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Alaina Shearer
Alaina Shearer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 12th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 3, 2022.
Shearer was a 2020 Democratic candidate for the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 12th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Alaina Shearer was born in Delaware, Ohio.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 12
Incumbent Troy Balderson defeated Amy Rippel-Elton in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Troy Balderson (R) | 69.3 | 191,344 |
Amy Rippel-Elton (D)  | 30.7 | 84,893 | ||
| Total votes: 276,237 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12
Amy Rippel-Elton defeated Michael Fletcher in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amy Rippel-Elton | 56.7 | 12,712 | |
 | Michael Fletcher | 43.3 | 9,717 | |
| Total votes: 22,429 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alaina Shearer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12
Incumbent Troy Balderson defeated Brandon Lape in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Balderson | 82.3 | 66,181 |
 | Brandon Lape | 17.7 | 14,196 | |
| Total votes: 80,377 | |||
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2020
See also: Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2020
Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Republican primary)
Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 12
Incumbent Troy Balderson defeated Alaina Shearer and John Stewart in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Balderson (R) | 55.2 | 241,790 |
 | Alaina Shearer (D) | 41.8 | 182,847 | |
 | John Stewart (L) | 3.0 | 13,035 | |
| Total votes: 437,672 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12
Alaina Shearer defeated Jennifer Bell in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alaina Shearer | 58.4 | 34,103 |
 | Jennifer Bell | 41.6 | 24,263 | |
| Total votes: 58,366 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12
Incumbent Troy Balderson defeated Tim Day in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Balderson | 83.9 | 51,412 |
| Tim Day | 16.1 | 9,877 | ||
| Total votes: 61,289 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12
John Stewart advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Stewart (Write-in) | 100.0 | 59 |
| Total votes: 59 | |||
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Candidate profile
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "My name is Alaina Shearer, and I'm running to beat Troy Balderson in Ohio's 12th Congressional District. I'm running for a million reasons. The first 700,000 are the people of District 12, including my children. As a business owner, a mother and an American, I can not choose to stand down and watch as our current representative continues to choose partisan politics over all else. In my life, I have faced personal loss, single motherhood, highs and lows as a business owner, and sexual harassment. But in every case, I have picked myself back up, turning each challenge into a lesson-learned and a new opportunity. I have fought to forge a path not only for myself, but for all others behind me. I see it as a patriotic duty, and my greatest honor ever, to be a Democratic Candidate for Ohio's 12th Congressional District."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Ohio District 12 in 2020.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alaina Shearer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Alaina Shearer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shearer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In my life, I have faced personal loss, single motherhood, highs and lows as a business owner, and sexual harassment. But in every case, I have picked myself back up, turning each challenge into a lesson-learned and a new opportunity. I have fought to forge a path not only for myself, but for all others behind me.
I see it as a patriotic duty, and my greatest honor ever, to be a Democratic Candidate for Ohio's 12th Congressional District.Affordable Healthcare: The first priority must be stabilizing and restoring the Affordable Care Act in order to maintain coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, and to ensure that everyone has the choice to be covered under a public option. No American should ever have to go bankrupt or die because of the cost of healthcare. I support an immediate action to create an income-based cap on the amount any individual or family should pay out of pocket on medical expenses, including prescriptions.
Small Business Protection: 50% of small businesses fail within the first 5 years. This is because they do not receive the protections or support they need from the government the way that huge corporations do. I want to make sure that small business owners and employees feel supported and heard by their representative. I know what it takes to keep a business afloat. I am committed to defending small businesses in Washington.
- Women's Rights: After experiencing gender inequality in several jobs and several fields, I began a national Women's network for women in digital and tech careers. As a result of this powerful network, women have negotiated pay raises, paid maternity leave and healthcare coverage. It's time to end pay inequities in America based on gender, race and sexual orientation. I am a passionate advocate for equal pay, paid family leave and for creating the structural change needed to tear down the barriers that keep women of all backgrounds from achieving everything they can.
As the daughter of a physician who took care of people regardless of their ability to pay, I am passionate about creating affordable healthcare and finding new paths forward to combat the opioid crisis.
As the daughter of a small-business owner and as a small-business owner myself, I am passionate about protecting small businesses and ensuring that corporations pay their fair share, just like we do.
As a woman, I am passionate about ensuring women's and minorities' rights are protected everywhere, including in the workplace. We need equal pay, and workers need to maintain collective bargaining rights in order to advocate for themselves and others.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ’’Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 25, 2020’’
