Binod Kumar
Binod Kumar (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 5. Kumar lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Kumar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Binod Kumar earned a graduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1970.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 5
Tracie Davis defeated Binod Kumar and Patrick Cooper in the general election for Florida State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tracie Davis (D) | 57.5 | 86,784 |
 | Binod Kumar (R)  | 42.5 | 64,028 | |
| Patrick Cooper (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 150,812 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 5
Tracie Davis defeated Reggie Gaffney in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 5 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracie Davis | 68.1 | 34,075 |
 | Reggie Gaffney | 31.9 | 15,996 | |
| Total votes: 50,071 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Binod Kumar advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 5.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: City elections in Jacksonville, Florida (2020)
General election
General election for Duval Soil and Water Conservation District Group 2
John Barnes defeated Matt Reimer, Binod Kumar, and John Nooney in the general election for Duval Soil and Water Conservation District Group 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 35.1 | 140,906 |
| Matt Reimer (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 110,339 | ||
| Binod Kumar (Nonpartisan) | 22.3 | 89,391 | |
| John Nooney (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 60,850 | ||
| Total votes: 401,486 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Duval Soil and Water Conservation District Group 1
Incumbent Allen Moore defeated Stephen Doty, Dewitt Robinson, and Binod Kumar in the general election for Duval Soil and Water Conservation District Group 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allen Moore (Nonpartisan) | 44.2 | 129,117 | |
| Stephen Doty (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 60,373 | ||
| Dewitt Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 52,358 | ||
| Binod Kumar (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 50,441 | |
| Total votes: 292,289 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Binod Kumar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kumar's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Master's in Engineering, GA Tech. Master's in Business Administration, Univ. of North Florida Registered Professional Engineer, State of Florida
Consulting Engineer in private practice, JEA Engineer
Live in Avondale/Riverside area of Jacksonville, FL
My son, born and raised in Jacksonville, is a product of Stanton HS, FL State Univ. and Univ. of Chicago Law School.- No de-funding of Police. Police required to be sensitive to diverse demographics. All lives matter.
- In absence of Roe vs Wade, a sensible and reasonable law state law addressing women's choice and respect for lives of unborn babies.
- Infrastructure improvements and manufacturing jobs for Florida, one of the fastest growing States in the Country.
(b) Reduce property taxes and other taxes.
(c) Legalization of Marijuana for recreational use like tobacco and alcohol. Its sale to be controlled, and taxed generating revenue for the State. Subject to Voters' approval.
A divisive US Congress or State Legislature is dysfunctional. Nothing gets done.
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2020
Binod Kumar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Binod Kumar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kumar's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
1. Assess resources and set priority goals. 2. Shake up Soil and Water Conservation District and make it more relevant to today's issues. 3. Expand SWCD's effectiveness by working with private and other public agencies.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Preservation, protection and conservation of our natural resources for us to enjoy and for our future generations.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida State Senate District 5 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 13, 2022
