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Brent Welder
Brent Welder (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 7, 2018.
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Welder's academic, professional, and political career:[1]
- 2015-2016: Bernie Sanders for President; Senior Advisor
- 2010-2016: National Designated Legal Counsel, BMWE Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- 2008: International Brotherhood of Teamsters; National Campaigns Coordinator and National Field Director
- 2012: Graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law with a J.D.
- 2007-2008: Obama for America; Senior Field Staff
- 2007: U.S. Congressman Patrick J. Murphy; Outreach Director
- 2006: Patrick Murphy for U.S. Congress; GOTV Director
- 2003-2004: John Kerry for President; Regional Field Director/National Press Assistant
- 2003: Graduated from Iowa State University with a B.A. in political science and journalism
Elections
2018
General election
Sharice Davids defeated incumbent Kevin Yoder and Chris Clemmons in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. House Kansas District 3
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharice Davids (D)  | 53.6 | 170,518 |
 | Kevin Yoder (R) | 43.9 | 139,762 | |
 | Chris Clemmons (L) | 2.5 | 8,021 | |
| Total votes: 318,301 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharice Davids | 37.3 | 23,379 |
 | Brent Welder | 33.8 | 21,190 | |
 | Tom Niermann | 14.3 | 8,939 | |
 | Mike McCamon | 7.0 | 4,354 | |
 | Sylvia Williams | 4.7 | 2,955 | |
 | Jay Sidie | 2.9 | 1,790 | |
| Total votes: 62,607 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Reggie Marselus (D)
Republican primary election
Incumbent Kevin Yoder defeated Trevor Keegan and Joe Myers in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Yoder | 68.1 | 53,130 |
 | Trevor Keegan | 18.7 | 14,574 | |
| Joe Myers | 13.2 | 10,268 | ||
| Total votes: 77,972 | |||
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Welder was endorsed in the race by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—a candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 14th Congressional District of New York.[2]
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
- Kansas' 3rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on August 3, 2017
- ↑ CBS News, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez deploys campaign staff to help another liberal Democrat," July 12, 2018
