Riley Kuntz

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Riley Kuntz

Republican Party

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Last election

June 14, 2022

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Riley Kuntz (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent North Dakota. He lost in the Republican primary on June 14, 2022.

Kuntz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Riley Kuntz was born in North Dakota. Kuntz's career experience includes working as a derrickhand on a drilling rig.

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate North Dakota

Incumbent John Hoeven defeated Katrina Christiansen and Rick Becker in the general election for U.S. Senate North Dakota on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Hoeven (R)	56.4	135,474
		Katrina Christiansen (D)	25.0	59,995
		Rick Becker (Independent)	18.5	44,406
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	265

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 240,140
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota

Katrina Christiansen defeated Michael Steele in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katrina Christiansen	76.8	17,187
		Michael Steele	23.1	5,174
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	24

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,385
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota

Incumbent John Hoeven defeated Riley Kuntz in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Hoeven	77.8	59,529
		Riley Kuntz	21.4	16,400
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	557

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,486
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rick Becker (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Riley Kuntz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kuntz'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.

I’m born and raised in southwestern ND, to a farming and ranching family. I’m currently working on a drilling rig. I’ve been fixing things my whole life and now it’s my time to start fixing a broken government.

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?

• I’m a regular Joe, hard working, freedom loving patriot, not a career politician.
• Government spending is out of control! We need to get back to limiting inflation and balancing the budget.
• Inconsistent enforcement of this country’s civil and criminal laws not only breeds discontent for the law but also leads to chaos! We must be consistent, and start limiting absolute immunity.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I’m passionate about getting this country back to the Constitutional republic that started the country.

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

The economy and continual erosion of our rights.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I’m running to term limit a career politician.

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

No.

What do you think of the filibuster?

The filibuster is an important tool for Congress.

What kind of relationships would you build with other senators?

Healthy professional and/or personal relationships.

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Campaign website

Kuntz's campaign website stated the following:

“	Government Corruption or the absence of law and order. The SCOTUS currently acts more like a political activism group than the Supreme Court of the country. The DOJ and FBI are equally to blame for irregular enforcement of civil and criminal laws in addition to absurd litigation against disclosure of information under the FOIA. A serious discussion must take place on limiting absolute immunity. Privacy the NDAA authorized warrantless surveillance of US citizens must be reduced significantly. States Rights-without the states the federal government would not exist. States are all separate entities and should be able to set their own policy, without the temptation of strings-attached federal funding or burdensome regulation. The tenth amendment secures this authority. Inflation-another tax on the citizens from unrestricted spendthrifts, inflation is the death of a countries economy. We must immediately take bold and decisive action to limit and reverse this economic plague by imposing significant decreases in government spending. A legitimate balanced budget priority has been off the table for far too long, and it’s simply unaffordable. Free Trade-North Dakotans should not suffer lower commodity prices from other countries dumping their commodities on our premium markets, nor should other countries be able to market tainted beef right next to premium USA beef. Open Borders-good fences make good neighbors. Perhaps now that illegals are being shipped to DC from Texas, Democrats will change their policy. ND needs representation willing to take such bold action. Transparency-the people have a right to know what their government is up to, without being forced into years of litigation in order to receive this information. If the government is not conducting questionably legal conduct, what is there to hide? Pro Life-without the political doublespeak of turning around and funding planned parenthood. Right to Bear Arms-shall not be infringed is very simple. Despite the strict fetters placed on government, the government is still whittling away at our rights. I am concerned about how U.S. Military weaponry is sent overseas whimsically and without oversight while removing from law abiding citizens: bump stocks, pistol braces, polymer 80 buy, build, shoot kits or the ability of, without resale, the ability to build rifles without serial numbers. Tax stamps on both, SBR’s and suppressors should be eliminated.	”
—Riley Kuntz's campaign website (2022)

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North Dakota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kevin Cramer (R)

John Hoeven (R)

Representatives

Julie Fedorchak (R)

Republican Party (3)