David Krucoff

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David Krucoff

Republican Party

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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David Krucoff (Republican Party) ran for election to the Washington D.C. City Council to represent Ward 3. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2022)

General election

General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 3

Matthew Frumin defeated David Krucoff and Adrian Salsgiver in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Matthew Frumin (D)	75.9	22,962
		David Krucoff (R)	22.6	6,853
	Submit photo	Adrian Salsgiver (L)	1.1	327
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	118

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,260
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 3

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 3 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Matthew Frumin	42.3	8,012
	Submit photo	Eric Goulet	29.8	5,641
	Submit photo	Phil Thomas	5.7	1,087
	Submit photo	Beau Finley	5.1	958
	Submit photo	Tricia Duncan (Unofficially withdrew)	4.9	921
	Submit photo	Monte Monash	4.5	848
	Submit photo	Ben Bergmann (Unofficially withdrew)	4.0	753
	Submit photo	Deirdre Brown	2.7	517
	Submit photo	Henry Cohen (Unofficially withdrew)	1.0	194
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	19

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,950
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 3

David Krucoff advanced from the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 3 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Krucoff	89.8	666
		Other/Write-in votes	10.2	76

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 742
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2020

See also: United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)	86.3	281,831
		Patrick Hynes (L)	3.0	9,678
		Barbara Washington Franklin (Independent)	2.3	7,628
	Submit photo	Omari Musa (Independent)	2.1	6,702
		Natale Stracuzzi (G)	1.7	5,553
		David Krucoff (Independent)	1.5	5,017
		Amir Lowery (Independent)	1.5	5,001
		John C. Cheeks (Independent)	0.9	2,914
		Greg Maye (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	2,263

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 326,587
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ford Fischer (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton	98.0	103,898
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	2,100

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,998
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Greg Maye (D)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Natale Stracuzzi advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Natale Stracuzzi	79.4	367
		Other/Write-in votes	20.6	95

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 462
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Ford Fischer advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ford Fischer	85.7	138
		Other/Write-in votes	14.3	23

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161
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Campaign themes

2022

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2020

Candidate Conversations

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David Krucoff completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Krucoff'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 am a passionate reformist running a campaign to unseat a 15 term incumbent. Our campaign is also called the Purple New Deal. It is about: 1) finally winning complete voting rights for DC residents, 2) identifying and eliminating cronyism on either side of the aisle, 3) helping to transform Congress from being a body of ineffective partisan scorekeepers to being a body of effective problem solvers. The position of the non-voting delegate from Washington, DC, our Nation's Capital, is the ideal platform from which to advocate for reform, provided that he or she is neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I am Independent.

I created Douglass County, Maryland (DC for short) which is the name in the future for all of the residential portions of the District of Columbia if there is a 2nd retrocession. Retrocession is the technical term that describes the path taken by what was Alexandria, and what now is mostly called Arlington, County, Virginia. This portion of the District was ceded to make the Capital but it retroceded back to Virginia in 1846-47. Retrocession remains the only way residents of the District of Columbia have ever gained our complete voting rights without moving out of the city.

For over a generation the political power players of Wash DC have strenuously pushed for us to be the 51st State. They have not discussed the possibility of a 2nd retrocession by design. DC's politicians have "de-platformed" any discussion of a 2nd retrocession for partisan reasons.

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?

• We will finally win Complete Voting Rights for DC
• We will identify and eliminating cronyism on both sides of the aisle.
• We will transform Congress from being about partisan score keeping to being about problem solving.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

DC Voting Rights, particularly through a 2nd retrocession. That is creating Douglass County, Maryland.

Empowering individual decision taking based on transparency. This is tenet is particularly important in connection with the healthcare debate.

We will push reformist actions including changes to the primary system, term limits for congresspersons, ranked-choice voting, open primaries, more proportioning within the Electoral College by interstate compacts and legislation, non-gerrymandered districts, etc.

We will enact legislation that withstands intellectual scrutiny, by joining seemingly unconnected objectives. An example could be winning both thoughtful gun control legislation and thoughtful immigration reform by connecting the two in one bill.

We will repeal the Jones Act.

We will work to eliminate "Sore Loser Laws" in the forty-four states where they exist.

We will open up the tax code to make it incentive-based. Our objective is to create more free capitalism and less crony capitalism. 1031 Exchanges, Stepped-up Basis, Carry Forward for Hedge Funders, Large Non-profits becoming real estate holding companies, etc, these entrenched power structures will no longer be off-limits for reform. The American Dream still exists and we will make it more accessible than ever before.

