David Putman

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David Putman

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Contact

Personal website

David Putman was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Alabama.

Elections

2016

See also: Alabama's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Gary Palmer (R) defeated David Putman (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. They were both uncontested in the primary.

U.S. House, Alabama District 6 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gary Palmer Incumbent	74.5%	245,313
	Democratic	David Putman	25.4%	83,709
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	284
Total Votes				329,306
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Putman's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Taxes: The current Federal Tax System is very unfair and counterproductive. The Individual Income Tax System is very complex; it taxes dollars of income very differently depending on the source and not based on the spending power of those dollars. Every dollar should be treated the same for taxation. Gun Safety Not Gun Control: More Americans owning more guns is not the right solution. Getting every American that owns a gun trained to use it safely is the better solution Term Limits: As we approach each election there is a great outcry from many Alabama citizens for Term Limits. The current office holders never seem to show any interest. I pledge that upon election I will actively pursue limits as I have spelled out in detail at the link below. Right To Life: A first critical question that must be dealt with is when does life begin? So when does life begin. If there is a soul, when does God put that soul into this tiny set of cells so life begins? Even if one does not believe in God and souls the question of the beginning of life remains. When the above question is answered then the question becomes one of the responsibilities of the mother and all those with input into the decisions that are made, to preserving the life of both the mother and the child. Immigration Principles: We are all descended from immigrants. With an aging population and declining birth rates, immigrants become our new life blood. Historically and currently the United States needs a growing population of two broad groups of people that the country’s natural population growth is not meeting.	”
—David Putman's campaign website, http://www.davidjputmanforcongress.com/issues

Campaign finance summary

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Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Alabama's 6th Congressional District election, 2016
• Alabama's 6th Congressional District

External links

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Footnotes

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Alabama's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Katie Britt (R)

Tommy Tuberville (R)

Representatives

District 1

Barry Moore (R)

District 2

Shomari Figures (D)

District 3

Mike Rogers (R)

District 4

Robert Aderholt (R)

District 5

Dale Strong (R)

District 6

Gary Palmer (R)

District 7

Terri Sewell (D)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (2)