Joel Needham

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Joel Needham

Republican Party

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Birthplace

Chicago, Ill.

Religion

Christian

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Joel Needham (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.

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

Biography

Joel Needham was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Elections

2022

See also: Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Incumbent Lisa McClain defeated Brian Steven Jaye, Jim Walkowicz, and Jacob Kelts in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa McClain (R)	63.9	238,300
		Brian Steven Jaye (D)	33.2	123,702
		Jim Walkowicz (Working Class Party)	1.8	6,571
	Submit photo	Jacob Kelts (L)	1.2	4,349

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 372,922
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Brian Steven Jaye advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Steven Jaye	100.0	48,802

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,802
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Incumbent Lisa McClain defeated Michelle Donovan in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa McClain	78.7	97,017
	Submit photo	Michelle Donovan	21.3	26,215

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,232
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joel Needham (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Jacob Kelts advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Jacob Kelts (L)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Jim Walkowicz advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Walkowicz (Working Class Party)

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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

Born in Chicago to Marvin Needham and Concepcion Crisantes.

Mexican/American Went to school at Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Gregory High. Married to Deborah Needham with two kids. Worked in a variety of jobs. ranging from the auto industry to retail to manufacturing. Politically was a Democrat turned Republican. More of a centrist looking to work across the aisle to get legislation done. This is the greatest country in the world. We need to keep it that way.

Trump Supporter.

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?

• America First
• Freedom from Democrat's Tyranny
• Fight Socialism

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

America First Agenda.

When I say Americans I mean all Americans. No matter race, color or creed!

Helping Americans fight for freedom.
Helping American Parents fight for Education. Freedom to choose for you child. Free from crt.

Economy

Balance the budget.
No more pet projects for congress.

Border

Apply the laws as written to control the borders.
Before any immigration reform can be done.
Bring common sense back to Washington D.C.

In other words
Government of the people, by the people, for the people.

That is my Plegde

Joel Needham

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

Father Passed away when I was 12

Met my wife
Married my wife

2 Beautiful Kids

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

First job:

Newspaper boy
Chicago Tribue
Chicago Sun-Times

New York Times

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

Government of the people, by the people, for the people.

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

Keeping our Republic in tact. Losing to socialism.

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

Yes

To control power.
The people need a choice every 2 years.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

2 Terms consecutive for Senators

5 Terms consecutive for The House of Representatives

Keep power in check

Government of the people, by the people, for the people.

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

Jim Jordon

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

I will never compromise my morals or bend to anything that hurts Americans. No matter what.

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Candidate

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Footnotes

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (7)