Bill Fraser
Bill Fraser was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Illinois.[1] Fraser did not make it onto the general election ballot.
Biography
Fraser graduated from Hoffman Estates High School in 1997. He earned a B.A. in biology from Illinois State University in 2001 and a masters in teaching from National Louis University in 2006. Since 2005 Fraser has been teaching at Schaumburg High School in Schaumburg, IL.[2][3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. The seat was open following incumbent Tammy Duckworth's U.S. Senate run. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) defeated Pete DiCianni (R) and write-in candidate Andrew Straw in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Krishnamoorthi defeated Michael Noland and Deb Bullwinkel in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016. DiCianni defeated write-in candidate Andrew Straw in the Republican primary.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Raja Krishnamoorthi |
58.3% | 144,954 | |
| Republican | Pete DiCianni | 41.7% | 103,617 | |
| Write-in votes | Andrew Straw | 0% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 248,576 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Raja Krishnamoorthi |
57% | 44,950 | ||
| Michael Noland | 29.1% | 22,925 | ||
| Deb Bullwinkel | 14% | 11,005 | ||
| Total Votes | 78,880 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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Fraser did not make it onto the general election ballot.
Campaign themes
2016
Fraser issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | The power of decision should be in the hands of the people, not in the hands of a politician. I am running to create a successful constituent voting operation on all bills that involve significant taxes and laws. The people of the 8th Congressional District can be the first in the nation to elect a candidate that will tie his own hands and relinquish decision making power back to the constituency. | ” |
| —Bill Fraser, [2] | ||
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- Illinois' 8th Congressional District
External links
- Campaign website
- Candidacy announcement press release
- Facebook account
- Twitter account
- YouTube account
Footnotes
- ↑ Bill Fraser for Congress, "Home," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on October 20, 2015
- ↑ Bill Fraser for Congress, "Meet Bill," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
