Buzz Patterson
Buzz Patterson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Patterson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: California's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 7
Incumbent Ami Bera defeated Buzz Patterson in the general election for U.S. House California District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ami Bera (D) | 56.6 | 217,416 |
 | Buzz Patterson (R)  | 43.4 | 166,549 | |
| Total votes: 383,965 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 7
Incumbent Ami Bera and Buzz Patterson defeated Jeff Burdick, Jon Ivy, and Chris Richardson in the primary for U.S. House California District 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ami Bera (D) | 50.3 | 106,124 |
| ✔ | | Buzz Patterson (R) | 33.6 | 70,803 |
 | Jeff Burdick (D) | 7.2 | 15,114 | |
 | Jon Ivy (R) | 6.6 | 14,017 | |
 | Chris Richardson (G) | 2.3 | 4,837 | |
| Total votes: 210,895 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Buzz Patterson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Patterson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Secure our border
- Build a stronger military and fight for homeless veterans
- Cut taxes, control government spending and give small businesses the tools to create jobs.
- Roll back burdensome regulations that cause small businesses to fail
- Building a stronger military
- Secure our border
- Stop out of control spending and put America first
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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