Donald Endriss
Donald E. Endriss Jr. was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 23rd Congressional District of Florida.[1]
Biography
Endriss received an associate degree in liberal arts from Broward College and a B.S. in political science from Florida Atlantic University. He works as an internet developer and web site designer. Endriss enlisted in the U.S. Navy after graduating high school, but was honorably discharged due to a serious injury sustained during basic training. He later served four years in the Merchant Marines.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) defeated Joe Kaufman (R), Donald Endriss (I), and Lyle Milstein (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Wasserman Schultz defeated Tim Canova in the Democratic primary, while Kaufman defeated Martin Feigenbaum to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Debbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent |
56.7% | 183,225 | |
| Republican | Joe Kaufman | 40.5% | 130,818 | |
| Independent | Donald Endriss | 1.6% | 5,180 | |
| Independent | Lyle Milstein | 1.2% | 3,897 | |
| Total Votes | 323,120 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Joe Kaufman |
73.1% | 13,412 | ||
| Martin Feigenbaum | 26.9% | 4,948 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,360 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Florida Politcs' Mitch Perry wrote the Democratic primary between Schultz and Canova "one of the most closely watched congressional primaries in the nation."[5] The race was viewed as a proxy for the ongoing presidential primary.[6] Bernie Sanders (I) endorsed Canova, while Hillary Clinton (D) endorsed Schultz.[7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent |
56.8% | 28,809 | ||
| Tim Canova | 43.2% | 21,907 | ||
| Total Votes | 50,716 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2016
Endriss issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | I have put together an ambitious two step solution for fixing the U.S. House of Congress. The first step is to get me to Washington, D.C. as a true No Political Affiliation Congressman, who doesn't owe favors to anyone. Instead, I will by first hand experience, gather and incorporate workable ideas into an effective procedure that can best integrate a new representative communication and management system being developed by TheTechParty.com
The second step starts in 2018. By working with other like-minded Americans across the county, we will make our representative management system available to all 435 districts, and take back the House of Congress from agenda-driven political parties. [9] |
” |
| —Donald Endriss, [2] | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Florida's 23rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, May 7, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 27, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
- ↑ Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Debbie Wasserman Schultz handily defeats Tim Canova in CD 23," August 30, 2016
- ↑ NBC News, "Inside the Bernie Sanders Proxy War in Florida," April 14, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Sanders backs DNC chair's primary opponent," May 21, 2016
- ↑ Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign website, "Hillary Clinton Statement on the Resignation of Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz," July 24, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
