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Joseph Christman
Joseph Christman (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Christman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joseph Christman was born in Bremerton, Washington. He earned a bachelor's degree from Portland State University in 2019. His career experience includes working as a computer programmer. He has been affilaited with the Libertarian Party and Mises Caucus.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 1
Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici defeated Bob Todd and Joseph Christman in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Suzanne Bonamici (D) | 68.6 | 241,556 |
 | Bob Todd (R)  | 28.1 | 98,908 | |
 | Joseph Christman (L) | 3.1 | 10,840 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 687 | ||
| Total votes: 351,991 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1
Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici defeated Jamil Ahmad and Courtney Casgraux in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suzanne Bonamici | 90.5 | 75,577 |
 | Jamil Ahmad | 6.0 | 5,007 | |
 | Courtney Casgraux | 3.0 | 2,500 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 383 | ||
| Total votes: 83,467 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1
Bob Todd advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Todd | 97.6 | 23,993 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 579 | ||
| Total votes: 24,572 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Christman in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph Christman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Christman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am running to end the wars, especially the one in Gaza.
I am also running to support civil liberties, economic freedom, and lower taxes.- All American enablement of the Gaza genocide must end immediately. America should send no more weapons or money to Israel until either:
1)Israel leaves Gaza, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights or
2) Israel agrees to an equitable two-state solution - The right to Free Speech is vital to a free society. The government has no right to restrict the content of our speech outside of imminent and plausible calls to unlawful action. This means the government should not: 1) Nudge social media companies to restrict “misinformation,” “disinformation,” or “malinformation.” 2) Ban or unreasonably restrict peaceful protests. 3) Use government contracts to restrict the Free Speech rights of contractors and employees outside of their work including their right to participate in and advocate boycotts. 4) Coerce or “nudge” financial institutions to disassociate with customers on the basis of constitutionally protected speech. 5) Ban foreign owned social media companies such as Tiktok.
- The Military should be shrunk to the absolute minimum size necessary to protect the territorial integrity of the United States. I will work to close all American military bases on foreign soil, eliminate the Selective Service system, and bring all “military advisors” home. I will work to end our involvement in entangling military alliances like NATO. I will also work to end weapons sales to countries with questionable human rights records like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel.
Civil Liberties
Free Speech
As a combat sports aficionado, I am inspired by his energy, heart and creativity.
Murray Rothbard
Noam Chomsky
Justin Raimondo
Scott Horton
Muhammad Ali
George Orwell
H.L. Mencken
2) Obsessive
2) Do no Evil.
However, too much focus on "experience" is a good way to end up being governed by Bureaucrats and Apparatchiks.
2) Military-Industrial Complex: America has been serving as the World Police for decades now, and it has done little to benefit the country. However, there are entrenched interests that seek to keep things this way.
Often, "compromise" becomes an excuse for supporting the undefendable.
Frankly, both the Republicans and the Democrats are terrible, so if you hear that a bill is bipartisan, that usually just means it's doubly bad.
Congress should investigate abuses from within the government, but the platform is often used to grandstand or subtly threaten private citizens.
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Campaign website
Christman’s campaign website stated the following:
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Platform Gaza All American enablement of the Gaza genocide must end immediately. America should send no more weapons or money to Israel until either: 1)Israel leaves Gaza, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights (Did you know Suzanne Bonamici voted to give 26 Billion dollars worth of weapons to Israel as recently as April 2024 and voted to defund UNRWA? Click here for more details.) Free Speech The right to Free Speech is vital to a free society. The government has no right to restrict the content of our speech outside of imminent and plausible calls to unlawful action. This means the government should not: Second Amendment Rights The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. This means no “Assault Weapons” ban, no mandatory background checks, no magazine size restrictions, and no restrictions on developing technology such as 3D-Printed guns. American citizens should be allowed to posses at least the same weapons as our military because we are the Militia. While hunting and self-defense are good and should be protected, we need to always remember that the true purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to protect our country, both from outsiders and from our own government. Taxes I will not vote to increase any tax or implement any new ones. I will decrease taxes wherever and whenever reasonably possible. Foreign Policy The Military should be shrunk to the absolute minimum size necessary to protect the territorial integrity of the United States. I will work to close all American military bases on foreign soil, eliminate the Selective Service system, and bring all “military advisors” home. I will work to end our involvement in entangling military alliances like NATO. I will also work to end weapons sales to countries with questionable human rights records like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel. Civil Liberties .I support abolishing Civil Asset Forfeiture. I believe the rights of defendants in criminal court should be vigorously defended. Every man and woman should have the right to competent legal representation and a fair trial. I believe everyone should have the right to refuse any medication including vaccines. I believe the government has no right to regulate the sexual behavior of consenting adults in the privacy of their own home.[2] |
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| —Joseph Christman’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 6, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Joe Christman For Congress 2024, “Home,” accessed October 25, 2024
