John Blust

Blust earned his B.S. and J.D. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. When he served in the state House, his professional experience included working as an accountant and attorney. Blust served in the United States Army from 1972 to 1974 and 1982 to 1985.

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The following issues were listed on Blust's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

Control Spending / Lower Debt: A national debt of $19 trillion, which is rising daily, is a direct threat to our existence as a nation. Uncontrolled spending and debt place the future of our children and grandchildren in jeopardy. We need entitlement reform to lower the more than $100 trillion unfunded liability (future debt to come) we face. There needs to be a spending cap to control the growth of non-defense discretionary spending so that we can weed out waste, fraud, and abuse.

Tax Reform / Simplification: We need to pass a major tax reform bill in the 2017 session of Congress that implements a flat tax with a rate of 15 percent; with all deductions and credits eliminated except home mortgage interest, charitable contributions, and large medical expenses. This would allow a tax return to consist of one sheet of paper.

Regulatory Reform: Dodd-Frank needs to be repealed. Dodd-Frank has greatly inhibited bank lending to small and mid-sized businesses, as well as the financing of entrepreneurs with new business ideas because it is even more impossible to understand and comply with than the tax code. This also has killed economic growth and job creation. We should require a cost-benefit analysis for any proposed regulation with a projected economic impact above a threshold level.

Repeal and Replace Obamacare: Obamacare is yet another government program that has been so costly and difficult to implement that it has destroyed economic growth and job creation. It needs to be fully repealed and replaced with market-based reform that restores incentives to patients and leaves decisions to patients and their doctors.

Secure the Border / Control Immigration: This is a national security issue. This country is in grave danger if anyone can just pick up and come into this country contrary to our laws. Our national sovereignty is at stake. We have to be a nation of laws. Securing the border means not only building the wall, but having the resources to track and prevent those who enter this country legally at first from overstaying their visits – or from staying permanently.

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—John Blust's campaign website, http://www.voteforblust.com/issues/