has served in the U.S. Army.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 10

Incumbent Michael McCaul defeated Theresa Boisseau and Jeff Miller in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 10 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael McCaul (R)	63.6	221,229
		Theresa Boisseau (D)	34.0	118,280
		Jeff Miller (L)	2.4	8,309

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 347,818
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bill Kelsey (L)
• Stefan Medley (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 10

Theresa Boisseau defeated Keith McPhail in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Theresa Boisseau	72.2	14,702
		Keith McPhail	27.8	5,661

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,363
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 10

Incumbent Michael McCaul defeated Jared Lovelace in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael McCaul	72.1	59,998
		Jared Lovelace	27.9	23,175

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,173
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 10

Bill Kelsey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Bill Kelsey (L)

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m a working-class 7th generation Texan who served as an Infantry Captain in the U.S. Army leading some of the nation’s finest combat troops in the Arctic. My wife, Courtney, and I have 3 young children, and we are passionate about refocusing American culture and politics on strengthening American families. I’m an entrepreneur and an MBA who knows what it’s like to build a company from scratch, manage limited resources, balance a budget, and lead. I have lived overseas in Europe for a combined total of 28 months in Europe and the Middle East through my undergraduate education at Brigham Young University as well as my missionary service for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From this education and service experience I learned how to speak both German and Arabic with a high degree of proficiency. My skillset is in Middle Eastern affairs, startups, business management, and military strategy. I’m an Eagle Scout and am very active serving in both the community and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have experience leading youth groups, church congregations, and Boy Scout troops. This is my first political race.

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?

• We must reduce the national debt and balance the budget. Debt is bondage. Foreign countries will gain leverage over our government if we continue to spend recklessly.
• We must stop spending money on foreign wars and reshape our foreign policy strategy to be more effective and less costly. As such, George Washington's 1796 farewell address admonishes us to avoid "foreign entanglements" that allow the United States to be leveraged by foreign countries. We need to get the border and our financial emergency under control before trying to get involved in overseas conflicts that do not have an immediate and pressing threat to our borders, governance, freedom, and commerce.
• I welcome and will fight for congressional term limits. I do not want to make a career in congress. We need to realign the incentives of our elected officials with that of the voters. Too many members of congress vote for big donors, special interest groups, and PACs - not the people they represent.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Congressional spending is out of control on both sides of the isle. We are facing a financial emergency that threatens to destroy our country much faster than Iran, Russia, North Korea, or China could ever hope to. No other conflict or issue in the world matters if we will cease to be a free and independent nation within the coming decades. It's almost too late to do anything. We have to act now. It's going to take sacrifices for both parties. Congress raises the debt ceiling every single year. We must stop spending more than we earn in tax revenues. This issue should be the foundation of our strategy for addressing global politics. We have to start thinking about long-term objectives. That's what China does. They haven't attacked Taiwan because they know eventually the U.S. will go bankrupt. They're willing to wait for it.

The Bill of Rights must be protected at all costs. The federal government's mandate is to protect those rights, not regulate them or take them away. Guns don't kill people. People kill people. Gun violence is a symptom of a much deeper underlying illness in the United States. How do we improve mental health? We improve it by focusing on rebuilding U.S. culture around families and religion. Children are not growing up with the work-ethic, resilience, coping mechanisms, and support that is required to enter adulthood as a mentally fit and productive citizen. We need more public figures who embody what it means to be a family.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

We 100% need term limits. Money gets people elected over and over again for decades. Incumbents have too great of an economic advantage over anyone who might consider challenging them that isn't already wealthy. Money, special interest groups, PACs, and large donors determine who gets elected because they determine who the voter knows and recognizes. We need to give the power back to the voters and change the economics of Congress.

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Campaign website

Lovelace’s campaign website stated the following:

