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Alex Singer
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June 14, 2016

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Alex Singer was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Nevada. Singer was defeated by Jacky Rosen in the Democratic primary.[1]

Elections

2016

See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Republican incumbent Joe Heck, who began serving in Congress in 2010, chose to seek election to the Senate in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jacky Rosen (D) defeated Danny Tarkanian (R), David Goossen (Independent), and Warren Markowitz (Independent American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rosen defeated five other Democrats to win the primary, while Tarkanian defeated six primary opponents. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][1][12]

U.S. House, Nevada District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJacky Rosen 47.2% 146,869
     Republican Danny Tarkanian 46% 142,926
     Independent American Warren Markowitz 3.7% 11,602
     Independent David Goossen 3.1% 9,566
Total Votes 310,963
Source: Nevada Secretary of State


U.S. House, Nevada District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Tarkanian 32% 9,002
Michael Roberson 24% 6,759
Michele Fiore 18.2% 5,124
Andy Matthews 14.1% 3,975
Kerry Bowers 5.6% 1,569
Annette Teijeiro 4.7% 1,336
Sami Khal 1.4% 381
Total Votes 28,146
Source: Nevada Secretary of State
U.S. House, Nevada District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJacky Rosen 62.2% 14,221
Jesse Sbaih 12.8% 2,928
Barry Michaels 9.7% 2,219
Steven Schiffman 5.4% 1,237
Alex Singer 5.3% 1,208
Neil Waite 4.6% 1,055
Total Votes 22,868
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Singer's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

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  • Immigration: Immigrants have been the backbone that built this country throughout its history. Immigrants have been vital to not only society as a whole but also to economic growth. America has always been and always should be a melting pot that accepts all those who seek to share the American dream and to make America the strongest country on earth. Las Vegas has a growing Latino population that has been a boon to this city economically and culturally.
  • Education: I support healthy and robust funding for public schools and an increase in pay for our highly qualified and underpaid school teachers in Las Vegas and throughout the country. I don't believe that public money should go towards funding corporate backed private schools, who not only underperform in comparison to public schools but also are in the education field to seek nothing more than profit.
  • Wages: I strongly support a $15/hr minimum wage that will always increase at the same of inflation that will include automatic increases that guarantee it always to be a living wage. In the cities that have raised their minimum wage, it has led to greater job growth in almost every case. When Americans have more disposable income they spend more and when Americans spend more money; the economy grows and when the economy grows, so does job growth.
  • Healthcare: I am a strong proponent of universal health coverage as I believe that healthcare should be a right, not a privilege. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was a giant step forward towards ensuring that right for every American, but it can’t be the last step we take.
  • Seniors: To resolve the future funding issue for Social Security, a simple bill to lift the cap that income is taxed, currently at $118,000, would extend the program for generations of Americans. Raising the cap would only affect 6% of the wealthiest Americans. To solve potential funding issues with Medicare, a giant step forward would be to allow Medicare and its massive purchasing muscle with its millions of recipients, to negotiate lower drug prices, which would save the government billions of dollars a year and up to $40 billion over ten years. These simple solutions would be giant steps forward in solidifying and strengthening two of the most popular and successful programs in history.

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—Alex Singer's campaign website, http://www.singerforcongress.com

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New York Times, "Nevada Primary Results," June 14, 2016
  2. ↑ Clark County Election Department, "Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 19, 2016
  3. ↑ AP, "Republican State Sen. Michael Roberson running for Congress," July 8, 2015
  4. ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal, "Nevada's Tarkanian announces bid for Congress," July 13, 2015
  5. ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "President of conservative think tank NPRI joins House race," July 20, 2015
  6. ↑ CBS Las Vegas, "4 GOP Candidates In 3rd District," July 20, 2015
  7. ↑ Twitter, "Michelle Rindels," August 10, 2015
  8. ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Barry Michaels," January 19, 2016
  9. ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Steven St John," January 3, 2016
  10. ↑ Associated Press, "Democrat Jacky Rosen launches bid for Rep. Heck's House seat," January 26, 2016
  11. ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Ballotpedia staff," March 5, 2016
  12. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
  13. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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