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Beverly Goldstein
Beverly Goldstein (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 11th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Goldstein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Goldstein was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 11th Congressional District of Ohio.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Incumbent Marcia Fudge defeated Beverly Goldstein in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marcia Fudge (D) | 82.2 | 206,138 |
 | Beverly Goldstein (R)  | 17.7 | 44,486 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 250,660 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Incumbent Marcia Fudge advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marcia Fudge | 100.0 | 65,905 |
| Total votes: 65,905 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11
Beverly Goldstein defeated Gregory Dunham in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beverly Goldstein | 52.5 | 7,017 |
 | Gregory Dunham | 47.5 | 6,336 | |
| Total votes: 13,353 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Marcia Fudge (D) defeated Beverly Goldstein (R) in the general election. Both ran unopposed in their respective primaries.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Marcia Fudge Incumbent |
80.3% | 242,917 | |
| Republican | Beverly Goldstein | 19.7% | 59,769 | |
| Total Votes | 302,686 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Beverly Goldstein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Goldstein's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Priority 1 - My commitment to helping people raise themselves out of poverty and dependence on welfare. The adult illiteracy rate in District 11 is staggering: 66% in the City of Cleveland, 83% in East Cleveland. If you cannot read for content you cannot qualify for job training and you will never get a good job. I have a plan to begin to fix this. Priority 2 - National security, including border security, a greatly strengthened military, a strong and leading foreign policy under-girded by reliance on the existence of our military. Priority 3 - Complete energy supremacy of the United States by the commercialization of Liquid Core Molten Salt Reactors (LCMSR), which are nuclear reactors powered by Thorium. This will result in inexpensive, safe, and clean unlimited energy for thousands of years. (See www.eGeneration.org)
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Instituting programs which will enable our illiterate citizens to move from illiteracy to literacy (GED), into guaranteed job training, and then to a pre-determined private-sector job. They will bring themselves out of poverty, off welfare, and become taxpaying citizens, to the betterment of themselves and of the cities in which they live. Restore deterrence. Make sure our enemies believe that if they try to work to the detriment of the United States, they will be made to pay a price. In 1938-39 the French army was much bigger and more well equipped and with better weapons than was the German army. But when Hitler made his move into Czechoslovakia, the French did nothing. Hitler had nothing but contempt for an enemy stronger than himself which would not use its strength to make him back down. He referred to Neville Chamberlain, the British Prim Minister, as a "worm." Thus allied deterrence failed, and the Allies got a world war as a result. America must not make that mistake against Iran, North Korea, and/or China.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Sir Winston Churchill. As an out of power back bencher in the British House of Commons in the 1930s he did all he could to prepare Britain for the war he know was coming. He kept Britain in the war when others in the British government wanted to negotiate a peace with Hitler. If not for Churchill, Americans would probably be speaking German now. But not me. Most of my relatives were murdered in Auschwitz. My existence is a miracle. If it were not for Winston Churchill, I would not be here. Churchill had the intelligence and drive to be a superb war leader, and we needed all of that to defeat the Axis powers.
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
Website: "Refugee Resettlement Watch," Ann Corcoran
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Be honest. Never lie to your constituents. Keep them on your heart constantly. After all, 700,000 of them will have elected but one of you. Be vigilant. Protect the Constitution. Guard it against those, both foreign and domestic, who would do it harm. Vote every time in favor of limited government. Keep a full-time auditor. Know and document where each dollar is supposed to go, and make sure it gets there.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
I am sincere, and my constituents know that I am. They understand that I will work to put in place programs that will help them pull out of the financial quagmire in which they are mired. They believe me, and will support me.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Get to her committee meetings, and to her subcommittee meetings. Know the material that will be discussed. Vote with your constituents in mind. Keep the country safe. It is your responsibility.
What legacy would you like to leave?
That I began the slow and painful process of bringing our citizens to literacy and to jobs, where 35 years of "other party" rule has ruined them. And that it worked.
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
When I was 7, a Life Magazine photo book came to our house. It has a spread of photos of Auschwitz. My Mom, who had been a slave for the Nazis in Auschwitz and in other camps, looked at the photos, and then went upstairs to bed, where she stayed for several days.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
I sold draperies in a drapery store for two summer vacations in high school.
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
Thanksgiving. It reminds me of the importance of the United States of America.
What is your favorite book? Why?
Little Women. The sisters all had their individual roles in the family.
If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?
Dolly Levi
What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?
My husband, because he is wonderful.
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
Shenandoah
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
Finishing a Ph.D. while working full time at a different university 40 miles away from the University where I was a student, while raising two children with my husband.
What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?
It is a vehicle to enable its members to provide the conditions for our citizens to make the United States a safer and better place to live.
Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?
Yes
What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?
Controlling borders and immigration
If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
Committees dealing with terrorism, national security, intelligence, and eradication of poverty
Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?
I believe three years would be better because we would not be constantly campaigning. But the Constitution is the Constitution.
What are your thoughts on term limits?
I favor term limits.
If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?
Not during my freshman term because I want to focus heavily on my district.
Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?
Representative Jim Jordan Representative Louie Gohmert Representative Jack Kemp Representative Trent Franks
Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
After working in the inner city running children's hearing clinics for 15 years, and more recently being there for three years intensively, I have heard hundreds of stories, many of which are from constituents, including disabled veterans, who have tried for years to make contact with our current Congresswoman, without success. Of special note is a comment from a local staffer of a contiguous district Congressman who told me that his office spends about 25% of their constituent services time taking care of problems brought to them in desperation by our representative's constituents who cannot get her staff to respond to them. This is shameful.
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2016
- Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2018
- Ohio's 11th Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate List," December 24, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
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