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Ben Backus
Ben Backus was a Libertarian candidate for Nebraska Secretary of State in the 2014 elections.[1] Ben Backus lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Backus served in the United States Army National Guard as a combat medic from 1998 until 2008 when he was honorably discharged.[2] At the time of his candidacy, Backus was working as a broadband services manager at Action Communications.[2]
As of 2014, Backus was active in the Libertarian party serving as the chairman of the Western Nebraska Libertarian Party.[2]
Education
- A.A.S., electronics, Western Dakota Technical Institute[2]
Elections
2014
Backus ran for election to the office of Nebraska Secretary of State.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| Secretary of State of Nebraska, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Gale Incumbent |
75.2% | 368,135 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Backus | 24.8% | 121,470 | |
| Total Votes | 489,605 | |||
| Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Backus' campaign website listed the following themes for the 2014 race:
| “ |
If elected as secretary of state my main goals would be as follows: 1. Expand voter participation
2. Increase transparency of the election process by making the information on campaign financing easier to access. 3. Begin laying framework for electronic voting at a state level since the federal government seems incapable of doing so. [3] |
” |
| —Ben Backus' campaign website, (2014) | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, 2014 Candidate Filing, accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on March 6, 2014'
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ben Back for Nebraska Secretary of State, "Platform," accessed September 11, 2014
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