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Bennett Rushkoff
Bennett Rushkoff was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 15 of the Maryland House of Delegates.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Rushkoff's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | Education We should strive to keep Maryland's public schools No. 1 in the country. Our future depends on our investments in education, including pre-K education. Only by maintaining state funding for our public schools, and ensuring adequate local funding, can we attract and retain the most talented teachers, keep class sizes manageable, and provide sufficient school facilities. At the University of Maryland, we can establish a highly selective teaching college, with loan forgiveness for graduates who choose to teach in Maryland public schools. Health Care The public option would offer health insurance that maximizes benefits for policyholders, not profits for shareholders. Patient welfare must come first. As more Marylanders freely choose the public option over commercial insurance policies, we can expect to see simplified medical billing, reduced administrative burden, and greater cost control. The Environment To relieve traffic congestion and save gasoline, we have to add dedicated bus lanes to highways that have reached capacity, such as I-270 from Frederick to Shady Grove. [2][3] |
” |
Elections
2014
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Incumbents Kathleen Dumais, David Fraser-Hidalgo and Aruna Miller defeated Bennett Rushkoff in the Democratic primary, while Ed Edmundson, Flynn Ficker and Christine Thron were unopposed in the Republican primary. Dumais, Fraser-Hidalgo and Miller defeated Edmundson, Ficker and Thron in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Kathleen Dumais Incumbent |
20.6% | 19,083 | |
| Democratic | Aruna Miller Incumbent |
19.5% | 18,071 | |
| Democratic | David Fraser-Hidalgo Incumbent |
18.7% | 17,324 | |
| Republican | Ed Edmundson | 13.9% | 12,913 | |
| Republican | Christine Thron | 13.9% | 12,825 | |
| Republican | Flynn Ficker | 13.3% | 12,355 | |
| Total Votes | 92,571 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kathleen Dumais Incumbent |
30.6% | 6,156 |
| Aruna Miller Incumbent |
28.6% | 5,748 |
| David Fraser-Hidalgo Incumbent |
22.1% | 4,447 |
| Bennett Rushkoff | 18.7% | 3,754 |
| Total Votes | 20,105 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bennett + Rushkoff + Maryland + House"
See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Maryland Secretary of State - Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List - House of Delegates," accessed May 9, 2014
- ↑ Friends of Bennett Rushkoff, "Issues," accessed June 18, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
