Chris Ho
Chris Ho (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 13B. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Ho completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 13B
Incumbent Gary Collins defeated Chris Ho in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 13B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gary Collins (R) | 65.8 | 10,074 |
![]() | Chris Ho (D) ![]() | 34.2 | 5,233 |
Total votes: 15,307 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 13B
Chris Ho advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 13B on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Chris Ho ![]() | 100.0 | 1,161 |
Total votes: 1,161 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 13B
Incumbent Gary Collins defeated Lori Shewmaker in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 13B on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gary Collins | 62.2 | 2,885 |
Lori Shewmaker | 37.8 | 1,750 |
Total votes: 4,635 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Chris Ho participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 8, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Chris Ho's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
“ | Education, Legalization of Marijuana / CBD, Public lands[2][3] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
“ | Proper funding and structure for our Public Education system. As a father of 2, I believe all of Idaho's children deserve the best education we can give them.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Chris Ho answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
“ | Former Idaho Governor, and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus.[3] | ” |
“ | I'm a big fan of Ben Franklin, and Mahatma Gandhi.[3] | ” |
“ | Honesty (transparency), Integrity (do what you say, say what you do)[3] | ” |
“ | Leadership, ability to listen[3] | ” |
“ | Our Representatives need to help educate the public on issues, and work to lead the community into the solutions. Unite the people together, and never divide.[3] | ” |
“ | That I was able to help my community.[3] | ” |
“ | Space shuttle Challenger disaster. I was 10[3] | ” |
“ | Idaho Statesman paper route. I believe I was 12, and I had it until I was around 16. So 4 years.[3] | ” |
“ | My most current wife. I picked her up, and my door was broken so she had too get in on my side. I was awkward for me, but she apparently didn't seem to mind.[3] | ” |
“ | 4th of July. I love our Great Nation, and our family gets together for it.[3] | ” |
“ | No one favorite, but I do enjoy reading Robert Jordan and "The Wheel of Time" series.[3] | ” |
“ | Spiderman[3] | ” |
“ | My Family, I Love them![3] | ” |
“ | Dance to the music- Sly and the Family Stone[3] | ” |
“ | Running for political office[3] | ” |
“ | No[3] | ” |
“ | Education and infrastructure[3] | ” |
“ | Cooperation towards the betterment of the State.[3] | ” |
“ | Yes. We are co-workers for the citizens of Idaho.[3] | ” |
“ | non-partisan[3] | ” |
“ | Education, AG Affairs, Business[3] | ” |
“ | Paulette Jordan, Matt Erpelding, Jeff Agenbroad[3] | ” |
“ | possibly[3] | ” |
“ | During the most recent government shutdowns, I had many of my military friends and family that were unsure if they would even be able to afford food. We have a shortage of food banks locally in my District. I would like to make sure these folks never have this worry again.[3] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Idaho House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Chris Ho's responses," May 8, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.