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Arik Bjorn
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Democratic Party, Green Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Arik Bjorn was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of South Carolina.[1] Bjorn is also the Green Party nominee.

Elections

2016

See also: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Joe Wilson (R) faced no opposition in the Republican primary. He defeated Arik Bjorn (D) and Eddie McCain (American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bjorn defeated Phil Black in the Democratic primary. The Democratic primary required a runoff, and Bjorn ultimately triumphed by 44 votes. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[2][3]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Wilson Incumbent 60.2% 183,746
     Democratic Arik Bjorn 35.9% 109,452
     American Eddie McCain 3.8% 11,444
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 354
Total Votes 304,996
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State


U.S. House, South Carolina District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngArik Bjorn 50.1% 9,686
Phil Black 49.9% 9,642
Total Votes 19,328
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

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

“
  • Infrastructure: From the American Society of Civil Engineers to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, there is almost universal acknowledgement that the overall state of our national infrastructure—from waterways to electrical grids to highway systems—is failing. In fact, things are so desperate that we’re in danger of becoming a Civilization dropout if we don’t set aside partisan ways to find and fund solutions.
  • Living Wage & Workers Rights: Our campaign has been formally endorsed by the South Carolina AFL-CIO because of our strong positions on Living Wage and Workers Rights. I also support collective bargaining, as well as the elimination of right-to-work ‎laws and the expansion of employment protections for working families.
  • Education & Economic Development: Higher education has received major attention throughout the 2016 Presidential Campaign—and for good reason. In a knowledge-based economy, educated workforces prosper. And states with the highest per capita college degree rates lead the way in significant economic outcomes, including average annual income.
  • Healthcare & Healthcare Research: Healthcare is a basic human right. Yet more than 90,000 of our SC Congressional District 2 neighbors remain without healthcare. That’s more people than can fit in Williams-Brice Stadium. And even if you have healthcare coverage, medical emergencies can make paupers of anyone at any time. What’s worse, our poorest neighbors are locked out from receiving healthcare because South Carolina’s Governor refuses to expand Medicaid—a decision supported wholeheartedly by “Status Quo” Joe. I will work tirelessly to right this ethically criminal wrong.
  • Security & Peace: I would dishonor my family by issuing lip service support for our military. My family knows full well the sacrifice of military service. My uncle was barely past his teen years when he died serving his country. I have often visited the Vietnam Memorial and considered the avoidable war that stole my uncle from my mother, her best friend—the war that prevented a lifetime of mentoring from an uncle to a future nephew.

[4]

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—Arik Bjorn's campaign website, http://www.bjorn2run.com/issues/

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed March 31, 2016
  2. ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed March 31, 2016
  3. ↑ The New York Times, "South Carolina Primary Results," June 14, 2016
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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