Joseph Morgan
Joseph Morgan (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.
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Elections
2020
Candidate profile
See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick defeated Brandon Martin, Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah, and Brandon Schlass in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 3, 2020. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2
✔ Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
209,945 Brandon Martin (R)
170,975 Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah (Independent) (Write-in) 99 Brandon Schlass (Common Sense Moderate) (Write-in)
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick defeated Peter Quilter in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ann Kirkpatrick | 76.3 | 77,517 | |
| Peter Quilter | 23.7 | 24,035 | ||
| Total votes: 101,552 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nevin Kohler (D)
- Andres Portela (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Brandon Martin defeated Noran Ruden, Joseph Morgan, and Jordan Flayer in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandon Martin | 42.5 | 31,730 | |
| Noran Ruden | 33.6 | 25,049 | ||
| Joseph Morgan | 23.9 | 17,802 | ||
 | Jordan Flayer (Write-in) | 0.1 | 52 | |
| Total votes: 74,633 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Boyd (R)
- Justine Wadsack (R)
- Mike Ligon (R)
- Shay Stautz (R)
- Jason Bacon (R)
- James Schmidt (R)
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I was born and raised in Tucson, AZ. I have a M.A. in U.S. History. My first job out of college was as a financial advisor. After four years, and successfully battling cancer, I switched career paths to teach history at Pima Community College. I was a conservative contributor to the Arizona Daily Star, Tucson's largest newspaper, until I announced my candidacy. I currently work for the Upward Bound program at Pima Community College, which assists underprivileged children in pursuing their dreams of higher education. We have a crisis of leadership in this country. Our country is currently run by well-pedigreed, well-connected, and mostly ill-informed political elites, who have little in common with the average American. Congress stopped being a representative voice for the people of this country and has become overseers of a bureaucratic state. Influence is the political capital of Washington D.C., and our elected leaders are little more than bought and paid for mouth pieces for the particular interest groups they serve. We must have public servants again. We must have representatives who are willing to listen to their constituents, so they can actually represent them, and above all, we must have members of Congress who will put this nation's needs above that of financiers and lobbyists. I have dedicated my life to community service work in Tucson, and am now asking for the honor to serve the people of Congressional District 2."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Arizona District 2 in 2020.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph Morgan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morgan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was born and raised in Tucson, AZ. I have a M.A. in U.S. History. My first job out of college was as a financial advisor. After four years, and successfully battling cancer, I switched career paths to teach history at Pima Community College. I was a conservative contributor to the Arizona Daily Star, Tucson's largest newspaper, until I announced my candidacy. I currently work for the Upward Bound program at Pima Community College, which assists underprivileged children in pursuing their dreams of higher education. We have a crisis of leadership in this country. Our country is currently run by well-pedigreed, well-connected, and mostly ill-informed political elites, who have little in common with the average American. Congress stopped being a representative voice for the people of this country and has become overseers of a bureaucratic state. Influence is the political capital of Washington D.C., and our elected leaders are little more than bought and paid for mouth pieces for the particular interest groups they serve. We must have public servants again. We must have representatives who are willing to listen to their constituents, so they can actually represent them, and above all, we must have members of Congress who will put this nation's needs above that of financiers and lobbyists. I have dedicated my life to community service work in Tucson, and am now asking for the honor to serve the people of Congressional District 2.
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I am passionate about seeing our government trimmed down to size. From the problems plaguing our healthcare system, to our broken education system, the root of the problems are all found in federal government assumption of powers it has no place in, and that its presence has only made worse. The only way to create more access in, decrease the cost of, and expand options to medical care, is get government out of it entirely! The same is true of education. Control must be returned to the people and families at the local level.
I look up to George Washington. He was a man who wanted nothing more than to be left alone and live his life, yet, when his nation called upon him, he served. He is the only man to ever NOT want the presidency; to shun the limelight, and yet willingly put the nation's needs above his own personal desires.
