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Brad Greer
Brad Greer was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Tennessee.[1] Greer was defeated by David Kustoff in the Republican primary on August 4, 2016.[2]
Biography
Greer received his B.S. in business administration from Union University in 1991. He has been the owner and manager of Premier Promotions, an advertising agency, since 1994. He has also been a political campaign consultant since 1987. From 2000-2015 Greer worked as a management consultant and marketing director for Jackson Pulmonary Care in Jackson, TN.[3]
Organizations and affiliations
- Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse; Jackson, Tennessee
- Central Board Member, 1997 – 2005
- Youth Town of Tennessee; Jackson, Tennessee
- President, Advisory Board
- Lambuth Area Neighborhood Association; Jackson, Tennessee
- President, 2012 – 2016
- Member, 1994 – Present
- Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce; Jackson, Tennessee
- Member, Board of Directors, 2001 – 2004
- Madison County Republican Party
- Union University; Jackson, Tennessee
- Charter Member, Board of Presidential Associates, 1997 – 2006
- Board Member, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), 1995 – 2005
- Jackson Exchange Club; Jackson, Tennessee
- Member, 1997 – 2006
- President, 2004 – 2005[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Stephen Lee Fincher did not seek re-election to his seat in 2016. Twenty-one candidates filed in the race to replace him. David Kustoff (R) defeated Rickey Hobson (D), and independents Shelia Godwin, James Hart, Adrian Montague, Mark Rawles, and Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hobson defeated Gregory Alan Frye in the Democratic primary, while Kustoff defeated 12 other candidates in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[4][2][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  David Kustoff |
68.8% | 194,386 | |
| Democratic | Rickey Hobson | 25.1% | 70,925 | |
| Independent | Shelia Godwin | 2.3% | 6,442 | |
| Independent | James Hart | 1.4% | 4,057 | |
| Independent | Adrian Montague | 0.9% | 2,497 | |
| Independent | Mark Rawles | 0.9% | 2,445 | |
| Independent | Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane | 0.7% | 1,981 | |
| Total Votes | 282,733 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rickey Hobson |
54.8% | 7,774 | ||
| Gregory Frye | 45.2% | 6,413 | ||
| Total Votes | 14,187 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Kustoff |
27.4% | 16,889 | ||
| George Flinn Jr. | 23.1% | 14,200 | ||
| Mark Luttrell | 17.7% | 10,878 | ||
| Brian Kelsey | 12.9% | 7,942 | ||
| Brad Greer | 11.1% | 6,819 | ||
| Tom Leatherwood | 4.3% | 2,620 | ||
| Hunter Baker | 1.6% | 1,014 | ||
| Ken Atkins | 0.7% | 410 | ||
| Raymond Honeycutt | 0.4% | 231 | ||
| George Howell | 0.3% | 211 | ||
| David Wharton | 0.2% | 131 | ||
| David Bault | 0.2% | 109 | ||
| David Maldonado | 0.1% | 76 | ||
| Total Votes | 61,530 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
Greer issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | West Tennesseans want and deserve a strong Christian conservative voice in Washington; a voice that is not beholden to special interest groups or to the party elites. I am not a career politician nor have I held elected office; I can provide a fresh perspective rooted in the conservative values and beliefs of my fellow West Tennesseans. My campaign is focused on a positive message based on a core belief in conservative West Tennessee values such as faith, family, freedom, and fiscal responsibility.
Regardless of the issues facing Washington, whether the economy, immigration, homeland security, Obamacare or out-of-control spending, I will stand firm on conservative principles. There will be challenges tomorrow that we cannot foresee today, and I want the people of the 8th District to know that I will not compromise those principles in exchange for contributions by special interest groups or for promises of leadership positions within the U.S. House of Representatives. Our conservative West Tennessee values are not for sale. [6] |
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| —Brad Greer, [3] | ||
The following issues were listed on Greer's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Brad Greer's campaign website, http://www.greerforcongress.com/#!issues/c1flq | ||
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Brad Greer," February 26, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 21, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
