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James Weeks II

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November 4, 2014

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James Weeks II was a 2014 Libertarian Party candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Michigan.[1] He was defeated by Michael Bishop (R) in the general election.[2]

Elections

2014

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

Weeks ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 8th District. He was defeated by Bishop in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Bishop 54.6% 132,739
     Democratic Eric Schertzing 42.1% 102,269
     Libertarian James Weeks II 1.9% 4,557
     Green Jim Casha 0.8% 1,880
     Natural Law Jeremy Burgess 0.7% 1,680
Total Votes 243,125
Source: Michigan Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

2012

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Weeks ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 47. He ran as a Libertarian Party candidate and was defeated by incumbent Cindy Denby (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 47, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Denby Incumbent 64.1% 27,621
     Democratic Shawn Desai 32.2% 13,888
     Libertarian James Weeks II 3.7% 1,607
Total Votes 43,116

Campaign themes

2012

Weeks' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]

Gun Rights

  • Excerpt: "James Weeks II supports the individual right recognized by the Second Amendment and well as the MI State Constitution to keep and bear arms, and oppose the prosecution of individuals for exercising their rights of self-defense."

Rights

  • Excerpt: "Government should neither deny nor abridge any individual's human right based upon sex, wealth, ethnicity, creed, age, national origin, personal habits, political preference, sexual orientation or anything else."

War on (Some) Drugs

  • Excerpt: "James Weeks II supports across the board legalization of all drugs, for drug use is a victimless crime. Without a victim it can not be a crime, only a vice."

Regulations

  • Excerpt: "James Weeks II believes we need to eliminate regulations for they impair the growth of small businesses, for small businesses are the backbone of market."

Taxes

  • Excerpt: "James Weeks II will fight to eliminate all forced taxation whether it be income tax, sales tax or pension tax, for taxation is theft, and he will not replace it with any other means of raising funds by force."

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Unofficial Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed August 20, 2014
  2. ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
  3. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 5, 2012
  4. ↑ "jamesweeksii," Official Campaign Website


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