Phil Gray

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Phil Gray

Libertarian Party

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November 5, 2024

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Phil Gray (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 26th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Phil Gray's career experience includes owning a business and working as a property manager. Gray has been affiliated with the AARP, LULAC, and the Urban League.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 26

Brandon Gill defeated Ernest Lineberger III and Phil Gray in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 26 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Gill (R)	62.1	241,096
		Ernest Lineberger III (D)	35.7	138,558
		Phil Gray (L)	2.3	8,773

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 388,427
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

Ernest Lineberger III advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ernest Lineberger III	100.0	18,308

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,308
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kelvin Leaphart (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Gill	58.4	49,876
		Scott Armey	14.5	12,400
		John Huffman	10.0	8,559
		Luisa Del Rosal	4.6	3,949
		Doug Robison	3.5	2,999
		Mark Rutledge	2.5	2,130
		Joel Krause	2.3	1,959
		Neena Biswas	1.9	1,665
		Burt Thakur	1.1	975
		Vlad De Franceschi	0.7	572
		Jason Kergosien	0.4	366

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,450
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Montgomery Markland (R)
• Clint Burgess (R)
• Michael C. Burgess (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26

Phil Gray advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Phil Gray (L)

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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 30

Jasmine Crockett defeated James Rodgers, Zachariah Manning, Phil Gray, and Debbie Walker in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 30 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jasmine Crockett (D)	74.7	134,876
		James Rodgers (R)	21.7	39,209
		Zachariah Manning (Independent)	2.1	3,820
		Phil Gray (L)	1.0	1,870
		Debbie Walker (Independent) (Write-in)	0.4	738

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 180,513
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eric LeMonte Williams (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30

Jasmine Crockett defeated Jane Hamilton in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jasmine Crockett	60.6	17,462
		Jane Hamilton	39.4	11,369

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,831
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30

James Rodgers defeated James Harris in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Rodgers	56.9	3,090
		James Harris	43.1	2,339

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,429
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 30

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jasmine Crockett	48.5	26,798
✔		Jane Hamilton	17.1	9,436
		Keisha Lankford	7.8	4,323
		Barbara Mallory Caraway	7.7	4,277
		Abel Mulugheta	5.9	3,284
	Submit photo	Roy Williams Jr.	5.0	2,746
		Vonciel Jones Hill	3.4	1,886
		Jessica Mason	3.4	1,858
		Arthur Dixon	1.2	677

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,285
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zachariah Manning (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 30

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Harris	32.9	3,952
✔		James Rodgers	31.3	3,754
		Kelvin Goodwin-Castillo	16.8	2,023
		Lizbeth Diaz	11.8	1,416
		Dakinya Jefferson	5.9	703
	Submit photo	Angeigh Roc'ellerpitts	1.3	160

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,008
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 30

Phil Gray advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 19, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Phil Gray (L)

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2021

See also: Texas' 6th Congressional District special election, 2021

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for U.S. House Texas District 6

Jake Ellzey defeated Susan Wright in the special general runoff election for U.S. House Texas District 6 on July 27, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jake Ellzey (R)	53.3	20,873
		Susan Wright (R)	46.7	18,293

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,166
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General election

Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 6

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 6 on May 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wright (R)	19.2	15,077
✔		Jake Ellzey (R)	13.8	10,865
		Jana Lynne Sanchez (D)	13.4	10,518
		Brian E. Harrison (R)	10.8	8,485
		Shawn Lassiter (D)	8.9	6,973
		John Castro (R)	5.5	4,321
		Tammy Allison (D)	5.4	4,240
		Lydia Bean (D)	3.7	2,923
		Michael Wood (R)	3.2	2,509
		Michael Ballantine (R)	2.8	2,225
		Daniel Rodimer (R)	2.7	2,088
		Daryl Eddings (D)	2.1	1,654
		Michael Egan (R)	2.0	1,544
		Patrick Moses (D)	1.5	1,189
	Submit photo	Manuel Salazar (D)	1.4	1,120
		Sery Kim (R)	1.1	889
		Travis Rodermund (R)	0.6	460
		Adrian Mizher (Independent)	0.4	351
		Brian Stephenson (D)	0.3	271
		Phil Gray (L)	0.3	265
		Matt Hinterlong (D)	0.3	252
		Jenny Garcia Sharon (R)	0.2	150
	Submit photo	Christopher Suprun (D)	0.1	102

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,471
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Montgomery Markland (R)
• Asa Palagi (R)
• Katrina Pierson (R)

2020

See also: Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Ricardo De La Fuente and Phil Gray in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud (R)	63.1	172,305
		Ricardo De La Fuente (D)	34.9	95,466
		Phil Gray (L)	2.0	5,482

