Bob Hollister
Bob Hollister (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Hollister completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11
Incumbent Lloyd Smucker defeated Bob Hollister in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lloyd Smucker (R) | 61.5 | 194,991 |
 | Bob Hollister (D)  | 38.5 | 121,835 | |
| Total votes: 316,826 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11
Bob Hollister advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Hollister | 100.0 | 46,080 |
| Total votes: 46,080 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11
Incumbent Lloyd Smucker advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lloyd Smucker | 100.0 | 96,886 |
| Total votes: 96,886 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bob Hollister completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hollister's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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During his tenure as an educator, Bob served and volunteered his time and energy on multiple non-profit boards and the boards of numerous professional organizations. He is the recipient of the prestigious David A. Portlock Outstanding International Educator Award.
As a life-long public servant, Bob views running for Congress as a natural continuation of public service, which will use his knowledge, experience, and skills effectively to represent ALL citizens of Congressional District 11.
Bob plans to take his reputation for transparency, fiscal stewardship, and compassion to Washington, DC, to benefit the citizens of Lancaster and York Counties.
Bob, and his wife Jennifer, are raising two daughters. The family, including their dog Hazel, resides in Lancaster.- I believe that our elected representatives should lead with transparency, inspire confidence in our government, and work to bring us together for our common good. But our democracy is threatened by politicians who place personal interests above the needs of our country. They use fear to steer us away from civility and convince us that our neighbors are no longer our friends and that our institutions can no longer be trusted. This isn’t the first time that our democracy has been tested, and it surely won’t be the last. But I believe in America and her institutions. We are resilient and our diversity gives us strength. I have faith in our ability to evolve and become our better selves during difficult times.
- At the core of our democracy is this fundamental principle: one person equals one vote. Rather than trying to strip away this sacred right, our leaders should work to ensure that everyone's voice is heard. Elections should be about ideas and vision, not about who has the most personal wealth or purchased the most influence from corporations. I support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 and as your Congressman. Every vote counts and every citizen gets a vote. Our voting process is secure and transparent with strong safeguards to prevent abuse and penalties to punish fraud. Our polling places are easily accessible, safe, and efficient. Mail-in voting and ballot dropboxes are readily available so our election process
- I’m a lifelong public school educator and I believe that education is the bedrock of our democracy. The quality of a child’s education should never be determined by their zip code or their family’s income. As a child, my family chose to enroll me in private Catholic schools and they paid those tuition fees from their own pockets—not with tax dollars. I feel strongly that private schools should be paid for by private citizens and public funding should go only to public schools. We must: • Eliminate high-pressure standardized tests as a one-size-fits-all method for measuring student success and potential. • Increase public school funding and ensure that resources are distributed in an equitable way for all students, regardless of zip code. •
At the core of our democracy is this fundamental principle: one person equals one vote.
Rather than trying to strip away this sacred right, our leaders should work to ensure that everyone's voice is heard. Elections should be about ideas and vision, not about who has the most personal wealth or purchased the most influence from corporations.
I support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 and voting rights is a top priority for myself if elected.
2. Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform
Maintaining law and order is crucial to our society and criminals should be held accountable for their actions, but our legal system must also be fair, equitable, and efficient.
I believe that we can provide our police officers with the resources they need to do their jobs effectively while simultaneously refocusing their role so they’re not expected to solve all of society’s problems.
3. Education and School Funding
I’m a lifelong public school educator and I believe that education is the bedrock of our democracy. The quality of a child’s education should never be determined by their zip code or their family’s income.
