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Ben Lavine
Ben Lavine (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 15, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3
Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Tom Harrison, Marc Koller, Gary Dye, and Michael P. Marsh in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Earl Blumenauer (D) | 72.6 | 279,019 |
 | Tom Harrison (R) | 19.8 | 76,187 | |
 | Marc Koller (Independent Party of Oregon)  | 5.6 | 21,352 | |
 | Gary Dye (L) | 1.5 | 5,767 | |
 | Michael P. Marsh (Constitution Party) | 0.4 | 1,487 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 514 | ||
| Total votes: 384,326 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3
Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Ben Lavine, Charles Rand Barnett, and Eric Hafner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Earl Blumenauer | 91.0 | 91,226 |
 | Ben Lavine | 6.0 | 6,008 | |
| Charles Rand Barnett | 1.6 | 1,586 | ||
 | Eric Hafner | 1.4 | 1,377 | |
| Total votes: 100,197 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3
Tom Harrison advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Harrison |
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Independent Party of Oregon primary election
Independent Party of Oregon primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3
Marc Koller defeated David Walker in the Independent Party of Oregon primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Koller | 55.7 | 930 |
 | David Walker | 44.3 | 741 | |
| Total votes: 1,671 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Ben Lavine participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 3, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Ben Lavine's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Fixing wealth inequality 2) Addressing climate change |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am passionate about progressive ideals. We need to get money out of politics, so wealthy donors and corporations are no longer able to buy influence. We should guarantee healthcare to all Americans as a right. We must ensure that the wealthiest 1% are paying their fair share.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Ben Lavine answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | I was inspired by Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential run. His ideas resonated with millions of people, and when they rallied behind him, he was able to change the course of the Democratic party.[3] | ” |
| “ | I am passionate about progressive ideals, and I have a willingness to bridge divides to find creative solutions to the issues that our leaders have been unable to resolve for decades.[3] | ” |
| “ | In most cases, this means having successfully navigated the party power structures. This can be problematic. The candidate may owe favors to powerful people in the party. Also, the party rarely picks visionary candidates, because it is the most efficient use of their resources to back the most centrist, uncontroversial candidates.[3] | ” |
| “ | Stopping wealthy donors and corporations from buying influence with campaign contributions. Our legislators need to be reminded that they work for us, not for their donors.[3] | ” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
- Oregon's 3rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Ben Lavine's responses," April 3, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
