Eric earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Madonna University. He is married to his wife, Carmina, and has 3 daughters and 1 grandchild. 

Eric is currently an independent technology consultant. He previously worked in various roles at Microsoft and then became the chief technology officer at a startup. Eric is also a US Air Force veteran. 

Eric Blankenburg's campaign for US Representative in District 4 is his first run for public office. 

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Believes American corporations should bring back manufacturing and technology jobs to the U.S. to secure the future.

Supports collaborating with the private sector to create training programs for underprivileged individuals, including remedial education, personal finance, vocational training, and entrepreneurship education.

Supports creating microfinance programs to provide loans and investment capital to poor and marginalized entrepreneurs, believing they can help local businesses in depressed areas.

Supports creating microfinance programs to provide loans and investment capital to poor and marginalized entrepreneurs, believing they can help local businesses in underdeveloped areas.

Believes in expanding President Trump’s Opportunity Zones program to ensure low-income individuals benefit from economic development in blighted areas.

Believes in expanding President Trump’s Opportunity Zones program to ensure low-income individuals benefit from economic development in underdeveloped areas.

Supports rebuilding deteriorating roads and bridges through public-private partnerships, where businesses fund the projects in exchange for long-term operational contracts.

Believes in creating a workforce with skills needed for a modern, technology-driven economy.

Intends to eliminate the H1B temporary worker program.

- Believes American corporations should bring back manufacturing and technology jobs to the U.S. to secure the future.
- Supports collaborating with the private sector to create training programs for underprivileged individuals, including remedial education, personal finance, vocational training, and entrepreneurship education.
- Supports creating microfinance programs to provide loans and investment capital to poor and marginalized entrepreneurs, believing they can help local businesses in underdeveloped areas.
- Believes in expanding President Trump’s Opportunity Zones program to ensure low-income individuals benefit from economic development in underdeveloped areas.
- Supports rebuilding deteriorating roads and bridges through public-private partnerships, where businesses fund the projects in exchange for long-term operational contracts.
- Intends to eliminate the H1B temporary worker program.

Economy

Believes America’s electric grid is unprepared for cyberthreats and extreme weather. Supports transforming the grid into a modern, resilient system with smart technologies to meet future electricity demand.

 Supports transforming the country's electricity grid into a modern, resilient system with smart technologies to meet future electricity demand.

Believes the Biden Administration's energy policies, including shutting down pipelines and increasing regulations, harm the energy sector. Opposes plans to close natural gas plants and transition to electric vehicles by 2030.

Opposes plans to close natural gas plants and transition to electric vehicles by 2030.

Believes in a sustainable future with green energy but opposes the Biden administration's policies, calling them "unworkable, costly, and economically destructive." Supports a market-led approach to ensure technological feasibility and economic viability.

 Supports a market-led approach for eco-friendly policies to ensure technological feasibility and economic viability.

Believes climate change is occurring but questions if human activity is the primary cause and doubts apocalyptic predictions. Suggests examining the realistic impact of dramatically decreasing fossil fuel use.

Believes climate change is occurring but questions if human activity is the primary cause and doubts apocalyptic predictions, and suggests examining the realistic impact of dramatically decreasing fossil fuel use.

-  Supports transforming the country's electricity grid into a modern, resilient system with smart technologies to meet future electricity demand.
- Opposes plans to close natural gas plants and transition to electric vehicles by 2030.
-  Supports a market-led approach for eco-friendly policies to ensure technological feasibility and economic viability.
- Believes climate change is occurring but questions if human activity is the primary cause and doubts apocalyptic predictions, and suggests examining the realistic impact of dramatically decreasing fossil fuel use.

Energy & the Environment

Supports replacing Medicaid and Obamacare with a single program offering income-based subsidies for health insurance in the competitive market.

Believes the federal government must clarify its position on cannabis, as conflicting policies have placed patients and business owners in a precarious situation.

Believes in providing insurance for catastrophic care while incidental healthcare expenses should be paid out-of-pocket using Medisave.

Believes in requiring healthcare providers to publish procedure costs online.

Believes in transforming the Health Savings Account system to enable lifelong, tax-free savings for healthcare costs.

Believes parents should make informed health decisions for their children but opposes denying proven vaccines for serious diseases like polio.

Believes in restoring trust in public health services by removing politicized leadership and separating them from big pharmaceutical companies.

Supports removing cannabis from federal controlled substances schedules and allowing states to set their own cannabis policies without federal interference.

Supports states deciding their own abortion policies.

