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Ben Pearson-Nelson
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Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

Ohio University

Graduate

University of Albany

Ph.D

University of Albany

Contact

Personal website

Ben Pearson-Nelson was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 68 of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

Pearson-Nelson received his bachelor's degree from Ohio University and his Ph.D. from Albany State University. His professional experience includes working as a college professor and owning the business Dr. Ben's Biology Bonanza. He has been elected president of his local parent teacher association.[1]

Campaign themes

2017

Pearson-Nelson’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“ Putting Families First
The House of Delegates needs to give top priority to the needs of Virginia's families. For too long, we have had politicians who run on "family values" but who then go on to cut funding for vital services and our most important institutions. We need to get rid of politicians who just say "family values" and elect leaders who actually value families.

Saving Our Schools
We need to invest in our public schools. Virginia's schools are consistently underfunded and the average teacher pay is much lower than our nation's average. Teachers continue to take on new burdens with no compensation. We need to invest in our teachers so they can continue to invest in our students' futures. Strong schools make strong communities.

Rebuilding Our Infrastructure
Our roads and bridges continue to get worse. Degraded infrastructure is unattractive and dangerous. We need to put people to work fixing these problems using an environmentally sound approach.[2] 		”
—Ben Pearson-Nelson, [3]

Elections

2017

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[4] Dawn Adams (D) defeated incumbent Manoli Loupassi (R) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 68 general election.[5]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dawn Adams 50.44% 19,772
     Republican Manoli Loupassi Incumbent 49.56% 19,427
Total Votes 39,199
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Dawn Adams defeated Mary Jo Sheeley and Ben Pearson-Nelson in the Virginia House of Delegates District 68 Democratic primary.[6]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dawn Adams 47.30% 4,556
Mary Jo Sheeley 36.20% 3,487
Ben Pearson-Nelson 16.51% 1,590
Total Votes 9,633

Incumbent Manoli Loupassi ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 68 Republican primary.[7]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Manoli Loupassi Incumbent

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dr. Ben Pearson-Nelson,"About Dr. Ben," accessed May 15, 2017
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Dr. Ben Pearson-Nelson, "About Our Cause," accessed May 15, 2017
  4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
  5. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
  6. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  7. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017


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