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Ben Gibson
Ben Gibson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 4th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on November 3, 2020.
Gibson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ben Gibson was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Air Force starting in 2005. Gibson earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech University. He also attended Louisiana State University.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Louisiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 4
Incumbent Mike Johnson won election outright against Kenny Houston, Ryan Trundle, and Ben Gibson in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Johnson (R) | 60.4 | 185,265 |
 | Kenny Houston (D)  | 25.5 | 78,157 | |
 | Ryan Trundle (D) | 7.8 | 23,813 | |
| Ben Gibson (R) | 6.3 | 19,343 | ||
| Total votes: 306,578 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ben Gibson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gibson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am personally passionate about helping people. As a member of the Air Force and a local firefighter, I have been taught skills that allow me to make a difference. From helping someone change their flat tire on the side of the road to overseeing public policy. Knowing that I am representative of my community and its values that I can have a role in the change is all so worthwhile, it's an honor.
As an active-duty serviceman, I have seen first-hand the toll that years of warfare have taken on our soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen. We have more than (800) bases worldwide, with hundreds of thousands of our servicemen serving on foreign soil. We need a complete review of our military to see which of these are critical to our National Defense and which troops can be brought be to the United States. There are far better ways to project American power abroad without having our people stationed there. World War II has been over for 75 years, yet we still have our military stationed in Germany.- Your Congressman needs to be a representative for our district first and foremost, not a cog in the Washington political machine. As your Congressman, I will work to improve bringing you better job opportunities, improve education at all levels, and endeavor to improve your quality of life.
- Our Government was designed to serve the people, but it doesn't feel that way today. Do you think that members of Congress are your servants? Neither do I. We need a limited government that doesn't exist to serve itself or a political party. I will work to reduce the federal government, increase transparency, and pass term limits for our Congress and Senate.
- I pledge myself to the defense of all of your constitutional rights. Today we are beset with those who think you can choose which of your rights you are entitled to and which they can infringe. I believe that ALL of your rights are equally important. Free speech, Privacy, Religious Freedom, and your right to keep and bear arms are all sacred to me.
National Defense starts with a strong economy. Damage to our economy also damages our National Defense. As the Corona Virus Pandemic has shown us, dependence on the international industry is a threat to our National Defense. I want to incentivize manufacturing in the United States. I want products currently pouring in from China to be built in Louisiana. We can bring better-paying jobs to our State while helping end our dangerous dependence on the international industry.
While the threat of radical Islam continues to plague the world, I see China as a more significant threat to global stability. It doesn't matter how we see China; more critical is how they see us. They already treat us as an adversary to be used, manipulated, and cheated. Politicians and companies that allow the Chinese Communist Party to influence their behavior need to be held accountable for their weakness and greed.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 5, 2020
