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Rick Tyler
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U.S. House, Tennessee, District 3
Candidate
PartyIndependent
Elections and appointments
Election dateNovember 8, 2016
Term limitsN/A
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Rick Tyler is a 2016 independent candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee.[1]

Tyler was a 2014 Independent candidate seeking election to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee.[2] Rick Tyler lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Elections

2016

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Ballotpedia currently rates this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Charles Fleischmann (R) will face Melody Shekari (D) and independent candidates Topher Kersting, Cassandra Mitchell, and Rick Tyler in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fleischmann defeated Allan Levene and Geoffery Suhmer Smith in the Republican primary, while Shekari defeated Michael Friedman and George Ryan Love to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[3][4]

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMelody Shekari 54% 8,651
Michael Friedman 33.2% 5,319
George Ryan Love 12.8% 2,056
Total Votes 16,026
Source: Politico
Note: Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Fleischmann Incumbent 83.9% 31,940
Geoffery Suhmer Smith 8.1% 3,069
Allan Levene 8% 3,056
Total Votes 38,065
Source: Politico
Note: Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

Campaign themes

The following issues are listed on Tyler's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Gun Rights: The 2nd Amendment is clear and unambiguous... the people have the God given right to keep and bear arms! Any attempt by government to infringe upon this right is, in and of itself, a criminal act!
  • Abortion: Life begins at conception and abortion constitutes the unjust taking of a human life. American is under divine judgment for having allowed this wholesale slaughter via the shedding of innocent blood.
  • The United States Constitution: The United States Constitution declares itself to be the supreme law of the land. Public servants take an oath before God and men to obey the Constitution. Violation of this oath casts public servants in the light of oath-breaking criminals who deserve prosecution and punishment.
  • Income Tax: This odious and oppressive tax comes straight from the words of the Communist Manifesto which advocates a heavy, graduated, progressive income tax in its 2nd plank. The income tax is flagrantly unconstitutional and should be resisted along with IRS Gestapo tactics by all who abhor tyranny and cherish the liberties our founding fathers purchased with their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.
  • The Federal Reserve: The Federal Reserve was established in 1913 via a secretive criminal conspiracy hatched at Jekyll Island, Georgia. The Fed exists and operates in express violation of the U.S. Constitution. The Fed never has been audited and has amassed $50 trillion in tax free profits since its inception. To the owners and operatives of this criminal syndicate that masquerades as a legitimate steward of the public trust, we borrow the following words from Andy Jackson, “We’re going to rout you vipers out, by God!”

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—Rick Tyler's campaign website, http://ricktylerforcongress.com/positions-2/

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Tennessee, 2014

Tyler ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Tennessee. Rick Tyler lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Election results

U.S. Senate, Tennessee General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Alexander Incumbent 61.9% 850,087
     Democratic Gordon Ball 31.9% 437,848
     Independent Ed Gauthier 0.2% 2,314
     Independent Bartholomew Phillips 0.2% 2,386
     Independent C. Salekin 0.1% 787
     Independent Danny Page 0.6% 7,713
     Independent Eric Schechter 0.1% 1,673
     Constitution Joe Wilmoth 2.6% 36,088
     Independent Joshua James 0.4% 5,678
     Independent Rick Tyler 0.4% 5,759
     Tea Party Tom Emerson, Jr. 0.8% 11,157
     Green Martin Pleasant 0.9% 12,570
     Write-in Erin Kent Magee 0% 5
Total Votes 1,374,065
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics"

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
  2. ↑ Tennessee.gov, "Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives Petitions Filed by Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 3, 2014
  3. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
  4. ↑ Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributed to the original source.
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