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Campaign website
Hollister's campaign website stated the following:
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Voting Rights and Election Integrity At the core of our democracy is this fundamental principle: one person equals one vote. Rather than trying to strip away this sacred right, our leaders should work to ensure that everyone's voice is heard. Elections should be about who has the better ideas and vision, not about who has received the most donations from corporate special interests. I support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 and in Congress, I will fight to ensure that:
Maintaining law and order is crucial to our society and criminals should be held accountable for their actions, but our legal system must also be fair, equitable, and efficient. I believe that we can provide our police officers with the resources they need to do their jobs effectively while simultaneously refocusing their role so they’re not expected to solve all of society’s problems. To that end, I support:
I’m a lifelong public school educator and I believe that education is the bedrock of our democracy. The quality of a child’s education should never be determined by their zip code or their family’s income. As a child, my family chose to enroll me in private Catholic schools and they paid those tuition fees from their own pockets—not with tax dollars. I feel strongly that private schools should be paid for by private citizens and public funding should go only to public schools. We must:
The debate over the causes of climate change rages on, but I would argue that—regardless of the cause—the climate is changing, and now it’s on us to decide what we will do about it. We’re experiencing more extreme weather, longer-lasting droughts, and warmer seas. Some parts of the world are already experiencing food insecurity resulting in conflict and population migration. This should concern us all. While I don’t believe that we can eliminate fossil fuels completely, we can begin a strategic shift toward cleaner domestic energy production and away from foreign energy imports. In Congress, I will work to:
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of walking in the woods with my dad and brother during hunting season. I’m a former member of the NRA and I still own firearms. But the NRA has not spoken for me for decades, nor does it speak for other firearm owners I know—those of us who make gun safety a priority at home and in our communities. While I’m a supporter of the Second Amendment, I do not believe that our Founders ever conceived that it would be misused to put military-style weapons into our communities en masse. As a superintendent, a school shooting was my number one fear. Every morning I woke up and said a silent prayer that today would not be the day. We have a gun violence problem in this country. We cannot ignore it. We must:
As a member of the bipartisan U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, I understand our unique leadership position on the global stage. When America leads with integrity and wisdom, all the world is better for it. We must:
Everyone should have access to quality and affordable healthcare. The Coronavirus pandemic highlighted the deep inequalities in our current system and these inequalities are a threat to our collective health and safety, our national security, and our economy. We can't wait until the next national health crisis to address the faults in our current healthcare system. Congress must act to decrease the cost of healthcare and life-saving prescriptions and expand access to mental health services. This includes solidifying programs like Medicare and Medicaid that help the most vulnerable in our society. I believe that:
I believe that LGBTQ+ individuals and families should enjoy all the same rights and freedoms that I and my family enjoy, including the freedom to marry who you love, the right to privacy, and the right to equal protection under the law. As the superintendent of ELANCO school district, I chose to defy a bathroom policy that I understood to be illegal and discriminatory to our transgender students. With open dialogue, perspective, and some compromise, we were able to find a solution that benefited all of our students and was met with approval from both the conservative Independent Law Center and the ACLU. As your Congressman, I will continue to stand up for the LGBTQ+ community and:
While securing our borders is important and we can all agree that the current immigration system is broken, we must also recognize that immigration is vital to our country’s growth and prosperity, especially in the agriculture and hospitality industries that are so crucial to the economies of Lancaster and York Counties. We must:
Regardless of political party, we all agree that America should be a land of opportunity. Taking action to support workers and build a strong middle class is essential to a thriving economy. My journey with organized labor has been a long and evolving one, from being a member of the teacher’s union to the challenges of negotiating with union leadership as a superintendent, and finally, to witnessing the tremendous results when union officials, teachers, and administration all worked together for the benefit of our learners, our community, and our teachers. The pandemic highlighted the importance of our essential workers and why they deserve safe conditions, good training, and fair compensation. I’ve come to wholeheartedly embrace the message and vision that organized labor promotes and celebrates. Congress must act to:
Our founding fathers recognized the importance of both the individual freedom to practice one’s religion and the freedom of all Americans not to have religion imposed upon them by others. They felt so strongly about it that they settled it in the First Amendment of the Constitution. Sadly, some would like to see us become a country where people of one religion call the shots and impose their preferred doctrine and religiously-based laws on the rest of us. We must:
It wasn’t very long ago in America’s history that my wife could not have made her own medical decisions or even opened a bank account without my signature. I’m glad that, in our current world and in the state of Pennsylvania, my daughters will have the freedom to make those decisions for themselves. But women are still placed at a disadvantage in many ways and face a constant onslaught of attempts to roll back the hard-fought freedoms that American women have already won. In Congress, I will:
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Hollister for Congress, “Issues,” accessed November 2, 2022
