Montgomery Markland

Montgomery Markland (Republican Party) (also known as Monty) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 26th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.

Markland (Republican Party) also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 12th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.

Markland (Republican Party) also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.

Montgomery Markland did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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Montgomery Markland did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Americans First, now and forever. You own this country. You are the American Individual. You have conquered an unforgiving wilderness. You have conquered space. Now is the time for the individual American people to conquer our flawed, but redeemable Federal government. I ask for your vote. I pledge to represent the interests of all Americans in the United States Senate. I will bring uniquely Texan principles and philosophies to our great nation’s Capitol. I will carry your beliefs, hopes and dreams to the well of the U.S. Senate. Together, we will ring the bell of freedom once more. We will, in a unified voice of unique individuals, declare our independence once more.

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?

Constitutional AbsolutistEconomic PopulistRepublican Leader

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

- Arrest & reverse inflation to benefit your family’s life

- Revive hope & freedom to rebuild your trust

- Defend your individual liberties against all enemies foreign & domestic

- Reestablish & render impregnable our nation’s borders, to protect Americans

- Expel criminal illegal aliens

- Fearlessly Confront the Chinese Communist Party

- Destroy bureaucratic interference in your lives

- Return the American Identity of Greatness & Destiny

- Defend your Faith in God

- Bring U.S. manufacturing back home to create millions of jobs & safeguard our national security

- Proclaim & secure the truth that all men are created equal

- Halt & reverse career politicians’ efforts to reduce our great nation to a technocratic oligarchy

- Expand states’ & individual rights

- Bring the voice of the individual to Washington

- Eliminate regulatory capture & corporate welfare

- Vote against all new debts & deficits

- Write, pass & enact laws that return power to you, small businesses & the powerful expanse of our country, rather than the corrupt & despotic neo-Feudalists, pagans & oligarchs in the decaying urban enclaves of the Acela Corridor

- Jumpstart the engine of American innovation

- Bring peace; prosperity and a colorblind society to you by reforming, punishing & breaking up concentration of power at all levels of big government & big business

- End the exploitation of the working class, end the pillaging of the middle class, oppose elites in all matters

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

U.S. Senator Daniel Webster, who gave his utmost and every effort to reform the United States of America and avert the U.S. Civil War.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The U.S. Constitution

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

Honesty

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Honesty, persistence, fidelity & Faith

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

To represent the American individuals he serves.

What legacy would you like to leave?

For all American individuals and families to know their children will grow up in a safer, stronger and more excellent Republic.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The 1984 Reagan v Monday Presidential election when I was six years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Texas House legislative staffer

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Because of that green light, a beacon of dreams

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

I would not be a fictional character

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Every mountain I have ever climbed

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

The U.S. Debt, the Chinese Communist Party, illegal immigration, energy independence, national security and the economic security of every American.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I support term limits for the U.S. Senate.

What qualities does the U.S. Senate possess that makes it unique as an institution?

The U.S. Senate is an institution of historical import that preserved, protected and defended the American way of life for centuries. However, the body has lost it’s way, become a back room for special interest deals, and I will go to Washington D.C. to reverse this deplorable state of affairs.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for senators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Potentially

What do you think of the filibuster?

The filibuster is a critical element and tradition of the U.S. Senate.

Is there a particular senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Senator Daniel Webster

Tell us your favorite joke.

You have to donate to the campaign to hear my best joke

How would you evaluate a judicial nominee?

I would only vote to confirm Constitutional Absolutists

What kind of relationships would you build with other senators?

Collaborative but Firm

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Sometimes

How should the U.S. Senate use its investigative powers?

To reform the Executive Branch

What criteria would you apply when deciding whether to confirm presidential appointees to their Cabinet?

The only appropriate criteria is whether the appointee is loyal to the U.S. Constitution, the American individual and is qualified for the position on a President’s Cabinet: they must be the best but also in-touch with the real world and your real life.

Montgomery Markland did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Montgomery Markland did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2021 Candidate Connection survey.