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Antwain Winters
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Personal
Birthplace
Kansas City, Mo.
Profession
Electrician/baker
Contact

Antwain Winters (Green Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 5th Congressional District. He ran as a write-in for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2020.

He filed for the same race as a New Progressive Party candidate in June 2019, but changed his party affiliation to the Green Party in April 2020.[1][2]

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

Biography

Winters attended Vatterot College and the Pinnacle Career Institute. His professional experience includes working as an electrician and baker.[3]

Organizations

As of his 2020 campaign, Winters was affiliated with the following organizations:[3]

  • KC Tenants rights organization, Member

Elections

2020

See also: Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Ryan Derks, Robin Dominick, Antwain Winters, and Billy Ballard in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver (D)
 
58.8
 
207,180
Image of Ryan Derks
Ryan Derks (R) Candidate Connection
 
38.6
 
135,934
Image of Robin Dominick
Robin Dominick (L)
 
2.6
 
9,272
Image of Antwain Winters
Antwain Winters (G) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
41
Billy Ballard (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1

Total votes: 352,428
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Maite Salazar in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver
 
85.3
 
75,040
Maite Salazar Candidate Connection
 
14.7
 
12,923

Total votes: 87,963
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Derks
Ryan Derks Candidate Connection
 
34.0
 
13,832
Image of Jerry Barham
Jerry Barham
 
31.7
 
12,880
Image of Clay Chastain
Clay Chastain
 
18.5
 
7,519
Image of Weldon Woodward
Weldon Woodward Candidate Connection
 
5.9
 
2,381
Image of R. H. Hess
R. H. Hess Candidate Connection
 
5.4
 
2,207
Richonda Oaks
 
4.6
 
1,872

Total votes: 40,691
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Robin Dominick advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robin Dominick
Robin Dominick
 
100.0
 
542

Total votes: 542
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

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

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My name is Antwain Winters and I'm running for Congress in the 5th District of Missouri. If you have any friends or family that live in the area, please forward my name. I running to expand public housing, Medicaid and Establishment of a Universal basic income for all American citizens. I believe in reducing out of pocket costs for the most economically distressed. I believe in upward mobility. I believe there's many ways of funding these initiatives. From a Value Added Tax, to reallocation of current funding in our budget. Building consensus on issues will take time, but it won't take decades. I know I can have these projects passed in at least 4-6 years, if not less. Hold me to my words. I welcome it. Thanks for your time.
Income inequality.

Affordable housing.

Medicaid expansion.

Environmental conservation.
Theodore Roosevelt.

He was a champion for social change and helped to break up monopolies. He protected the environment by created federal parks and stood up for the common man.
To work towards the best interests of the people that Elected them. By continuing to consult with constituents and advocacy groups in their districts.
I'd love to leave a legacy of participation. I want to inspire people to be fully involved in their government.
The Oklahoma City bombing. I was watching Geraldo Rivera. I was probably 12-13
I was in a summer work program the Full employment council in KCMO. It was working for my childhood Church. It was fun and learned about managing finances.
Where the wild things are. It was the first book I ever read. I'll never forget the feeling I had of making the words come alive by me reading it aloud. Precious.
I believe it is the branch that best represents the people that voted for them. Or has that potential.
No. I believe all it takes is an open ear and a genuine willingness to collaborate with others.
Yes it allows representatives a constant chance engage with the electorate.
6 yrs in the House and Senate.

City Duty is a responsibility, not a career.
I talked to a lady that grew up using meth with her mother.

She got had gotten clean before her mother passed and ended up having to raise her 3 siblings at 18.

She had a child of her own at the time, but she persevered. Now, all of the kids are in College and she has a job she loves.

Thanks for sharing Shirley.

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