Jim Lamon in 2022 AZ Senate race
On Abortion:
Stop taxpayer funding of abortions, local and international
Jim's Policy goals:- stop taxpayer funding support of abortions, both local and international;
- be a promoter for adoption and ensure federal tax policies do not conflict with adoption;
- favor the Mississippi 15-week law over the unrestricted
Roe v Wade which allows killing the baby up until day of birth;
- eliminate the economic drivers that cause too many women to believe abortions are needed (jobs & economy) with meaningful economic self-help support to mothers-to-be.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Budget & Economy:
Will never sign up for an increase in the Federal Budget
To bring Government spending under control, my core strategy includes:- Debt Ceiling: Jim Lamon will never sign up for an increase in the Federal Budget.
- Federal Government must live within its means.
- $4Trillion in current tax receipts is sufficient.
- Prioritize!
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Crime:
Guarantee law enforcement qualified immunity
- Ensure legislation supports effective law enforcement.
- Guarantee law enforcement qualified immunity.
- Provide the resources to fully fund, equip and train our men and women in blue (police) and green (border patrol) for their dangerous work.
- Eliminate the underhanded financial influence from Soros and others on the election races for attorney-general and district attorney appointments.
- Find and prosecute cop killers--no matter whether inside or outside the US border.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Education:
Empower parents to oversee content of teaching materials
- Empower parents to oversee the content of teaching materials and absence of political indoctrination.
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The requirement for all students to attend a civics class before graduation.
- Oversight of teacher's professional conduct in class--be it through video observation or otherwise.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Energy & Oil:
When facts are laid out, it's clear coal is not coming back
The CEO of Depcom Power spent decades constructing the coal-fired power plants Trump likes to tout. But Lamon saw that coal's future was bleak, and he switched to building solar power plants. The Trump Administration is weighing a tariff on solar panel
imports. A defeat for solar imports would likely be only a pyrrhic victory for the Trump Administration. "We want American energy dominance," says Lamon. But "when the facts are laid out, it's kind of comes to light why coal is not coming back."
Source: Time Magazine on 2022 Arizona Senate race
Jul 1, 2021
On Energy & Oil:
Close the Department of Energy, eliminate bureaucratic drag
- Secure Energy Dominance: I stand for an energy strategy to insure the lowest cost and highest security to our nation.
- Close the Department of Energy.
- Eliminate the bureaucratic drag from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau of
Land Management and Forestry Service.
- Transfer permitting for projects to the States where the entity is to be constructed.
- Move to the Texas model of deregulated electrical grids.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Free Trade:
Tariff goods coming from China, India and other countries
Tariff the goods coming from China, India and other countries: This will apply to those who do not comply with the pollution control, workplace safety rules and reasonable wages that American businesses support. The tariff payments will go directly to
an Investment Tax Fund to be used to bring manufacturing back to America. The resulting increase in good-paying jobs will produce bountiful additional tax revenues.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Government Reform:
Supported Arizona audit of 2020 election votes
Lamon spoke favorably of an ongoing hand recount of votes and review of voting equipment in Maricopa County on behalf of the state Senate. "I will honor the result either way,"
Lamon said. "But I just believe there is too many people with too many questions that it is not that difficult for us as a nation to heal that wound and find out."
Source: KNAU Arizona Public Radio on 2022 Arizona Senate race
May 4, 2021
On Government Reform:
Signed pledge to support term limits on Congress
U.S. Term Limits, the leader in the non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises Jim Lamon, for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. The U.S. Term Limits amendment pledge is provided to every announced
candidate for federal office. It reads, "I pledge that as a member of Congress, I will cosponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits amendment of three (3) House terms and two (2) Senate terms and no longer limit."
Source: U.S. Term Limits endorsement on 2022 Arizona Senate race
Jul 1, 2021
On Government Reform:
Signed document falsely claiming to be presidential elector
A U.S. Senate candidate who was one of 11 Arizona Republicans who signed a document falsely claiming he was authorized to cast the state's electoral votes for President Donald Trump said in an interview that the document was only a contingency plan.
Jim Lamon, who signed the document making the false claim on Dec. 14, 2020, said he understood he was only asserting himself as one of Arizona's official electors in case the results were decertified.
Source: Associated Press on KTAR 92.3 FM: 2022 Arizona Senate race
Sep 16, 2021
On Government Reform:
National mandatory voter ID, signature verification
- National, mandatory voter identification (real citizenship ID, not blue state driver licenses)
- National, mandatory signature verification
- Ensure elections stay under the control of the States
- A defined minimum standard for free and
fair elections, and a routine audit across all 50 states to ensure compliance
- Require election supervisors to disclose findings to State legislatures
- Election supervisors not to receive funds from political entities (no Zuckerbucks).
