Mike Scott (Maryland U.S. Senate candidate)
Mike Scott (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maryland. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
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Biography
Mike Scott was born in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1990 to 2012. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska, Omaha in 1997 and a graduate degree from Central Michigan University in 2004. His career experience includes being self-employed. He also served at the Pentagon twice. Scott has been affiliated with the VFW, DAV, American Legion, My Church, ASA, and WCA.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angela Alsobrooks (D) | 54.6 | 1,650,912 |
 | Larry Hogan (R) | 42.8 | 1,294,344 | |
 | Mike Scott (L)  | 2.3 | 69,396 | |
| Patrick Burke (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 879 | ||
 | Billy Bridges (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 70 | |
| Robin Rowe (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 17 | ||
| Christy Helmondollar (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Irwin Gibbs (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5,755 | ||
| Total votes: 3,021,378 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Moshe Landman (G)
- Nancy Wallace (G)
- Shaunesi Deberry (Unaffiliated)
- Keith Packer (No Party Affiliation)
- Emmanuel Osuchukwu (Unaffiliated)
- Michael Sigmon (Progressive Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela Alsobrooks | 53.4 | 357,052 |
 | David Trone | 42.8 | 286,381 | |
 | Joseph Perez | 0.7 | 4,688 | |
 | Michael Cobb Sr. | 0.7 | 4,524 | |
 | Brian Frydenborg | 0.5 | 3,635 | |
 | Scottie Griffin | 0.5 | 3,579 | |
 | Marcellus Crews | 0.5 | 3,379 | |
 | Andrew Wildman | 0.3 | 2,198 | |
 | Robert Houton | 0.3 | 1,946 | |
 | Steven Seuferer | 0.2 | 1,664 | |
| Total votes: 669,046 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Juan Dominguez (D)
- William Jawando (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Hogan | 64.2 | 183,661 |
 | Robin Ficker | 27.8 | 79,517 | |
 | Chris Chaffee | 3.2 | 9,134 | |
 | Lorie Friend | 2.1 | 5,867 | |
 | John Myrick | 1.7 | 4,987 | |
 | Moe Barakat | 0.8 | 2,203 | |
 | Laban Seyoum | 0.3 | 782 | |
| Total votes: 286,151 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Teichert (R)
- Christopher Puleo (R)
- Ray Bly (R)
- John Thormann (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mike Scott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Scott's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Titles: Father, Major, Analyst, Ops Researcher, Strategic Planner, Student, Christian, Martial Artist, Proud Marylander and soon, U.S. Senator. Labels: Black, African American, Libertarian, Divorcee, Politician, Nerd History: I was born on the south side of Chicago, the HOOD hood. I graduated high school in Florida and enlisted in the Air Force then finished college and commissioned as an officer; almost 30 years of total federal service. I've forgotten more about federal acquisitions and budgeting than most (like my opponents) will ever know. I had a TOP SECRET clearance from 1994 to 2015 and have seen things I can NEVER tell you about. I lived in 3 countries, visited several more, and lived in 11 states. Maryland is the home I chose, and I brought my extended family here. I am a proponent of the OODA Loop for everyday life. Observe, Orient, Decide, Act-that's the Air Force version of military decision making. I look at things as they ARE, not as I hope or fear them to be. And, I use that decision making process and my DECADES of experience in various jobs and different cultures to form my opinions.
My children deserve to inherit country they can be proud of and thrive in. Eph 6:12 is why I decided to run. ECC 9:11-12 is why I think I can win. My only goal is to shrink government. I will use my position as Senator to ensure the pendulum of power swings back to the side of We the People.- It's important to know the lens through which I view government. Government's job is to protect liberty and individuals' safety and property. Government's job is not to solve our problems or provide for us. That difference in perspective is subtle, but necessary to understand how I believe things should work. The federal government is too big, too expensive, and not effective nor efficient at providing services. That job should be pushed to communities, cities, counties, then states. The Constitution tells us what the federal government should do.
- The Constitution has flaws, but it was a grand experiment in limiting government and keeping power in the hands of the people. Debt and usury, not love, unity, or freedom have been our guiding principles in the 21st Century. Between that, and granting power in money powered popularity contests and choosing the lesser evil is why America is in the trouble it's in. Political parties are almost as much of a problem as the central bank. They make people tribal and you defend your "team" instead of thinking rationally. If we rid ourselves of parties, people would need actual positions and couldn't rely on "vote Blue no matter who." Or, have we not noticed each year nominees are MORE repulsive?
- America needs an optimal environment for healing and learning. Look at our results. In public schools, we spend $21K per kid and half (50%) the kids in our GREAT schools can do math on grade level. In the worst schools, it's closer to 13%. In America, we spend twice as much as the next nation on healthcare PER CAPITA and we get worse outcomes and millions have no health coverage. Healthcare is STILL a leading cause of bankruptcy. Republicans and Democrats have the same answer: keep doing the same thing. That's the definition of insanity; ESPECIALLY considering it keeps getting MORE expensive. Why fight for systems that gives us worse outcomes and gets progressively more expensive.
Fortunately, all of these can be accomplished by shrinking government. That's why the bills I will introduce are: Term Limits, Campaign Finance Reform, BRAC (close bases), End the Fed, Balance the Budget. I also plan to shrink government and close federal agencies. The federal government shouldn't be the #1 employer in America. Most of that work should be done by the states.
But, I'm not trying to be the next anyone. I'm the 1st Mike Scott.
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Robert Cialdini
What Happened to You, Oprah Winfrey
Pimp, Iceberg Slim
Your Money or Your Life, Vicki Robin
The Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu
Idiot's Guide to Economics (if you can't read Sowell)
Why Government Doesn't Work, Harry Browne
48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene
Meditations, Marcus Aurellius
The Prince, Nicdolo Machiavelli
My guiding principle is freedom. The individual is the ultimate minority. And, as Kant said, "Rationality and protecting conscious choice must be the basis for all of our moral reasoning."
People are corrupt and corruptible. Limiting their impact on our lives is necessary. And, granting too much power or giving it for too long is...well, just look at our government. At the very least, it's unwise. That's the result of granting money through power and popularity.
Be a good steward of tax money because it's necessary to run government, but it's still theft.
Be beholden to constituents.
Be honest and faithful in execution of your duties.
Demographics: Social Security is a Ponzi scheme and we don't have enough people paying into the system to maintain it. 3/4 youth can't qualify for military service due to health conditions, so healthcare and associated costs are HUGE issues. Note, That also impacts military readiness.
Some federal experience MAY help. But, it comes with the risk of those people being part of the corruption.
Oh, f*ck, I do smoke and drink.
And, we'd need to review several SCOTUS nominees because I think a grand ethics inquiry followed by a nice round of impeachments for those found to accept gifts from billionaires...especially after the disastrous ruling Citizen's United.
I want to shrink government 95%. I'll settle for 50%. They want to "limit growth." That's not enough.
In other words, if I get in, change will come. And, if the other 6 Libertarian U.S. Senate Candidates are elected, the Libertarian 7 can save the Union. #GoldRush
And, I plan on investigating and uncovering everything on AIDS, COVID, and 9/11.
The only endorsement I need or want is YOURS when you vote Libertarian on 5 November.
I say the same thing to them. I get the need for operations security, but everything is classified because they're up to no good and KNOW it.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
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