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Michael Massey (Connecticut)
Michael Massey (Republican Party, Independent Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Michael Massey's career experience includes being a small business owner and as a leader in a youth-focused nonprofit organization.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3
Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro defeated Michael Massey in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rosa L. DeLauro (D) | 58.9 | 193,684 |
 | Michael Massey (R / Independent Party) | 41.1 | 135,113 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 126 | ||
| Total votes: 328,923 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Massey advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rafael Irizarry (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Massey in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Massey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Massey's campaign website stated the following:
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Part One: The Big Idea Failure is expensive. Prison is expensive. Broken families are expensive. Generations of jobless people in poverty is expensive. I have a big idea. This idea is legislation designed to FIX the broken inner cities. You may think it isn’t possible. It is possible if we start incentivizing the culture that we WANT to see instead of incentivizing failure. Money up front to PREVENT negative outcomes such as broken homes, failing schools, crime, and joblessness is MUCH CHEAPER in the long run. Fixing the black urban culture is something we need to do ourselves. We can make parenting ELITE. We can make studying PAY. We can make families STRONG. We just need to incentivize the culture we want to see. Part Two: America First. I have signed Vivek’s pledge to put America, and the American people, first. This means an END to non-stop spending on foreign wars and illegal immigrants. This means an END to lying, cheating, and corrupt power brokers. This means truth, transparency, and trust. See my signed copy of the America First Pledge Part Three: Abortion We keep hearing about abortion as a wedge issue. It doesn’t have to be. We need to make MEDICALLY NEEDED abortion federally protected. There is no reason to make a woman worry that her health is in danger. We also need to understand that MONEY is a big reason for abortion. If we help pregnant women, and if we end policies that keep fathers away, we can positively promote life and families. It isn’t about demonizing women, it is about supporting and promoting life and families. Part Four: The Second Amendment I support the Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment. I know what it is like to get shot in the head in gang violence. I also understand the importance of self-defense. That is why I support gun ownership. Responsible gun ownership. Criminals are always going to get a gun. Let’s reduce crime and treat the mentally ill instead of punishing responsible gun owners. Part Five: Limited Government Yes, the government has gotten too top-heavy. To be in fighting shape, America needs to trim the fat. Cutting bureaucracy and the sweet deals that they get is an important job to get done. That is our money. We should be the ones to control our money. It should be transparent, efficient, and limited. It should not be able to abuse power over the American People. Part Six: Foreign Policy For too long, America has relied on hard power and regime change instead of soft power and diplomacy. Yes, we should have the best military in the world. But we should only use it in self-defense, not in supporting every conflict on the globe. Our strength should lie in our ideas and our prosperity. Part Seven: The Environment We all want renewable energy and a healthy environment for everyone. We understand that the Earth’s resources are not unlimited. But we do not want to force technology that is not ready. We do not want to make poor people suffer while the rich buy off some carbon credits. We believe in a decentralized environmental policy that will allow local businesses and local farms to solve problems that best suit the needs of the community. We want everyone to benefit from green technology, and we believe that force, control, and “greenwashed” big business is not the best way to help the environment.[2] |
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| —Michael Massey's campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michael Massey's campaign website, "About Michael Massey," accessed September 19, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michael Massey's campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 19, 2024
