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John Thormann
John Thormann (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.
Thormann also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maryland. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.
Biography
John Thormann served in the U.S. Army from 1986 to 1990 and reached the rank of sergeant. Thormann's career experience includes owning a business.[1]
Elections
2024
U.S. House
See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 2
John Olszewski Jr. defeated Kim Klacik and Jasen Wunder in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Olszewski Jr. (D) | 58.2 | 223,797 |
 | Kim Klacik (R) | 39.5 | 152,079 | |
 | Jasen Wunder (L) | 2.1 | 8,169 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 749 | ||
| Total votes: 384,794 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Olszewski Jr. | 78.7 | 65,995 |
 | Harry Bhandari | 8.5 | 7,150 | |
 | Sia Kyriakakos | 4.9 | 4,080 | |
 | Sharron Reed-Burns | 4.1 | 3,472 | |
 | Jessica Sjoberg | 2.0 | 1,692 | |
 | Clint Spellman Jr. | 1.7 | 1,466 | |
| Total votes: 83,855 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
- Bryan Moore (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
Kim Klacik defeated Dave Wallace and John Thormann in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Klacik | 63.1 | 25,377 |
 | Dave Wallace | 23.5 | 9,433 | |
 | John Thormann | 13.5 | 5,414 | |
| Total votes: 40,224 | |||
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U.S. Senate
See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angela Alsobrooks (D) | 54.6 | 1,650,912 |
 | Larry Hogan (R) | 42.8 | 1,294,344 | |
 | Mike Scott (L) | 2.3 | 69,396 | |
| Patrick Burke (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 879 | ||
 | Billy Bridges (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 70 | |
| Robin Rowe (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 17 | ||
| Christy Helmondollar (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Irwin Gibbs (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5,755 | ||
| Total votes: 3,021,378 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Moshe Landman (G)
- Nancy Wallace (G)
- Shaunesi Deberry (Unaffiliated)
- Keith Packer (No Party Affiliation)
- Emmanuel Osuchukwu (Unaffiliated)
- Michael Sigmon (Progressive Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela Alsobrooks | 53.4 | 357,052 |
 | David Trone | 42.8 | 286,381 | |
 | Joseph Perez | 0.7 | 4,688 | |
 | Michael Cobb Sr. | 0.7 | 4,524 | |
 | Brian Frydenborg | 0.5 | 3,635 | |
 | Scottie Griffin | 0.5 | 3,579 | |
 | Marcellus Crews | 0.5 | 3,379 | |
 | Andrew Wildman | 0.3 | 2,198 | |
 | Robert Houton | 0.3 | 1,946 | |
 | Steven Seuferer | 0.2 | 1,664 | |
| Total votes: 669,046 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Juan Dominguez (D)
- William Jawando (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Hogan | 64.2 | 183,661 |
 | Robin Ficker | 27.8 | 79,517 | |
 | Chris Chaffee | 3.2 | 9,134 | |
 | Lorie Friend | 2.1 | 5,867 | |
 | John Myrick | 1.7 | 4,987 | |
 | Moe Barakat | 0.8 | 2,203 | |
 | Laban Seyoum | 0.3 | 782 | |
| Total votes: 286,151 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Teichert (R)
- Christopher Puleo (R)
- Ray Bly (R)
- John Thormann (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thormann in this election.
