Alex DiBlasi

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Alex DiBlasi

Pacific Green Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Indiana University, 2009

Graduate

Brooklyn College, 2011

Personal

Birthplace

Louisville, Ky.

Religion

Hindu

Profession

Vedic minister

Contact

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Alex DiBlasi (Pacific Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

DiBlasi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Alex DiBlasi was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He received a bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 2009 and a master's degree from Brooklyn College in 2011. DiBlasi's professional experience includes being a Vedic minister, a contributing author and editor, a teacher, and a residential mental health worker. He has been affiliated with Anarchist Black Cross, the Green Party, and Sikhs For Justice.

Elections

2020

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Joanna Harbour, Alex DiBlasi, and Josh Solomon in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Blumenauer (D / Working Families Party)	73.0	343,574
		Joanna Harbour (R)	23.5	110,570
		Alex DiBlasi (Pacific Green Party)	1.9	8,872
	Submit photo	Josh Solomon (L)	1.5	6,869
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	621

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 470,506
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Edward Baker (Nonpartisan)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Albert Lee, Dane Wilcox, Matthew Davis, and Charles Rand Barnett in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Blumenauer	80.5	140,812
		Albert Lee	16.8	29,311
	Submit photo	Dane Wilcox	1.1	1,966
	Submit photo	Matthew Davis	0.6	1,101
	Submit photo	Charles Rand Barnett	0.5	953
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	714

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 174,857
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gregory Aller (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Joanna Harbour defeated Tom Harrison and Frank Hecker in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joanna Harbour	62.8	21,114
		Tom Harrison	23.1	7,751
	Submit photo	Frank Hecker	12.3	4,147
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8	612

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 33,624
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Josh Solomon advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on July 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Josh Solomon (L)

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Pacific Green Party convention

Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Alex DiBlasi advanced from the Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on June 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Alex DiBlasi (Pacific Green Party)

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2018

See also: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Oregon

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Oregon on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Brown (D)	50.1	934,498
		Knute Buehler (R)	43.7	814,988
		Patrick Starnes (Independent Party of Oregon)	2.9	53,392
		Nick Chen (L)	1.5	28,927
		Aaron Auer (Constitution Party)	1.1	21,145
		Chris Henry (Progressive Party)	0.6	11,013
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	3,034

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,866,997 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alex DiBlasi (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon

Incumbent Kate Brown defeated Ed Jones and Candace Neville in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Brown	83.8	324,451
	Submit photo	Ed Jones	8.6	33,464
		Candace Neville	7.5	29,110

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 387,025
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Oregon

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oregon on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Knute Buehler	46.1	144,103
		Sam Carpenter	29.0	90,572
		Greg Wooldridge	20.2	63,049
		Bruce Cuff	1.6	4,857
		Jeff Smith	1.5	4,691
		Dave Stauffer	0.7	2,096
	Submit photo	Jonathan Edwards	0.3	861
	Submit photo	Keenan Bohach	0.3	787
	Submit photo	Brett Hyland	0.2	755
	Submit photo	Jack Tacy	0.2	512

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 312,283
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Independent Party of Oregon primary election

Independent Party of Oregon primary for Governor of Oregon

Patrick Starnes defeated Skye Allen and Dan Pistoresi in the Independent Party of Oregon primary for Governor of Oregon on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Starnes	58.7	6,030
	Submit photo	Skye Allen	23.4	2,405
	Submit photo	Dan Pistoresi	18.0	1,846

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 10,281
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shawn Liebling (Independent Party of Oregon)

Independent Party of Oregon primary election

Patrick Starnes defeated Skye Allen and Dan Pistoresi in the Independent Party of Oregon primary for governor of Oregon.

Oregon Independent Party of Oregon Gubernatorial Primary, 2018
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick Starnes	25.36%	6,030
Skye Allen	10.11%	2,405
Dan Pistoresi	7.76%	1,846
Write-in votes	56.76%	13,497
Total Votes		23,778
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 15, 2018, Primary Election Abstract of Votes," accessed July 26, 2018

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Alex DiBlasi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by DiBlasi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm an activist who decided to run to challenge a Democratic incumbent who is truly one of the progressive stalwarts in our Congress to push for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and Universal Basic Income.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We need Medicare for All
• We need a Green New Deal
• We need to break away from capitalism

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My passions are civil rights, environmental protection, education reform, cannabis legalization, ending US militarism, and housing for all.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Frank Zappa once said, "As soon as you're old enough, run for something."

Zappa was a proponent of free expression, an unrepentant critic of authority, and an advocate for the democratization of oppressed peoples, in the US and overseas. He was a unique figure in both politics and entertainment, never one to obsess over criticism or vie for popularity.

Though he never ran, he was considering a Presidential bid near the end of his life.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

I am a Vedic Anarchist. My politics don't derive from the haughty theorists of Europe, but from the egalitarianism of Vedic Science.

Two films and two books:

The Magic Christian (1970), where a billionaire spends his time and funds pranking the wealthy elite to prove most people have a price.

Sorry to Bother You (2017), the most important work of Marxist cinema since the Battleship Potemkin.

The Bhagavad Gita, which teaches us about the spiritual and material world, and the forces that drive both.

Earth Democracy by Dr. Vandana Shiva, a Vedic ecologist.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I hope to inspire others to commit themselves to doing the right thing, standing up for others, and loving service to those in need, without attachment to the outcome.

What's right isn't often - if ever - popular.

History books don't document the lives of the obedient and the docile. It's the bold, the iconoclasts, those who dare who make waves.

The answer to TS Eliot's question, "Do I dare, and do I dare to disturb the Universe?" is always a resounding yes.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

(Don't Worry) If There Is a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go by Curtis Mayfield.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The continued threat of COVID is dominating the conversation, but there are a number of existential challenges facing the US. Income inequality is a past due issue, one that has worsened under Trump but which has existed since the massive deregulations under Reagan and the neoliberal austerity of Clinton.

Deindustrialization and the automation of the workforce presents American labor with a moral quandary. The Green New Deal will create over 20m jobs to sidestep this issue. We need Universal Basic Income to promote innovation while also providing Americans a living stipend.

We must acknowledge the competing superpowers of America, Russia, China, India, the EU, Pakistan, and the emergence of the AEC. Cooperation must take precedent over competition, or we will soon no longer have a planet to inhabit.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Education and Labor

Energy and Commerce

Foreign Affairs

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Earl Blumenauer is proof we need them. This is his 12th Congressional race.

He's ridiculously out of touch with working class voters, and it's from decades as a politician. He's too arrogant to debate because he knows he can win on name recognition.

Tenured politicians are corrupt cowards.

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Footnotes

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Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jeff Merkley (D)

Ron Wyden (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

District 2

Cliff Bentz (R)

District 3

Maxine Dexter (D)

District 4

Val Hoyle (D)

District 5

Janelle Bynum (D)

District 6

Andrea Salinas (D)

Democratic Party (7)

Republican Party (1)