The Latest Electoral Circumstances

Pictured: Representative Amash blown away by the support he received in the 2018 Election.

Michigan's 3rd Congressional District Election, 2018 

Justin Amash advanced without an opponent in the Republican primary. Democrat Cathy Albro challenged the incumbent Amash in the 2018 General Election for U.S. House. Holding the office since 2010, Amash continued his tenure with a 54.4% margin.

Campaign Finance Status

    Candidate               Party              Receipts      Disbursements         Cash

Justin Amash        Republican        $586,830         $573,630 $230,837 Cathy Albro        Democratic $128,609         $105,991           $22,619

The 2016 Election

Justin Amash was one of several Republicans that did not endorse or vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election. Instead, Amash endorsed the Republican candidate Ted Cruz. While his decision could have been a risk, it did not harm his own election. In fact, Amash won with a 60% margin against his challenger Douglas Smith. Perhaps his victory was so definite because Douglas Smith could not have a more basic, Caucasian name. Hoping to feel more unique, Douglas Smith later changed his party affiliation to Independent.

Pictured: The apparent likeness of Ted Cruz and Kevin Malone.

Predictions

The 2018 Cook Partisan Voter Index for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District was R+6, meaning  6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. Additionally, Justin Amash is currently serving his fourth term for the Fighting 3rd. Every reelection, he consistently wins by a reasonably comfortable margin. Amash continues to stand out, as he does not conform to the Republican party, often leaning Libertarian. At only 38 years old, Amash will likely remain in office and certainly seek high office in years to come.

Major Issues

Troubles of the Two-Party System

 "I think we should be concerned about hypocrisy, where one side is doing something we think it's okay, and then the other side does something and we think it's bad. So there are reasonable concerns about hypocrisy, but that doesn't mean that every time President Trump or Republicans do something we should just say, 'Well, the Democrats did the same thing.'"   -Justin Amash July 21, 2017

Government Overspending
In order to combat government overspending, Justin introduced a balanced budget amendment, the Business Cycle Balanced Budget Amendment, advocating for a fair and simple tax code and a regulatory environment. 

 Limiting NSA

In January 2018, the House voted to renew a controversial six year surveillance program allowing the possible collection of Americans' emails, text messages, and photos without a warrant. Along with Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California, Amash proposed an alternative bill. With strong support from both liberal and conservative groups, the bill required federal agents to get warrants before searching through Americans' data.