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John Raese
| John Raese | ||
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| Candidate for | ||
| U.S. Senate, West Virginia | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Mining company CEO | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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John Raese was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. He lost in the general election.[1]
Raese is CEO of a mining company and is chairman of a radio station board in West Virginia.[2]
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
According to his website, Raese's campaign platform included the following issues[3]:
- Repealing ObamaCare
- Adopting a balanced budget amendment
- Opposing human cloning and federally funded stem-cell research
- Creating a simpler tax code
Elections
2012
Raese ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing West Virginia. Raese was unopposed in the Republican primary on May 8; in the general election he faced Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin[4] Manchin won.[1]
| U.S. Senate, West Virginia, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Joe Manchin III Incumbent |
60.5% | 391,669 | |
| Republican | John R. Raese | 36.5% | 236,620 | |
| Mountain | Bob Henry Baber | 3% | 19,232 | |
| Total Votes | 647,521 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign donors
2012
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2012 elections season. Below are Raese's reports.[5]
| John Raese 2012 Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[6] | March 31, 2012 | $3,031.54 | $146,747.83 | $(30,947.86) | $118,831.51 | ||||
| July Quarterly[7] | June 30, 2012 | $106,180.77 | $140,415.00 | $(160,876.25) | $85,719.52 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $287,162.83 | $(191,824.11) | ||||||||
Personal
Raese and his wife, Liz, have two daughters.[2]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN "West Virginia Senate Race - 2012 Election Center"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Raese campaign website "About," Accessed May 6, 2012
- ↑ John Raese campaign website "Issues," Accessed May 6, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Metro News "2012 Primary Results," May 8, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "John Raese's Summary Report," Accessed October 12, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "April Quarterly 2012" Accessed October 12, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "July Quarterly" Accessed October 12, 2012
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