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maryland
Incumbent Chris Van Hollen defeated Chris Chaffee, Scottie Griffin, and Andrew Wildman in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Van Hollen (D) | 65.8 | 1,316,897 |
| Chris Chaffee (R) | 34.1 | 682,293 | |
| Scottie Griffin (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 334 | |
| Andrew Wildman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 89 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,723 | ||
| Total votes: 2,002,336 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
Incumbent Chris Van Hollen defeated Michelle Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Van Hollen | 80.8 | 535,014 |
 | Michelle Smith | 19.2 | 127,089 | |
| Total votes: 662,103 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Chaffee | 20.8 | 50,514 |
| Lorie Friend | 14.7 | 35,714 | |
| John Thormann | 13.7 | 33,290 | |
| Joseph Perez | 10.8 | 26,359 | |
 | George Davis | 8.7 | 21,095 | |
 | James Tarantin | 8.4 | 20,514 | |
 | Reba Hawkins | 7.4 | 18,057 | |
 | Jon McGreevey | 5.8 | 14,128 | |
 | Todd Puglisi | 5.6 | 13,550 | |
 | Nnabu Eze | 4.1 | 9,917 | |
| Total votes: 243,138 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
U.S. House
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Thormann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Thormann’s campaign website stated the following:
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IMMIGRATION It is estimated that Joe Biden and the democrats allowed 8 to 10 million illegal immigrants to enter our country. There are an estimated 10,000 illegal border crossing at our southern border EVERY DAY. Most of these people are good people who want a better life for themselves and their families, but they must enter legally. Everyone knows there are an alarming number of illegal immigrants who are violent criminals. These illegal immigrant, violent criminals commit violent crimes against Americans, and against immigrants. Sadly, much of the danger comes to the immigrants from the risky, uncertain and onerous journey forced upon them by the human trafficking. Tragically, women and young girls are in even more danger to become victims of rape and sexual assault due to Biden’s border crisis. If the Chinese Communist Party deployed a weapon that killed over 100,000 people, we would call it a weapon of mass destruction. FENTANYL IS A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. The CCP has allied with the Mexican cartels and killed over 100,000 with fentanyl poisoning. This is another result of the Biden border crisis. Biden’s border crisis has killed immigrants, killed Americans and enriched the cartels in Mexico. It is clear the democrats and Joe Biden have no intention of securing our southern border. Illegal immigration takes jobs from American citizens and costs billions of our tax dollars. Illegal immigration is overburdening our school systems, our healthcare systems, and our welfare systems. Illegal immigration is dangerous for our Border Patrol Agents, American citizens and the immigrants themselves. When you send me to Congress, I will fight to ensure the executive branch does its job, and fully executes all of our immigration laws and secures our southern border. I will fight for a border wall. I will fight to deport the violent illegals who Joe Biden and the democrats let into our country. HEALTHCARE We all agree that our healthcare system needs to be better. The progressive, liberal democrats, led by Bernie and AOC, tell you that our system is unfair. They call their solution “single payer”. What they really want is complete federal government takeover of our health care system. Healthcare is a service. Health insurance is a product. Healthcare and health insurance are extremely important to our wellbeing but are not for the government to give or take or control. In fact they are so important, we must keep government bureaucracy as far away from them as possible. We must allow citizens of this country to buy the right health insurance for themselves and their families’ needs where they find it. The government should be fostering choice, not limiting it. Medicare and Medicaid pay well below market prices which force providers and insurance companies to charge more for everyone else. We all agree we need “rules for the road and guide rails” to all of our systems, but HHS is too big, too burdensome, and too costly. When you send me to Congress, I will fight against big government takeover of healthcare and fight for limiting the federal government’s involvement in our healthcare system. EDUCATION Being a teacher is hard. It’s hard work that largely goes without thanks and recognition. The majority of our teachers do a great job. They want the best for our kids. Teachers make sacrifices of their time and sometimes their own money. Good teachers need our support. Many teachers are parents too. The federal government’s involvement in education has made education more expensive and much less effective. The federal government’s involvement in education has pushed aside parents and teachers and put the unions in charge of our children and the future of our country. The teacher unions have removed faith and morality from our schools. They are teaching our children to dislike America, accept abnormal as normal, and to replace God with government. This is unacceptable. When you send me to Congress, I will fight to end the union’s power over our children. I will fight to make school choice more available. I will fight to put our children’s education, and their future prosperity, back in the hands of parents. ENERGY Under President Trump, America became energy independent. We were a net exporter of energy. The cost to fuel our cars, to heat & cool our homes, to fuel our businesses, was low and affordable. We had the strongest economy our country had seen since Ronald Reagan was President. With the stroke of pen, Joe Biden shut down the Keystone pipeline, reduced the global supply of oil, and purposely increased the price of gas at the pump. The progressive Marxist democrats’ fanatical commitment to forcing us into an anti-American, untested, and unproven “green” economy, is dangerous on many levels. Being dependent on foreign oil makes America weak and vulnerable. Expensive energy stifles economic growth. When economic growth is choked off, we cannot invest in a strong defense and other programs that are necessary to keep America strong, free, and prosperous. When you send me to Congress, I will fight