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Darlene Miller
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August 9, 2016
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Darlene Miller was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Minnesota.[1] Miller was defeated by Jason Lewis in the Republican primary on August 9, 2016.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Republican incumbent John Kline, who began serving in Congress in 2002, chose not to run for re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jason Lewis (R) defeated Angie Craig (D) and Paula Overby (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Craig faced no primary opponent, while Lewis defeated Matthew Erickson, John Howe, and Darlene Miller in the Republican primary on August 9, 2016.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][2]

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJason Lewis 47% 173,970
     Democratic Angie Craig 45.2% 167,315
     Independent Paula Overby 7.8% 28,869
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 360
Total Votes 370,514
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJason Lewis 48.9% 11,641
Darlene Miller 30.7% 7,305
John Howe 13.6% 3,244
Matthew Erickson 6.8% 1,612
Total Votes 23,802
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Miller's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Jobs and Economy: Obamacare, taxes, over-regulation and deficit spending are crushing our country and killing the jobs the middle class needs. America’s economy is bogged down and big government is one of the main reasons why...We need to change the regulatory environment to encourage people to take the risk to start a company.
  • Tax Reform: Darlene opposes raising taxes. Americans already are shouldered with heavy burdens. Washington should not pile on with more. It is too hard for so many middle class families to make ends meet.We need tax reform that simplifies the system so Americans aren’t forced to spend billions of dollars each year paying accountants to ensure they follow the rules.
  • National Security: We must be honest about the threats we face. America is at war with radical Islamic terrorists. We are threatened by ISIS. The large majority of the world’s Muslims are not radical. We cannot ignore the motivations of those who seek to destroy us.While the President drives foreign policy, Congress has Constitution responsibilities that must not be abdicated.First and foremost, we must ensure our troops get the support and funding they need to keep us safe and defend freedom.
  • Retirement Security: Darlene strongly believes that Social Security and Medicare must be protected and financially sustainable. Seniors worked for their benefits, paid for them and planned their retirements based on the promise of those benefits. The federal government should keep its promise made to them.
  • Mental Healthcare: We have to seriously review mental health laws and funding for mental health programs to ensure those needing medical assistance receive it. We have far too many Americans who suffer from mental illness who are homeless or in prison and unfortunately it becomes a revolving door. We also need to treat the drug addicted so they can beat their addictions rather than rotate in and out of the system.

[11]

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—Darlene Miller's campaign website, http://www.darleneforcongress.com/issues/

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Star Tribune, "Darlene Miller announces run for Congress in Second District," January 7, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Minnesota House Primaries Results," August 9, 2016
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 1, 2016
  4. ↑ Capitol View, "Gerson grabs CD2 spotlight as others weigh options," September 4, 2015
  5. ↑ Pioneer Press, "Howe runs for Second District as ‘conservative’ but ‘electable,’" September 22, 2015
  6. ↑ TwinCities.com, "Former lawmaker, LG candidate Pam Myhra enters Second District race," October 7, 2015
  7. ↑ Pioneer Press, "'Mr. Right' Jason Lewis is running for the Second District," October 12, 2015
  8. ↑ Star Tribune, "Darlene Miller announces run for Congress in Second District," January 7, 2016
  9. ↑ TwinCities.com, "Another Democrat files for 2nd Congressional District," March 24, 2015
  10. ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "MN-02 Mary Lawrence (D) press release on dropping out of race (Jan. 2016)," January 5, 2016
  11. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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