“	The Border Rule of law is essential. The border must be sealed. This is a military prerogative as a matter of national defense. “Dreamers” should be deported but not blocked from re-entering the country legally. The process for immigrating to the U.S. should be simple and achievable for law-abiding foreigners who work hard and desire to start a new life in our country. The 2nd Amendment The Bill of Rights of the Constitution protects the right of individual citizens to bear arms. I will not support any bill that constrains a law-abiding citizen’s ability to own, purchase, sell, or use firearms of any kind. “Red Flag” laws are unconstitutional. Empower people to build healthier and more committed families. Encourage, don’t mock, religious activity. Refocusing on these fundamental civil institutions will reduce violent crime. The National Debt EMERGENCY The national debt of 33 trillion USD is a national security emergency that exposes us to extreme leverage from foreign powers. The solution is a simple math equation: spend less than we collect in tax revenue. Period. Build a financial reserve for a time of need (recessions, bank failures, war, etc.). Shrink the size of the federal government substantially. Flatten bureaucracies, reduce regulation, and shift responsibility for welfare programs to state and community governments. If we do not eliminate the deficit and begin shrinking the national debt, I predict our country will cease to exist as an independent nation within 20 years. We owe it to our kids to fix this now. It’s going to require sacrifice and prudent decision making, but we can solve this. Foreign Policy We cannot financially afford to control everything happening on the geopolitical chessboard of the world. We need to make prudent decisions about which issues matter most to U.S. economic prosperity and national security. We need to stop forcing American ideals on foreign countries. We need to stop nation-building. We need to reassess all our alliances and ensure that they are beneficial, not just traditional. China is our biggest threat and competitor. We need to restructure our alliances around China, not Russia. Quite frankly, we cannot continue to push Russia farther into China’s camp. If China is our main threat, we need to consider bringing Russia into our sphere of influence. Congressional Term Limits What does service really mean if our elected officials are incentivized to stay in power as long as possible? Too many congressmen vote transactionally, or in other words for their own personal longevity and not out of principle. Serving party bosses, PACs, and “senior” congressmen is not serving the people. By establishing term limits, we will alter the incentive structure of the legislative branch, reduce corruption, and ensure that no one has a monopoly on power in the United States. George Washington set the precedent for how to walk away from power and make room for new ideas and leadership. The American Family We need to support the unity, health, and resilience of the American family. This cannot be forced through government regulation. However, it can be inspired through creative social initiatives that begin to incrementally align our nation’s culture with the family. Tax reform can provide families more incentive to keep a parent at home with young children, participate in homeschool programs, and build faith in God through religious activity. Investing in the family will pay out generational dividends for U.S. productivity, education, innovation, mental health, safety, and unity. Climate Policy Earth is our home, and we should make prudent decisions about how to preserve its natural resources, vitality, and beauty. A balance must be struck between optimized economic productivity, energy independence, and reverence for our planet and God’s creations. It is important to remember that “green” technologies are not necessarily cleaner when looking at the mining and manufacturing processes required to produce those technologies. That being said, I fully support researching and innovating cleaner and more efficient ways of consuming Earth’s limited resources. Welfare Programs Federal funds should only be committed to welfare programs serving veterans and the elderly. States and communities know best how to assist people, meet their needs, and help them become self-sufficient. People should not be compelled to support the poor. Rather, communities should design creative economic and social incentives for contributing to local charity programs. People will cease to resent the poor as a burden and actually find joy in offering charitable giving and service. Needy people will be incentivized to preserve their reputation by striving to become self-sufficient. Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation The federal government should recognize a person’s gender as their biological gender at birth. It should be criminal to encourage a child to choose his or her gender or permit a child to undergo gender-changing surgery or hormonal treatment. Children should not be taught about LGBTQ+ topics in school. All people should be given basic human dignity and respect regardless of their race, sexual orientation, or gender dysphoria. Affirmative Action is unconstitutional. Abortion I am 100% against abortion. It is wrong. My personal opinion is that an abortion would only be morally permissible as a life-saving operation, not as an elective procedure - even in the case of rape or incest. Life is life, and a wrong does not right another wrong. I would support a federal ban on abortion, but not at the expense of a woman’s privacy. I would not support a ban that gives the federal government power to pry into the lives of women. There is a wide spectrum of circumstances that women may find themselves in that deserve our compassion, but life is sacred. God will hold man and woman accountable for how we use or abuse the gift to create life.	”
—Jared Lovelace’s campaign website (2024)

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Jared Lovelace campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 10	Lost primary	$58,333	$58,333
Grand total			$58,333	$58,333
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

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Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

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Morgan Luttrell (R)

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Al Green (D)

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Michael McCaul (R)

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August Pfluger (R)

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Craig Goldman (R)

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Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

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Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

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Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

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Henry Cuellar (D)

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Sylvia Garcia (D)

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Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

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Julie Johnson (D)

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Marc Veasey (D)

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Vicente Gonzalez (D)

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Greg Casar (D)

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Brian Babin (R)

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Lloyd Doggett (D)

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Wesley Hunt (R)

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