Mary Byrne

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Mary Byrne

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2016

Contact

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Mary Byrne was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of Missouri. Byrne was defeated by incumbent Billy Long in the Republican primary.

Elections

2016

See also: Missouri's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Billy Long (R) defeated Genevieve Williams (D) and Benjamin Brixey (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Long defeated Nathan Clay, Christopher Batsche, Matthew Evans, Lyndle Spencer, Matthew Canovi, James Nelson, and Mary Byrne in the Republican primary, while Williams defeated Camille Lombardi-Olive, and Steven Reed to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016. Long won re-election in the November 8 election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 7 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Billy Long Incumbent	67.5%	228,692
	Democratic	Genevieve Williams	27.4%	92,756
	Libertarian	Benjamin Brixey	5.1%	17,153
	N/A	Write-in	0%	6
Total Votes				338,607
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

U.S. House, Missouri District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Genevieve Williams	52.1%	9,402
Steven Reed	27.3%	4,915
Camille Lombardi-Olive	20.6%	3,714
Total Votes		18,031
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

U.S. House, Missouri District 7 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Billy Long Incumbent	62.4%	67,012
Mary Byrne	13.1%	14,069
Matthew Canovi	8.9%	9,538
Matthew Evans	5%	5,346
Christopher Batsche	4.5%	4,860
Lyndle Spencer	3.3%	3,537
James Nelson	1.9%	2,037
Nathan Clay	1%	1,042
Total Votes		107,441
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Byrne's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Entrepreneurship: Jobs are created by entrepreneurs, not the federal government. I come from a family of entrepreneurs, my husband works for an entrepreneur, and we have a daughter who is launching her own small business. Young adult entrepreneurs from the 7th district developed this campaign brand, and established 7th district business owners support and are patronized by this campaign. Education: States, not the Federal government, have been called the "engines of liberty." This is absolutely correct. Excellent education, and that "golden door of freedom" begins at home, not in Washington, D.C. Equality Under Law: Equality under the law refers to legal protections of rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in a society that respects diversity of talents and abilities, material wealth, and personal conscience under a government that respects laws passed by Congress. According to our Declaration of Independence, the government is instituted to secure the rights of the people who are equals among themselves, deriving powers from the consent of the governed. Congress, then, must act to protect the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness as described in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Economy & Jobs: Government spending does not address the problems depressing job creation. It does not encourage private businesses to expand nor does it encourage entrepreneurs to start new firms. Rather, it hijacks the freedom of small business owners to make decisions that are necessary for the survival of their businesses and maintenance of jobs. 2nd Amendment: National security begins in the home and on your hip. As a British Colony, Virginia's weapons belonged to the people, not the Crown. The Second Amendment has upheld this principle for over 200 years, and it is still good policy. Terrorists, criminals, and the mentally ill all fear the well-armed, well-trained citizen. Congress should work to protect the Second Amendment. As a member of the NRA, I know putting guns in the hands of good citizens is more effective than futile attempts to keep guns from criminals intent on breaking the law.	”
—Mary Byrne's campaign website, http://www.byrneformocongress.com/entrepreneurship/

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Missouri's 7th Congressional District election, 2016
• Missouri's 7th Congressional District

External links

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Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Wesley Bell (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Bob Onder (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)