Caleb Quinton

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Caleb Quinton

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Green Party

Personal

Birthplace

Austin, Texas

Religion

Atheist

Caleb Quinton (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 6th Congressional District. Quinton did not appear on the ballot for the Green Party primary on June 23, 2020.

Quinton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Virginia's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

Virginia's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)

Virginia's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (May 9 Democratic convention)

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 6

Incumbent Benjamin Lee Cline defeated Nicholas Betts in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Benjamin Lee Cline (R)	64.6	246,606
		Nicholas Betts (D)	35.3	134,729
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	478

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 381,813
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Luciani (Independent)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Benjamin Lee Cline advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 6.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Caleb Quinton (G)

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Virginia District 6

Nicholas Betts advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Virginia District 6 on May 9, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Nicholas Betts (D)

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Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Caleb Quinton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Quinton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a person running for congress.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I want to legalize Marijuana.
• I want restore voting rights to convicted felons.
• I want to make America Communist.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education. Health Care. LGBTQ+ Rights

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to Daniel Seavey.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Communist Manifesto

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Mad at you by Why Don't We

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

No.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Agriculture, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, Small Business, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Joint Committee on the Library and Ways and Means.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

No, once they become a rep, they only get about a year to serve. Once they serve that year they have to get ready for re-election

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

I would like to be the LGBTQ+ caucus.

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See also

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Footnotes

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Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tim Kaine (D)

Mark Warner (D)

Representatives

District 1

Rob Wittman (R)

District 2

Jennifer Kiggans (R)

District 3

Bobby Scott (D)

District 4

Jennifer McClellan (D)

District 5

John McGuire (R)

District 6

Benjamin Lee Cline (R)

District 7

Eugene Vindman (D)

District 8

Donald Sternoff Beyer (D)

District 9

H. Morgan Griffith (R)

District 10

Suhas Subramanyam (D)

District 11

James Walkinshaw (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (5)