Josh Loveless
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Josh Loveless was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Texas.[1]
Biography[edit]
Born in Utah in 1978, Loveless moved frequently with his family to different states such as Florida, Idaho and California because of his father's job with NASA.[2]
During high school, Loveless worked and also participated on the debate team.[2][3] After graduation, Loveless worked in a variety of fields including construction and sales and eventually found his way into the information and technology industry.[2] Loveless worked as a sales engineer with Cisco systems at the time of his candidacy.[4]
Although Loveless briefly attended the University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College, he did not earn a degree. He has been studying IT advanced networking and telecommunications engineering at the University of Phoenix. He expects to graduate with his Bachelor's in 2014.[4] Loveless holds two Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert certifications.[5]
Campaign themes[edit]
2014[edit]
The following were excerpts from the platform listed on Loveless' campaign website:[6]
- Budget and taxes:
- "Work to balance the budget, starting by supporting the Ryan Plan."
- "Implement an 'Affordability Index' for all government expenditures in order to rank spending and programs by necessity and usefulness."
- National security:
- "Abolish secret courts and opaque rule."
- "[The Department of Homeland Security] should be an aggregation of existing agencies and not a force unto itself."
- Defense:
- "Restore the full benefits of all U.S. service personnel and their families."
- "Seek to strengthen our military institutions through modernization."
- Healthcare:
- "Repeal and replace Obamacare."
- "Seek permanent tort reform."
- Technology:
- "Provide leadership for Internet and other technology bills."
- "End the practice of abdicating to telecom, media, and tech lobbies."
- Energy:
- "Support the Keystone XL Pipeline."
- Economy:
- "Repeal and replace Dodd-Frank."
- Excerpts from campaign websites may contain spelling and grammatical errors
Elections[edit]
2014[edit]
Loveless ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 3rd District. Loveless was defeated by incumbent Sam Johnson in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.[7]
| U.S. House, Texas District 3 Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Sam Johnson Incumbent |
80.6% | 31,178 | ||
| Harry Pierce | 7.8% | 3,004 | ||
| Cami Dean | 6.3% | 2,435 | ||
| Josh Loveless | 5.4% | 2,086 | ||
| Total Votes | 38,703 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Personal[edit]
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Loveless lives in Murphy, Texas, with his wife, Liz, and their three children.[2]
Recent news[edit]
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Josh + Loveless + Texas + Congress"
See also[edit]
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Texas' 3rd Congressional District
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Josh Loveless For Congress: "Home," accessed November 12, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Facebook: "Josh Loveless for Congress, About," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Lifezilla "Josh Loveless," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LinkedIn: "Josh Loveless," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Murphy Monitor, "Murphy resident Loveless runs for Congress," December 19, 2013
- ↑ Josh Loveless for Congress: "Platform," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Primary 2014 Election Results," March 4, 2014
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