- Supports replacing Medicaid and Obamacare with a single program offering income-based subsidies for health insurance in the competitive market.
- Believes the federal government must clarify its position on cannabis, as conflicting policies have placed patients and business owners in a precarious situation.
- Believes in providing insurance for catastrophic care while incidental healthcare expenses should be paid out-of-pocket using Medisave.
- Believes in requiring healthcare providers to publish procedure costs online.
- Believes in transforming the Health Savings Account system to enable lifelong, tax-free savings for healthcare costs.
- Believes parents should make informed health decisions for their children but opposes denying proven vaccines for serious diseases like polio.
- Believes in restoring trust in public health services by removing politicized leadership and separating them from big pharmaceutical companies.
- Supports removing cannabis from federal controlled substances schedules and allowing states to set their own cannabis policies without federal interference.
- Supports states deciding their own abortion policies.

Healthcare

As of June 14, 2024, Eric Blankenburg’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

Believes Americans have a constitutional right to own and carry firearms. Said, "the reference to the militia didn’t mean the government army. It refers to the entire population."

Believes America must address the lack of skills and resources among underprivileged citizens to reduce social dysfunctions like crime and drug addiction.

Believes in reviewing and eliminating intelligence agencies, departments, and programs that don’t comply with the Constitution and other laws.

- Supports the Second Amendment. 
- Believes America must address the lack of skills and resources among underprivileged citizens to reduce social dysfunctions like crime and drug addiction.
- Believes in reviewing and eliminating intelligence agencies, departments, and programs that don’t comply with the Constitution and other laws.

Public Safety

Believes the federal student loan program is flawed and should be replaced with one that reimburses students for passing classes in STEM, healthcare, or skilled trades.

Believes the federal student loan program should be replaced with one that reimburses students for passing classes in STEM, healthcare, or skilled trades.

Supports breaking up public-school monopolies through school choice legislation.

Believes the Department of Education has worsened American student performance since its creation in the 1970s. Supports eliminating the Department of Education, arguing federal mandates have not improved public schools.

 Supports eliminating the Department of Education.

Believes the number of foreign students in STEM programs should be capped to reduce tuition costs and increase opportunities for American students.

- Believes the federal student loan program should be replaced with one that reimburses students for passing classes in STEM, healthcare, or skilled trades.
- Supports breaking up public-school monopolies through school choice legislation.
-  Supports eliminating the Department of Education.
- Believes the number of foreign students in STEM programs should be capped to reduce tuition costs and increase opportunities for American students.

Education

Believes Americans misunderstand the Middle East and that U.S. interventions have been disastrous. Supports ending U.S. interference in Middle Eastern affairs and believes Israel, being wealthy and technologically advanced, does not need U.S. intervention.

 Supports ending U.S. interference in Middle Eastern affairs and believes Israel does not need U.S. intervention.

Opposes NATO, claiming it should be disbanded as it no longer serves its original purpose and burdens American taxpayers. Believes NATO has become an aggressor in Europe, expanding to Russia's border.

Opposes NATO, claiming it should be disbanded and it burdens American taxpayers. 

Believes China poses an economic threat through initiatives like the Belt and Road and the BRICS alliance. Supports decoupling the U.S. economy from China to protect American interests.

Believes China poses an economic threat through initiatives like the Belt and Road and the BRICS alliance, and supports decoupling the U.S. economy from China to protect American interests.

-  Supports ending U.S. interference in Middle Eastern affairs and believes Israel does not need U.S. intervention.
- Opposes NATO, claiming it should be disbanded and it burdens American taxpayers. 
- Believes China poses an economic threat through initiatives like the Belt and Road and the BRICS alliance, and supports decoupling the U.S. economy from China to protect American interests.

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Eric Blankenburg

Eric is currently an independent technology consultant. He previously worked in various roles at Microsoft and then became chief technology officer at a startup. Eric is also a US Air Force Veteran. 

Eric Blankenburg's campaign for US Representative in Congressional District 4 is his first run for public office. 

Supports requiring all major regulations to undergo a cost-benefit analysis.

Supports making federal workers “at-will” employees who can be terminated for poor job performance and insubordination.

Supports means testing Social Security to exclude wealthy retirees and ensure the system's solvency.

Believes the U.S. tax and regulatory systems are "complicated and inefficient," harming competitiveness and favoring large corporations over small businesses. Supports reforming these systems to rebuild a strong American future.

Believes the world must double its electric power generation to support transportation electrification and accommodate growing populations. Predicts a five to six-fold increase in electricity demand by the century's end, necessitating substantial investment in nuclear power.

Believes the current generation of electric cars has too many issues to reliably electrify the transportation system. Said, "Lithium-ion batteries are expensive, take too long to charge, and pose serious environmental concerns."

Believes generating electricity from solar and wind is unreliable and necessitates backup from natural gas, coal, and nuclear power. Said, "nuclear power is the only way right now to do this in a 'green' way."

