Milam Langella
Milam Langella (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Langella completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Milam Langella was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Connecticut University in 1995 and a graduate degree from Marine Corps University Command and Staff College in 2016.[1] Langella served in the U.S. Marine Corps and reached the rank of corporal. He served again in the U.S. Marine Corps and reached the rank of second lieutenant. Langella's career experience includes working as a commercial pilot and as an operations officer with MEF Information Group.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 2
Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Robin Fulford in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniel Crenshaw (R) | 65.9 | 151,791 | |
| Robin Fulford (D) | 34.1 | 78,496 | ||
| Total votes: 230,287 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
Robin Fulford advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robin Fulford | 100.0 | 17,160 | |
| Total votes: 17,160 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rayna Reid (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Jameson Ellis, Martin Etwop, and Milam Langella in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniel Crenshaw | 74.5 | 45,863 | |
| Jameson Ellis | 16.6 | 10,195 | ||
| Martin Etwop | 4.5 | 2,785 | ||
| Milam Langella | 4.5 | 2,741 | ||
| Total votes: 61,584 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lucia Rodriguez (R)
- Mike Billand (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Milam Langella completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Langella'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 believe that the America that we grew up in is not the America that we now live. It is definitely not the America that we want to turn over to our children until, this country follows the rule of law and the constitution as well as respects all life and welcomes God back into our schools.
- I intend on teaching DC the power of “No” I do not plan on voting yes on any legislation brought before me unless it reduces the size of the government and increases individual liberties. It is my job to represent the people of District 2 and cast the votes of bills that they approve.
- It is my intent that we take the constitution from being used as a doormat at the border and place it in the center of the congressional library. we need to ensure that our border is secure and that the citizens of the United states retain their God given rights and are not trampled over by the many thousands and thousands of feet entering The US from the southern border. Shall not be infringed is something that need be echoed for all of our rights.
Second Amendment
School Choice
With respect to tact I don't mind dropping that when the situation dictates.
With respect to tact I don't mind dropping that when the situation dictates.
Education
Homeland Security
But I remember the story about a fella who was running for office as a republican. And he was in a rural area that wasn’t known to be a republican area and he stopped by a farm to do some campaigning.
And when the farmer heard he was a republican his jaw dropped and he said wait right here while I go get Ma. She’s never seen a republican before. So he got her. And the candidate looked around for a podium from which to give his speech.
And the only thing he could find was a pile of that stuff that Bess Truman took 35 years trying to get Harry to call fertilizer. So, he got up on the mound and when they came back he gave his speech.
And at the end of it the farmer said that is the first time I’ve ever heard a republican speech. And the candidate said that’s the first time I’ve ever given a republican speech from a democratic platform.”
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Campaign website
Langella's campaign website stated the following:
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US Economy The federal government has spent the United States into a position where we no longer have economic leverage to benefit the people. The government is freely printing spending money with no regard to a balanced budget or the devaluation of the US Dollar. We are borrowing against money that does not exist and driving inflation higher. Higher inflation impacts everyone from all social classes, but it will be the lower and middle class that will feel these effects the most. The federal printing of money would not be as large an issue, if in fact, we were matching it with products created and built here on US soil. It is a reckless policy to get rid of the American Manufactured, American Built, American Owned – Made In The USA, by American citizens, for American companies. We, as a nation, are no longer producing as many products as we once did. A large percentage of our manufacturing jobs have been reduced or eliminated as more and more items are produced in China and other foreign nations. Many of whom are not good partners politically or economically for the United States. We must ensure the countries we engage in trade with and how we engage in trade with them, including tariffs on imports, is in the best interest of the United States and it’s citizens. We must continue with President Trump’s message of America First. Beyond just the manufacturing, we are also outsourcing our many of our service jobs, largely in Information Technology (IT) and Customer Service. Over the past couple of decades more and more of these types of positions have gone overseas or off-shore. We are weakening and leaving ourselves vulnerable as a society with our data being exposed to unknown entities. American Served or American Built should equally apply to the service, and virtual or digital world as much as it does the physical one. The only way to get us out of the insurmountable debt that we are under is to bring back manufacturing and our service industry jobs, which would include tax breaks for companies – large and small, from corporations to the mom-and-pops. These tax breaks would enable companies to expand and invest more, to hire more workers and at better wages. With more of the nation back at work and a decrease in foreign labor and parts dependency, the US economy will flourish and in turn will result in more tax dollars flowing in, not due to increasing taxes on individuals or companies but because there would be more avenues of tax dollars coming in. Election Integrity We saw in this last election numerous examples where the results were challenged. The citizens of this country deserve to have faith in our voting systems, election process and in our elected officials. No matter how we do it, we have to understand that any type of election system will fail over time and we should work to taking measures to ensure confidence and integrity in our election results. I support having a 24 hour election day as we traditionally have done until recent years and immediately followed by a forensic auditing process. And I would propose that individual citizens from the local area are part of overseeing this audit process. Individuals should be representative of the same local area and could potentially be randomly chosen in a similar manner to how a jury is selected. But before we can get to that point we must close our borders to those coming into this country illegally and ensure that only living, verified citizens are given the opportunity to vote on elected officials and policies. If getting some kind of state or national ID is too difficult or expensive for some individuals, then this is what needs to be addressed not eliminating the requirement of showing valid US identification. Every legal citizen, born or naturalized, should have the same opportunities to vote in local, state, and federal elections, but when those who are here illegally are afforded the same influence, it diminishes the voice of each of us as legal citizens. Those of us, who follow the law and play by the rules, who pay into the system, WE ALL LOSE – when those who break the law are not only given the same or at times more benefit from the system are also granted right to vote on policy and elect officials. I whole-hearted believe that every vote should and must count — from our military serving here to overseas, from our elderly to our younger generations, from every economic status — we all as citizens have a right to cast a single vote. Let’s ensure that EVERY LEGAL, US CITIZEN VOTE COUNTS equally.[3] |
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| —Milam Langella's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 3, 2022
- ↑ Milam for Congress, "Milam Langella," accessed February 7, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Milam for Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 21, 2022