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,253
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Ricardo De La Fuente defeated Charlie Jackson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ricardo De La Fuente	61.4	20,767
		Charlie Jackson	38.6	13,030

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,797
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud	100.0	60,945

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,945
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Lawrence (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 27

Phil Gray advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Phil Gray (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 5

Lance Gooden defeated Dan Wood in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lance Gooden (R)	62.3	130,617
		Dan Wood (D)	37.5	78,666
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	224

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 209,507
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 5

Lance Gooden defeated Bunni Pounds in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 5 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lance Gooden	53.1	23,294
		Bunni Pounds	46.9	20,542

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 43,836
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 5

Dan Wood advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Wood	100.0	16,923

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,923
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 5

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lance Gooden	30.0	17,551
✔		Bunni Pounds	21.9	12,851
		Sam Deen	17.2	10,051
		Kenneth Sheets	12.0	7,024
		Jason Wright	11.4	6,690
	Submit photo	Danny Campbell	3.0	1,770
		David Williams	2.7	1,601
		Charles Lingerfelt	1.7	1,022

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,560
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2016

See also: Texas' 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Louie Gohmert (R) defeated Shirley McKellar (D) and Phil Gray (L), in the general election on November 8, 2016. Gohmert defeated Simon Winston and Anthony Culler in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.

U.S. House, Texas District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Louie Gohmert Incumbent	73.9%	192,434
	Democratic	Shirley McKellar	24.1%	62,847
	Libertarian	Phil Gray	1.9%	5,062
	N/A	Write-in	0%	66
Total Votes				260,409
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Louie Gohmert Incumbent	81.9%	96,313
Simon Winston	13.9%	16,335
Anthony Culler	4.2%	4,879
Total Votes		117,527
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Phil Gray did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Gray’s campaign website stated the following:

“	PAYING THE NATIONAL DEBT Our goal is debt reduction. It’s now 30 trillion, and will increase to 70 trillion in the lives of our grandchildren. We can stop the growth, and start to reduce it. We pay the debt by benefiting those who pay it, out of self interest. We pay it by easing the path of immigrants. If they choose, they can pay for expedited entry, and pay to stay. All funds raised reduce the debt, and become available to loan. Loan it in replacement of programs that are now funded by taxation. Roads and bridges, disasters, farm and foreign aid, grants, infrastructure, all can be low interest loans, funded by reducing the national debt. As those loans are paid, we can shore up Social Security and Medicare, monthly, and pump the rest out as more loans. IMMIGRATION REFORM For the undocumented, let them come out of the shadows, live and work freely. In exchange let them voluntary pay 10% of their earnings to our national debt fund. Their 1040 becomes their green card. For those seeking entry, let them vountariy invest in America and gain entry under a temporary visa. Let them file a tax return to renew. DECRIMINALIZING USE OF DRUGS The war on drugs has been a complete failure. Millions of lives have been disrupted or lost. Billions of dollars have been squandered for no apparent gain. Prisons have overflowed with nonviolent offenders. Criminals have made billions, while the poor only suffer. We see no appreciable gain, the street price of drugs has not risen. In fact, they are cheaper today. Overdoses and poisonings have not been reduced. Our families still suffer from this scourge. Rather than lock up the ill, let them be able to maintain their habit and let them restore their lives as best they can. SOLUTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE We can take steps to address the high cost of healthcare. Let organizations negotiate healthcare insurance for their members. Let insurers state on their websites what they will pay for procedures. Let providers state on their websites what they will charge for a procedure. Let the consumer choose among insurers and among providers. PROVIDING OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC DEBT RELIEF Let's make it possible for people to benefit by voluntarily paying down the national debt. They can take a low interest loan where the interest pays for our nation's debt and the loan saves the consumer large amounts of money and worry. FEDERAL LANDS We seek ways to make the federal lands economically viable so that we can return most of them to the states. We are not including the national parks and nature reserves in this effort. Currently the federal land revenues barely pay for the cost of their administration. Selling off the potentially productive portions will not leave enough income to support the rest, causing the deficit to continue to increase. Allowing hemp production, with the states' blessing, on leased lands is one way to add economic viability to federal lands. ABORTION Nearly everybody is pro-life. Nobody likes abortion. I do not believe that it is the government’s place to decide this most painful of decisions. That decision is best left to the mother, and her doctor. Let those who wish to intervene offer support. The opportunity for help should allow for that mother to have and keep her baby, while avoiding the life of poverty that so often is suffered by an unskilled, single parent. NATIONAL DEFENSE Much of our national defense can be handled through free trade and diplomacy. We must again be the nation that is trusted by all to keep our treaties and our word. No other candidate has an answer to national defense. FOREIGN RELATIONS We must restore the world's trust in America. We must again be the America that keeps to our word. We must be the America that seeks freedom for everyone. We must get away from nation building and interfering in foreign politics. We can lead the world to prosperity by paying down our debt. It is not necessary for American blood and sweat to be spilled with so many other alternatives.	”
—Phil Gray’s campaign website (2024)

