Jonathon Myers

Jon Myers is a 14th generation Virginian. Jon has resided in the 7th district for 26 years, with all of his children being born and raised in district. Jon and his wife Valerie reside in Stafford, VA with their son Jon Jr. HIs twin daughters attend Virginia universities.

Jon served as a US Marine Corps officer for 28 years. He is a highly decorated veteran of the Iraq War and many other campaigns. One of the most active intelligence officers and national security experts in the USMC, Jon participated in or personally led many of the most high profile national security missions of the last 3 decades, including the rescue of Captain Scott O’Grady from Bosnia; the invasion of Iraq as a member of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force; the Marine Corps response to the Benghazi terrorist attack; and the Marine Corps investigation of Edward Snowden’s theft of classified materials. Jon retired in 2020 as a senior intelligence officer for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. In his civilian career, Jon has managed domestic security policy and budget for the US Department of State, and is a trusted consultant to both the US military as well as African and NATO partners on countering Chinese and Russian activities across Europe, Africa, and Scandinavia. As a retired Marine, Jon was a key player in the veteran-led evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021.

• I am a strong supporter of term limits for all elected officials at the federal level. The original intent was for a government "by the people" and not by a permanent political class who would dominate the control of government through long-term occupancy of elected positions, and lock the regular citizenry out of the process. Politicians who use their status and power to enrich themselves though shady deals with foreign countries and bad actors. I support the imposition of term-limits on all elected officials.
• Career politicians have failed in their greatest responsibility: protecting our national sovereignty. They have failed to protect us from poisonous Chinese fentanyl and the Mexican drug cartels. I support securing the border with all technical and physical security measures available, regardless of politics. Once our border is physically secure, I support the enforcement of our existing immigration laws and a re-examination of those laws. I support legal immigration in all forms.
• Our economy is on the verge of being surpassed by China's. I am an unapologetic capitalist, firmly opposed to communism, socialism, or any variant thereof. The cost of living is out of control due to unlimited spending on radical agendas. I feel it myself every day, with two kids in college and one in high school. It needs to stop. I support free-market economics with limited government interference. I support lower taxes and responsible spending. We need to stop the policies that drive inflation and make our lives too expensive.

I am passionate about all policies that affect the freedoms and securities of American citizens. However, I am particularly passionate about national security, the second amendment, the economy, and veterans affairs. Under national security I would include ensuring that we re-focus our national security on real threats, like China, and not politically-motivated "threats" such as white nationalism or Christian nationalism. I am passionate about restoring our border security, returning to fiscal sanity, and also rescuing our declining military from internal mismanagement by those more interested in social agendas than lethality.

I grew up in a broken household, so I do not have typical male-role models. I admire George Washington and Dwight Eisenhower for their roles as military men who went on to do great things for their nation as civilian leaders.

The Constitution of the United States.

Bearing, courage, dependability, decisiveness, endurance, enthusiasm, judgment, justice, knowledge, loyalty, tact, unselfishness.

Intellect, experience, empathy, ability to process though and action quickly, historical knowledge, faith.

To advocate on behalf of their constituents and not fall prey to the tendencies of self-preservation or longevity in the position.

That of a good father and husband who also chose to serve his country in a meaningful way while setting a good example to his children and fellow citizens.

The death of Elvis Presley. I had just turned 7 years old.

US Embassy intern, Mexico City. Summer job.

The Bible.

Charlie Daniels, Long Haired Country Boy.

Not having a father to rely on during the various important milestones in life. Which meant that often I have had to figure things out on my own without the advice and consult of an experienced father-figure.

Under the design of the founding fathers, it is unique in that is supposed to be a body made up of active citizens who advocate for the constituency to which they belong. Unfortunately, under the current system, representatives end up advocating for special interests and themselves in order to stay in office as long as possible. This is why I am an advocate for term limits.

No. Representatives in the house are supposed to be true advocates for their district because they have worked and lived in the district and understand that they will return to those lives after a term of service. It is better that they be farmers, doctors, educators, military, blue collar workers, and others who live regular lives before going to serve for limited terms.

The greatest challenges to our nation is dealing with an unsecured southern border, managing the threat posed by our greatest adversary (China), and dealing with our ever-expanding national debt.

Yes. And they should be limited to only 3 terms of 2 years each.

I am a strong advocate for term limits and have signed the term limits pledge.

No. I do not model myself after anyone, nor do I aspire to imitate any current members of Congress. I admire George Washington and Dwight Eisenhower as models of effective leadership.

There are two definitions of compromise. In terms of making positive things happen for my district and for the country, "compromise" in the sense of working well with others is essential. "Compromise" in the sense of forfeiting principles and ideas is not acceptable.

I am a constitutional conservative and I support the design as laid out by the founding fathers.

The House should use it's investigative powers in a non-partisan and ethical manner to hold public officials, agencies, and others accountable for grievous actions against the United States and its citizens.

Armed services, intelligence, China, veterans affairs, agriculture committees.

The government must operate under the auspices of full fiscal transparency and accountability at the behest of both the citizenry and government oversight agencies and bodies.