Cleophus Dulaney

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Cleophus Dulaney

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 28, 2020

Personal

Birthplace

Birmingham, Ala.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Business owner

Contact

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Cleophus Dulaney (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on April 28, 2020.

Dulaney completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Dulaney grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. His professional experience includes owning his own business.

Elections

2020

See also: Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Republican primary)

Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 3

Incumbent Joyce Beatty defeated Mark Richardson, Nicholas Moss, and Angela Davis in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joyce Beatty (D)	70.8	227,420
		Mark Richardson (R)	29.1	93,569
		Nicholas Moss (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	92
	Submit photo	Angela Davis (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	11

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 321,092
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3

Incumbent Joyce Beatty defeated Morgan Harper in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joyce Beatty	68.1	44,995
		Morgan Harper	31.9	21,057

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,052
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3

Mark Richardson defeated Cleophus Dulaney in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Richardson	86.4	11,451
	Submit photo	Cleophus Dulaney	13.6	1,797

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,248
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Littler (R)

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Cleophus Dulaney completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dulaney'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'm a single dad who's raising three beautiful daughters I'm a very conservative old-fashioned type of guy traditional values that grow on from a childhood to adulthood

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?

• Stop the division of racism
• Allow babies to live
• A good immigration policy

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Immigration Second Amendment abortion fair housing

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

God and Jesus because they are the ones that you need to try to strive to be as

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

The Bible

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Be honest not be about just money do the right thing

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

, I never quit I'm almost into the wind to The Bitter End I'm always doing the best at what I do and I'm letting my abilities to be a person who desire to get the best outcome to whatever project I put my mind to

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Serve your constituents of your District

What legacy would you like to leave?

That I made a difference

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The assassination of Martin Luther King I was eight

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Flag brother shoe store Hartford Connecticut at age 15 2 years

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Bible because it's it's the inspiration of mankind

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Superman

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

, Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You

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

Been a loner

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Proposed legislation for the president to pass

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Racial divide immigration abortion

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

No

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

No

What are your thoughts on term limits?

, I don't have any

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?

No

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

No

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Oh yeah hey I'm person was telling me how they were two of the best gift for years been shot three different times because of their inability to do something right thing and because they're drug addiction was homeless in the worst part of their lives on what's up what are the state of a at the age of 11 because of a child abuse do not have any parents to help that individual to make decisions so that presents on their own from the time they were 15 so they have a lot of negative things that happened within their lives a lot of regrets for bad decisions they made but then they made some decisions turn it around became a positive individual within the community raising their children's I'm by themselves and they feel very grateful to God to give me a second opportunity to be a better person

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Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)