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Matt Beers
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Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Matt Beers was a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Maryland.[1]

Elections

2016

See also: Maryland's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. In Maryland's 1st Congressional District, incumbent Andrew Harris defeated challengers Joe Werner (D) and Matt Beers (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Harris defeated Jonathan Goff, Jr., Sean M. Jackson, and Mike Smigiel in the Republican primary, while Werner defeated Jim Ireton to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.[2][3]

U.S. House, Maryland District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Harris Incumbent 67% 242,574
     Democratic Joe Werner 28.6% 103,622
     Libertarian Matt Beers 4.2% 15,370
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 531
Total Votes 362,097
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections


U.S. House, Maryland District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Werner 51% 29,729
Jim Ireton 49% 28,547
Total Votes 58,276
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections
U.S. House, Maryland District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Harris Incumbent 78.4% 79,497
Mike Smigiel 10.7% 10,897
Jonathan Goff 6% 6,135
Sean Jackson 4.8% 4,891
Total Votes 101,420
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

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

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  • Economy: In the Libertarian model, the Free-Market system is viewed as the best way to promote both economic and personal freedom. A free-market society is one that operates on the principle of voluntary exchange, allowing everyone taking part in a transaction to say no at any time. Conversely it rejects the notion that the government should, at any time, engage in central economic planning, which makes decisions not based off market values, but through bureaucratic processes.
  • National Security: The most important job of the Federal Government is keeping the American people safe. It is obvious that the foreign policy decisions that have been made over the past several years have not accomplished that. Whether it is the recent Iran deal that has sparked a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, or the toppling of regimes that have led to regional instability, the role that America has taken overseas is one that has failed miserably.
  • National Debt: One of the greatest threats facing our nation is our out of control, and constantly increasing national debt. Our debt is not only a threat in our time, but our wreckless spending and our inability to pass a balanced budget has made this issue a problem for future generations. The debt is a bipartisan blunder that both parties need to be held accountable for.
  • Taxes: With a tax code over 70,000 pages long it is no wonder why most people feel that the American Dream is getting further and further out of reach every day. This country survived, and thrived without an income tax until the passage of the 16th amendment in 1913, which made the national income tax a permanent fixture.
  • Two-Party System: The current political landscape in this country consist of two political parties that essentially have a monopoly on government offices at the federal, state, and local levels. In the legislative branch of the federal government that results in one of these two parties holding a super-majority in either the House of Representatives or the Senate, or both like we currently have in the 114th congress. This means that one party has the ability to control the direction of the legislative agenda for this country, and easily elect representatives in both houses to leadership offices that simply need a majority vote.

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—Matt Beers' campaign website, http://www.beersforcongress.com/attorneys.html

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
  2. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
  3. ↑ The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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