Carly Braun

Carly Braun was born in Weirton, West Virginia. She earned a bachelor's degree from Purdue University Global in 2012 and a graduate degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2018. She also graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in 2015. Braun's career experience includes working as an FBI officer.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I earned a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice while working two full time jobs. Then I began the journey to earn a Master’s degree in psychology. During that time, I was honored to become a federal law enforcement officer with the FBI.

I proudly served the FBI since 2015, first as an FBI police officer, where I was trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia and I then underwent training at Quantico, VA. During my time as a police officer, I put myself in harm’s way to protect the men and women who are employed with the FBI.

In 2019, I left the police unit and went to work in the Facial Recognition Unit and trained in biometric imaging and comparison, which allowed me to increase my knowledge to better serve the FBI.

In August of 2021, I was forced to resign my position at the FBI when Biden implemented his COVID mandates on all federal employees. After that, I decided to run for congress.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

The border crisis must be stopped and the border must be secured once and for all.Stop federal level COVID mandates and eviction moratoriums.Stand up for America by impeaching Biden and Harris for dereliction of duty.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

We must continue President Trump's vision of reducing the federal government footprint. We MUST stop the border crisis and seal up the border, and restore the "Stay In Mexico" policy. To be sure, I will not shirk from my constitutional duties as a Congresswoman. You can count on it.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty, availability, principled leadership skills and having a backbone.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

You must be dedicated to the Constitution of the United States of America.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

National security.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

No, I believe 3 or 4 years would be better so they can spend more time legislating and less time campaigning.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Every candidate seems to support term limits when they first run for office. Then, once elected, it never happens.

I do not support term limits because our founding fathers (most who were politicians until their dying days) did not see it fit to include it in the constitution. I believe that is because they did not see reason to restrict the ability of voters to choose who they want for their representatives. It is up to voters to vote out those politicians who are no longer effective.

Furthermore, when there are term limits, it does not help your average Joe to get elected, it only enable the parties to perfectly plan the trajectory of those seats since they will know exactly when those seats will be available - and they will already have someone lined up and funded - as politicians who are well funded simply move from one office to another, just like they do in California.

And finally, with term limits, you will assuredly create a "lame duck" situation at the end of every election.

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