Larry DiChiara
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Larry DiChiara was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Alabama. He was defeated by incumbent Mike Rogers in the March 2016 primary.[1][2]
Elections
2016
- See also: Alabama's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Rogers (R) defeated the only Democrat to file in the race, Jesse Smith, in the general election. Rogers defeated Larry DiChiara in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[1][3][4]
U.S. House, Alabama District 3 General Election, 2016
| Party |
Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
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Republican |
 Mike Rogers Incumbent |
66.9% |
192,164 |
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Democratic |
Jesse Smith |
32.9% |
94,549 |
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N/A |
Write-in |
0.1% |
391 |
| Total Votes |
287,104 |
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State |
U.S. House, Alabama District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
| Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
|
Mike Rogers Incumbent |
76% |
77,432 |
| Larry DiChiara |
24% |
24,474 |
| Total Votes |
101,906 |
Source: Alabama Secretary of State
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2016
The following issues were listed on DiChiara's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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- Strengthening Our Economy: Washington is broke. Our federal debt now exceeds $18,000,000,000,000 and continues to rise with no end in sight. Our nation’s debt presents a crisis that cannot be ignored. For too long, Congress has led our country down a path of runaway deficits—jeopardizing our future by creating a public-finances equivalent to the subprime mortgage meltdown. Our financial crisis is real, and it’s here now.
- Putting Children First: Education is ultimately about children—not bricks, budgets or Washington bureaucrats. Ensuring allchildren have access to quality education is not only a civil right—but also the foundation of buildinga better, stronger Alabama. While Alabama has made significant strides in student achievement,there is still much work to be done. As a proven educator and former Alabama Superintendent of theYear, Dr. Larry DiChiara’s agenda can raise the graduation rate, elevate student achievement,provide greater access to choice and prepare the next generation of workers, entrepreneurs andcitizens to achieve the American Dream.
- Eliminating Entitlements: The government has no authority to force Americans to buy health insurance—period. Larry will fight to defund, dismantle and eliminate ObamaCare. Dr. Larry DiChiara has had an opportunity to talk to small-business owners about the devastating effects of ObamaCare.
- Protecting Our Country: There is no greater oath an elected official can take than when he “swears to support and defend the Constitution” against all enemies. The federal government has few constitutional roles—one of which is to provide for our common defense. The safety and security of our citizens should be our government’s number one priority. Dr. Larry DiChiara supports ensuring that our men and women in uniform have the full support of Congress.
- Growing Alabama: While Alabama must work to diversify its economy, agriculture remains our number one industry, and Dr. Larry DiChiara will work to ensure that it remains number one. With more than 43,000 farms covering 8.9 million acres, nearly one in every five jobs in Alabama is related to agriculture. We must work to protect the competitiveness of mid-sized and family farms and pass legislation to ease access for farmers to domestic and international markets. Farmers must have access to not only domestic buyers but also global purchasers. Open access to markets creates jobs for Alabama.
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| —Larry DiChiara's campaign website, http://www.dichiaraforcongress.org/issues
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New York Times, "Alabama Primary Results," accessed March 1, 2016
- ↑ Ledger-Enquirer, "Ex-local superintendent running for Congress," October 15, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "2016 Qualified Alabama Republican Candidates," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified Democratic Candidates as of November 6, 2015," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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