Read about the Troy, Ohio schoolteacher taking on the Speaker of the House.

Challenger to Speaker John A. Boehner (R.-Ohio) told Human Events that conservatism has been lost due to a lack of resolve by a leader who is at-odds with Republican Party principles and too eager to help President Barack Obama.

�??Once again, Speaker Boehner surrendered to the president�??this time without the fight we were promised,�?� said Joseph D. �??J.D.�?� Winteregg a Troy, Ohio schoolteacher and first-time congressional candidate in the 2014 GOP primary.

Boehner, who Winteregg said he criticizes for being a Republican leader complicit with Democrat Party demands, has been a member of the House of Representatives for 29 years and has served as House Speaker since 2011.

Tuesday the Republican-controlled House failed to address rampant spending when they voted to raise the debt ceiling without any cuts to federal spending, said Winteregg, who is a founder of the Ohio Accountability Project, a grassroots organization in Ohio-8, a congressional district bordering Indiana.

The measure, which was weighted with Democratic support is another example of the speaker�??s weakness, he said. The vote count to increase the debt ceiling through March 15, 2015 was 221 to 201 with 193 Democrats voting for it.

�??This inaction by Republicans will only further incentivize the president and Democrats to continue destroying this country economically.�?�

Capitulating to Obama�??s demand to raise the debt ceiling without including a fiscally conservative counter-point is now common place in Congress, he said. �??There is a congressional culture in D.C. that is beholden to special interests instead of its employers �?? the American people.�?�

In addition to Winteregg, there are two candidates who have filed paperwork to be on the ballot in the GOP primary race scheduled for May 6: Matthew Ashworth and Eric Gurr.

Candidate Eric Gurr, who is seeking Tea Party support in the area, does not have a history of participating or leading in the tea party, he said. �??Yet Gurr portrays himself as a Tea Party candidate.�?�

Gurr has formerly identified himself as a Reform Party supporter and advocated for a third-party emergence. Gurr also called for an expansion of Keynesian economics and supported FDR�??s social safety net in2008, said Winteregg.

“My focus is getting out there and interacting with the people,�?� said the life-long Republican.

Some people worry that the field of candidates will split the vote and the Boehner will remain in office, he said �??However, I am the only conservative in this race prepared to stick to principles.�?�

Having a career in academia, Winteregg said he is around progressives and understands how they operate. �??I realize they support laws that are wrong for America and I am willing to stand-up to them.�?�

Boehner does not represent conservative values, said the PhD candidate in foreign language education at Ohio State University. �??I am involved because as a constituent I virtually have no-say in what is happening in congress, but I should.�?