Marissa Selvig
Marissa Selvig (Constitution Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Wyoming's At-Large Congressional District. She initially filed to run as a Republican but switched to her affiliation to the Constitution Party before the Republican primary.[1]
Biography
Marissa Selvig was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Selvig earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls in 2005. Her career experience includes being self-employed.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District
Harriet Hageman defeated Lynnette Grey Bull, Richard Brubaker, and Marissa Selvig in the general election for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harriet Hageman (R) | 68.2 | 132,206 | |
| Lynnette Grey Bull (D) | 24.4 | 47,250 | ||
| Richard Brubaker (L) | 2.8 | 5,420 | ||
| Marissa Selvig (Constitution Party) | 2.3 | 4,505 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 4,521 | ||
| Total votes: 193,902 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Casey Hardison (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District
Lynnette Grey Bull defeated Meghan Jensen and Steven Helling in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lynnette Grey Bull | 59.7 | 4,507 | |
| Meghan Jensen | 24.3 | 1,833 | ||
| Steven Helling | 11.9 | 897 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.1 | 309 | ||
| Total votes: 7,546 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District
Harriet Hageman defeated incumbent Liz Cheney, Anthony Bouchard, Denton Knapp, and Robyn Belinskey in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harriet Hageman | 66.3 | 113,079 | |
| Liz Cheney | 28.9 | 49,339 | ||
| Anthony Bouchard | 2.6 | 4,508 | ||
| Denton Knapp | 1.3 | 2,258 | ||
| Robyn Belinskey | 0.8 | 1,306 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 175 | ||
| Total votes: 170,665 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chuck Gray (R)
- Bryan Keller (R)
- Marissa Selvig (R)
- Darin Smith (R)
- Bryan Miller (R)
- Bo Biteman (R)
- Catharine O'Neill (R)
Endorsements
To view Selvig's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Marissa Selvig completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Selvig'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 am you. We need regular, virtuous, God-fearing, logical and practical people to once again fill the congress of the United States. We need someone who knows what it is to be on a budget and to live within their means. Someone who truly loves America. Someone who will uphold their oath to our Constitution. That is me.
- We MUST have fiscal responsibility in congress again. We cannot keep printing and spending money that doesn't exist and expect our nation's economy to improve. If we want to curb inflation, WE MUST STOP SPENDING MORE THAN WE TAKE IN!
- We need a new 3 R's in America. Revelation - Revival - Restoration. In short: a revelation of the state of our nation, of right priorities, and of real American History; a revival of spirit, soul, body, and logical reasoning; and a restoration of true Constitutional governance.
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Campaign website
Selvig's campaign website stated the following:
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The Constitution I believe that the Constitution is the second most important document in our country besides the Declaration of Independence. We must do all we can to uphold the constitution in every circumstance. It is a sound document that would still work as intended today if we were a country that lauded virtuous behavior, and applied its principles properly. Its brilliant design was to protect us from governmental despotism. The nature of man stays the same no matter how time changes. Power and greed have twisted our government into something I believe the founding fathers would be devastated by. I agree with these words by Daniel Webster, “It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions…There are men, in all ages who mean to govern well; but they mean to govern. They promise to be kind masters; but they mean to be masters…They think there need be but little restraint upon themselves…The love of power may sink too deep in their own hearts…”
The state of being free. A founding principle. We are all born with the desire for liberty. Self-governance is the key feature to exercising that liberty. Whether we use that freedom for doing good or evil, that is in our control alone. The government is supposed to be in place to protect our ability to live, work, and play freely within simple legal guidelines so we do not cause others harm. Laws should be simple and understandable so that anyone can easily read them and know what they are not allowed to do and have the freedom to do the rest. In the last verse of “America the Beautiful” Katherine Lee Bates penned, “…confirm thy soul in self-control; thy liberty in law.” We cannot be free if we, as well as our government, do not have self-control. I also believe in the freedom to easily buy from your local farmer, and rancher. The Wyoming Food Freedom Act is an amazing piece of legislation that helps so many producers and consumers put healthy, locally produced food on their tables. I would like to encourage every state to have the freedom like we do here in WY.
Our tax system is a mess. It needs serious reform and I am in favor of The FAIRtax, and would sign on as a co-sponsor if it should fail to pass this session. It is the most practical reform I have ever seen, and includes the abolishing of the IRS, all taxes on income, capital gains, death taxes, etc. We need to activate the grassroots on this one in order to educate our fellow citizens. www.fairtax.org It is my goal to promote, educate and pass The FAIRtax for a more free and more constitutional future for our country. Please also click this link to see my tax FAIRtax pledge. https://fairtax.org/the-fairtax-candidate-pledge-2022
The federal budget and its debt are some of the biggest issues currently facing of our country. Our debt currently sits at more than 30 trillion dollars! That amounts to over $90,000 per citizen alive in America today. That is absolutely unacceptable! For too long our legislators have had no foresight into what endless printing of money will do to our economy in the long run. I do not believe in these endless omnibus bills and continuing resolutions passed year after year with no regard to the national debt, and interest thereof. I do believe in a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. It is congress’ JOB to make an actual budget. We must do the hard work of ignoring the lobbyists, cutting out all the wasteful spending, and slimming down the discretionary spending to a level that gets us on track to making sure our debt can at least get down to 90% of GDP by 2031. I am a big fan of Rand Paul’s “ 2 penny plan”, which would cut two pennies out of every dollar spent. Now, after all the COVID stimulus relief, it will probably be more like 8-10 cents on every dollar. It can be done. If we as citizens can’t spend without limit, neither should the government.
