Casey Askar
Casey Askar (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 19th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 18, 2020.
Askar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 19
Byron Donalds defeated Cindy Banyai and Patrick Post in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Byron Donalds (R) | 61.3 | 272,440 |
 | Cindy Banyai (D)  | 38.7 | 172,146 | |
 | Patrick Post (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 444,589 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Antonio Dumornay (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19
Cindy Banyai defeated David Holden in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Banyai | 57.6 | 28,765 |
 | David Holden | 42.4 | 21,212 | |
| Total votes: 49,977 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Byron Donalds | 22.6 | 23,492 |
 | Dane Eagle | 21.9 | 22,715 | |
 | Casey Askar | 20.0 | 20,774 | |
 | William Figlesthaler | 18.3 | 19,075 | |
 | Randy Henderson | 7.6 | 7,858 | |
 | Christy McLaughlin | 4.1 | 4,245 | |
 | Dan Severson | 3.1 | 3,197 | |
 | Darren Dione Aquino | 1.4 | 1,466 | |
 | Daniel Kowal | 1.1 | 1,135 | |
| Total votes: 103,957 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Francis Rooney (R)
- Ford O’Connell (R)
- Heather Fitzenhagen (R)
Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Casey Askar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Askar's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Askar's life story embodies the American Dream. On his 7th birthday, Casey and his parents came to America, fleeing religious persecution in Iraq, seeking safety, opportunity, and above all - freedom. At 18, Casey knew he had to give back to the country that gave him so much. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps.
In the years that followed, Casey would go on to start, buy, build, and run a massive portfolio of businesses from the ground up. Today, Askar employs thousands of people across the country and is one of the largest franchisees for various multi-national brands, such as Church's Chicken and Dunkin' Donuts.
- Like President Trump, I'm not a career politician. Americans are sick and tired of career legislators that enrich themselves instead of serving the people who elected them. That's why I'm a strong believer in federal term limits.
- As a self-made businessman, I know what it's like to pull yourself up from your bootstraps and start with nothing in your pockets. I will always pursue policies that stimulate the economy, create greater opportunities for working men and women, and allow Americans to keep more money in their pocket.
- I take the security of our country seriously as a former Marine. As a Congressman, I will protect our 2nd Amendment rights, defend our country against foreign threats such as China, and work with President Trump to secure our border.
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See also
2020 Elections
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