Name: Joseph “Joe” Kaufman Campaign website: www.kaufmanforcongress.com Date, place of birth: 4/24/1970, Detroit, MI Education: BA, University of Maryland Occupation: Counter-Terrorism Writer/Researcher/Lecturer Work history for the past 15 years, starting with the most recent. 2009-Present Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center Writer at Freedom Center’s FrontPage Magazine Writer at Middle East Forum Why are you running for this office, and what specifically makes you a better candidate than your opponent? I am concerned about the current state of America.