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Bill Marcy
Bill Marcy was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 23 of the Mississippi State Senate.
Marcy was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi.[1] He was defeated by Travis Childers in the primary election on June 3, 2014.
He was also a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Mississippi.
Career
Below are Marcy's career highlights.[2]
- Director of Security, Ceders Medical Center
- Director of Security, Eden Roc Hotel
- Director of Security, Omni Hotels International
- Served, United States National Guard
- Police Officer (9 years)
Issues
Campaign issues
2012
Marcy outlined the following issues on his website:
- Economy
Excerpt: "The tax and spend mentality of our President and the Democrat-led congress is making it harder to create new private industry jobs. The only way out of this recession is to permanently lower taxes and cut the size of government."[3]
- Taxes
Excerpt: "I will support holding government to these constitutional limits. I believe the “Fair Tax” plan is the only fair way to fund Constitutional Government."[3]
- Bail-outs
Excerpt: "I do not support bailing out the people and businesses that created the current economic crisis. Rewarding failure is not the American way. I do not believe in the idea that anyone or anything is 'too big to fail'."[3]
- Education
Excerpt: "Encouraging competition between school systems by allowing vouchers and charter schools will improve the quality of education. The tax dollars should follow the child regardless of what type of school the parent decides their child should attend."[3]
- Defense
Excerpt: "I support our troops and will assure they have the best equipment to fight our enemies. Our forces must be able to project our Nation’s power throughout the world at a moments notice."[3]
- Respect For Life
Excerpt: "What is called abortion is really the killing of unborn children."[3]
- 10th Amendment
Excerpt: "As a United States Congressman, I will never forget what the Founding Fathers intended and I will work to live up to their expectations by protecting and defending The Constitution and all of it’s amendments, including those that guarantee the rights of all States."[3]
Elections
2015
- See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Mississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[4] No Democratic candidates filed for election. Incumbent Briggs Hopson defeated Bill Marcy in the Republican primary. Hopson ran unchallenged in the District 23 general election.
| Mississippi State Senate, District 23 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Briggs Hopson Incumbent |
90.9% | 5,132 |
| Bill Marcy | 9.1% | 511 |
| Total Votes | 5,643 | |
2014
Marcy ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Mississippi. Marcy sought the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but lost to Travis Childers.
Although Marcy ran as a Republican in 2012, he switched parties in the event that Chris McDaniel won the primary against Thad Cochran. Marcy will keep his conservative positions and is branding his party switch as a 'Plan B' for voters.[5]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Travis Childers |
74% | 63,548 | ||
| Bill Marcy | 12.1% | 10,361 | ||
| William Bond Compton, Jr. | 9.9% | 8,465 | ||
| Jonathan Rawl | 4.1% | 3,492 | ||
| Total Votes | 85,866 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Democratic primary results |
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2012
Marcy was defeated by incumbent Bennie Thompson.[6] Marcy ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 2nd District. As the nominee on the Republican ticket, Marcy faced incumbent Bennie Thompson (D), Cobby Williams (Independent), and Lajena Williams (Reform) in the November 2012 general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bennie Thompson Incumbent |
67.1% | 214,978 | |
| Republican | Bill Marcy | 31% | 99,160 | |
| Independent | Cobby Williams | 1.4% | 4,605 | |
| Reform | Lajena Williams | 0.5% | 1,501 | |
| Total Votes | 320,244 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Personal
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Marcy lives in Meridan, MS, with his wife, Susan.[8]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bill + Marcy + Mississippi + Senate"
See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate elections in Mississippi, 2014
- Mississippi State Senate
- Mississippi State Senate District 23
- Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015
- Mississippi State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Hill, "Miss. conservative to run against Sen. Cochran as 'Plan B' Democrat," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Vote Smart Project, "Bill Marcy," accessed: October 10, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Bill Marcy, "10th Amendment," accessed October 10, 2012
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Hill, "Miss. conservative to run against Sen. Cochran as 'Plan B' Democrat," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Mississippi"
- ↑ WAPT 16, "Unofficial Mississippi Primary Results," March 13, 2012
- ↑ Official Campaign Site, "About Bill Marcy," accessed January 16, 2011