to open and utilize every possible source of American produced energy. We must drill for oil on American soil. We must use our coal and natural gas. We need more nuclear energy. We must use all of the abundant and available energy we have. The future of America depends on it. OUR ECONOMY Our federal government is out of control. Our country is over $34 trillion dollars in debt ($34,000,000,000,000!). U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time (usdebtclock.org) Under the false flag of fairness and equity, the federal government under democrat control, has wasted billions of our tax dollars and imposed burdensome rules and regulations that stifle economic growth, restrict our freedoms, and promote inequity and economic stagnation. When you send me to Congress, I will fight to have a pro-growth economic policy for families and employers. Policies built on limited, fair, and practical laws, rules, and regulations designed to reduce government involvement, reduce spending (reducing debt & deficit) that results in every individual American having an equal opportunity to pursue the peace, happiness, and prosperity that they seek for themselves, their families, and their communities benefiting Maryland and all Americans. NATIONAL DEFENSE The deadly and disastrous exit of American forces from Afghanistan, was a shameful national embarrassment. It showed the incompetence and weakness of Joe Biden, his chosen military leaders, and the democrat philosophy of national defense. Joe Biden and the democrat party have emboldened our enemies and adversaries. Today, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens peace and security in all of Europe. Hammas, a proxy of Iran, attacked our good friend, Israel. The Houthis, a Shia Islamist political and military organization and another proxy of Iran, has attacked American military positions in the middle east. Under the direction of Iran, and in the face of American leadership, and has attacked disrupted commercial, international shipping in the Red Sea. Tensions are rising between China and Taiwan. China is ramping up political and military pressure. Every day, China uses intimidation tactics towards Taiwan with their air and naval forces. Analysts fear war may be imminent because of Biden and the democrats’ weak foreign policy. When you send me to Congress, I will fight to restore American strength and world peace. I will fight to invest in the weapons, training, and technologies of the future to ensure our military is well equipped, well trained, and well positioned to defend American interests around the world. Peace through strength. I will fight to ensure our veterans and their families are taken care of and provided everything they need while they serve and, to successfully re-engage in civilian life when their service is over. TERM LIMITS According to termlimits.com, a quarter of Congress has been in office for more than 16 years. Nearly half of Congress has been in office for more than eight. Nine members have been in office for more than 40 years. Great people, with great ideas in our states and districts, are essentially blocked from serving in Congress by entrenched politicians, and an elite ruling class. This means a slow and agonizing process for Congress to get an infusion of new talent and ideas. We have to drain the Washington swamp and defeat the deep state establishment bureaucracy. I believe term limits will increase diversity of people and ideas and have a positive, meaningful impact and ensure America’s continued greatness. When you send me to Congress, I will fight to impose term limits on Congress. The US Senate should be limited to two terms (12 years), and The House of Representatives should be limited to six terms (12 years). When you send me to Congress, I will only serve a maximum of six terms.[2] |
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| —John Thormann’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
U.S. Senate
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Thormann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
John Thormann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Thormann's campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
TERM LIMITS I believe Republicans and Democrats can agree on one thing, term limits for congress. According to termlimits.com, a quarter of Congress has been in office for more than 16 years. Nearly half of Congress has been in office for more than eight. Nine members have been in office for more than 40 years. Great ideas and great people in our states and districts, are essentially blocked from serving in Congress by entrenched politicians, and an elite ruling class. This means a slow and agonizing process for Congress to get an infusion of new talent and ideas. We have to drain the Washington swamp. I believe term limits will increase diversity of people and ideas and have a positive, meaningful impact and ensure America’s continued greatness at home and abroad. When I am in the US Senate, I will fight for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits. The US Senate should be limited to two terms (12 years), and The House of Representatives should be limited to six terms (12 years). When elected, I will only serve two terms.
I believe the biggest problem with our healthcare system is government involvement. We all agree that our healthcare system needs to be better. The progressive, liberal democrats, led by Bernie and AOC, tell you that our system is unfair and blame businesses in healthcare. They call their solution “single payer”. What they really mean is complete federal government takeover of our health care system. Healthcare is a service. Health insurance is a product. Healthcare and health insurance are extremely important to our wellbeing but are not for the government to give or take or control. In fact they are so important, we must keep government bureaucracy as far away from them as possible. We must allow citizens of this country to buy the right health insurance for themselves and their families’ need where they find it. The government should be fostering choice, not limiting it. Medicare and Medicaid pay well below market prices which force providers and insurance companies to charge more for everyone else. We need rules to the road and guide rails to all of our systems, but HHS is too big, too burdensome, and too costly. I will fight against big government takeover of healthcare and fight for limiting the federal government’s involvement in our healthcare system.
