Brent King

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Brent King

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 30, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Brent King was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 16th Congressional District of Florida. King was defeated by Jan Schneider in the Democratic primary on August 30, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Vern Buchanan (R) defeated Jan Schneider (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Buchanan defeated James Satcher in the Republican primary, while Schneider defeated Brent King to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Florida District 16 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Vern Buchanan Incumbent	59.8%	230,654
	Democratic	Jan Schneider	40.2%	155,262
Total Votes				385,916
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 16 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Vern Buchanan Incumbent	80.6%	53,706
James Satcher	19.4%	12,900
Total Votes		66,606
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jan Schneider	76.2%	31,387
Brent King	23.8%	9,782
Total Votes		41,169
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on King's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Jobs and Economy: Middle-class families in Florida and the 16th District were hit hard by the recession. They struggle to keep up with rising cost of basic living expenses, gasoline, college education and healthcare. Over the past 30 years special interest such as Wall Street, lobbyist and corporations have slowly changed the rules; redistributing wealth and income to the wealthiest and most powerful people of this country. Social Security and Medicare: Brent believes in the promise we have made to our seniors: that after a life time of hard work every American should be able to retire with dignity and the peace of mind these programs provide. Today Social Security is more important than ever. More than a one-third of seniors depend on Social Security for 90% of their income and roughly half of all workers between the ages of 55-64 have no real retirement savings. Education: As a former high school teacher, Brent knows the value of education. Investing in our children’s education not only benefits the individual child and family, but is also an investment in our community and economic future. Education is the “Great Equalizer.” That’s why Brent supports reining in the cost of college tuition and allowing students to refinance their loan debt at current rates. We have the best universities in the world and we should work hard to sustain them! At the same time we should invest in our community and technical colleges, so the workforce of tomorrow is fully equipped to compete on the global stage. Veterans: There is no more sacred commitment than the one we have made to our men and women who have served our country. They have done all we have asked, putting their lives on the line day in and day out around the globe. It is our job to ensure they are able to transition to successful civilian careers with education, training and job placement. We must support and strengthen the military families who serve alongside our men and women in uniform. Brent will work tirelessly to make sure our veterans have access to timely and high quality healthcare they so deserve. Environment: Climate change is a serious issue facing Florida. We need to protect our beautiful beaches, coastal waters, swamps, marshes, forest and grasslands. From coastal erosion, storm surge, rising tides and flooding, Florida and the 16th District have a vested interest to lead the effort to protect our environment. Reducing our carbon footprint are our first steps. Brent supports efforts to develop and deploy clean, sustainable energy technologies like energy efficiency, solar, wind and geothermal solutions. He wants to help make America the world’s "Clean Energy Superpower."	”
—Brent King's campaign website, http://www.brentkingforcongress.com/issues

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2016
• Florida's 16th Congressional District

External links

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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)