Believes the Biden Administration's energy policies are "schizophrenic" and replace reliable energy sources with unreliable ones. Criticizes the administration's "technical illiteracy and sheer incompetence" for burdening the grid by forcing electrification of various appliances.

Believes politicians make an "enormous mistake" by accelerating the transition to a green future. Said, "the technologies are not ready for mass adoption, and the economics don’t yet work."

Believes the future of automobiles is "probably electric" and supports emerging technologies like solid-state, graphene, and sodium-ion batteries, despite current commercial readiness issues.

-  Supports transforming the country's electricity grid into a modern, resilient system with smart technologies to meet future electricity demand.
- Opposes plans to close natural gas plants and transition to electric vehicles by 2030.
-  Supports a market-led approach for eco-friendly policies to ensure technological feasibility and economic viability.
- Believes climate change is occurring but questions if human activity is the primary cause and doubts apocalyptic predictions. Suggests examining the realistic impact of dramatically decreasing fossil fuel use.

Believes America can improve healthcare quality and reduce costs by adopting policies from Singapore's system. Said, "We can make significant improvements to the quality of care and overall cost of the system by adopting many of their policies."

Believes the vaccine debate in the U.S. is "completely dysfunctional" and opposes both blind adherence to public health authorities and the belief that all vaccines are unnecessary.

Believes "tyrants" will continue to erode rights by exploiting emotions and supports the 2nd Amendment. Plans to address mental health and gang violence in cities by reimposing law and order.

Believes political corruption pervades federal agencies, including the justice system and intelligence community, and plans to root it out to protect citizens' rights and the country.

Believes in detecting, investigating, and preventing activities that violate policies, pose safety issues, or are fraudulent or illegal.

Supports making it easier to prosecute bureaucrats for violating Constitutional rights and other laws.

Believes state laws should determine and enforce crimes like murder, manslaughter, rape, and assault. Said, "the legal definitions and punishments for these types of crimes vary widely across the country."

Believes federal agencies have colluded with media to censor speech and targeted peaceful protestors. Opposes government actions that infringe on free speech, assembly, and religious freedom.

Believes the government has lied about war, public health, and spied on citizens, creating an "intolerable situation" that threatens freedom. Said, "It is completely unacceptable that no one has been held accountable for their actions."

Believes America’s prosperity relies on technical prowess but criticizes the education system for not producing students with adequate math and science skills. Warns that the country cannot remain wealthy with an "innumerate and scientifically illiterate population."

Believes America’s prosperity relies on technical prowess but criticizes the current education system for not producing students with adequate math and science skills. Warns that the nation cannot remain wealthy with an "innumerate and scientifically illiterate population."

Believes in freeing schools from "mind-numbing federal bureaucracy." Supports reducing federal control over K-12 school policies.

Believes in creating a world-class workforce through a world-class education system. Supports improving K-12 school policies, college access, and children's education.

Believes in rebuilding schools, communities, and infrastructure.

Believes Barack Obama destabilized the Middle East by deposing Muammar Gaddafi. Said, "Today, Libya is a failed state, where Muslims openly run slave markets that buy and sell black men for $500 apiece."

Believes foreign policy should avoid imposing Western democracy, as seen in Gaza. Said, "The Israeli and Palestinian people have been paying the price ever since."

Believes U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan was a "miserable failure" and criticizes the costly nation-building efforts. Said, "Bush’s delusions caused him to lose focus on Osama bin Laden," leading to the Taliban's return to power.

Believes the Iraq War was unjustified and destabilized the region. Criticizes W. Bush for deposing Saddam Hussein, leading to increased Iranian influence in Iraq.

Believes America’s foreign policy became "dysfunctional" after the Cold War. Opposes "pointless, and reckless military escapades" that weakened the nation.

Believes politicians have "wasted trillions of dollars and thousands of American lives" on "pointless wars" and calls for a fundamental change in foreign policy. Blames both parties for the "disastrous" consequences.

Believes powerful forces in the U.S. are pushing for a war with Russia for "money and power." Opposes conflating modern Russia with the Soviet Union, emphasizing Russia's current mixed market economy and flourishing Eastern Orthodox Church.

-  Supports ending U.S. interference in Middle Eastern affairs and believes Israel does not need U.S. intervention.
- Opposes NATO, claiming it should be disbanded and it burdens American taxpayers. 
- Believes China poses an economic threat through initiatives like the Belt and Road and the BRICS alliance. Supports decoupling the U.S. economy from China to protect American interests.

As of July 8, 2024, Eric Blankenburg’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Eric Blankenburg has a 30-year career in the computer industry, including an 8-year tenure at Microsoft in various roles, followed by a position as Vice President of Engineering at a Microsoft subsidiary. He later served as the Chief Technology Officer at a startup. Currently, Eric is working as an independent technology consultant.

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