Joseph Swain

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Joseph Swain

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Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

Kansas State University, 2014

Personal

Birthplace

Toms River, N.J.

Religion

Deist

Profession

Transportation

Contact

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Joseph Swain (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 2nd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.

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

Elections

2024

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Derek Schmidt defeated Nancy Boyda and John Hauer in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Derek Schmidt (R)	57.1	172,847
		Nancy Boyda (D)	38.2	115,685
		John Hauer (L)	4.7	14,229

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 302,761
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Soetaert (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Nancy Boyda defeated Matthew Kleinmann in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Boyda	51.7	13,571
		Matthew Kleinmann	48.3	12,670

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,241
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joseph Swain (D)
• Eli Woody IV (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Derek Schmidt defeated Shawn Tiffany, Jeff Kahrs, Chad Young, and Michael Ogle in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Derek Schmidt	53.1	34,971
		Shawn Tiffany	19.8	13,013
		Jeff Kahrs	17.7	11,634
		Chad Young	5.2	3,412
		Michael Ogle	4.3	2,858

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,888
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kansas District 2

John Hauer advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on April 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		John Hauer (L)

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Swain in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Joseph Swain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Swain's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am seeking office because of the future for our children. Thomas Paine said "I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so my children can live in peace." Trouble is here, it's time to face our troubles so our children won't have to.

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?

• Gun safety - it's all about limiting access to who can and cannot get a gun.
• Mental Health - as a person who struggles with depression, the care that is needed to help other is not adequately available to all
• Wages - it's time we stop living worse than the great depression and start putting forth actions that hold large banks and corporations accountable for their actions.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I believe that health care is a right granted to us by the constitution when the framers stated "general welfare of the people." As time progresses, so do definitions of words. We accept some words as they evolve, why not accept this as part of the language evolution? Health care is a private matter that should be addressed between yourself and your physician, not some religious ideologue, not the government, but you and your doctor. We have to be better at caring for our most vulnerable of people young and old, regardless of social class or standing.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Not at all.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Climate Change, Gun safety, securing our democratic republic through freer elections.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes, enough to work through agendas and other people if re-elected.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Five terms for the House of Representatives. Three terms for the Senate and the constitution lays out the term limits on the office of the presidency and vice presidency.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes, without having to leave to much on the table.

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Campaign finance summary

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Joseph Swain campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Kansas District 2	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
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
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Kansas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Roger Marshall (R)

Jerry Moran (R)

Representatives

District 1

Tracey Mann (R)

District 2

Derek Schmidt (R)

District 3

Sharice Davids (D)

District 4

Ron Estes (R)

Republican Party (5)

Democratic Party (1)