Monica Carpio

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Monica Carpio

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last convention

May 21, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Stanford University, 1993

Graduate

Cornell University, 1995

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Birthplace

San Diego, Calif.

Religion

Christian

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Monica Carpio (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 8th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican convention on May 21, 2022.

Carpio completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Monica Carpio was born in San Diego, California. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1993 and a graduate degree from Cornell University in 1995. Her experience includes being a stay-at-home parent, economist, and political activist.

Elections

2022

See also: Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 8

Incumbent Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. defeated Karina Lipsman and Teddy Fikre in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D)	73.5	197,760
		Karina Lipsman (R)	24.8	66,589
		Teddy Fikre (Independent)	1.5	4,078
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	503

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 268,930
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8

Incumbent Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. defeated Victoria Virasingh in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr.	77.1	39,062
		Victoria Virasingh	22.9	11,583

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,645
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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 8

Karina Lipsman defeated Kezia Tunnell, Jeff Jordan, Heerak Christian Kim, and Monica Carpio in the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on May 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karina Lipsman (R)	61.5	440
		Kezia Tunnell (R)	19.1	137
		Jeff Jordan (R)	15.9	114
		Heerak Christian Kim (R)	2.4	17
		Monica Carpio (R)	1.1	8

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 716
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Monica Carpio completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carpio'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.

Monica is a stay-at-home parent to two elementary school daughters. She is also an Ivy League trained economist, formerly with the U.S. Departments of Labor & Commerce. She speaks fluent Spanish, as her ethnic background is South American. Her parents immigrated in the late 60’s. Monica was born in California, where she attended Stanford University, and later worked as a field economist for the U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Monica is married to Jerry, who works as a U.S. Defense Contractor and hails from Michigan. Their two daughters are Children of the American Revolution through their dad’s ancestry. The family lives in McLean, Virginia; and they participate in family activities & sports in Arlington, Falls Church & Alexandria, as well as in McLean where they reside.

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?

• Monica is running to fight for families, women & children in her district and across the nation.
• Monica is running to curtail the excessive taxation of the middle class, and to promote the strength of free markets, and need for responsible fiscal spending.
• Monica will fight to prioritize taxpayers’ interests (America First), to secure borders and prioritize a strong U.S. Defense.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Parental rights and children’s rights to safe public schools across the nation.

Women’s rights.

Worker’s rights to a safe workplace.

Metal detectors in all public schools & workplaces with more than a certain number of employees.

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

Glenn Youngkin, Governor-Elect of Virginia. I volunteered for his campaign, and truly admire and care for Mr. Youngkin: a hard-working, smart, conservative, passionate, and fair person.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Common decency, common sense, objectivity, fairness, resilience, positivity.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

-honest

-loyal
-passionate
-creative

-parent

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

1) Fight for America’s families

What legacy would you like to leave?

-Children’s advocate. No more school closures, no more mask, increased sanitation in schools & metal detectors in school entrances.

-Increased U.S. border control. Increased visa requirements such as demand for health insurance to enter U.S. Otherwise tax payers have to cover visitors’ hospital bills.

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

Space Shuttle Challenger, 1983 - 12 years old.

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

U.S. Labor Department, 5 years

What is your favorite book? Why?

Candide - by Voltaire
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Purchasing a single family home after getting married.

Living alone for many years before getting married; having my family overseas or in another state.

Lack of extended family after having children. Again, not having extended family nearby.

Finding housing near good public schools.

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

Yes.

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

Economic inequality.

Ethnic friction.

Immigration.

Gas prices.

Pollution.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

-Appropriations

-Budget
-Education & Labor

- Joint Economic Committee, for which Don Beyer is Chairman & wants to elevate the debt limit

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Four would be better. Too much time is spent on re-election campaigning. With a two-term limit - like U,S. Presidents.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

There should be term limits in Congress. All over the world it is well known that politicians who stay in office too long tend to lose sight of what brought then into office in the first place.

I think terms should be limited to two, with an option to run again after a break.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Rob Wittman, VA 1

Bob Good, VA 5
Ben Cline, VA 6

Morgan Griffith, VA 9

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

When I helped collect signatures to help recall certain school board members:

-Dad of 5 struggling to manage all kids at home & work remotely

-Mom of two had to quit her job to watch her kids when schools were closed for almost a year

-Kids having mental health problems because of unnecessary school closures

-I think Dr. Fauci has reached retirement age and should retire. He has done more harm than good for Anerica’s Families. I am an economist and think Democratic politicians like Don Beyer who want to increase government spending are just pushing bad policy. That just creates inflation. Gas prices have gone up excessively. Housing prices keep going up. We need common sense & gradual changes.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Of course. Negotiation is key for best outcomes.

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Footnotes

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Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tim Kaine (D)

Mark Warner (D)

Representatives

District 1

Rob Wittman (R)

District 2

Jennifer Kiggans (R)

District 3

Bobby Scott (D)

District 4

Jennifer McClellan (D)

District 5

John McGuire (R)

District 6

Benjamin Lee Cline (R)

District 7

Eugene Vindman (D)

District 8

Donald Sternoff Beyer (D)

District 9

H. Morgan Griffith (R)

District 10

Suhas Subramanyam (D)

District 11

James Walkinshaw (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (5)