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Brian Martin (Washington)
Brian Martin (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 7th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 4, 2020.
Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Brian Martin was born in Seattle, Washington. He earned a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University in 1991 and a graduate degree from Oregon State University in 2008. Martin’s career experience includes working as a college professor.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal defeated Craig Keller in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 83.0 | 387,109 |
 | Craig Keller (R) | 16.8 | 78,240 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,113 | ||
| Total votes: 466,462 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal and Craig Keller defeated Rick Lewis, Scott Sutherland, and Jack Hughes-Hageman in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 7 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 80.0 | 240,801 |
| ✔ | | Craig Keller (R) | 8.1 | 24,477 |
| Rick Lewis (Independent) | 4.6 | 13,885 | ||
| Scott Sutherland (R) | 3.8 | 11,332 | ||
 | Jack Hughes-Hageman (D) | 3.3 | 10,052 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 537 | ||
| Total votes: 301,084 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Martin (R)
- David Ishii (D)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brian Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Martin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was born in Seattle and grew up in Lake Forest Park.
I went to Shorecrest High School and played on the high school football team. I once rode my bicycle from Kirkland to Walla Walla. I love riding my motorcycle.
September 11, 2001 was a wake up call for me. I have been traditional and conservative for the past twenty years.
I am running for U.S. Representative for the 7th district because it has become clear to me that Pramila Jayapal is a member of the Radical Left. She doesn’t represent me, or make the choices that I think are best for our country.
I taught for more than ten years at the college level (composition, history, and literature) and I became disillusioned with higher education. I think it needs reform. The Preamble of the Constitution urges us to always make our country better, and I believe there are healthier ways to do that than with the ideas of the Left.
- I think citizens who work hard for their private insurance and the greater options it provides do not want to lose it for "Medicare for All." Let's think of another way to provide insurance for those citizens who don't have health insurance.
- Free market capitalism is the best economic model for our country, not the government-owned and planned economy of socialism.
- We care about the environment, so I vote to stay in the Paris Agreement so we can set a good example for other countries to follow.
"American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation" by Jon Meacham
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 24, 2019
