INTERVIEW: AZ GOP Candidate Jim Lamon Talks China, Border Security, Marxism, And More

In May, Jim Lamon, Founder and Chairman of DEPCOM Power, a solar energy company, entered the Republican race for Senate in Arizona. Lamon is competing against seven other candidates for the Republican nomination; the winner will face Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in 2022.

This week, I had the opportunity to speak with Lamon about a variety of issues, including term limits, refusing PAC money, big tech, China, immigration, ending the Department of Education, and much more.

You can listen to the full interview using the SoundCloud embed, or read it via the transcript below.

Q: Can you tell me a little bit about your background and why you decided to jump into politics now?

LAMON: Sure. Well, first, not a politician, and I wear that with a badge of honor. I’m a veteran, business guy, kind of the America first person. Not just in the political side, now that I’ve jumped into this arena this year, but also in business. I’m in the power industry, I’ve been fortunate to found a billion dollar company here in Arizona about eight years ago. And we’re very proud of things like we’re 22% veterans.

But also, we are involved. We have founded and paid for the largest private voter registration project in the country because we just feel like it’s that darn important. And the reason I jumped into this, by the way … is that I just looked at the field of who we were looking at running against, George Soros [and] Mark Kelly. And I just saw do-nothing politicians or guys that had not run a business before.

That’s why I decided to jump into this, and just pull myself back from my company. I’m still the chairman, but I just think we have a country to save, and I’m ready to jump in and be a part of making that happen.

Q: So arguably, the most prominent issue in Arizona is the border. It’s in crisis and the Biden administration won’t do anything about it, nor will many Republicans to be perfectly honest because it’s an easy vote-driving issue that they can use every election. Do you have any plans as a senator that would actually move the needle on both the border and illegal immigration? And how would you go about accomplishing those plans as a senator?

LAMON: I agree with you. It is the most prominent issue in our country, not just Arizona, because we are

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