I believe we need safe, legal, and controlled, immigration into the US. A safe and secure border is part of our national security. Safe and secure countries need strong borders. Our southern border is a dangerous, chaotic crisis. The crisis at our border started when Joe Biden took office and shows no signs of slowing down. Illegal entries into our county through the southern border are increasing every month. There are an estimated 10.5 million illegal immigrants living in the US. In 2021, there were an estimated 1.6 million illegal border crossing at our southern border. Most of these people are good people who want a better life for themselves and their families. We welcome them. However, everyone knows there are an alarming number of illegal immigrants who are violent criminals. While those violent criminals commit some violent crimes against natural born citizens, most of their crimes are against immigrants from the same countries. Sadly, the most danger comes from the human trafficking to the good people who want to come here. Many of those victims are women and children. Illegal immigration takes jobs from American citizens, costs billions of dollars in additional welfare spending, is dangerous for our Border Patrol Agents and our citizens, and enriches the cartels in Mexico and South America. It is clear the democrats and Joe Biden have no intention of securing our southern border. When I am in the US Senate, I will fight to ensure Joe Biden does his job and fully executes all of our immigration laws and secures our southern border. I will fight for a border wall. I will fight to deport the violent illegals who Joe Biden let into our country.
I believe the proper education of our children is the single most important thing we can do to ensure the long-term survival and yes, dominance of America on the world stage. Being a teacher is hard. It’s hard work that largely goes without thanks and recognition. The majority of our teachers do a great job. They want the best for our kids. Many teachers are parents too. Teachers make sacrifices of their time and sometimes their own money. Good teachers need our support. The federal government’s involvement in education has made education more expensive and much less effective. The federal government’s involvement in education has pushed aside parents and teachers and put unions in charge of our children and the future of our country. When I am in the US Senate, I will fight to end the union’s power over our children. I will fight to make school choice more available. I will fight to put our children’s education back in the hands of parents.
I believe an energy independent America is critical to a strong national defense and economic growth and prosperity here at home. Under President Trump, America became energy independent. We were a net exporter of energy. The cost to fuel our cars and heat & cool our homes was low and affordable. We had the strongest economy our country had seen since Ronald Reagan was President. The progressive liberal democrats’ fanatical commitment to forcing America into a green economy, is dangerous on many levels. With the stroke of pen, Joe Biden shut down the Keystone pipeline, reduced the global supply of oil, and purposely increased the price at the pump. Being dependent on foreign oil makes America weak and vulnerable. Expensive energy stifles economic growth. When economic growth is choked off, we cannot invest in a strong defense and other programs necessary that keep America strong and free. When I am in the US Senate, I will fight to open and utilize every possible source of American produced energy. We must drill for oil on American soil. We must use our coal and natural gas. We must use all of the abundant and available energy we have. Our future depends on it.
I believe a strong economy is essential for a strong national defense and the safety of the American people. I believe a strong economy is essential to individual freedom and prosperity. I believe a strong economy is essential for upward mobility and racial equality. Our federal government is out of control. Our country is over $30 trillion dollars in debt – $30,000,000,000,000. Under the false flag of fairness and equity, the federal government has imposed burdensome taxation and regulations. When I am in the US Senate, I will fight to have a pro-growth economic policy that is built on fair and practical taxes, limited and evenhanded federal regulations, and reasonable levelheaded federal spending.
I believe in peace through strength. I believe a strong America is the key to long term security, economic growth, and prosperity around the world. I believe our military is—and must be—the most effective fighting force in the world. We are a force for good. The deadly and disastrous exit of American forces from Afghanistan, was a shameful national embarrassment. It showed the incompetence and weakness of Joe Biden, his chosen military leaders, and the democrat philosophy of national defense. Joe Biden and the democrat party have emboldened our enemies and adversaries. Today, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens peace and security in Europe and we face the possibility of a 3rd world war. Every day China is showing military force and other intimidation tactics towards Taiwan. The world is less safe with Biden and the democrats in control of foreign policy. When I am in the US Senate, I will fight to invest in the weapons, training, and technologies of the future. I will fight to ensure our veterans and their families are taken care of and provided everything they need while they serve and, to successfully re-engage in civilian life when their service is over.[2] |
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| —John Thormann's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ John Thormann For U.S. Senate, "Meet John," accessed June 27, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ John Thormann’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed April 18, 2024
- ↑ John Thormann For U.S. Senate, “Issues,” accessed June 19, 2022
