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Gene Scharer
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| Gene Scharer | ||
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| Candidate for | ||
| U.S. House, Arizona, District 8 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Michigan, 1969 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | February 14, 1947 | |
| Place of birth | Mount Clemens, MI | |
| Profession | Teacher | |
| Religion | Undenominational Christian | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Gene Scharer was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House representing the 8th Congressional District of Arizona.
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Scharer's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Economy & Employment
- Excerpt: "Let me say that again: If we continue down this path for a few more years, America will be in 1928. This is not a scare tactic or a joke. This is exactly what happened in 1928 and it will happen again. American’s cannot give any more without giving up the engine that drives the economy."
- Education
- Excerpt: "As a 22-year public high school teacher I am very pro-public education. As a youngster I attended an old-fashioned one-room school and I am a firm believer in our traditional system of public education. Public education is one of the pillars of our democracy, the friend of the working class and a great unifying force in our society, but now it's under attack."
- Environment & Energy
- Excerpt: "The simultaneous destruction of the world's great forests and the wanton production of greenhouse gases is causing global warming and climate change, a threat to countless species, including our own. Therefore our goal must be to cut greenhouse gas emissions and move our energy system away from fossil fuels and into energy efficiency and renewable energy."
- Immigration & Border Security
- Excerpt: "In summary, immigration reform can be corrected without being inhuman and while still protecting America. The politicians do not want to fix it because this issue is used as a distraction to trick you into voting based on your emotions rather than facts. In the past, this trickery was less obvious, but now that illegal migration has stopped, the hysterical politicians are exposed as manipulative vote grabbers."
- Luke Air Force Base
- Excerpt: "Luke is vital to our nation’s defense and to our state and local economy. Luke is home to the nation’s largest fighter wing and its only F-16 pilot training base. This fall the Air Force will roll out its 5th generation stealth fighter, the F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter and Luke has been chosen to be its pilot training site. With this new mission, Luke seems assured of being around for years to come."
Elections
2012
Scharer ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Arizona's 8th District. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. He lost to incumbent Trent Franks (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| U.S. House, Arizona, District 8 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Trent Franks |
63.3% | 172,809 | |
| Democratic | Gene Scharer | 35.1% | 95,635 | |
| Libertarian | Stephen Dolgos | 1.6% | 4,347 | |
| Total Votes | 272,791 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign donors
2012
| U.S. House, Arizona's 8th Congressional District, 2012 - Gene Scharer Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $8,937 |
| Total Spent | $8,848 |
| Total Raised by Election Winner | $376,998 |
| Total Spent by Election Winner | $354,105 |
| Top contributors to Gene Scharer's campaign committee | |
| Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $5,000 |
| United Auto Workers | $1,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Industrial Unions | $6,000 |
| Finance/Credit Companies | $500 |
Personal
Scharer and his wife, Victoria, have two children.[5]
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