I would reccommend the writings of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams; the pamhplet Common Sense by Thomas Paine, John Locke's Treatise on government, and the Bible if you want to understand my political philosophy.
Above all else, an elected official must be a servant of the people. They must see what they are doing, not as a job, or a career, but as a duty, for as long as they assume the responsibility.
I am hardworking, well-read, articulate, and disciplined. I am committed and loyal, but above all, I am a man of my word.
The core responsibilities of any elected representative is to honestly represent their constituents; to educate themselves on the issues critical to those they represent, then help educate their constituents so that they might know why they are voting the way they are. They must hold themselves accountable, because then they won't have to worry about being held accountable by their constituents; they will already know where they stand.
I would like it to be said of me that I fought to enable those I serve to live freer and with more opportunity than those who came before them. That I served their needs, and not my own. That I honored the memory of all those who have died to make this country the greatest nation the world has ever known.
The first memory I have is playing with my yellow dump truck at McDonald's with my grandparents. I was maybe 4?
I worked as a financial advisor for AXA Advisors for 4 years. (This was my first job, as I spent my entire college career, working as a volunteer)
The Bible. It is the fountain of all Wisdom for me. It is more than just a book; it is a way of life, and it is filled with truth. My favorite fiction book is the Scarlet Pimpernel.
My greatest struggle has been not treating people with respect, and being to biting with my tongue. Everyone is worthy of respect, and often, in my efforts to show how smart I am, or just to win an argument, I can be very condescending and unkind. Controlling my tongue and minding my temper has been something I have struggled with. If you weren't referencing that, I have personally battled cancer, and believe me, I have great empathy for those struggling with disease themselves.
The U.S. House hasn't possessed many qualities that make it unique in a long time. There is no longer even vague discussion over bills they sign, and there is absolutely ZERO representation from the majority of the members. As originally designed, it was a chance for the people to actually be heard. This was unique to the world. That hasn't been true for a long time.
I don't believe it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics. In fact, I view it as a liability. Knowing how to game the system or cut deals is not what the people who we represent us need. They need someone to speak for them and promote real ideas that will help solve the problems that affect us all. This will of course require working with other, and listening to them, but that assumes the other representatives are there to do the same thing, and sadly, they are not any longer. They spend their time raising money, and overseeing the bureaucratic state, and then holding sham votes on legislation written by members of the bureaucratic state. Knowing how to do this well, will kneecap the ability of most to actually even consider what's in the best interest of their constituents.
Internationally, China is our greatest threat. Their control of our strategic supply of materials critical to our military weapon systems, much of our pharmaceuticals, and essential technologies cannot be ignored or shrugged away.
On the home front, we must get government ouf of medical care, otherwise we will never get costs down, never see access expanded, never see options made more available. We must balance the budget, and live within our means, and once we do that, we must get Social Security out from under the purview of Congress, as the colossal mismanagement of funds has created a massive bubble within the system itself, and will end in disaster for Americans down the road. We must also radically change our immigration system to make it easier for people to come in legally, but end things that make it easier to come in illegally.
I would like to be on the Armed Services Committee, Appropriations, or Energy and Commerce.
Yes, two years is a sufficient term, because it gives the people the best chance at holding a representative accountable.
I am opposed to term limits because they would only increase the power of the unelected bureaucrats. All elected people have a term, and it's the next vote.
I have no interst in joining the leadership of my Party in the House. That could change in time.
I admire the life and service of John Quincy Adams.
I met a woman named Diane who has over $600,000 in medical bills, and has no idea how she will ever get them paid off. She doesn't want more government contorl in her life, nor does she want Medicare for all, because that means more government, but she has gotten no answers from anyone else on how to actually lower costs for care. She is not worried about losing her home thankfully, as she has been able to make payments, but she does worry she will never pay off this debt, and doesn't no how or if anything can be done. This is why I am so passionate about helping fix our issues in the medical care arena. There are real people suffering, and all anyone in government seems to suggest is more government. We must get government out of the medical care business, otherwise people like Diane will never get the relief they need.
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2020 Elections
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