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Government Reform:
Congress must continue to cut taxes and needless regulation
When it comes to jobs and economic growth, government is usually the problem, not the solution. From deciding what businesses are essential to imposing excessive regulations, government stifles American innovation, depresses wages, and hurts
American workers. Congress must continue to cut taxes and needless regulation to encourage economic growth and help working people and their families.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Gun Control:
I will support free speech, the 2nd Amendment
I believe that America is a good and gracious country. I firmly believe in the ideals laid out by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence, and I always took my military oath to
Protect and Defend the Constitution very seriously. As your Senator I will support free speech, the 2nd Amendment, and every person's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Health Care:
Redesign or eliminate Obamacare for more efficiency
- Breaking up the healthcare cartel with competition from more effective companies.
- Minimize the unnecessary cost of "defensive medicine."
- Redesign or eliminate Obamacare to drive more efficient healthcare delivery.
- Minimize unnecessary
regulation and bureaucratic interference in the healthcare system by overhauling the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Eliminate waste and abuse of the Social Security Disability Insurance system.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Immigration:
United States should not accept Afghan refugees
The United States should not accept Afghan refugees, including translators and others who helped the American military during the 20-year war, Lamon said, staking out a hardline stance against a group of immigrants that has had widespread
support from both parties. "They should go to countries that are friendly to them and us," Lamon said. "We cannot continue to be the world's refugee camp."
Source: Associated Press on KTAR 92.3 FM: 2022 Arizona Senate race
Sep 16, 2021
On Immigration:
Rescind all Chinese Visas, end birthright citizenship
I will work to achieve three major objectives in the US Senate regarding Border Control:- Stop the inflow of illegal immigrants:
- Enforce the Remain in Mexico Policy
- Finish the Wall
- Enforce mandatory E-Verify, including penalties
(fines & jail) for repeat corporate offenders
- End Sanctuary Cities
- Resolve the issue of illegal residents:
- Zero taxpayer benefits
- Immediate deportation for anyone engaging in criminal acts
- ICE removal of criminals and gang
members (jail for anyone that recrosses the US border)
- Removal of persons overstaying their Visa authorization
- Rescind all Chinese Visas: America should not be the educating or training ground for citizens of communist countries.
- End birthright
citizenship. The vast majority of first-world nations do not adhere to this antiquated policy.
- Stop the importation of "allies of convenience" with promises of citizenship, like the chaotic Afghan evacuation.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Jobs:
I will work to eliminate the right to strike for teachers
I will work to eliminate:- The Federal department of Education.
- Critical Race Theory: Anything that creates disharmony, entitlement and victimization is not in our society's best interest.
- The right to strike for teachers: Teachers are
essential resources who should not be distracted by political activism. I will work to improve their remuneration and working conditions.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Principles & Values:
AdWatch: shootout with Biden, Pelosi, Kelly
Lamon's latest campaign ad takes on "the D.C. Gang," telling them, "The good people of Arizona have had enough of you." Actors play President Biden (labeled in the ad as "Old Joe"), Senator Mark Kelly ("Shifty Kelly") and Speaker of the House Nancy
Pelosi ("Crazyface Pelosi"). The clip shows Lamon shooting at the three, knocking their guns or knives out of their hands as people in the background cheer and the "D.C. Gang" runs away.The ad is being widely criticized. Sen. Kelly is the husband of
former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. Giffords was seriously wounded during a mass shooting in Tucson in 2011 when six people were killed. Mark Kelly's Senate campaign declined comment.
ABC15 is hearing from viewers who have seen the ad and want us to
stop running it. Federal law requires broadcasters to accept candidates' political ads regardless of the content; television stations are not allowed to reject or censor them.
Source: ABC15 News AdWatch on 2022 Arizona Senate race
Feb 14, 2022
On Principles & Values:
Our rights don't come from government, they come from God
The idea of America rests on the principles that we are free from government and not because of government. Meaning our rights cannot be taken by the government because they do not come from government. Instead, they come from God. As your next U.S.
Senator, I will lead by these principles. I will stand against any attempts to encroach upon our freedoms with firm resolve.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On Social Security:
Give workers the option of Universal Savings Accounts
Jim would support fundamental systemic improvements:- Gradually Increase the Benefits Access Age.
- Stop Abuse of the Social Security Disability Fund.
- Universal Savings Accounts. Option for every worker to enjoy the benefit
from investment in the US economy while also creating a tangible, inheritable asset for their children, instead of the government-controlled trust fund model.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
On War & Peace:
Congress should have a say in the decision to go to war
As a veteran, I know that the choosing to send our troops to war is a weighty one. The ability for Congress to oversee matters of war and peace has been steadily eroding over time. I believe that Congress should have a say in the decision to go to war
and stay at war. This will hold members of Congress responsible for the endless amounts of troops and money we send and spend every time we enter a conflict.
Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Apr 20, 2022
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