2022

Phil Gray did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Gray's campaign website stated the following:

“	PAYING THE NATIONAL DEBT Our goal is debt reduction. It’s now 23 trillion, and will increase to 70 trillion in the lives of our grandchildren. We can stop the growth, and start to reduce it. We pay the debt by benefiting those who pay it, out of self interest. We pay it by easing the path of immigrants. If they choose, they can pay for expedited entry, and pay to stay. All funds raised reduce the debt, and become available to loan. Loan it in replacement of programs that are now funded by taxation. Roads and bridges, disasters, farm and foreign aid, grants, infrastructure, all can be low interest loans, funded by reducing the national debt. As those loans are paid, we can shore up Social Security and Medicare, monthly, and pump the rest out as more loans. LOANS FOR CITIES & STATES Allow for communities, cities, and states be able to borrow on a revolving basis at 3% interest. They'll make minimum payments until their projects are complete and their employee's pensions are properly funded. ASSISTING FAMILIES WITH HIGH INTEREST DEBT Student loans, credit card debt, pay day loans, high interest auto loans, catastrophic healthcare loans, and catastrophic healthcare bills can be transferred to a low interest term loan. Every penny that they pay reduces the national debt and becomes available for new loans. PRISONER BASED EDUCATION Allow for prisoners to get an education and then to also teach others. For every graduate, the prisoner teaches gets compensated for his or her release fund. The prisoner gets out of prison with plenty of opportunity to reintegrate into the Free World. The state will benefit from reduced security costs. A busy prisoner is a prisoner not getting into trouble. PAYING THE NATIONAL DEBT We must focus on paying down the national debt. It is now passed at $27 trillion as Congress is continually spending trillions in multiple projects. Our debt is slated to hit $70 trillion by 2070, but with the administration talking about the additional stimulus, even that figure may be low. One modest proposal to begin to address the debt is to allow the immigrant to voluntarily invest in America in exchange for free entry and the right to live and work freely. I personally wish that we could have open borders, but cannot pass that through Congress. This is my proposal that can pass Congress, and reach the president's desk. We can let those already here, and those seeking entry, pay voluntarily for their chance at the American Dream. Every dime raised will reduce the national debt. Every dime can then be loaned to others, and the repayment of those loans will reduce the debt yet more. My program will promote liberty by freeing our nation from the chains of debt while making immigration more attainable than is has been in most of our lifetimes. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MONEY? Every week, the Federal Reserve must sell enough bonds and T bills to cover new debt and maturing bonds. The money paid to the debt reduces the bond sales needed, so reduces the debt. The same money becomes available to loan. Loan it to folks with high interest debt, at 8% simple interest, on a term loan. Loan it to students, at 5%, to replace their student loans. Loan it to cities, counties and states, at 3%, for infrastructure repair and pension shortfalls. Loan it to disaster victims, so they can get their lives back on track, and rebuild. Loan it to those with catastrophic medical bills. Loan it to our allies in other nations, so they can ensure their own security, and install infrastructure for their people. Loan it to our farmers, to supplement crop insurance. Loan it to homeowners, who want to run their cars with the natural gas that already flows to their homes, for as little as 80 cents per gallon. Loan it to entrepreneurs in impoverished lands, to make goods to sell to their people, if they will pay their workers a living wage, so they may buy the products they made. As the borrower repays their loans, every dime paid reduces our national debt. Every dime becomes available to loan again. We keep loaning, and that cash flow will reduce the debt until it is gone. When we start to have shortfalls in Social Security, and Medicare, we can cover them monthly, paying cash, out of the Fund. That will prevent our grandchildren from shouldering those burdens. The loans I have described will reduce the taxed expense of Farm Bills, Foreign Aid, Highway and Transportation Bills, Education, and FEMA. Beyond that, they will enable job creation. IMMIGRATION REFORM For the undocumented, let them come out of the shadows, live and work freely. In exchange let them voluntary pay 10% of their earnings to our national debt fund. Their 1040 becomes their green card. For those seeking entry, let them vountariy invest in America and gain entry under a temporary visa. Let them file a tax return to renew. IMMIGRATION REFORM No longer can we let our nationalism cause us to dehumanize immigrants. Let’s allow the undocumented to invest in America to pay to stay. Let them come out of the shadows to live and work freely, earning the wages they deserve. In exchange, I ask that they voluntarily pay 10% of their income to pay for our national debt. Their 1040 becomes their Green Card. When questioned by authorities, they show it, and say “I paid, I stay.” Simple as that. Let those seeking entry invest in America, paying perhaps $3000 for a temporary visa and entry. Let them be fingerprinted. Issue them an ITIN. Let them sign a statement that they are not eligible