Michael Armstrong

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Michael Armstrong

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 1, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Texas A&M University at College Station, 1996

Personal

Birthplace

Marlin, Texas

Religion

Christian

Profession

Worship leader

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Michael Armstrong (Republican Party) ran for election to the Denton County Commissioners Court to represent District 4 in Texas. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.

Biography

Michael Armstrong was born in Marlin, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in 1996. Armstrong’s career experience includes working as a worship leader and salesman.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2022)

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Dianne Edmondson won election in the general election for Denton County Commissioners Court District 4.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Denton County Commissioners Court District 4

Incumbent Dianne Edmondson defeated Michael Armstrong in the Republican primary for Denton County Commissioners Court District 4 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dianne Edmondson	58.0	10,101
		Michael Armstrong	42.0	7,306

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,407
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2020

See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 26

Incumbent Michael C. Burgess defeated Carol Iannuzzi and Mark Boler in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 26 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael C. Burgess (R)	60.6	261,963
		Carol Iannuzzi (D)	37.3	161,099
		Mark Boler (L)	2.1	9,243

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 432,305
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Moates (L)
• Jay Taylor (Independent)
• William Cunningham (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

Carol Iannuzzi defeated Mat Pruneda and Neil Durrance in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carol Iannuzzi	55.3	31,019
		Mat Pruneda	28.0	15,701
	Submit photo	Neil Durrance	16.6	9,329

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,049
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

Incumbent Michael C. Burgess defeated Jack Wyman, Michael Armstrong, and Jason Mrochek in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael C. Burgess	73.6	51,312
		Jack Wyman	11.2	7,816
		Michael Armstrong	8.2	5,745
		Jason Mrochek	7.0	4,846

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,719
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26

Mark Boler advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Boler (L)

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Michael Armstrong completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Armstrong'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.

Michael Armstrong has started and worked at several churches in and around north Texas for the past 20 years. He loves people, he loves north Texas, and he loves and is passionate about the heart and soul of America. He is running for Congress because he believes the country is at a watershed moment, and we need people in Congress who will stand up and fight for Truth and not sit idly by while everything we believe in and hold dear is ridiculed and taken from us.

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?

• Someone has to stand up to the Left. Not just vote "correctly" here and there. But, everyday, push back against the attack.
• You can't win hearts and minds by yelling. No one ever changed their mind after being mocked or ridiculed.
• Lower taxes. Term limits. States rights. Education reform. Smaller federal government.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Religion. The right to bear arms.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I have been a Christian most of my adult life, so I have tried my best to follow Jesus and His teachings. Even if you're not a Christian, wouldn't you agree that the values that Jesus stood for are the values we need in America today? Couldn't we use a little more love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control? Wouldn't we love to see politicians who were honest and who apologized when they made a mistake? Wouldn't you like to know that your tax dollars were being collected and spent by honest men and women who felt the need to be "accountable"?

I'm a big fan of C.S. Lewis. He used humor, logic, and creativity to win over hearts and minds who disagreed with him. I wouldn't mind following in his footsteps.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

I'm sure some candidates will post really deep things here...I, however, will post this:

Lonesome Dove. If men like Captain Woodrow F Call and Captain Augustus "Gus" McCrae ran our country, things would be better. Don't you think?

Or, Wyatt Earp...What if we could clean up the halls of congress like he cleaned up Tombstone? Or handle Liberals like he handled Johnny Tyler?

Or, maybe, Shawshank Redemption? Be as methodical, and as calculating, and as persistent in defeating the Left, as Andy Dufesne was in escaping prison?

Braveheart? William Wallace? He fought for the rights of the "free folk" by taking on the corrupt leaders that kept people in bondage and fear.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to be the kind of representative that my wife, my church, my friends, and my kids could be proud of...serving with honor and integrity. No embarrassment. No hypocrisy.

I would like history to show that the radical ideology of the Left had been curbed, or entirely pushed back during my tenure in Congress. Wouldn't it be great if future generations would read about this election as the time when our federal budget was finally balanced, term limits were finally implemented, religious freedom was protected and expanded, protecting life became the culture of the country, and power back to the people/states (where it belongs) was finally made a reality.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The first historically significant event that I remember, was the Challenger exploding. I was 12 years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first "job" was as a musician. I played my way through high school (country music) and college (country and rock) and am still playing today. That "job" has had me perform on hundreds of stages, in thousands of churches, in several conferences (Passion and Song of Solomon), and on TV shows like Jay Leno and Good Morning America. I assume I will keep playing as long as there are people who still want to hear what I'm playing :)

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

The reason I wake up every morning is because a song is on "repeat" in my head. It's usually a song that I am currently trying to learn for various endeavors. Every day is different. This morning, the song was Iko Iko - from the Dixie cups circa 1965. I'm not trying to learn it for anything. I have no idea where it came from. It was a very frustrating morning.

"my grandma and your grandma were sittin' by the fire..."

I mean...really?

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

No. Not really.

Professional politicians are not good long-term "representatives". We need real people who live and work real jobs to go to Washington DC and represent us. How else will we feel represented? I want someone like me to represent me, and a professional politician is not the answer.

Obviously, understanding the "job", once you get there, is a necessity. But, really, that comes with starting any new job...in a matter of weeks you learn the language, the procedures, the "dos and don'ts"...but, sending people who have only done "politics" will get you what we currently have...and we currently have a mess.

We need "fresh eyes" on the problem.

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

I think one of our country's greatest challenges is coming from within our country...from the radical Left. Everything I hold dear, every value that I teach my children, and every standard that I live by is under constant attack by the Liberal Left. If we, as a nation, continue to give up ground to the radicals, we won't recognize our country in a few years.

I'm not sure many of our current elected leaders feel the urgency to push back. There are a handful that are fighting, but most don't seem to notice the cliff that our country is headed toward. They are just happy to "be there" and are content with voting "correctly" when bills come across their desk. We need leaders who will do more than vote...we need leaders who will fight every day to defeat the Left.

If we don't, we will lose our country from within.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I am absolutely for term limits.

One of the problems with our current system, is that we have politicians who have spent more time in Washington DC than they have in their own districts. They have spent more time in government work than they have in the private sector. How can these career politicians even know the areas they "represent" if they've been a DC politician for decades? How can they make laws to help us, when they are no longer "us"...they are "them"?

The other problem with "long-term" politicians is that they grow lazy. They get used to how things have "always been done". Wouldn't it be great if someone new was elected and pushed back on the status quo? Started asking the question "why"?

Term limits would go a long way in fixing the problems we have with our current system.

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