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

I look up to Frederick Douglass and Arthur Brooks. Frederick Douglass coined the slogan "Agitate Agitate Agitate".
Arthur Brooks teaches us to provide dignity, even when we are confronted contemptuously. Therefore, our campaign is about dignified agitation.

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

Love your Enemies by Arthur Brooks and Fight for Liberty which includes an essay by Gary Kasparov and others.

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

The Guiding Principles of Krucoff for Congress are:

1) Care
2) Be Involved
3) Recognize Bias, starting w/ your own
4) Listen
5) Provide Dignity
6) Never Lie
7) Advocate
8) Lead

These principles are most important for all elected officials.

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

The guiding principles of the campaign are also my own guiding principles.

1) Care
2) Be Involved
3) Recognize Bias, starting w/ your own
4) Never Lie
5) Provide Dignity
6) Listen
7) Advocate
8) Lead

I would add to these 8 that I am transparent and tireless.

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

The number one objective of the non-voting delegate to Congress from the District of Columbia is to become a voting member of Congress and to provide us with Senators as well. My opponent, 15 term incumbent, Eleanor Holmes Norton has clearly failed us. It’s beyond time for her to be voted out of office. The objective of providing us with complete voting rights by creating Douglass County, Maryland will be achieved over the course of the next decade, which have labeled “The Reforming Twenties.”

What legacy would you like to leave?

Complete Voting Rights for the residents of what is now called Washington, DC.

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

I remember going to my grandmother's apartment and watching Superbowl 7. Unfortunately, the Dolphins beat the Redskins 14-7.

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

Working at a movie theater. I only had it a month before, I started working at a law firm as a gofer and as a pizza delivery man at night.

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

Han Solo.

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

Pressure Drop by the Clash.

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

I am very fortunate. Also, my son, Jacob, is making tremendous strides. His life is not a struggle, never has been. Life is a journey. My ex-wife and I support Jacob's active journey from being a happy youngster on the autistic spectrum to a productive, fully independent, happy adult.

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

The House is where most legislation starts. That's the place to be unless we as a nation elect a reformist president. We look to listen and learn more about the rules of the House so that we can make them less partisan and more transparent. The Hastert Rule, where the majority of the majority is needed to pass significant legislation, will be the first retrograde governing principle to be expunged.

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

Yes, but it's not a prerequisite. Power can corrupt. We think outside the box and we are unafraid. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain for Washington, DC, for Maryland, for Virginia, and for the Nation as a whole.

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

Presently our political system prevents the United States from being as strong and successful for as many of us as it should be. The two major parties are in the business of being in business. They are a duopoly that has gamed the system. They are about self-perpetuation not about problem-solving. In many ways, they are the same. The political industrial complex must be reformed by electing unencumbered outside the box politicians like me. This reformation will be the major story of the 2020s. Indeed, we have coined the decade as "The Reforming Twenties" already. Please help us start this process with our Purple New Deal.

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

After I am elected to Congress, I may not be allowed to be on any committees, because I am not a Democrat nor a Republican. That's how the retrograde duopoly works right now. However, I will not defer to the two-party power structure. Having said this I recognize that the Oversight Committee acts as the overlords to us, the residents of the District of Columbia. I request to sit on that committee. I will make this request to the Committee Chairperson and Minority Leader as soon as I enter the halls of Congress.

If you are a current representative, why did you join your current committees?

N/A

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

No. It's too short a time. Members are always campaigning, not problem-solving. It should be 3 or 4 years, but this change requires a Constitutional Amendment therefore, my office will not start working on this one reform during my first term. This is a change on which to work after I am re-elected.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I believe in Congressional term limits and will propose them. As of now, I would recommend that members of the House of Representatives serve no more than 12 years and the same for members of the Senate. If a House member wins a Senate seat, then he or she must win it after no more than 8 years in the House or he or she will only be permitted to serve 1 term in the Senate. However, the exact parameters of term limits should be determined through civil debate.

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?

I will caucus with Justin Amash, he's a fallen Republican. He's an independent that lost all his committee assignments. We will be a party of 2. We both will be leaders of a reform-based caucus.

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

Justin Amash

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?

The story is the same for every voter in the District of Columbia when it comes to our voting rights. Our great city must be either become a new state or fall back into Maryland as Douglass County. Krucoff for Congress endorses the creation of Douglass County, Maryland. Creating Douglass County, Maryland will make us whole politically and it will provide significant opportunities to make state, county/city government more effective and efficient.

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See also

• Washington, D.C.
• Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2022)

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