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John Simmons (Texas)
John Simmons (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 4th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Simmons completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Simmons was born in Crockett, Texas. Simmons' career experience includes working as a rancher. He has been affiliated with Meals on Wheels.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 4th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 4
Incumbent Pat Fallon defeated Iro Omere and John Simmons in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pat Fallon (R) | 66.7 | 170,781 |
 | Iro Omere (D) | 30.9 | 79,179 | |
 | John Simmons (L)  | 2.4 | 6,049 | |
| Total votes: 256,009 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 4
Iro Omere advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Iro Omere | 100.0 | 16,404 |
| Total votes: 16,404 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Earl Davis (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 4
Incumbent Pat Fallon defeated Dan Thomas and John Harper in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pat Fallon | 59.0 | 41,297 |
 | Dan Thomas | 30.2 | 21,168 | |
 | John Harper | 10.8 | 7,576 | |
| Total votes: 70,041 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 4
John Simmons advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 4 on March 19, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | John Simmons (L) |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Simmons completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Simmons' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Champion of the Constitution
- Term limits. No grandfather clause. Constitutional amendment giving a four term limit to US House of Representatives and a two term limit for Senate
- Ban on trading stocks for all elected officials and their spouses and children while they serve (legislative, executive, and judicial)
- I want to spread the good news of the tenth amendment. We need to de-centralize power and money away from the federal government as much as possible. The most popular and effective way to do that is to differ responsibilities and resources to the states.
Less Regulation
De-centralized power
De-centralized money (End the Fed)
Balanced budget
Border Security
Going to war as a last resort
He defended the Constitution and represented the people of Texas well.
10 years old
monetary policy (inflation via federal reserve as a tax on the poor)
The ever growing and unsustainable elite corporate ruling class (politicians)
Loss of good manufacturing jobs
Budget
Education
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 13, 2022.
