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Daniel Clark (Iowa)

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Daniel Clark
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Last election

November 6, 2018

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Daniel Clark (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Clark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Incumbent Dave Loebsack defeated Chris Peters, Mark Strauss, and Daniel Clark in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dave Loebsack
Dave Loebsack (D)
 
54.8
 
171,446
Image of Chris Peters
Chris Peters (R)
 
42.6
 
133,287
Image of Mark Strauss
Mark Strauss (L)
 
2.0
 
6,181
Image of Daniel Clark
Daniel Clark (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
1,837
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
162

Total votes: 312,913
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Incumbent Dave Loebsack advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dave Loebsack
Dave Loebsack
 
100.0
 
42,378

Total votes: 42,378
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Chris Peters defeated Ginny Caligiuri in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Peters
Chris Peters
 
87.5
 
18,056
Ginny Caligiuri (Write-in)
 
11.6
 
2,389
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
181

Total votes: 20,626
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Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Daniel Clark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Clark's responses.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

My top three priorities would be focusing on living wages, single-payer healthcare, and environmental safety.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I would say social policy would be my most passionate.

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

I look up to many activists and leaders but Bernie Sanders, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard wouId be my top three.

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

I think a good summarization of my political philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King's speeches, the Riverside Church speech which centers on social justice reform

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

Honesty and open-mindedness

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

I'm an independent free thinking, honest person.

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

I believe the core responsibility of elected officials is to do what is best for their constituents and the world as a whole.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave a legacy of someone who never shyed away from standing up to injustice, win or lose.

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

9-11, I was ten almost eleven.

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