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. “ Pretty simple. We have had to defend our home from an intruder with one of our weapons. This one is personal. All citizens should continue to have the right to defend themselves, from others and from tyranny.
Psalm 139:13-18 “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they were all written, The days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them , they would be more in number than the sand;” All human life is valuable; pre-born to death bed. I will always defend a person’s right to life especially if they cannot speak for themselves. We must defend the unborn, and encourage citizens and charitable organizations, not the government, to support women with an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy. Working in coordination with the private sector, we must also find a way to make adoption more affordable.
The nuclear family is the backbone of society. When the family structure deteriorates, so does the culture. I believe in promoting (but not mandating) healthy family values; i.e. encouraging two parent homes whenever it is possible, valuing education, healthy eating, clean living, mental-health counseling when necessary, etc.
America is a beautiful country founded by immigrants. My family came here from Sweden in the late 1800’s and my husband’s, from Norway at the same time. I have friends who are naturalized citizens, some who are still working the citizenship process, and some who are here on student visas. I value what our LEGAL immigration system provides for others to come here to work, live and study. On the flip side, I do believe in strong border protection, and illegal immigration policy. Trafficking of drugs and humans is an ongoing problem. I was pleased with the work President Trump did working with our Mexican and Central American neighbors in regards to the caravans of people trying to escape here. Those agreements should not be discontinued, nor should the border wall construction be halted. I’m a firm believer that if we cannot even take care of our own poor, homeless, mentally ill and drug addicted Americans, we should absolutely not have an open border, or an “all are welcome for any reason at any time” policy. Our own people need jobs. Our own people need homes. Our own people need practical, short-term assistance. Once we can help our own people find a stepping stone out of poverty, then we can open up carefully to more of the world.
I am a firm believer in a well-rounded education. I do not believe that pre-K-12 education should be run by the Dept. of Ed. I am in favor of ending that agency, which would help the federal budget, as well as provide total state and local control. The more local the control, the better the outcome in most cases. Every part of the country has different needs, and a one-size-fits-all system isn’t good for students. I see the problems it causes often in my children’s schools. I am for school choice and think private and charter schools are a great option with great track-records for high learning outcomes. When it comes to the University system in America, I believe we must stop spending billions of dollars on Colleges and Universities. Especially ivy league schools that already have endowments in the millions and billions. They should be able to run off of their tuition alone. Along with that comes student loan reform. I had one, in addition to a small grant, and it helped me go to an affordable college, so I do know the value, but the more the government pays out in student loans, the more the higher education system raises its tuition. It is an endless cycle that isn’t good for the Federal budget since our legislators can’t seem to stop spending.
Energy is a vital resource for Wyoming and America, especially considering we have a wealth of resources right underneath our feet. Our federal government is in the way of our production. Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution gives the Federal Government no such right to interfere with the energy industry in America and therefore it should be relegated to the States or to the People. I will advocate for the abolishment of the Department of Energy and the EPA on a federal level, which will include the ending of all subsidies to all energy corporations, renewables, biofuels and fossil fuels alike.
As someone who has been censored for no reason at all by “big tech” other than for stating my political opinion calmly and rationally, praying live, and saying the word “patriot”, this one hits close to home. Contrary to popular opinion, speech is NOT violence. It can in some cases cause it if people have no self-control, but it is not, in and of itself, violent. Our first amendment guarantees us the right to say and believe what we would like. We should not be prevented from speaking what we believe. Not in a K-12 school, not in a university, not on social media, and not in the halls of our government.
Truly, the most forgotten people of America. Since I work with a ministry that serves on our local reservation, I believe it is important to educate the American people about the issues regarding housing shortages, homes without water, homelessness, poverty, abuse, and addiction, and coordinate with schools, mental health centers and charitable organizations to better serve our great indigenous peoples. The Federal Government should also collaborate and coordinate better with tribal organizations to make monetary accountability and transparency, important as other governmentally funded organizations must also do the same.
Is the climate changing? It always has. Are we causing it? Most likely not. Do we have a responsibility to care for the environment in a reasonable way? Absolutely, but we must continue to use innovation, not regulation to help care for our planet, and also encourage other countries to do the same. America alone does not pollute the planet. Neither can she save it alone. I also believe in promoting proper forest management, multiple use lands, delisting animals that are no longer actually endangered, letting states decide what is an appropriate way to cull problem animals.[3] |
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| —Marissa Selvig's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Casper Star Tribune, "US House candidate leaves Republican Primary in an attempt to gain the Constitution Party's nomination," December 28, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 11, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Selvig for Congress 2022, “Issues,” accessed October 8, 2022
