Joseph Lehman

Libertarian

Joseph Lehman is a Libertarian candidate for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. His campaign says he is a blue-collar worker, husband, and father of three who is running on themes of transparency, accountability, and limited government.

Positions on Key Issues

Healthcare

high

Supports a free-market health insurance system that lets Americans shop across state lines, removes federal barriers to nationwide insurer offerings, and creates a voluntary interstate licensing option to increase competition and lower costs.

Economy

high

Proposes major tax reductions, including gradually winding down the federal income tax toward a flat 1% rate, eliminating the federal estate tax, and prohibiting property taxes on owner-occupied housing.

Climate/Energy

low

No public position found

No sources available

Abortion & Reproductive Health

high

Supports limiting abortion after a point in pregnancy that he says should recognize fetal human life, while also saying no level of government should dictate an individual's personal medical decisions.

Firearms & Second Amendment

high

Strongly supports Second Amendment rights, opposes state restrictions on firearm types and magazine capacity, and says gun violence should be addressed through mental health care and school safety measures such as trained teachers and resource officers.

Foreign Policy

high

Advocates a non-interventionist foreign policy, strict congressional control over war powers, an end to unauthorized military actions, and bringing troops home from conflicts that do not directly protect American lives or liberty.

Civil Rights & Equality

high

Supports ending qualified immunity, ending the war on drugs, reforming mandatory minimums, and eliminating civil asset forfeiture; he frames these positions as limiting government overreach and improving accountability.

Education

medium

Supports school safety measures, including allowing properly trained and willing teachers to carry concealed firearms and placing well-trained resource officers in schools; no broader K-12 or higher-education policy was found on his campaign site.

Tech & AI

low

No public position found

No sources available

Election Policy

high

Supports removing party affiliations from ballots and official candidate information platforms, and also backs term limits, upper age limits for federal office, natural-born citizenship requirements for federal candidates, and ending congressional pay during government shutdowns.

Local Issues

high

His campaign emphasizes accountability and limited government, including border enforcement, major tax cuts, ending qualified immunity, criminal justice reform, and political reforms such as term limits and removing party labels from ballots.

Immigration

high

Supports strong border security and a clear, enforceable immigration system, along with internal identification and verification reforms intended to protect constitutional rights and reduce wrongful detention or deportation of U.S. citizens.

Background

Career History

Candidate for U.S. House 2026 – Present
Oregon's 5th Congressional District

Running as the Libertarian nominee/candidate for the district.

Blue-collar worker
Private sector

Campaign materials describe him as a working-class Oregonian.

Top Donors

No campaign finance data found in public disclosures as of 2026-04-07. I found an official campaign website and Ballotpedia entry, but no usable OpenSecrets or FEC candidate finance page for Joseph Lehman in the available public search results.

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Voting Record

No public legislative voting record. No prior elected or executive office found in the sources reviewed; the available evidence is his campaign website and issue statements, which describe positions on immigration, taxes, qualified immunity, foreign policy, abortion, guns, and criminal justice rather than recorded votes.

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Data Analysis Information

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