for any federal welfare benefits. Then let them come in on a temporary visa that they renew by filing their tax return, including that 10%. We leave them alone to continue investing in America, while working for their future. If they do so for 10 years, they can earn a path to citizenship. FREEDOM IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE BEST POLICY FOR AMERICANS AND THE MOST PROFITABLE POLICY FOR OUR ECONOMY. DECRIMINALIZING USE OF DRUGS The war on drugs has been a complete failure. Millions of lives have been disrupted or lost. Billions of dollars have been squandered for no apparent gain. Prisons have overflowed with nonviolent offenders. Criminals have made billions, while the poor only suffer. We see no appreciable gain, the street price of drugs has not risen. In fact, they are cheaper today. Overdoses and poisonings have not been reduced. Our families still suffer from this scourge. Rather than lock up the ill, let them be able to maintain their habit and let them restore their lives as best they can. SOLUTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE We can take steps to address the high cost of healthcare. Let organizations negotiate healthcare insurance for their members. Let insurers state on their websites what they will pay for procedures. Let providers state on their websites what they will charge for a procedure. Let the consumer choose among insurers and among providers. PROVIDING OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC DEBT RELIEF Let's make it possible for people to benefit by voluntarily paying down the national debt. They can take a low interest loan where the interest pays for our nation's debt and the loan saves the consumer large amounts of money and worry. FEDERAL LANDS We seek ways to make the federal lands economically viable so that we can return most of them to the states. We are not including the national parks and nature reserves in this effort. Currently the federal land revenues barely pay for the cost of their administration. Selling off the potentially productive portions will not leave enough income to support the rest, causing the deficit to continue to increase. Allowing hemp production, with the states' blessing, on leased lands is one way to add economic viability to federal lands. ABORTION Nearly everybody is pro-life. Nobody likes abortion. I do not believe that it is the government’s place to decide this most painful of decisions. That decision is best left to the mother, and her doctor. Let those who wish to intervene offer support. The opportunity for help should allow for that mother to have and keep her baby, while avoiding the life of poverty that so often is suffered by an unskilled, single parent. NATIONAL DEFENSE Much of our national defense can be handled through free trade and diplomacy. We must again be the nation that is trusted by all to keep our treaties and our word. No other candidate has an answer to national defense. Much of our national defense can be handled through free trade and diplomacy. We must again be the nation that is trusted by all to keep our treaties and our word. While we have the biggest and most expensive military by far, our people are still vulnerable. We must convince the world that attacks on Americans will draw a measured and lethal response. We must continue to help our allies control their hinterlands so that our common enemies cannot use them as a refuge from which to strike us. We can help our allies in the Mideast by again being a force for peace. We can help our NATO allies by creating a nonaligned free trade zone in Eastern Europe that will unite the entire Northern Hemisphere in a free trade zone. Nobody wars on a freely trading partner. We can help China to ensure its flow of necessary raw materials, so that they can achieve their goals through peace. Only through these steps can we reduce our armed forces Without them, we will have to continue to maintain a force that can project power worldwide, and into space. We have nobody who will focus on the debt, and a Libertarian victory. I will do both. FOREIGN RELATIONS We must restore the world's trust in America. We must again be the America that keeps to our word. We must be the America that seeks freedom for everyone. We must get away from nation building and interfering in foreign politics. We can lead the world to prosperity by paying down our debt. It is not necessary for American blood and sweat to be spilled with so many other alternatives.	”
—Phil Gray's campaign website (2022)

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2018

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“	What is your political philosophy? I will enable us to pay the national debt, reduce taxes and leave more money in the pockets of all of us, the job creators. Is there anything you would like to add? In an evenly divided Congress, an astute Libertarian will become the fulcrum, without whose support, little can be accomplished. I have no allegiance to Republicans, Democrats, corporations or unions, though I can work with all. My sole constituency is you, and any bill offered must benefit you.	”
—Phil Gray

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Phil Gray campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 26	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Texas District 30	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2020	President of the United States	Lost convention	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House Texas District 27	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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